Meet the first cohort of Mijente’s Fellowship for Local Elected Officials: 10 Latinx City Council members from around the country!
Below you learn more about them and the residents they represent.
The fellowship is a part of the Desde el Estado work of Mijente Support Committee (MSC). Organizing to put community leaders and organizers into local government is a key part of the fight for El Buenvivir. But as we know, real change cannot come from one single new person in elected office. In this joint effort between MSC and these Latinx City Council members, we’ll explore models to:
Work together to organize inside the state with those organizing outside and against it;
Create networks of support and a community that produces creative solutions to hard problems that work with our elected officials;
Connect with communities and governments doing creative things to resolve injustices across the country and the world; and
Shift government systems to provide real options for community participation and base building.
Meet The Fellows
Lane Santa Cruz
Position: Vice Mayor
Location: Tucson, Arizona
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Carlos Ramirez-Rosa
Position: Alderman, Ward 35
Location: Chicago, IL
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Julia Mejia
Position: City Councilor, At-Large
Location: Boston, MA
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Carlos Garcia
Position: City Councilor, District 8
Location: Phoenix, AZ
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Candi CdeBaca
Position: City Councilor, District 9
Location: Denver, CO
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Jessie Lopez
Position: City Councilmember, 69th Assembly District
Location: Santa Ana, CA
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Javiera Caballero
Position: City Councilor, At-Large
Location: Durham, NC
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Ricardo Arroyo
Position: City Councilor, District 5
Location: Boston, MY
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Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez
Position: Alderman, Ward 33
Location: Chicago, IL
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Sandy Nurse
Position: City Council Member, District 37
Location: New York City
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