My Promises

I will be a voice fighting to change our agenda abroad to one of peace and diplomacy. I will fight to end our illegal wars. I will also fight Wall Street and the big banks with a radical policy: tax Wall Street transactions and end the collecting of interest on all financial transactions. The compounding of interest on loans is by nature a predatory practice and does nothing to establish trust with the lender. I will fight to make the original Green New Deal, central to the 2012 and 2016 Presidential campaign of Jill Stein, the reformative policy it should be. The original bill includes proposals that will radically transform America’s infrastructure, labor force, energy policy, and create a system of economic justice where everyone stands to prosper.

I stand for civil rights. I believe Black Lives Matter. I believe no person should live in fear because of their identity, belief, citizenship, or ability. I recognize the sanctity of life in that we all are made in the image of our Creator, and that our daily lives would be happier if everyone took the time to acknowledge that universal truth. My faith has motivated me throughout my adult life to serve others in various capacities, personally and professionally, lending my talents, words, and actions to help others stand up in the face of injustice.

What I lack in formal experience as an elected official I make up for in my efforts to protect communities from oppression. As a civil rights activist, I challenged the TSA for discriminatory practices against Sikh Americans. I was part of a push for the FBI to classify hate crimes based on specific religious groups. In Portland, I led a movement for the city to divest its money from banks that supported the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline. Recently, I aided in an effort for Congress to ask the State Department to enact a refugee relocation program for Afghani Hindus and Sikhs, who are presently under threat from the Taliban. I intend to use this campaign to further my efforts to engage with Congress in the name of human rights, especially with the office of my opponent, incumbent Earl Blumenauer.