In response to the post by Mr. Lewis,
I think it's great that we have such a wide open field of candidates in the
8th ward, 10 in total. These candidates represent a DIVERSE sampling of the
people who live in the ward. What makes the 8th ward such a great place to
live is it's diversity and that diversity doesn't just stop at the color of
a persons skin. We also have the diversity of age, gender, and sexual
orientation in our ward. I urge people to look at the candidates for who
they are as people, rather than what group they represent. After all, our
city council member should represent us all.
Respectfully,
Andy Ansell
Ward 8, Precinct 2
From: "Shawn Lewis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: mpls@mnforum.org
Subject: [Mpls] Black representation for Ward 8?
Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 06:31:57 -0500
As the election season heats up, eyes are closely focused on the
Minneapolis 8th Ward City Council race. Many still wonder if indeed,
this would be the year for the 8th Ward, which is over 60 percent
people of color to elect a Council Member who reflects their image.
Whether a Black councilmember representing 8th Ward is on the horizon
or not is the question for voters to answer in November.
The “Conversations with Al McFarlane Public Policy Forum” convened a
candidate screening at Sabathani Community Center at the end of last
month as part of its effort to increase Black political engagement in
Minnesota. Jim Cook, Sabathani Community Center executive director;
Duane Reed, Minneapolis Chapter NAACP president; State Rep. Neva Walker
DFL-61B;
and William English and the Rev. Randolph Staten co-chairs of the
Coalition of Black Churches/African American Leadership Summit, joined
Al McFarlane as candidate screeners. The candidates were: Jeff Hayden,
Terry Yzaguirre, Darryl Robinson, Donald Bellfield, Zack Metoyer,
Elizabeth Glidden, Dennis Tifft and Marie Hauser.
http://www.insightnews.com/articles.asp?mode=display&articleID=1898
Posted by Shawn Lewis, Minnetonka
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