Vote And Work For A Healthy Democracy In Arizona


By Jan Manolis

During this extraordinary 2018 midterm election season, Democratic candidates throughout Arizona have advocated specific, commonsense remedies to redirect our State and its people on a path toward a stronger and healthier democracy. In the moving words of progressive activist Ady Barkan, “The cure to what ails American democracy is more American democracy.”

We must join together to stop the train going down the track of authoritarianism, racism and kleptocracy. Yes, The People must vote, but The People must also get organized and take action — individual and community action —  in redirecting our future to an Arizona that respects, honors and cares for its lands and all its people, not just a few wealthy elites.

During my campaign for Arizona House, I have joined thousands of good women and men who have chosen to participate in redirecting Arizona away from a diseased, weakened condition to one of recovered and restored good health. What efforts will this recovery require? For our children and grandchildren who face a future of complex challenges that demand a quality education, we must provide them well-funded public schools and universities. To improve the health of every Arizonan, we must implement and increase access to quality medical services, from pregnancy to eldercare. For our ailing desert environment and fragile economy, we must expand every opportunity for clean, renewable solar energy. We must immediately put groundwater protections in place, and prohibit uranium mining in our national treasure, the Grand Canyon.

To accelerate necessary changes, Arizona must ratify the Equal Rights Amendment — there must be equality for all under the law. Many describe this election season as the Year of the Woman, with thousands of women candidates nationwide, including myself, entering politics for the first time. We have heeded the call, and so have millions of volunteers, supporters and patriots who had not previously worked for a candidate’s campaign or political cause. I believe this is only the beginning of a major shift and new chapter in the women’s movement. It is The People’s movement — our call to rebuild Arizona’s health through democratic action.

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