IN FAVOR from Abel A.
I am a member of the Steering Committee and also chair of the Political Engagement Committee (PEC). I encourage you to read the PEC’s recommendation on this resolution. I have served on the PEC for nearly a year and was involved in the process that led to Brandy Brooks’s endorsement. I contributed to the recommendation the PEC published supporting her endorsement at the December 2021 Local Convention and voted in favor of her endorsement. For the past few months, I have helped plan canvasses for her and participated in them including by knocking on hundreds of doors.
I urge comrades to vote in favor of this resolution to revoke Brandy’s endorsement by our chapter. I do this with a heavy heart knowing that our movement has been set back a step. However, I fully believe that this decision is the only moral one open to us. Brandy no longer has the confidence of the membership. As we wrote in the PEC recommendation, “we can no longer in good conscience confidently vouch for her good character and propriety as an employer and elected official.” As others have written in statements above, there may come a time with proactive action from Brandy that she may regain the trust of the chapter. However, as it currently stands, with Brandy twisting the language of abolition to escape accountability and protect her campaign, we can’t allow our endorsement to stand.