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Caribbean L 28 ife, May 17–23, 2019 BQ
Farah Louis garners
41 percent of votes
cate for seniors in Brooklyn, Anthony
Alexis; Xamayla Rose, the daughter of
Jamaican immigrants and trustee for
the Brooklyn-based Christopher Rose
Community Empowerment Campaign,
which directs youth services; economist
Victor Jordan; and Adina Sash, a small
business owner and community activist
in Brooklyn.
“This campaign has shown me the
beauty, resiliency and power of this district,”
Louis told jubilant supporters at
her victory party late Tuesday night at
the Haitian-owned Juicy Box, a restaurant
and lounge on Nostrand Avenue in
Flatbush, Brooklyn.
“Every person who contributed,
every person who volunteered, every
person who voted, and every person who
offered a word of encouragement played
an integral part in tonight’s outcome,”
added Louis flanked by elected officials
and Haitian and Jewish community
leaders.
“I promise to be a good steward of our
resources,” she continued. “I promise to
listen. I promise to do all that I can to
build a Brooklyn we can be proud of.”
Louis – who had the backing of the
Brooklyn Democratic Party Chair Frank
Seddio, Borough Borough President
Eric Adams and Haitian American New
York State Assemblywoman Rodneyse
Bichotte – will serve out the remainder
of Williams’s term, which runs through
2021.
But she reminded supporters Tuesday
night that she will first have to triumph
in the Democratic Party primary on
June 25 and the general election in
November.
“We won by fighting,” she said. “Let’s
join together. We have another race on
June 25.”
More than 188,000 people live in the
45th Council District, of which about
61 percent are either Caribbean American
or African American, according to
reports.
On the campaign trail, Louis had
said that the district needed “a staunch
advocate” to fight against “systemic
inequality affecting our housing, education,
businesses and healthcare.”
She told Caribbean Life that she is
“an esteemed community organizer and
publicist with over 15 years of experience
and dedication to advocacy and
public service.”
She said public service, workers’
rights and community empowerment
are passions that she inherited from
her family.
Louis said both of her parents worked
on behalf of the community. Her mother
is a long-time healthcare professional
and 1199 union member, and her father
served as a law enforcement professional
and later as a yellow cab driver.
She said she had represented Williams
in the district’s faith community;
coordinated amongst not-for-profits in
receipt of city funding to ensure services
were delivered for constituents; oversaw
the constituent services operations
for the district office; and managed participatory
budgeting submissions from
community groups for the annual City
Council budget process.
Prior to her time at the New York
City Council, Louis said she spent eight
years as a mental health professional
and healthcare administrator in Brooklyn,
during which she was an active
1199 union member.
Along with her service in the City
Council, Louis said she successfully
launched a number of aggressive grassroots
initiatives with various city agencies,
nonprofit organizations and businesses.
In addition, she is the founder of
Girls Leading Up (GLU), an organization
that offers educational workshops,
programs and mentorship opportunities
to prepare young women to become
emerging global leaders and to “ensure
young women are mentally, emotionally
and skillfully ready to compete in
today’s challenging economic market.”
Throughout the bitter campaign,
Louis highlighted several key issues
that she intends to address, including:
Affordable housing for district residents;
city support for small businesses
and start-ups; job opportunities; school
infrastructure; and the “desperate need
for high-quality and holistic health.”
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