"Zohran Mamdani, the New York City mayoral frontrunner and Democratic nominee, joined the Vermont senator Bernie Sanders in a rousing town hall in Brooklyn on Saturday evening where the two addressed the growing threat of oligarchic control across the US and how to fight it. The event, held at Sanders' alma mater Brooklyn College, drew an audience of about 1,700 people."
"Speaking to the Guardian before the event, AjiFanta Marenah, vice-president of the Muslim Democratic Club of New York, said Zohran resonates with us because the policies he's fighting for directly impact our communities. We want a government that represents working people, low-income people. A government that's going to fight for housing, justice and immigration We don't want a mayor that's only going to work to represent billionaires."
"Mamdani opened his address by condemning the City University of New York's decision to dismiss four professors, who said they were fired for their anti-war Palestinian solidarity. Immediately, the crowd began an energized chant: Free, free Palestine! Bernie Sanders and Zohran Mamdani at the event. Sanders said it was hard to understand how the major Democratic leaders of New York state are not supporting the Democratic candidate'."
Zohran Mamdani and Senator Bernie Sanders held a town hall in Brooklyn addressing the growing threat of oligarchic control and strategies to fight it. The event at Brooklyn College drew about 1,700 people as part of Sanders' Fighting Oligarchy tour, which has visited 20 states. Sanders has been actively supporting and recruiting progressive candidates. AjiFanta Marenah said Zohran resonates because his policies directly impact working-class and low-income communities and prioritize housing, justice, and immigration over billionaire interests. Mamdani condemned CUNY's dismissal of four professors who said they were fired for anti-war Palestinian solidarity. The crowd chanted "Free, free Palestine!" Mamdani criticized capitalistic greed and vowed that New York City is not for sale to billionaires or corporations.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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