Day 100 I spent canvassing in disgusting humid heat for Ayanna Pressley's US Congress campaign to reprsent MA-07. Ayanna showed up to kick off the canvassing, delivering a passionate case for her campaign. She will be a powerful voice for marginalized communities in Boston. Do yourself a favor...find a video of her stump speech or seek her our in person. She is powerful.
My turf was up and down Shawmut Street in the South End. It was interesting to note that this street starts in the Villa Victoria housing development (populated by many people from Puerto Rico), then continues through one of the highest income parts of Boston (including our flagship dog bakery, yes, a bakery for dogs, when you are looking for the most radical expression of privilege possible and don't know where to go...and yes, of course I have shopped there), and then the apts again become more modest or even a bit run-down after you pass Coppa (a small plates restaurant with squid ink pasta, obviously) and head east. I felt like I saw one of MA-07's biggest problems, which is income inequality, on this one street.
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