Matthea and
others,
I will
be sad to lose your support. I would think that you would support me on the
basis of my ideas, and not because I chose to have a political philosophy on
education that believes education is not the place to battle out partisan
politics.
The Republican Party has done much to
politicize education and use it as a way to divide and conquer individuals who
believe that non-elitist education is one of the foundations for mutual
understanding and healing. I understand that education is political, but it is
political now in a way that it hasn't been since the 1960s. I have been
an ardent DFL supporter, and I will continue to be so.
There is a reason that political party
affiliations are not listed on the ballot for School Board elections. I
understand that reason, and I happen to be in agreement. I believe the endorsing
process is valid and has a real place in all other elected positions. I would
never consider running for any other office without the endorsement of the DFL.
Again, I understand that I will lose the support
of some by this decision. But, a portion of your email reflects one of the
reasons that I am running without seeking the DFL endorsement: the Board of
Education should not be about party politics, it should be about electing people
who have an impact oriented agenda for achievement for the young people of
Minneapolis.
My roots are as a community organizer and
activist. Those are the communities with which I most identify, and in those
communities we understand that often times to effect real change, you have to
scrap business as usual.
Again, I am sad for the loss of your support
Matthea. I hope that the DFL endorses candidates that have a clear
vision and agenda for the Minneapolis Public Schools. And I will look
forward to working with some of those folks on the Board of Education.
I urge you to reconsider your decision to not support my
candidacy.
Best,
Brandon Lacy Campos
Powderhorn Park
Candidate, Mpls Board of
Education
-----Original Message-----
From: M Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 8:35 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Patrick Peterson (E-mail); Pamela Taylor; SVHarriday@aol. com; Susan Raffo; Sharon Henry-Blythe (E-mail); Shareef Riad; Scott Dibble; ScotNRitaMiller@AOL. COM; Richard Bennett; Nicole J. Kubista; Nicholas Metcalf; Mstade55@Hotmail. Com; Melissa Mundt; Megan - Work; Medora Woods; Lynnell Mickelsen; Juliana Pegues; Jmkearney9@Aol. Com; Jeremy Hanson (E-mail); Jennifer Molina; Gary Schiff (E-mail); Dorthe Rebecca and Sara Coya; Deborah McLaren; Dario Tenensoff; Coya Artichoker; Charrison@Macalester. Edu; Brian P Shekleton; Beth Zemsky; ABerget@aol. com
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; W. Brandon Lacy Campos (E-mail 2)
Subject: Re: Not Seeking DFL EndorsementI am concerned that you are not seeking the DFL endorsement. The reason I feel so strongly about the endorsement process is that in my opinion is a large of of the DFL's grassroots organizing effort. Admittedly, we, the DFL, have done poorly to get enough folks out to participate, but not seeking the endorsement always seems to me that folks are choosing to run in the Primary thus supporting the principles that support big money politics.
I would hope you would rethink this, but I will respect you and your decisions, but I really can only support DFL endorsed candidates.
Matthea
"W. Brandon Lacy Campos" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
After long thought and interactions and conversations with many folks in the
community, I have decided to not seek the DFL endorsement for School Board.
I believe that while education has become highly politicized, partisan
politics should not be played out with our students. I am committed to
preserving and bettering public education. And, I am willing to work with
Greens, Republicans, Libertarians, DFLers,Monkeys, Goats, and Lizards to
serve our students and to build excellent schools in Minneapolis.
I have not changed my committment to the DFL or to the DFL platform, but I
also recognize that education is at a crisis point in our community, and it
will take broad thinkers and action-takers to make real change in the
schools.
I look forward to your support in September, and I hope you are all well.
-Brandon Lacy Campos
-Powderhor n Park
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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