2016 Elections | Statement of Environmentalists for Bernie Sanders
…and why Latinx voters should join this political revolution Moderator’s Note: It is my privilege to present this endorsement statement by a respected and diverse group of environmental activists formed a few months ago, Environmentalists for Bernie . I wish to use this statement as an opening for me to make the case for Latinx endorsement of Senator Sanders as our candidate for the Democratic Party nomination. It is especially important that Latinx youth and young adults, the so-called Millennials, lead the way in turning out to vote for Sanders in the forthcoming California, Oregon, and Washington state primaries. California Latinx youth have an especially significant opportunity to play a decisive role to make sure that the nomination does not go to Hillary Clinton, who is a neoliberal not a progressive and is certainly no where near to understanding and respecting the democratic socialist ideals that our young people are rapidly embracing in widening social movements against ...