“We’re Creating a Society That’s Better for All of Us Together”
Socialists have seen electoral gains in many major American cities in the last few years. But they’ve also won local races in towns like Peekskill, New York, where Vanessa Agudelo recently won a race for city council. We interviewed Agudelo about what socialism means to her.
Vanessa Agudelo, city councilmember for Peekskill, New York. Scott Heins
At DSA’s biennial convention in Atlanta this summer, photojournalist Scott Heins interviewed and photographed several dozen elected officials from around the country who are members of the socialist group.
One of them was Vanessa Agudelo, who is a city councilperson in Peekskill, New York.
Scott Heins
You’re one of sixty or more members of Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) who hold some sort of office or elected position. Why do you think it is that so many people who identify and run as democratic socialists are gaining office and doing well in political races across the country?
Vanessa Agudelo
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