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sheshe2

(83,940 posts) Mon Jan 14, 2019, 10:34 PM Jan 2019

Ayanna Pressley: One for the community.

One for the community
Pressley gets sworn in a second time at Roxbury ceremony.

Before a standing-room-only crowd in Roxbury Saturday afternoon, US Representative Ayanna Pressley took the oath of office for a second time and then led the gathering in a pledge, advancing a campaign promise to lead in partnership with voters who vaulted her to Washington.

“The work of change is collective and cooperative work, and that’s why I wanted to come here and have this community swearing-in,” Pressley said after the event. “I want them to be partners in this work. I wasn’t going to be the only one to take an oath which is why we made a pledge together today.”

The “community pledge,” which was distributed to guests on cards, drew on some of Pressley’s trademark refrains from the historic campaign that made her the first woman of color from Massachusetts to serve in the US House of Representatives.

There was the nod to Representative Shirley Chisholm with the line, “I will take my seat at the table of government and create space for others to take theirs too.”

Read More: https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2019/01/12/pressley-takes-second-oath-community-swearing-roxbury/BOBbQdkUJgFlRtWRJOs1eP/story.html

Ayanna is not from my district so she did not get my vote, however she has my support. I love that she took her oath home to those that supported her, the first woman of color from Massachusetts to be elected to Congress. This a remarkable and historic win. Her remarks were moving as she told the community that elected her that this wasn't about her, it was in fact about them.

“I want them to be partners in this work. I wasn’t going to be the only one to take an oath which is why we made a pledge together today.”

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Ayanna Pressley: One for the community. (Original Post) sheshe2 Jan 2019 OP

Awesome! EffieBlack Jan 2019 #1

I also love the swearing in by AG Maura Healy as well. sheshe2 Jan 2019 #6

K&R Tarheel_Dem Jan 2019 #2

Recommended. guillaumeb Jan 2019 #3

Genuine and smart. blm Jan 2019 #5

As opposed to the phonies in the GOP. guillaumeb Jan 2019 #7

collective and cooperative sheshe2 Jan 2019 #9

One of my favorite freshman reps. blm Jan 2019 #4

One of her heroes was Shirley Chisolm, the first black woman elected to Congress. She was hoping.... George II Jan 2019 #8

I know. sheshe2 Jan 2019 #10

We've got quite a few new women, many of color, in this new Congress, who are selfless.... George II Jan 2019 #11

We certainly have women with great potential. brer cat Jan 2019 #17

I want to see Jamaal510 Jan 2019 #12

I saw Deb Haaland interviewed the other day. sheshe2 Jan 2019 #13

Thanks for mentioning Lauren Underwood. murielm99 Jan 2019 #19

I like the fact that she is growing as a congresswoman Apollyonus Jan 2019 #14

THIS sheshe2 Jan 2019 #15

I like the fact that your sentiment accurately applies to all freshmen democrats. LanternWaste Jan 2019 #20

Getting the work done, and more concerned with representing her constituents than ehrnst Jan 2019 #16

K&R. TexasTowelie Jan 2019 #18

A very impressive addition to the House. panader0 Jan 2019 #21

That she is! sheshe2 Jan 2019 #22

EffieBlack

(14,249 posts)

1. Awesome!

Reply to sheshe2 (Original post)

Mon Jan 14, 2019, 10:35 PM

Jan 2019

Thanks for sharing:

sheshe2

(83,940 posts)

6. I also love the swearing in by AG Maura Healy as well.

Reply to EffieBlack (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 14, 2019, 10:45 PM

Jan 2019

She is the first elected openly gay AG. MA may fall short of progressive with our GOPer Governors....however we win in all other areas.

Ayanna is going to have a very bright future. She took it back to her community and shared her victory with the ones that worked for her and those that voted for her. She made it all about them.

Thanks Effie.

Tarheel_Dem

(31,243 posts)

2. K&R

Reply to sheshe2 (Original post)

Mon Jan 14, 2019, 10:36 PM

Jan 2019

guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)

3. Recommended.

Reply to sheshe2 (Original post)

Mon Jan 14, 2019, 10:36 PM

Jan 2019

This:

“The work of change is collective and cooperative work, and that’s why I wanted to come here and have this community swearing-in,” Pressley said after the event. “I want them to be partners in this work. I wasn’t going to be the only one to take an oath which is why we made a pledge together today.”

It will take a collective effort among all Democrats to defeat Trumpism and racism.

blm

(113,102 posts)

5. Genuine and smart.

Reply to guillaumeb (Reply #3)

Mon Jan 14, 2019, 10:37 PM

Jan 2019

guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)

7. As opposed to the phonies in the GOP.

Reply to blm (Reply #5)

Mon Jan 14, 2019, 10:45 PM

Jan 2019

Agreed.

sheshe2

(83,940 posts)

9. collective and cooperative

Reply to guillaumeb (Reply #3)

Mon Jan 14, 2019, 11:03 PM

Jan 2019

Exactly.

blm

(113,102 posts)

4. One of my favorite freshman reps.

Reply to sheshe2 (Original post)

Mon Jan 14, 2019, 10:37 PM

Jan 2019

George II

(67,782 posts)

8. One of her heroes was Shirley Chisolm, the first black woman elected to Congress. She was hoping....

Reply to sheshe2 (Original post)

Mon Jan 14, 2019, 11:01 PM

Jan 2019

...that she could get Chisolm's old office assigned to her. In the office "lottery", another first-time Congresswoman, Katie Hill from California, got a much lower number and chose that office, then traded it with Pressley! It was a great story.

Story here:

https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2018/12/219775/ayanna-pressley-shirley-chisholm-office-swap-katie-hill

And their twitter interaction here:

Link to tweet

sheshe2

(83,940 posts)

10. I know.

Reply to George II (Reply #8)

Mon Jan 14, 2019, 11:05 PM

Jan 2019

Beautiful, wasn't it.

George II

(67,782 posts)

11. We've got quite a few new women, many of color, in this new Congress, who are selfless....

Reply to sheshe2 (Reply #10)

Mon Jan 14, 2019, 11:11 PM

Jan 2019

...in their service to their constituents - Pressley and Hill, along with Jahana Hayes (first black women elected to Congress from CT), and Sharice Davids (Kansas) and Deb Haaland (New Mexico), the first Native American women elected to Congress.

brer cat

(24,621 posts)

17. We certainly have women with great potential.

Reply to George II (Reply #11)

Tue Jan 15, 2019, 10:25 AM

Jan 2019

I would add Lucy McBath to your list.

Jamaal510

(10,893 posts)

12. I want to see

Reply to sheshe2 (Original post)

Mon Jan 14, 2019, 11:40 PM

Jan 2019

more of Pressley being discussed on TV, as well as Lauren Underwood, Deb Haaland, etc. They hardly get any coverage, yet I get the feeling they'll be quite productive members of Congress and healthy for the party.