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Returning Autonomy and Power to the People: The Case for People’s Assemblies

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By Rukia Lumumba
| The Forge: Organizing Strategy and Practice Verified
Introduction: More Than a Vote In the United States, democracy is often defined by the ballot box. Every two or four years, citizens are asked to cast votes for candidates who make promises to represent them. But what happens in the years between elections? For many, democracy stops after the votes are cast. This narrow definition leaves communities—especially Black, Brown, and working-class communities—disconnected from the decisions that shape their lives.
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Dear New York: A Love Letter from Jackson, Mississippi

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By Makani Themba, Rukia Lumumba
| The Nation Verified
November 12, 2025 Dear New York: A Love Letter from Jackson, Mississippi We join you in celebrating the election of Zohran Mamdani. Ad Policy Zohran Mamdani, New York City mayor, arrives for an election night event at The Brooklyn Paramount Theater in the Brooklyn borough of New York, US, on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025.(Adam Gray / Getty Images) We join the world in celebrating your election of Zohran Mamdani as mayor. Congratulations! So many of you showed up and showed out.
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Courage and Community at the Heart of Jackson’s Fight for Clean Water

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By Rukia Lumumba, Bridget Mary Meehan
| ZNetwork
A relentless campaign of public advocacy, legal challenges, and community mobilisation involving the People’s Advocacy Institute, the Poor People’s Campaign, the Center for Constitutional Rights, Forward Justice, and ACLU of Mississippi, recently won a victory in the courts for clean, safe and public drinking water in Jackson, Mississippi.
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