Can we talk about it yet? How so much movement work and energy gets co-opted by electoral politics (and I participated and facilitated in this)? Can we talk about how those who enter these spaces and try to take their principles with them get eaten alive?

I wish I could vote for @sarahjama.bsky.social - she is someone who is doing politics differently. Not mindlessly towing the party line, rather listening and responding to constituents and their needs. She’s a fierce and powerful antidote for the politics of oppression and dehumanization.

This jetlagged goblin definitely got their ass up to vote for @sarahjama.bsky.social today!! Have you gotten out and voted yet?!

Just got back from the polls! So happy to be in a riding that includes the only politician I have faith in. Let’s go @sarahjama.bsky.social 🎉✊🏼

Happy Election Day #HamiltonCentre! Shoutout to MP @matthewgreen.bsky.social for dropping in with Grandad’s 💜💛 Thank you to our incredible volunteers who are spending the day pulling the vote. If you need a ride to your polling station, give us a shout! votesarahjama.ca

Last big canvass push before E-Day! Thank you SO much to every single volunteer who has shown up. What a beautiful community we have created 💜💛 Get out and vote tomorrow! Need a ride? Give the team a shout 📢 votesarahjama.ca/vote

Very grateful to the Sudanese Association of Hamilton for their support of my campaign! Members of the Executive stopped by my campaign office tonight to express their support. ❤️

Our office is PACKED today! So many different communities from across Hamilton Centre are coming through our campaign office to take some literature and spread the word about our campaign with their friends! Two days left. Make sure to vote! ❤️

Two daily #SmallPress #books: 1. Until We Are Free: contributors include: @biidaasamose.bsky.social, @drdryden.bsky.social, and @sarahjama.bsky.social. 2. From My Mother's Back: A Journey from Kenya to Canada (Njoki Wane, Wolsak & Wynn) 💙📚 #BookSky #BlackSky #reading #nonfiction

So much gratitude & appreciation for knowing there are people like you, @sarahjama.bsky.social, who are unwavering in solidarity work with and for people who are subjected to structural oppression. Endless support for you, my friend. Your community in Hamilton Centre is lucky to have you.

I have a chance to do politics differently, that’s locally based, that’s not just about parroting what we’re told to parrot or reading what’s scripted, but really rooted in ideas that are coming from community. Thanks Cable 14 for hosting the all-candidates debate!

Nobody’s got ground game like us! E-minus 3! 💜💛 Thank you CUPE 3906 for the support today!

Sunday was a special reminder of why we’re doing this. Thank you to Jae, Liv, and Becky for teaching and providing the art materials for the kiddos’ crafting circle before the super canvass! 🎨🖌️ Check out “Hamilton City Art” made with cardboard, creativity, and enthusiasm 😂🌇🌹

Super Sunday Canvass with t-minus 4 days left tomorrow! We’re also holding a 10:30 am crafting time for the kiddos and their families! 🌹 Join us here: votesarahjama.ca/volunteer

It means so much to receive endorsements from two elementary teachers’ unions! Public educators need fair compensation and wage increases — after all, they carry the enormous responsibility of building the educational foundation of young people 1/2

Really grateful for the support of labour across a multitude of sectors who have not only endorsed this campaign but have shown up time and time again for workers across this province. 1/3

We had such a busy day today! Multiple groups of canvassers spoke to voters across Hamilton Centre about advanced voting. 💜💛 Members of the Jewish community also hosted Shabbat in our office and spoke with me about their experiences in Hamilton over the last year and a half 1/2

“Shabbat with Sarah” hosted by Jews4Jama in #HamOnt was a deeply, richly beautiful experience. @sarahjama.bsky.social www.votesarahjama.ca

Another labour canvass is happening this Saturday at 12:30 PM with HDLC! 🔨🔋 Join us by volunteering through votesarahjama.ca/volunteer

Final canvass today! We’ll be back at it tomorrow and every day until Feb 27! ❤️

Thank you to the mods of r/Hamilton for organizing the AMA I participated in. It’s so important to engage with everyone in community whether it’s online, at the doors, or at events. We need politics powered by people. See you around town!

Happy Advance Voting! 🗳️ Our canvassers made sure they went to vote before hitting the doors today 💜💛 Remember to bring your ID from 10-8 PM at the following locations: 📍Hamilton Central Library 📍Bernie Morelli Rec Centre 📍The First Unitarian Church of Hamilton

We endorse Sarah Jama, Independent as the Unity Candidate for Hamilton Centre #ONpoli #CanadaSky

Overwhelming response from our Hamilton Centre neighbours! Our team is working hard with the sign requests so if you asked for one you’ll get it soon! Thank you so much for the support 💜💛 If you’d like a sign, visit votesarahjama.ca/sign

Thank you to iFiori and Mooncraft Market for taking campaign signs! Check out their small businesses on James Street 🌸🌹 To request a lawn sign, visit www.votesarahjama.ca/sign

I stopped by the Mental Health and Addiction Symposium at Urban Core Community Health Centre earlier this afternoon and received a tour of the new CTS site. 1/5

Canvass on canvass on canvass on-(you get the point). T-minus 8 days! Advance voting starts Thursday, let’s do this 💜💛 votesarahjama.ca/vote

And that's a wrap! A few members of my team joined me outside of Cable 14 to cheer me on at the Hamilton Centre all-candidates debate! One thing was made clear tonight: I'm the best option to represent Hamilton Centre at Queen's Park. 1/2

If you live in Hamilton you are so lucky that you can vote for Sarah Jama! 🗳️

I dropped off signs and stopped by the Somali Market, Wolsak and Wynn Publishers and Farside before canvassing at another high rise today! Hillary is a student who spent some of her first day of Reading Week with us.❤️

10 days until election day and community keeps showing up over and over again for our campaign. Another canvass post storm 💜💛 There’s always time to sign up & volunteer: votesarahjama.ca/volunteer

I’m humbled to receive the endorsement of 70 doctors, nurses, and healthcare workers across Ontario. It’s so important to centre the knowledge of the experts on the ground and on the front lines who know first-hand how important it is to keep our healthcare public. Thank you for your trust 💜💛

We hit the phones today in style (green screen white faux leather chairs). Thanks to all the volunteers for spending a snow day with us 💜💛

Spending my Saturday on the doors in Hamilton Centre with an amazing volunteer team, all in the hopes we can re-elect @sarahjama.bsky.social on Feb 27! You can read more and sign up to volunteer at votesarahjama.ca #HamOnt #onpoli #onelxn

Happy about the snowfall and also spent 40 minutes with 2 friends trying to shovel my chair out on the sidewalk yesterday, so we’re staying inside and making phone calls! Want to join? Visit: votesarahjama.ca/volunteer

The snow is relentless, and so are we! We're knocking doors in buildings across Hamilton Centre today. ❄️⛄️ To join us, visit votesarahjama.ca

Yesterday’s canvass before the storm, and it was cold! Stay safe today everyone! Get involved: votesarahjama.ca/volunteer

Happy Bike Day! 🚲 I attended Cycle Hamilton's Annual Winter Bike Day this morning & had a "wheely" good time! It was great to see Pascale & Lucia present as well. Walkable communities, safe sidewalks, and cyclist friendly roads helps us create a world where 1/

Great turn out for a beautiful @cyclehamilton.bsky.social Winter 🚴‍♂️ Day with #HamOnt's amazing active transportation community! Great to see @craigcassar.bsky.social, @cameronkroetsch.bsky.social @sarahjama.bsky.social @lucia-ianna.bsky.social @petertopo.bsky.social @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social!

We're used to winter campaigns out in Hamilton Centre! ❄️🏂 We connected with so many residents across the Riding, on foot and on phones. Many community members raised concerns about safe roads and sidewalk clearing! 1/

We're used to winter campaigns out in Hamilton Centre! ❄️🏂 We connected with so many residents across the Riding, on foot and on phones. Many community members raised concerns about safe roads and sidewalk clearing! 1/2

I got my ECE 30 years ago and only worked in the field for a few short years because the pay was too low. Nothing has changed ...yet! Great initiative. Much needed.

We’re noticing more residents stop by our campaign office with their kiddos (we love it!). Reality is, there’s a lack of respect and funding for Early Child Educators, and wait times for daycare are astronomical. We need to fund more child care centres and pay ECEs a fair wage!

‼️Drop the NSF fees now! I stopped by the ACORN Hamilton rally on fair banking, which is part of their national campaign to hold banks accountable for exploiting everyday people. Their demands are:

When re-elected, my focus will continue to be collaboration with Hamilton Centre residents, organizations, and knowledge makers to prioritize the following: 1/2

We've been on the doors across Ward 3 today! Neigbours are frustrated about the cost of rent, mortgage payments & the overall cost of living crisis. We're committed to doing politics differently, pushing for non market housing & overall support for #HamOnt www.votesarahjama.ca

Proud to receive an official endorsement from CUPE 3906 and thankful for all the work they do at McMaster to support labour efforts and to protect workers’ rights! @cupe3906.bsky.social

Phone bank Mondays! We’re connecting with Hamilton Centre residents every day over the phone to answer any questions you might have about Sarah’s priorities. Thank you to all the volunteers who share their time towards this campaign 💜💛

You may have received this card in the mail already but if not, here are some of my priorities for Hamilton Centre. Check out more here: votesarahjama.ca/priorities or connect with us below ↙️ Address📍: 185 King St. East Phone ☎️: 365-925-0189 Email 📧: [email protected]