Portsmouth Commonwealth's Attorney Stephanie Morales named to board of progressive government group
Portsmouth Commonwealth's Attorney Stephanie Morales named to board of progressive government group
Portsmouth Commonwealth's Attorney Stephanie Morales was named Thursday to the board of directors for Local Progress, a...
Portsmouth Commonwealth's Attorney Stephanie Morales was named Thursday to the board of directors for Local Progress, a national network of progressive municipal officials...“Each elected official that we have appointed to our board is a rising star in their region who has demonstrated a bold, progressive vision,” Sarah Johnson, the group's executive director, said in a prepared statement.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's State Of The Union Guest Ana Maria Archila Spoke Truth To Power
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's State Of The Union Guest Ana Maria Archila Spoke Truth To Power
Ana Maria Archila, a community organizer and co-executive director of the Center for Popular Democracy Action, went...
Ana Maria Archila, a community organizer and co-executive director of the Center for Popular Democracy Action, went viral back in September when she and another survivor, Maria Gallagher, confronted Flake in an elevator after he announced he would support Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation to the Supreme Court. Kavanaugh was accused of allegedly sexually assaulting Christine Blasey Ford when they were both in high school in the 1980s, as well as two other women around the same time. He has denied all the allegations. Representatives for Kavanaugh did not respond to Elite Daily's request for comment at the time.
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez invites activist who protested Kavanaugh nomination as her SOTU guest
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez invites activist who protested Kavanaugh nomination as her SOTU guest
According to Newsweek, Archila is the co-executive director of the Center for Popular Democracy. And so when she saw...
According to Newsweek, Archila is the co-executive director of the Center for Popular Democracy. And so when she saw Flake, she felt compelled to share her own sexual assault experience while passionately pleading with him not to support Kavanaugh.
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Ana Maria Archila, who confronted Sen. Jeff Flake, will be Ocasio-Cortez's SOTU guest
Ana Maria Archila, who confronted Sen. Jeff Flake, will be Ocasio-Cortez's SOTU guest
Ana Maria Archila, the Queens woman who famously confronted Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake in a Capitol Hill elevator, will be...
Ana Maria Archila, the Queens woman who famously confronted Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake in a Capitol Hill elevator, will be Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s State of the Union guest on Tuesday.
Archila, a longtime community organizer and co-executive director of the Center for Popular Democracy Action, was one of two women who shared their stories of sexual assault for the first time with the senator in an emotional encounter during the debate over Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court. With a CNN camera broadcasting liveright behind the women, Archila and Maria Gallagher blocked the doors of an elevator and pressed Flake to justify his support for Kavanaugh, who was accused of sexual assault as a teenager.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez invites woman who confronted Flake to attend State of the Union
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez invites woman who confronted Flake to attend State of the Union
Ana Maria Archila, co-executive director of the Center for Popular Democracy, made headlines for holding an elevator on...
Ana Maria Archila, co-executive director of the Center for Popular Democracy, made headlines for holding an elevator on Capitol Hill to tearfully yell at Flake, R-Ariz., during Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearings.
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State of the Union 2019: Time, how to watch, what to expect in Trump’s speech; Democratic response
State of the Union 2019: Time, how to watch, what to expect in Trump’s speech; Democratic response
Also attending will be Ana Maria Archila, who confronted then-Sen. Jeff Flake over Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination...
Also attending will be Ana Maria Archila, who confronted then-Sen. Jeff Flake over Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination after sexual abuse allegations against him. Archilla was invited by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez To Bring Activist Who Confronted Jeff Flake To SOTU
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez To Bring Activist Who Confronted Jeff Flake To SOTU
Archila, co-executive director of the Center for Popular Democracy Action, made headlines in September when she...
Archila, co-executive director of the Center for Popular Democracy Action, made headlines in September when she explained her own sexual assault to Flake in an effort to persuade him to vote against Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court confirmation.
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AOC Will Stand With Sexual-Assault Survivors at the State of the Union
AOC Will Stand With Sexual-Assault Survivors at the State of the Union
The hint referred to Ocasio-Cortez’s congressional district. Along with being the co-executive director of the Center...
The hint referred to Ocasio-Cortez’s congressional district. Along with being the co-executive director of the Center for Popular Democracy Action, Archila is a also constituent of Ocasio-Cortez’s — a politician Archila told the Intercept that she “felt so proud of voting for.” So, when the congresswoman invited her to accompany her to Trump’s SOTU speech, she was honored.
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Ana Maria Archila, Who Confronted Jeff Flake During the Kavanaugh Hearings, Will Accompany Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to the State of the Union
Ana Maria Archila, Who Confronted Jeff Flake During the Kavanaugh Hearings, Will Accompany Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to the State of the Union
Ana Maria Archila, the Queens woman who confronted Senator Jeff Flake in an elevator on Capitol Hill during the Brett...
Ana Maria Archila, the Queens woman who confronted Senator Jeff Flake in an elevator on Capitol Hill during the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation hearings, will join Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez at the State of the Union tomorrow. Members of Congress get to bring one person each to the address, and these guests are often chosen because they represent an issue important to legislators; Archila is a longtime community organizer, outspoken sexual-assault survivor, and the co–executive director of the Center for Popular Democracy Action (not to mention a constituent of Ocasio-Cortez’s district).
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Here's who lawmakers are bringing to Trump's State of the Union address
Here's who lawmakers are bringing to Trump's State of the Union address
“I never thought I’d be excited about being in the same room with Donald Trump," said Archila, who is the co-executive...
“I never thought I’d be excited about being in the same room with Donald Trump," said Archila, who is the co-executive director of the left-leaning Center for Popular Democracy.
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