Hi, I’m Jasmine. I'm a Coburg resident, a national convener of Students for Palestine, and the Victorian Socialists candidate in Pentridge ward.
I believe in a world built for the many, not the few. I spent years working for the State Emergency Services, spending hours on the phone with people living in public housing, caravans, and rentals who were dealing with storm damage that landlords refused to fix. Working-class people deserve better. We need to take on landlords and speculators who treat housing as merely a means to make money. I’ve helped residents campaign against evictions, and fought against the demolition of public housing.
While living standards for the majority decline, the rich get richer. They tell us to blame migrants and refugees. Councils have a responsibility to tackle urgent issues like the housing shortage and cost of living crisis. But we also need representatives who can stand up to the racist scapegoating of politicians and the media.
I've led protests against far-right racist groups that feed off fear, and I've helped refugees to campaign for their right to stay in Australia. If I'm elected in October, I'll fight for working-class people, for Palestine, and for a fairer Merri-Bek.