What Happens When A Queer Muslim Woman Runs for Office Again - Liliana Bakhtiari for Atlanta City Council
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When Liliana Bakhtiari ran for Atlanta City Council in 2017, she made national headlines as a queer Muslim millennial seeking leadership. She came up a few hundred votes short, but kept organizing, because her campaign was never really about what happened on Election Day -- it was about engaging her community. When every problem she ran to solve the first time just got worse, she knew she couldn't stay silent. She's running again, this time in an open race, and she's going to win. We talked about her experiences running, the good and the bad of being a trailblazer, and how she stays inspired, even when it's hard. Support her campaign at https://www.lilianaforatlanta.com/ Produced by Dear Media.
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