A former tenant organizer with the Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition, Batista started the Northern Manhattan Coalition for Immigrant Rights, later establishing the group’s Bronx Project in the Fordham-Bedford area.
“The time has come for true progressive leadership,” she said in statement. “The residents of City Council District 15 – one of the poorest districts in the city — need someone who will put the needs of working and poor people at the top of the city’s agenda,” says Batista. “I am ready to do just that.”
Batista says her priorities include unemployment, healthcare and housing.
“Raquel’s campaign shows times have changed. You can be a woman, a mother and respected in politics,” says Wanda Salaman, long time resident of Valentine Avenue and community activist.. “But of course we still have a long way to go. Raquel is leading the way there.”
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Editor’s note: For more information on Raquel’s campaign go to www.raquelbatista.com.
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Has she ran out of money? her website is down – does not look good – raquelbatista.com
On http://www.decidenyc.com it talks about all the things she will do for immigrants, including undocumented ones. I am still unclear about any of her plans to help the Bronx, our community, and citizen.