Letter: Walker Prioritizes Building Better Lives
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To the editor:
We don't get a Corey Walker every generation.
This Pittsfield native shows that she springs back up when she gets knocked down and hits the ground running! Opportunity was scarce for her before affordable Berkshire Community College: she continues to tirelessly make and share lemonade with it. She makes the Dean's list every single semester. She juggles college, two jobs, and activism so that those after her won't have to.
She has the proven record of fighting for our neighbors' rights. Having worked at the city's Water Department has already taught her how to work with people to get things done.
She brings something to the council that we need! A mental health professional in this crisis. A college student when our students lack representation. Someone involved in the conversations around affordable housing. Someone whose means are reflective of Ward 2's median income, when all of our other council and candidates have wealth or dual incomes.
Her leadership skills come from lived experience with us all: intimately understanding both the problems and culture here, and knowing how important our medical professionals and nonprofits are to Pittsfield's well-being. Her work saves lives and de-escalates North Street struggles.
We need someone who understands. Who listens to and lifts up their neighbors. Someone who prioritizes building better lives for those of us already here.
Please join me in this incredible opportunity to vote for Corey "Kiki" Francis Walker this Nov. 4.
Ephraim Schwartz
Pittsfield, Mass.
Ephraim Alexander Schwartz is chairman of the Campaign to Elect Corey Walker.
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