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Carla Cain at Northwest Philadelphia Candidates Night May 8
Carla Cain at Northwest Philadelphia Candidates Night May 8

Carla Cain was in her home area on May 8 for a Northwest Philadelphia Candidates Night that featured candidates for all the offices that will be on the May 21 primary ballot. The three community organizations, West Mt. Airy Neighbors, East Mt. Airy Neighbors, and Chestnut Hill Community Association worked together to host the event at the New Covenant Church in West Mt. Airy. Nine of the 13 City Commissioner candidates were present. Carla continued her campaign points about increasing voter registration and turnout, going into all the wards of the city, the schools, community centers, churches and synagogues, wherever the people are, to engage and educate voters. Each candidate was given a minute to introduce themselves, and then were asked a question from moderator Pete Mazzaccaro, editor of the Chestnut Hill Local. To listen click

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Carla Cain interviewed by Committee of 70 as part of Better Philadelphia Elections Project
Carla Cain interviewed by Committee of 70 as part of Better Philadelphia Elections Project

Carla was among City Commissioner candidates interviewed by Patrick Christmas, policy director at the non-partisan, good government Committee of 70 on April 29. Seventy had candidates fill out a questionnaire as part of Better Philadelphia Elections Coalition project. Christmas is responsible for personnel for Better Philadelphia Elections Coalition, Open Primaries PA  and Philadelphia Resolution 1, among other city and state-level advocacy projects. Videos ran on Facebook Live. See Carla’s interview by clicking Read More.

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Carla Cain at African-American Labor Unionists Candidates Night
Carla Cain at African-American Labor Unionists Candidates Night

Carla appeared at a Meet and Greet Candidates Night on May 1 at Iaste Ballroom, 2401 South Swanson Street in South Philadelphia. The sponsors were Laborers District Council, A. Philip Randolph Institute, Coalition of Labor Women, and Coalition of Black Trade Unionists. Again, Carla spoke with passion and conviction. Take a listen.

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Carla connects with Women.Connected on April 25
Carla connects with Women.Connected on April 25

From the moment Carla started talking, she connected with the audience attending the Women.Connected Candidates Night, April 25 at Brith Sholom House in Wynnefield Heights. Her passion shined as she talked about her visions for the office: increased registration and turnout, transparency, accountability and checks that employees are doing their jobs. Watch a brief excerpt of her talk.

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Carla Cain at Grassroots Advocacy for South Philadelphia (GRASP) Meet and Greet City Commissioner Candidates
Carla Cain at Grassroots Advocacy for South Philadelphia (GRASP) Meet and Greet City Commissioner Candidates

Carla Cain joined other City Commissioner candidates at a Meet and Greet April 4 presented by Grassroots Advocacy for South Philadelphia (GRASP) at Adobe Cafe in East Passyunk. GRASP is “a group of friends and neighbors dedicated to connecting residents with representatives and candidates…We are non-partisan, and among our main goals is harnessing the power of folks to get involved in politics on a local level.”

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Carla Cain draws inspiration from Octavius Catto in her run for City Commissioner
Carla Cain draws inspiration from Octavius Catto in her run for City Commissioner

When Carla Cain sees the statue of Octavius Catto outside City Hall, she sees a hero—and a calling. “He’s my hero because he died fighting for what he believed in,” she says.

Catto’s statue is the first of an African-American in Philadelphia. A distinguished scholar, he fought for the right of African-Americans to vote—in the mid-1800s, before the Civil War! He was killed outside a polling station on 700 South Street on Election Day, October 10, 1871. He was only 32 years old.

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