Christopher Manabe
Template:TOCnestleft Christopher Manabe is an Associate Member in the LACDP, and a proud member of Feel The Bern SFV Democratic Club, Healthcare For All, West Valley People's Alliance, Los Angeles Democratic Socialists of America, and People for Democratic Party Reform. Visual Effects artist for nearly 30 years, directly involved in attempts to unionize the VFX industry.[1]
Infiltrating the Dems
Every two years, California Democrats elect delegates from across the state, who then convene along with appointed party officials at the party’s Assembly District Election Meeting (ADEMS). ADEMS determines what the party stands for, making this a significant opportunity for socialists to push the California Democratic Party to the left and away from the interests of union busters, the landlord lobby, fossil fuel polluters, the corporate hospital and pharmaceutical lobby, the prison industrial complex, the corporate donor class, and others that stand against our values.
Our members are running for ADEMS delegate seats so that we’re in the room when the Democratic Party sets its agenda and makes decisions on endorsing candidates for public office. We’re fighting for issues that matter to the working class in California, like Medicare for All, Green New Deal, and Defunding the Police.
The DSA members listed below (in alphabetical order by first name) are running for ADEMS delegate seats on slates across LA County and have pledged to fight for our democratically-decided socialist values.
Assembly District 45 - Aveista Helmandi, Christopher Manabe, CJ Berina, Kayson Verne, Michelle Manire Fowle, Morgan Currier, Nishat Salsabil, Renay Grace Rodriguez, Yasmine Pomeroy.