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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' is the child of Bangladeshi immigrants and Democratic Activist who worked on the 2014 Gubernatorial campaign of [[Jason Carter]].  
 
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' is the child of Bangladeshi immigrants and Democratic Activist who worked on the 2014 Gubernatorial campaign of [[Jason Carter]].  
  
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From a Facebook post dated Sept 29 2016 by the [[Young Democrats of Atlanta]]:<ref> https://www.facebook.com/YDATL/photos/a.592835437410828/1389293764431654/?type=3&theater Young Democrats of Atlanta FB Post accessed Dec 13 2019</ref>.
 
From a Facebook post dated Sept 29 2016 by the [[Young Democrats of Atlanta]]:<ref> https://www.facebook.com/YDATL/photos/a.592835437410828/1389293764431654/?type=3&theater Young Democrats of Atlanta FB Post accessed Dec 13 2019</ref>.
  
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::"Nabilah “Billie” Islam has deep political roots in Georgia where she has helped candidates up and down the ballot in multiple capacities.
 
::"Nabilah “Billie” Islam has deep political roots in Georgia where she has helped candidates up and down the ballot in multiple capacities.
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::"Billie is a graduate of Georgia State University where she earned her Bachelor of Business in Marketing. During her time at GSU she became a sister of Alpha Xi Delta and an alumnus of [[AIESEC]], an NGO in consultative status with the [[United Nations]] Economic & Social Council.
 
::"Billie is a graduate of Georgia State University where she earned her Bachelor of Business in Marketing. During her time at GSU she became a sister of Alpha Xi Delta and an alumnus of [[AIESEC]], an NGO in consultative status with the [[United Nations]] Economic & Social Council.
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==Asian American Advocacy Fund==
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Senator [[Raphael Warnock]], Rep. [[Nikema Williams]], Rep. [[Lucy McBath]], [[Nabilah Islam]], [[Ruwa Romman]], [[Bentley Hudgins]].
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==Georgia Muslim Advocacy Day==
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[[Sheikh Rahman]], [[Nabilah Islam]], [[Khadijah Abdur-Rahman]], [[Ruwa Romman]], [[Farooq Mughal]].
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[[Georgia MVP]], [[IMAN]], [[CAIR - Georgia]].
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==Gwinnett County connection==
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[[Democratic Socialists of America]] member and 2022 District 7 State Senate candidate [[Nabilah Islam]] has been active in the [[Gwinnett County Democratic Party]].
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From the [[Asians for Abrams]] website:
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:Raised right here in Gwinnett County, [[Nabilah Islam]] is a lifelong fighter, organizer, and community advocate dedicated to advancing Democratic causes and values.
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:Before starting her own small business, Nabilah grew up in Norcross and Lawrenceville, and graduated from Gwinnett County Public Schools.
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:In 2020, Nabilah served as a Senior Advisor to the [[Gwinnett County Democratic Party]] where she helped lead outreach to Vietnamese, Korean, and Latino communities – leading to the strongest Democratic performance in the county in decades and helping to elect President [[Joe Biden]]. During the critical Senate runoffs, Nabilah led an organization called [[Save Our Senate]], which knocked on over 34,000 doors, turning out Black and Brown voters across Gwinnett for Senators Ossoff and Warnock.
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:Nabilah was also appointed to become the President of IPAC, an organization dedicated to getting out the Muslim American vote. She led a historic effort of reaching out to over 60,000 registered Muslims voters across the state during the critical runoffs. Earlier, Nabilah rechartered the [[Gwinnett County Young Democrats]] to help build the next generation of progressive leadership in Georgia, and in 2016 she was awarded the Future is Blue Award by the [[Atlanta Young Democrats]]. In 2014, Nabilah was proud to work for [[Jason Carter]], the first gubernatorial candidate in the South to run on expanding Medicaid. Nabilah is also an alumna of the [[Gwinnett Neighborhood Leadership Institute]].
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:At the national level, Nabilah worked on [[Hillary Clinton]]’s 2016 Presidential Campaign and later at the [[Democratic National Committee]]. At the DNC, she helped raise millions of dollars that were sent back down to states across the South, flipping dozens of seats up and down the ballot in 2018. Following the murder of George Floyd and amidst calls for racial justice across the nation, Nabilah partnered with now-Gwinnett County Commissioner [[Kirkland Carden]] to demand the removal of the county’s last remaining Confederate monument, which had been placed just steps away from the site of the lynching of Charles Hale. Thanks to her continued activism, the racist monument was taken down.<ref>[https://www.asiansforabrams.com/candidates/nabilah-islam]</ref>
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==SuperPAC==
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Georgia-based activist [[Nabilah Islam]], who unsuccessfully ran for Congress with the support of leftist "Squad" members [[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez]] (D., N.Y.) and [[Ilhan Omar]] (D., Minn.), formed a super PAC in the immediate aftermath of the November election. She has pledged to spend millions to help Democrats win the state's closely watched January runoffs. The super PAC is Islam's most ambitious electoral undertaking since her failed congressional campaign, which centered on support for far-left proposals such as defunding police and implementing the [[Green New Deal]].
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Tens of millions of dollars in outside money are expected to flood Georgia as Democrats look to gain control of the Senate by unseating Republican senators David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler. While Ossoff and Warnock have attempted to distance themselves from the far-left policies backed by Islam, the Democrats have leaned on the party's progressive wing to raise money. The pair courted progressive Silicon Valley donors during a November 9 virtual fundraiser. Sen. [[Bernie Sanders]] (I., Vt.) said that winning the races would allow Democrats to "put forth a progressive agenda" that includes "a Green New Deal" in a recent fundraising email.
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Islam most recently ran to represent Georgia's Seventh Congressional District.  Ocasio-Cortez praised Islam for not being "afraid to fight against the status quo," and the New York Democrat's [[Courage to Change PAC]] gave Islam $5,000 in May. She received just 12 percent of the vote in Georgia's June Democratic primary.
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Islam has criticized Loeffler's "law and order" rhetoric, accusing the Republican of "encouraging violence." She publicly backed defunding police in a June interview with the Atlanta-based NRI Pulse.
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"I believe that we need to defund the police and divest that money towards racial bias training, de-escalation training, and not just one time, but an ongoing training program," Islam said.
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Islam registered the [[Save our Senate PAC]] with the Federal Elections Commission on November 6. Along with cofounder and [[Gwinnett County Democratic Party]] chairwoman [[Bianca Keaton]], the progressive activist told the Georgia Recorder that the group will spend "seven figures" to rally Georgia voters behind [[Jon Ossoff]] and [[Raphael Warnock]].<ref>[https://freebeacon.com/elections/far-left-activist-launches-super-pac-to-boost-ossoff-warnock/]</ref>
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==2020 Metro Atlanta DSA voter guide==
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'''Congressional Districts'''
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*District 1 [[Lisa Ring]] [[Democratic Socialists of America]] member
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*District 7 [[Nabilah Islam]] [[Democratic Socialists of America]] member
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*District 13 [[Michael Owens]] [[Democratic Socialists of America]] endorsed
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'''Georgia State Elections'''
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Public Utilities Commissioner [[Daniel Blackman]] [[Democratic Socialists of America]] member
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'''Georgia House of Representatives'''
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*District 35 [[Elizabeth Webster]] [[Democratic Socialists of America]] member
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*District 40 [[Asher Nuckolls]] [[Democratic Socialists of America]] member
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*District 58 [[Kyle Lamont]] [[Democratic Socialists of America]] member
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*District 84 [[Renitta Shannon]]
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*District 89 [[Bee Nguyen]]
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*District 111 [[El-Mahdi Holly]]
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'''Georgia State Senate'''
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*District 38 [[Devin Barrington Ward]]  [[Democratic Socialists of America]] member.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/save/https://atldsa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/MADSA-2020-D-Primary-Election-Voter-Guide.pdf]</ref>
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==Endorsement==
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==Metro Atlanta DSA endorsement meeting==
 
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Latest revision as of 20:52, 12 July 2024

Nabilah Islam

Nabilah Islam is the child of Bangladeshi immigrants and Democratic Activist who worked on the 2014 Gubernatorial campaign of Jason Carter.

Her platform calls for Medicare-For-All, $15 Minimum Wage, and rejecting Corporate Money.

Bio

From a Facebook post dated Sept 29 2016 by the Young Democrats of Atlanta:[1].

"We are proud to annonuce (sic) our fifth Honoree Nabilah Islam!
"Nabilah “Billie” Islam has deep political roots in Georgia where she has helped candidates up and down the ballot in multiple capacities.
"Billie is a Georgia native and currently serves as the Southern States Finance Associate for Hillary Clinton’s presidential Campaign, she has been on the campaign since May 2015 coordinating finance events for 7 states.
"During her time on the Finance Team for Jason Carter’s gubernatorial bid in 2014 Billie helped raise more than 10 million dollars in nine months.
"Billie’s first paid position on a campaign was in 2013 when she served as Campaign Coordinator for the successful city-wide campaign to elect Andre Dickens to the Atlanta City Council. It was in this position that she learned what it meant to be an underdog candidate and how much elbow grease it takes to win.
"Billie is a Democracy for America-trained operative, a graduate of VIP United Way and a graduate of the Gwinnett Neighborhood Leadership Institute. She has also served on the Board of the Red Clay Democrats. Committed to advancing Democratic causes in her home town, in 2013 she re-charted the Gwinnett County Young Democrats and served as President.
"She was recently awarded 30 under 30 in Florida Politics for her outstanding efforts on the Hillary for America campaign.
"Billie is a graduate of Georgia State University where she earned her Bachelor of Business in Marketing. During her time at GSU she became a sister of Alpha Xi Delta and an alumnus of AIESEC, an NGO in consultative status with the United Nations Economic & Social Council.

Asian American Advocacy Fund

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Senator Raphael Warnock, Rep. Nikema Williams, Rep. Lucy McBath, Nabilah Islam, Ruwa Romman, Bentley Hudgins.

Georgia Muslim Advocacy Day

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Sheikh Rahman, Nabilah Islam, Khadijah Abdur-Rahman, Ruwa Romman, Farooq Mughal.

Georgia MVP, IMAN, CAIR - Georgia.

Gwinnett County connection

Democratic Socialists of America member and 2022 District 7 State Senate candidate Nabilah Islam has been active in the Gwinnett County Democratic Party.

From the Asians for Abrams website:

Raised right here in Gwinnett County, Nabilah Islam is a lifelong fighter, organizer, and community advocate dedicated to advancing Democratic causes and values.
Before starting her own small business, Nabilah grew up in Norcross and Lawrenceville, and graduated from Gwinnett County Public Schools.
In 2020, Nabilah served as a Senior Advisor to the Gwinnett County Democratic Party where she helped lead outreach to Vietnamese, Korean, and Latino communities – leading to the strongest Democratic performance in the county in decades and helping to elect President Joe Biden. During the critical Senate runoffs, Nabilah led an organization called Save Our Senate, which knocked on over 34,000 doors, turning out Black and Brown voters across Gwinnett for Senators Ossoff and Warnock.
Nabilah was also appointed to become the President of IPAC, an organization dedicated to getting out the Muslim American vote. She led a historic effort of reaching out to over 60,000 registered Muslims voters across the state during the critical runoffs. Earlier, Nabilah rechartered the Gwinnett County Young Democrats to help build the next generation of progressive leadership in Georgia, and in 2016 she was awarded the Future is Blue Award by the Atlanta Young Democrats. In 2014, Nabilah was proud to work for Jason Carter, the first gubernatorial candidate in the South to run on expanding Medicaid. Nabilah is also an alumna of the Gwinnett Neighborhood Leadership Institute.
At the national level, Nabilah worked on Hillary Clinton’s 2016 Presidential Campaign and later at the Democratic National Committee. At the DNC, she helped raise millions of dollars that were sent back down to states across the South, flipping dozens of seats up and down the ballot in 2018. Following the murder of George Floyd and amidst calls for racial justice across the nation, Nabilah partnered with now-Gwinnett County Commissioner Kirkland Carden to demand the removal of the county’s last remaining Confederate monument, which had been placed just steps away from the site of the lynching of Charles Hale. Thanks to her continued activism, the racist monument was taken down.[2]

SuperPAC

Georgia-based activist Nabilah Islam, who unsuccessfully ran for Congress with the support of leftist "Squad" members Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) and Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.), formed a super PAC in the immediate aftermath of the November election. She has pledged to spend millions to help Democrats win the state's closely watched January runoffs. The super PAC is Islam's most ambitious electoral undertaking since her failed congressional campaign, which centered on support for far-left proposals such as defunding police and implementing the Green New Deal.

Tens of millions of dollars in outside money are expected to flood Georgia as Democrats look to gain control of the Senate by unseating Republican senators David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler. While Ossoff and Warnock have attempted to distance themselves from the far-left policies backed by Islam, the Democrats have leaned on the party's progressive wing to raise money. The pair courted progressive Silicon Valley donors during a November 9 virtual fundraiser. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) said that winning the races would allow Democrats to "put forth a progressive agenda" that includes "a Green New Deal" in a recent fundraising email.

Islam most recently ran to represent Georgia's Seventh Congressional District. Ocasio-Cortez praised Islam for not being "afraid to fight against the status quo," and the New York Democrat's Courage to Change PAC gave Islam $5,000 in May. She received just 12 percent of the vote in Georgia's June Democratic primary.

Islam has criticized Loeffler's "law and order" rhetoric, accusing the Republican of "encouraging violence." She publicly backed defunding police in a June interview with the Atlanta-based NRI Pulse.

"I believe that we need to defund the police and divest that money towards racial bias training, de-escalation training, and not just one time, but an ongoing training program," Islam said.

Islam registered the Save our Senate PAC with the Federal Elections Commission on November 6. Along with cofounder and Gwinnett County Democratic Party chairwoman Bianca Keaton, the progressive activist told the Georgia Recorder that the group will spend "seven figures" to rally Georgia voters behind Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock.[3]

2020 Metro Atlanta DSA voter guide

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Congressional Districts

Georgia State Elections

Public Utilities Commissioner Daniel Blackman Democratic Socialists of America member

Georgia House of Representatives

Georgia State Senate

Endorsement

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Metro Atlanta DSA endorsement meeting

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Metro Atlanta DSA January General Meeting

Saturday, Jan. 25 2020

CWA Local 3204 Union Hall

279 Logan St, Atlanta, GA 30312

This month's speakers are lawmakers Nan Orrock, Renitta Shannon, & Park Cannon. We’re also voting on a bylaws reform package and 2 candidate endorsements: Nabilah Islam & Michael Owens. (Only members in good standing may vote; please join DSA or renew today.)

Requesting DSA endorsement

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In November 2019 Nabilah Islam requested Metro Atlanta Democratic Socialists of America's endorsement of her Congressional campaign in Georgia's 7th district.[5]

Muslim Collective for Equitable Democracy Conference

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In July 2019 Congressmembers Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar, Judy Chu, Susan Wild and Betty McCollum addressed the inaugural Muslim Collective for Equitable Democracy Conference and Presidential Forum July 23-24 at the Washington DC National Housing Center.

Other speakers included Keith Ellison, Abdul El-Sayed, Khizr Khan, Basheer Jones, Omar Suleiman, Sam Rasoul, Zahra Billoo, Catherine Orsborn, Corey Saylor, Daniel L. Weiner Dalia Mogahed, Prof. Asifa Quraishi-Landes, James Zogby, Farhana Kheera, Suhail Khan, Mike Ghouse, Zainab Cheema, Sister Simone Campbell, Scott Simpson, Shaun Kennedy, Ken Martin, Sadaf Jaffer, Dilara Saeed, Luqmaan Bokhary, Nabilah Islam, Movita Johnson-Harrell, Rummi Khan, Ghazala Hashmi, Shahed Amanullah,Sevim Kalyoncu, Ani Osman-Zonneveld, Yasmeen Awwad, Amira Daugherty, Sabina Taj, Asina Silva, Dr. Jay Jalisi.

References

  1. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/YDATL/photos/a.592835437410828/1389293764431654/?type=3&theater Young Democrats of Atlanta FB Post accessed Dec 13 2019
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