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Discussion of specific district engagement challenges and opportunities
3:25:41
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Council Member Farías discusses the unique challenges and opportunities for voter engagement in her district, Bronx Community Board 9. She highlights the lack of dedicated civic engagement groups and electoral clubs in the area.
- Farías expresses concern that her district is not considered a priority community despite low voter turnout.
- She emphasizes the absence of specialized civic engagement organizations in her district.
- The council member suggests expanding outreach to more community groups willing to disseminate voter information.
Amanda Farías
3:25:41
Yeah I'd love to keep talking about my district particularly, mean there's a variety of even dialogue I like to have with our upcoming and like you know many, some people might not be on the ballot, some might not might be, and what that means for engagement in my district particularly.
3:26:01
And even just on the conversation around the groups that you may be saying are doing a great job, like I have some groups that have come to mind, but they're not all if any of them, I don't think any of them are just focused on civic engagement.
3:26:13
Yes.
3:26:14
My district also doesn't have any like electoral clubs that help engage in any of this level of civic engagement, whether they're nonpartisan or partisan.
3:26:25
So, it's it's I'd be interested to see who you're looking at to say they're they're doing the work there because I feel like more times than not it's fallen directly on me and maybe I'm doing a great job in my office.
3:26:36
But I'd love to talk about even looking or offering some more expansive groups that I know would be willing to receive information to help also disseminate it out to the folks that they're engaged with in the community.