Steven Jacobs
@jacobs.land
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papa and partner. caretaker of two dogs, one old house, and a lot of someone else’s computers. 📍 lancaster, pennsylvania, usa
papa and partner. caretaker of two dogs, one old house, and a lot of someone else’s computers. 📍 lancaster, pennsylvania, usa
![Lancaster Stands Up Is Calling For The Resignation Of Janet Diaz
[headshot photo of Janet Diaz in front of the flag of the United States of America]
Read our full statement here:](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:eyfrtl2gxdohgbjf573dsj6m/bafkreihcjob44c4m4iuan5736ru2u6tnrtijs47l66bdoeymzocpe3lx3m)
![We expect a lot out of our neighbors - to live Lancasterian values of justice, leadership, and being a welcoming community to all. We expect even more of our elected officials, and Councilwoman Janet Diaz has not been holding up that standard.
She has an established pattern of bigotry and personal attacks, especially towards our Black and Muslim neighbors, that she has been proud to display on social media. Most recently, Councilor Diaz attacked Councilor Ahmed's identity as a refugee and insinuated that he was incapable of holding office because of his background. Her racism, xenophobia, and islamophobia are not the representation that Lancasterians deserve. For these reasons, we join our coalition partners Lancaster DSA and Black Voter Outreach Network in calling on Janet Diaz to resign from Lancaster City Council.
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![However, the rise of Janet Diaz and figures like her did not happen in a vacuum. There are very real and justified feelings of lack of representation in our communities. Our elected officials continue to ignore the suffering of our communities, offering only performative platitudes with little political risk, commitment, or policy change behind them.
Janet Diaz has found great success thanks to this climate of false promises. She co-opts populist messaging with a regressive vision of exclusion and scapegoating. Racist politicians like Councilwoman Diaz would never have obtained so much credibility if the rest of our elected leaders took action along with their hollow words.
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![We look forward to working with our elected officials to pass legislation that betters the lives of our neighbors, families, and loved ones.
We also promise to hold our elected leaders accountable when they fail us. Such accountability will continue to be necessary beyond Janet Diaz's tenure in power and Lancaster Stands Up will be there to see it through.
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