03 December 2015
By Brooke Shannon
The Socialist
SP-USA members from around the country submitted questions to
Brooke Shannon who compiled them into one town hall interview. Angela
Nicole Walker provided answers in November 2015; in between national
days of action, doing lots of great work, and all around hustling for
justice in Milwaukee, WI.
What was it that moved you to become an activist? That is,
was there was one specific event or moment where you realized something
was really wrong with the world and that you needed to work to change
it? – Stephanie Cholensky from Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Angela: I’ve felt that things needed to be changed
since I was a teenager, but the thing that actually got me out into the
streets for the first time was the year 2000 presidential election. I
voted in Florida, where then-governor Jeb Bush gave the state to his
brother. The misconduct with the ballots was so epic and so
disrespectful that when a trip to Tallahassee to protest and demand a
ballot recount was announced, I made sure I went. It was a huge
experience for me. Huge.
How/when did you come to socialism and/or the SP-USA? — Paul Garner and Ace Madjlesi from Memphis, TN
Angela: I would say that I’ve been a socialist most
of my life. I believe that the things that are best for people should be
embedded in the infrastructure of this country, like public schools,
public transportation, state parks, city parks, public hospitals, and
the like. I’ve never been comfortable with the idea that folks have to
compete to get ahead, or that you need to beat out the next person for
resources. Socialism appealed to me as a young person, even before I
knew what it was, because it ensures that everyone involved is taken
care of, and that the goods and services produced by the people are
things that benefit the people. I loved that idea then, and I love it
now. We can ALL be all right.
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