Aparna Raj
@aparnafordc.bsky.social
Running for DC Council, Ward 1 ☝🏾 Union member, tenant organizer, Democratic Socialist. 🌹
A better world is possible! ☀️ aparnafordc.com
Donate today: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/aparnafordc
A better world is possible! ☀️ aparnafordc.com
Donate today: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/aparnafordc
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Aparna Raj
@aparnafordc.bsky.social
· Aug 12
People are being forced out of DC. The cost of living is too high, and Trump is waging an all-out assault on the District.
It should be easier and more affordable to build a life here.
That's why I’m running for DC Council in Ward 1.
Join us: aparnafordc.com/donate
It should be easier and more affordable to build a life here.
That's why I’m running for DC Council in Ward 1.
Join us: aparnafordc.com/donate
This entire saga with Rush has been completely unacceptable.
Every worker deserves their rightful pay and a workplace free from retaliation.
Solidarity with everyone impacted. ✊🏾
www.wusa9.com/article/mone...
Every worker deserves their rightful pay and a workplace free from retaliation.
Solidarity with everyone impacted. ✊🏾
www.wusa9.com/article/mone...
Former employees haven’t been paid after opening of D.C. bar; owner disputes timing under law
The owner confirmed that several employees were terminated, but says he has 30 days to pay them under the law. DC Office of Wage-Hour says it must be the next day.
www.wusa9.com
January 4, 2026 at 7:34 PM
This entire saga with Rush has been completely unacceptable.
Every worker deserves their rightful pay and a workplace free from retaliation.
Solidarity with everyone impacted. ✊🏾
www.wusa9.com/article/mone...
Every worker deserves their rightful pay and a workplace free from retaliation.
Solidarity with everyone impacted. ✊🏾
www.wusa9.com/article/mone...
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We were particularly proud of this October story on rising evictions in D.C. with @streetsensedc.bsky.social and American University's Investigative Reporting Workshop.
Several residents facing eviction shared their personal stories with our team, something that we never take for granted.
Several residents facing eviction shared their personal stories with our team, something that we never take for granted.
Evictions rising in DC as housing costs increase
New data shows evictions have surged past pre-pandemic levels, fueled by shrinking aid, high rents, and weakened tenant protections.
51st.news
January 4, 2026 at 4:01 PM
We were particularly proud of this October story on rising evictions in D.C. with @streetsensedc.bsky.social and American University's Investigative Reporting Workshop.
Several residents facing eviction shared their personal stories with our team, something that we never take for granted.
Several residents facing eviction shared their personal stories with our team, something that we never take for granted.
Aaaaand we're back! We had a great time talking to folks in Mount Pleasant yesterday.
For the next 6 months, we've got canvasses, signature collection, meet & greets, and so many other exciting campaign events. Here's to 2026! 🏃🏾♀️💖
For the next 6 months, we've got canvasses, signature collection, meet & greets, and so many other exciting campaign events. Here's to 2026! 🏃🏾♀️💖
January 4, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Aaaaand we're back! We had a great time talking to folks in Mount Pleasant yesterday.
For the next 6 months, we've got canvasses, signature collection, meet & greets, and so many other exciting campaign events. Here's to 2026! 🏃🏾♀️💖
For the next 6 months, we've got canvasses, signature collection, meet & greets, and so many other exciting campaign events. Here's to 2026! 🏃🏾♀️💖
The US violates international law, devastates and destabilizes other countries, and then terrorizes the refugees and immigrants we create through our foreign policy.
Trump’s actions in Venezuela are reckless & horrifying, and make everyone— in DC, across the country, and abroad — less safe.
Trump’s actions in Venezuela are reckless & horrifying, and make everyone— in DC, across the country, and abroad — less safe.
January 3, 2026 at 6:18 PM
The US violates international law, devastates and destabilizes other countries, and then terrorizes the refugees and immigrants we create through our foreign policy.
Trump’s actions in Venezuela are reckless & horrifying, and make everyone— in DC, across the country, and abroad — less safe.
Trump’s actions in Venezuela are reckless & horrifying, and make everyone— in DC, across the country, and abroad — less safe.
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What's in for 2026? Canvass to elect committed socialists like @aparnafordc.bsky.social and @idcrooms.bsky.social to public office + sign up to read together for collective liberation! Swipe through for a preview of our first Weekly Update newsletter of the year and visit our linktree for more.(1/4)
January 2, 2026 at 4:37 PM
What's in for 2026? Canvass to elect committed socialists like @aparnafordc.bsky.social and @idcrooms.bsky.social to public office + sign up to read together for collective liberation! Swipe through for a preview of our first Weekly Update newsletter of the year and visit our linktree for more.(1/4)
Happy New Year! ✨❄️ May this year bring a better DC that works for all of us.
In the face of unrelenting attacks against DC in 2025, our community’s incredible organizing and solidarity with each other have been a constant reminder of what we’re fighting for. On to 2026!
In the face of unrelenting attacks against DC in 2025, our community’s incredible organizing and solidarity with each other have been a constant reminder of what we’re fighting for. On to 2026!
January 1, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Happy New Year! ✨❄️ May this year bring a better DC that works for all of us.
In the face of unrelenting attacks against DC in 2025, our community’s incredible organizing and solidarity with each other have been a constant reminder of what we’re fighting for. On to 2026!
In the face of unrelenting attacks against DC in 2025, our community’s incredible organizing and solidarity with each other have been a constant reminder of what we’re fighting for. On to 2026!
We can afford to dream. As we get ready to ring in the new year, imagine what a better Ward 1 and DC look like.
Donate by midnight to support our fight for a brighter, more affordable DC and meet our goal of raising $2,026 by 2026. We’re almost there! ✨
secure.actblue.com/donate/aparn...
Donate by midnight to support our fight for a brighter, more affordable DC and meet our goal of raising $2,026 by 2026. We’re almost there! ✨
secure.actblue.com/donate/aparn...
December 31, 2025 at 3:23 PM
We can afford to dream. As we get ready to ring in the new year, imagine what a better Ward 1 and DC look like.
Donate by midnight to support our fight for a brighter, more affordable DC and meet our goal of raising $2,026 by 2026. We’re almost there! ✨
secure.actblue.com/donate/aparn...
Donate by midnight to support our fight for a brighter, more affordable DC and meet our goal of raising $2,026 by 2026. We’re almost there! ✨
secure.actblue.com/donate/aparn...
Whether your family’s been in DC for generations or you recently moved here, we’ve all been affected by the Trump administration.
December 30, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Whether your family’s been in DC for generations or you recently moved here, we’ve all been affected by the Trump administration.
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South Tucson Mayor Roxy Valenzuela rejects calls to increase policing as a response to rising homelessness.
“Sometimes the best people to offer those resources are not the cops — it can be a community member or a clinician,” she says.
“Sometimes the best people to offer those resources are not the cops — it can be a community member or a clinician,” she says.
Facing Arizona’s Crackdown on Homelessness, Two Cities Offer Different Responses
State intervention has led Tucson to ramp up sweeps and pass harsh new policies. Officials in the small town of South Tucson have emphasized support and services, even as they face blowback.
boltsmag.org
December 30, 2025 at 1:00 AM
South Tucson Mayor Roxy Valenzuela rejects calls to increase policing as a response to rising homelessness.
“Sometimes the best people to offer those resources are not the cops — it can be a community member or a clinician,” she says.
“Sometimes the best people to offer those resources are not the cops — it can be a community member or a clinician,” she says.
No matter where you're looking to go in the year ahead, we all rely on transit infrastructure to get us there.
That’s why in 2026 I'm resolving to fight for fast and affordable transit for all. Donate to make sure we can get there. Together.
secure.actblue.com/donate/aparn...
That’s why in 2026 I'm resolving to fight for fast and affordable transit for all. Donate to make sure we can get there. Together.
secure.actblue.com/donate/aparn...
December 29, 2025 at 11:46 PM
No matter where you're looking to go in the year ahead, we all rely on transit infrastructure to get us there.
That’s why in 2026 I'm resolving to fight for fast and affordable transit for all. Donate to make sure we can get there. Together.
secure.actblue.com/donate/aparn...
That’s why in 2026 I'm resolving to fight for fast and affordable transit for all. Donate to make sure we can get there. Together.
secure.actblue.com/donate/aparn...
As a proud union member, I know how a living wage, strong benefits, and workplace protections can transform lives.
No one in DC should have to work multiple jobs to make ends meet.
Help us take the fight for the working class to the Wilson Building: secure.actblue.com/donate/aparn...
No one in DC should have to work multiple jobs to make ends meet.
Help us take the fight for the working class to the Wilson Building: secure.actblue.com/donate/aparn...
December 27, 2025 at 3:14 PM
As a proud union member, I know how a living wage, strong benefits, and workplace protections can transform lives.
No one in DC should have to work multiple jobs to make ends meet.
Help us take the fight for the working class to the Wilson Building: secure.actblue.com/donate/aparn...
No one in DC should have to work multiple jobs to make ends meet.
Help us take the fight for the working class to the Wilson Building: secure.actblue.com/donate/aparn...
Parents & caregivers shouldn’t have to put their careers on hold or move out of DC because they can’t afford childcare. I’m fighting for free, universal childcare because working families deserve more—but we need your help to make it happen.
Donate today: secure.actblue.com/donate/aparn...
Donate today: secure.actblue.com/donate/aparn...
December 26, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Parents & caregivers shouldn’t have to put their careers on hold or move out of DC because they can’t afford childcare. I’m fighting for free, universal childcare because working families deserve more—but we need your help to make it happen.
Donate today: secure.actblue.com/donate/aparn...
Donate today: secure.actblue.com/donate/aparn...
Wishing a joyous start to Kwanzaa to all our Ward 1 neighbors who are celebrating and honoring their heritage 🖤❤️💚
I hope you and your loved ones enjoy a week filled with unity, strength in community, and hope.
I hope you and your loved ones enjoy a week filled with unity, strength in community, and hope.
December 26, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Wishing a joyous start to Kwanzaa to all our Ward 1 neighbors who are celebrating and honoring their heritage 🖤❤️💚
I hope you and your loved ones enjoy a week filled with unity, strength in community, and hope.
I hope you and your loved ones enjoy a week filled with unity, strength in community, and hope.
Merry Christmas from my family to yours, wherever you may be. This year, we’re bundled up visiting my husband’s family in Chicago (feat. Santa Frank).
However you’re spending the day, I’m hoping you find moments of peace, joy, and warmth this holiday season. 🎄💜
However you’re spending the day, I’m hoping you find moments of peace, joy, and warmth this holiday season. 🎄💜
December 25, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Merry Christmas from my family to yours, wherever you may be. This year, we’re bundled up visiting my husband’s family in Chicago (feat. Santa Frank).
However you’re spending the day, I’m hoping you find moments of peace, joy, and warmth this holiday season. 🎄💜
However you’re spending the day, I’m hoping you find moments of peace, joy, and warmth this holiday season. 🎄💜
On this day 52 years ago, the Home Rule Act was signed into law – won through generations of resistance and organizing by DC residents.
Today, with DC autonomy under unprecedented attack, the fight for DC statehood must continue until we win. wamu.org/story/25/05/...
Today, with DC autonomy under unprecedented attack, the fight for DC statehood must continue until we win. wamu.org/story/25/05/...
How D.C.'s history leaves Home Rule vulnerable to federal interference
President Trump and some members of Congress have openly debated revoking Home Rule for the District of Columbia. The right for D.C. residents to self-govern isn’t enshrined in the Constitution. WAMU ...
wamu.org
December 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
On this day 52 years ago, the Home Rule Act was signed into law – won through generations of resistance and organizing by DC residents.
Today, with DC autonomy under unprecedented attack, the fight for DC statehood must continue until we win. wamu.org/story/25/05/...
Today, with DC autonomy under unprecedented attack, the fight for DC statehood must continue until we win. wamu.org/story/25/05/...
This winter has been cold – but our commitment to keeping neighbors housed is stronger than ever. Rent caps in 2026 mean stability and dignity. Pitch in today to help us fight for them. 💖
secure.actblue.com/donate/aparn...
secure.actblue.com/donate/aparn...
December 23, 2025 at 1:50 PM
This winter has been cold – but our commitment to keeping neighbors housed is stronger than ever. Rent caps in 2026 mean stability and dignity. Pitch in today to help us fight for them. 💖
secure.actblue.com/donate/aparn...
secure.actblue.com/donate/aparn...
2026 is coming fast – and the June primary will be here before we know it That’s why we are kicking off our end-of-year fundraiser with a simple goal: raise $2,026 by 2026 💜🩷🧡
Donate today and help us head into the new year strong and ready to fight ✊
secure.actblue.com/donate/aparn...
Donate today and help us head into the new year strong and ready to fight ✊
secure.actblue.com/donate/aparn...
December 22, 2025 at 11:24 PM
2026 is coming fast – and the June primary will be here before we know it That’s why we are kicking off our end-of-year fundraiser with a simple goal: raise $2,026 by 2026 💜🩷🧡
Donate today and help us head into the new year strong and ready to fight ✊
secure.actblue.com/donate/aparn...
Donate today and help us head into the new year strong and ready to fight ✊
secure.actblue.com/donate/aparn...
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especially in the dark hours we need to remember that we are going to win
Worth noting, I guess, that inside of a year we've gone from administration officials taking selfies of themselves at CECOT and bragging about how it's hell on earth to now getting their horrible little media worms to kill stories about it
December 22, 2025 at 1:39 PM
especially in the dark hours we need to remember that we are going to win
It’s been a hard year, but in 2026 we’ll have the opportunity to create a Ward 1 that works for us. We’re trying to raise $2,026 from DC donors by 2026 to make that possible. 💜
Help us head into the new year ready to fight ✊🏾
secure.actblue.com/donate/aparn...
Help us head into the new year ready to fight ✊🏾
secure.actblue.com/donate/aparn...
December 21, 2025 at 11:38 PM
It’s been a hard year, but in 2026 we’ll have the opportunity to create a Ward 1 that works for us. We’re trying to raise $2,026 from DC donors by 2026 to make that possible. 💜
Help us head into the new year ready to fight ✊🏾
secure.actblue.com/donate/aparn...
Help us head into the new year ready to fight ✊🏾
secure.actblue.com/donate/aparn...
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MDC DSA is excited to announce that we have endorsed the former Chair of our chapter, Aparna Raj, for Ward 1 DC Council! Follow them @aparnafordc.bsky.social to keep up with the campaign and watch for upcoming canvasses and events!
December 18, 2025 at 3:24 PM
MDC DSA is excited to announce that we have endorsed the former Chair of our chapter, Aparna Raj, for Ward 1 DC Council! Follow them @aparnafordc.bsky.social to keep up with the campaign and watch for upcoming canvasses and events!
.@mdcdsa.org made me the organizer I am today.🌹✊🏾
During Trump's first term, DSA gave me hope that a better world was still possible. That hope guides my campaign for a Ward 1 with rent caps, free childcare, union jobs, and everything we need for a life of dignity and joy.
During Trump's first term, DSA gave me hope that a better world was still possible. That hope guides my campaign for a Ward 1 with rent caps, free childcare, union jobs, and everything we need for a life of dignity and joy.
December 18, 2025 at 1:41 PM
.@mdcdsa.org made me the organizer I am today.🌹✊🏾
During Trump's first term, DSA gave me hope that a better world was still possible. That hope guides my campaign for a Ward 1 with rent caps, free childcare, union jobs, and everything we need for a life of dignity and joy.
During Trump's first term, DSA gave me hope that a better world was still possible. That hope guides my campaign for a Ward 1 with rent caps, free childcare, union jobs, and everything we need for a life of dignity and joy.
On Monday we started the night at a house party (and lit a candle for the second night of Hanukkah!) and then made it to the tail end of the @stonewalldems51.bsky.social holiday party at Ward 1 LGBTQ+ spot Spark Social 🌈❄️
December 17, 2025 at 3:59 PM
On Monday we started the night at a house party (and lit a candle for the second night of Hanukkah!) and then made it to the tail end of the @stonewalldems51.bsky.social holiday party at Ward 1 LGBTQ+ spot Spark Social 🌈❄️
To all who begin celebrating tonight, Hanukkah Sameach! May this season of light remind us of our shared resilience and the strength we find in solidarity and community 🕎
December 14, 2025 at 8:33 PM
To all who begin celebrating tonight, Hanukkah Sameach! May this season of light remind us of our shared resilience and the strength we find in solidarity and community 🕎
So many holiday events this past week! ☃️
On Wednesday, a fundraiser at Suns Cinema with wines by Alexya Brown and food by Chef Gerald 🍷🌭
And on Friday, Gen Union’s holiday party where I was so happy to speak to other union members and staffers about our pro-labor campaign 💪🏾
On Wednesday, a fundraiser at Suns Cinema with wines by Alexya Brown and food by Chef Gerald 🍷🌭
And on Friday, Gen Union’s holiday party where I was so happy to speak to other union members and staffers about our pro-labor campaign 💪🏾
December 14, 2025 at 2:05 PM
So many holiday events this past week! ☃️
On Wednesday, a fundraiser at Suns Cinema with wines by Alexya Brown and food by Chef Gerald 🍷🌭
And on Friday, Gen Union’s holiday party where I was so happy to speak to other union members and staffers about our pro-labor campaign 💪🏾
On Wednesday, a fundraiser at Suns Cinema with wines by Alexya Brown and food by Chef Gerald 🍷🌭
And on Friday, Gen Union’s holiday party where I was so happy to speak to other union members and staffers about our pro-labor campaign 💪🏾
Our last two canvasses of the year are THIS WEEKEND! 🚪☃️
Join us in Adams Morgan on Saturday or Mount Pleasant on Sunday to meet Aparna, talk to neighbors about the campaign, and hang out after!
www.mobilize.us/aparnafordc/
Join us in Adams Morgan on Saturday or Mount Pleasant on Sunday to meet Aparna, talk to neighbors about the campaign, and hang out after!
www.mobilize.us/aparnafordc/
December 12, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Our last two canvasses of the year are THIS WEEKEND! 🚪☃️
Join us in Adams Morgan on Saturday or Mount Pleasant on Sunday to meet Aparna, talk to neighbors about the campaign, and hang out after!
www.mobilize.us/aparnafordc/
Join us in Adams Morgan on Saturday or Mount Pleasant on Sunday to meet Aparna, talk to neighbors about the campaign, and hang out after!
www.mobilize.us/aparnafordc/