Aparna Raj
@aparnafordc.bsky.social
Running for DC Council, Ward 1 ☝🏾 Union member, tenant organizer, Democratic Socialist. 🌹
A better world is possible! ☀️ aparnafordc.com
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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
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AOC: "It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 senators over $1 million a piece & we're robbing people of their food assistance & healthcare to pay for it. How can we vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people?"
November 12, 2025 at 10:39 PM
AOC: "It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 senators over $1 million a piece & we're robbing people of their food assistance & healthcare to pay for it. How can we vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people?"
Honored to join @afroamcivilwar.org.web.brid.gy this #VeteransDay morning to read the names of Black soldiers who fought for liberation.
We honor all veterans and their legacy as we continue to organize for a country where housing, healthcare, and safety are rights – not privileges.
We honor all veterans and their legacy as we continue to organize for a country where housing, healthcare, and safety are rights – not privileges.
November 11, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Honored to join @afroamcivilwar.org.web.brid.gy this #VeteransDay morning to read the names of Black soldiers who fought for liberation.
We honor all veterans and their legacy as we continue to organize for a country where housing, healthcare, and safety are rights – not privileges.
We honor all veterans and their legacy as we continue to organize for a country where housing, healthcare, and safety are rights – not privileges.
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Tonight was a very bad night.
November 10, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Tonight was a very bad night.
Health care costs will skyrocket, people will lose coverage, and the transfer of wealth from the poor to the ultrarich will continue.
DC has faced the brunt of the shutdown, but federal workers are still resolute in calling on Dems to hold the line. Where is our fight?
DC has faced the brunt of the shutdown, but federal workers are still resolute in calling on Dems to hold the line. Where is our fight?
November 10, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Health care costs will skyrocket, people will lose coverage, and the transfer of wealth from the poor to the ultrarich will continue.
DC has faced the brunt of the shutdown, but federal workers are still resolute in calling on Dems to hold the line. Where is our fight?
DC has faced the brunt of the shutdown, but federal workers are still resolute in calling on Dems to hold the line. Where is our fight?
Our first 1,000+ door day of the campaign! 🚪🍂
Thank you to everyone who came out to canvass in Columbia Heights! We will win a DC and a Ward 1 that works for the people, not for billionaires or developers.
Door by door. Voter by voter.
Thank you to everyone who came out to canvass in Columbia Heights! We will win a DC and a Ward 1 that works for the people, not for billionaires or developers.
Door by door. Voter by voter.
November 10, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Our first 1,000+ door day of the campaign! 🚪🍂
Thank you to everyone who came out to canvass in Columbia Heights! We will win a DC and a Ward 1 that works for the people, not for billionaires or developers.
Door by door. Voter by voter.
Thank you to everyone who came out to canvass in Columbia Heights! We will win a DC and a Ward 1 that works for the people, not for billionaires or developers.
Door by door. Voter by voter.
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First time out for @aparnafordc.bsky.social!
November 9, 2025 at 8:51 PM
First time out for @aparnafordc.bsky.social!
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When starving children as extortion to give rich people more money is your *best* idea, you shouldn’t have any power to affect other people anymore.
November 8, 2025 at 4:33 AM
When starving children as extortion to give rich people more money is your *best* idea, you shouldn’t have any power to affect other people anymore.
So many great conversations and so much fun at our childcare & coffee meetup! 🌈🍂🫧
The average cost of childcare in DC is $22,000 / year per child. If we want to keep families in DC, we need free childcare for every family and better pay for childcare workers.
The average cost of childcare in DC is $22,000 / year per child. If we want to keep families in DC, we need free childcare for every family and better pay for childcare workers.
November 9, 2025 at 12:24 AM
So many great conversations and so much fun at our childcare & coffee meetup! 🌈🍂🫧
The average cost of childcare in DC is $22,000 / year per child. If we want to keep families in DC, we need free childcare for every family and better pay for childcare workers.
The average cost of childcare in DC is $22,000 / year per child. If we want to keep families in DC, we need free childcare for every family and better pay for childcare workers.
Across the country (and in NYC), working class champions are proving that it’s not just possible, but that it’s necessary to fight for people over profit.
Now let’s bring that fight to DC:
secure.actblue.com/donate/aparn...
Now let’s bring that fight to DC:
secure.actblue.com/donate/aparn...
November 5, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Across the country (and in NYC), working class champions are proving that it’s not just possible, but that it’s necessary to fight for people over profit.
Now let’s bring that fight to DC:
secure.actblue.com/donate/aparn...
Now let’s bring that fight to DC:
secure.actblue.com/donate/aparn...
A better world is not just possible, it’s within reach. If we’re willing to organize and fight for it.
November 5, 2025 at 4:34 AM
A better world is not just possible, it’s within reach. If we’re willing to organize and fight for it.
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Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
November 5, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
Yesterday was packed:
🌼 Planted some flowers on Vermont Ave
❤️ Joined the panaderia tour and vigil for those who ICE has abducted
🎶 Talked to neighbors and listened to some great music at Adams Morgan Porchfest!
🌼 Planted some flowers on Vermont Ave
❤️ Joined the panaderia tour and vigil for those who ICE has abducted
🎶 Talked to neighbors and listened to some great music at Adams Morgan Porchfest!
November 2, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Yesterday was packed:
🌼 Planted some flowers on Vermont Ave
❤️ Joined the panaderia tour and vigil for those who ICE has abducted
🎶 Talked to neighbors and listened to some great music at Adams Morgan Porchfest!
🌼 Planted some flowers on Vermont Ave
❤️ Joined the panaderia tour and vigil for those who ICE has abducted
🎶 Talked to neighbors and listened to some great music at Adams Morgan Porchfest!
Last night in Mount Pleasant. 🐼
Hope everyone had a happy and safe Halloween! 🎃👻
Hope everyone had a happy and safe Halloween! 🎃👻
November 1, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Last night in Mount Pleasant. 🐼
Hope everyone had a happy and safe Halloween! 🎃👻
Hope everyone had a happy and safe Halloween! 🎃👻
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“Trust in MPD is broken, and people are afraid to leave their homes and go to work.” — @aparnafordc.bsky.social
October 29, 2025 at 2:01 PM
“Trust in MPD is broken, and people are afraid to leave their homes and go to work.” — @aparnafordc.bsky.social
It is shameful that we have to constantly defend our communities from not just ICE, but from our own mayor.
We deserve leaders who will fight for us and defend sanctuary, not give us up.
We deserve leaders who will fight for us and defend sanctuary, not give us up.
Interesting tidbit: Despite the D.C. Council rejecting @mayorbowser.dc.gov's attempt to repeal the city's sanctuary city law (which limits local cooperation on federal immigration enforcement) over the summer, she pitched the idea to lawmakers again last month.
October 28, 2025 at 8:13 PM
It is shameful that we have to constantly defend our communities from not just ICE, but from our own mayor.
We deserve leaders who will fight for us and defend sanctuary, not give us up.
We deserve leaders who will fight for us and defend sanctuary, not give us up.
Missed our canvass yesterday? Don’t worry, there are tons of opportunities to get involved! 💜💪🔥
Come join us at some point over the next month to meet Aparna, learn more about the campaign, and talk to your neighbors!
Find an event here: mobilize.us/aparnaforDC
Come join us at some point over the next month to meet Aparna, learn more about the campaign, and talk to your neighbors!
Find an event here: mobilize.us/aparnaforDC
October 28, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Missed our canvass yesterday? Don’t worry, there are tons of opportunities to get involved! 💜💪🔥
Come join us at some point over the next month to meet Aparna, learn more about the campaign, and talk to your neighbors!
Find an event here: mobilize.us/aparnaforDC
Come join us at some point over the next month to meet Aparna, learn more about the campaign, and talk to your neighbors!
Find an event here: mobilize.us/aparnaforDC
Thank you to everyone who came out for our FIRST CANVASS EVER! 🚪
Such a beautiful, spooky fall day to talk to voters about how our campaign will fight to lower the cost of living and defend DC, and to hear from people about what they want to see in Ward 1. ✊🏾🍂💀
Such a beautiful, spooky fall day to talk to voters about how our campaign will fight to lower the cost of living and defend DC, and to hear from people about what they want to see in Ward 1. ✊🏾🍂💀
October 26, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Thank you to everyone who came out for our FIRST CANVASS EVER! 🚪
Such a beautiful, spooky fall day to talk to voters about how our campaign will fight to lower the cost of living and defend DC, and to hear from people about what they want to see in Ward 1. ✊🏾🍂💀
Such a beautiful, spooky fall day to talk to voters about how our campaign will fight to lower the cost of living and defend DC, and to hear from people about what they want to see in Ward 1. ✊🏾🍂💀
Had a great time chatting with Champlain Courts tonight! ✌🏾🎃❤️
Co-ops are a huge part of how we maintain affordable housing and make it possible for long term residents to stay in the District.
Co-ops are a huge part of how we maintain affordable housing and make it possible for long term residents to stay in the District.
October 24, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Had a great time chatting with Champlain Courts tonight! ✌🏾🎃❤️
Co-ops are a huge part of how we maintain affordable housing and make it possible for long term residents to stay in the District.
Co-ops are a huge part of how we maintain affordable housing and make it possible for long term residents to stay in the District.
Last night, we had a labor-focused house party! 💕
Working people make DC run, not billionaires, not corporations, and not the Trump administration. As a union member, I will always fight for workers’ right to organize, for protections on the job, and for fair pay & benefits. ✊🏾
Working people make DC run, not billionaires, not corporations, and not the Trump administration. As a union member, I will always fight for workers’ right to organize, for protections on the job, and for fair pay & benefits. ✊🏾
October 23, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Last night, we had a labor-focused house party! 💕
Working people make DC run, not billionaires, not corporations, and not the Trump administration. As a union member, I will always fight for workers’ right to organize, for protections on the job, and for fair pay & benefits. ✊🏾
Working people make DC run, not billionaires, not corporations, and not the Trump administration. As a union member, I will always fight for workers’ right to organize, for protections on the job, and for fair pay & benefits. ✊🏾
As a proud product of public schools, I believe deeply in the value of our public education system.
Today, I am proud to announce my new policy platform, “Good Schools for All.” 📚
Today, I am proud to announce my new policy platform, “Good Schools for All.” 📚
October 23, 2025 at 2:05 PM
As a proud product of public schools, I believe deeply in the value of our public education system.
Today, I am proud to announce my new policy platform, “Good Schools for All.” 📚
Today, I am proud to announce my new policy platform, “Good Schools for All.” 📚
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First it was single family, then it was new builds, now 2-4 units. The single greatest tool we have for preserving affordable housing and building generation wealth. . All sales going forward will be to be venture capital firms and private equity. This major door to homeownership closed.
Lewis George's amendment fails on a 9-4 vote. And thus, the D.C. Council just exempted almost all 2-4 unit buildings in the city from TOPA. (Which wasn't initially included in the underlying RENTAL Act.)
October 21, 2025 at 6:50 PM
First it was single family, then it was new builds, now 2-4 units. The single greatest tool we have for preserving affordable housing and building generation wealth. . All sales going forward will be to be venture capital firms and private equity. This major door to homeownership closed.
If we want to preserve cultural hubs like Scooby Doo in Ward 1, maintain affordable housing, and keep people from getting displaced, we need to guarantee TOPA rights & eviction protections.
I hope the Council adopts @cmlewisgeorgew4.bsky.social's
amendment to the RENTAL Act.
I hope the Council adopts @cmlewisgeorgew4.bsky.social's
amendment to the RENTAL Act.
D.C.’s Scooby Doo Mansion became an arts hub. A sale could change that.
The housemates are fighting to preserve the mansion as a community arts hub, but recent action by the D.C. Council has made them unsure of their tenant rights.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 21, 2025 at 3:31 PM
If we want to preserve cultural hubs like Scooby Doo in Ward 1, maintain affordable housing, and keep people from getting displaced, we need to guarantee TOPA rights & eviction protections.
I hope the Council adopts @cmlewisgeorgew4.bsky.social's
amendment to the RENTAL Act.
I hope the Council adopts @cmlewisgeorgew4.bsky.social's
amendment to the RENTAL Act.
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Today, the Council is voting on a last-minute amendment to the RENTAL Act — one that could strip rights from thousands of tenants living in 2-4 unit buildings.
When we exempted single-family units from TOPA, there was a 7-hour hearing with hundreds testifying. Tenants deserve no less now.
When we exempted single-family units from TOPA, there was a 7-hour hearing with hundreds testifying. Tenants deserve no less now.
October 21, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Today, the Council is voting on a last-minute amendment to the RENTAL Act — one that could strip rights from thousands of tenants living in 2-4 unit buildings.
When we exempted single-family units from TOPA, there was a 7-hour hearing with hundreds testifying. Tenants deserve no less now.
When we exempted single-family units from TOPA, there was a 7-hour hearing with hundreds testifying. Tenants deserve no less now.
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y’all I’m going to be real, the workers at the biggest music venues in DC are trying to unionize
we need IMP the parent company to recognize voluntarily
that won’t happen without noise
please, bluesky, do what u do best
@930club.bsky.social
@theatlantisdc.bsky.social
@theanthemdc.bsky.social
we need IMP the parent company to recognize voluntarily
that won’t happen without noise
please, bluesky, do what u do best
@930club.bsky.social
@theatlantisdc.bsky.social
@theanthemdc.bsky.social
October 21, 2025 at 1:35 AM
y’all I’m going to be real, the workers at the biggest music venues in DC are trying to unionize
we need IMP the parent company to recognize voluntarily
that won’t happen without noise
please, bluesky, do what u do best
@930club.bsky.social
@theatlantisdc.bsky.social
@theanthemdc.bsky.social
we need IMP the parent company to recognize voluntarily
that won’t happen without noise
please, bluesky, do what u do best
@930club.bsky.social
@theatlantisdc.bsky.social
@theanthemdc.bsky.social
Exciting news! Workers in some of the most music venues in DC are organizing for better pay, respect, and working conditions.
Solidarity! I can't wait to see a show or go to an event at a union venue in Ward 1 😊 🎸✊🏾
www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
Solidarity! I can't wait to see a show or go to an event at a union venue in Ward 1 😊 🎸✊🏾
www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
Workers take steps to unionize at four D.C. music venues, including 9:30 Club
Staff members at the Anthem, Lincoln Theatre, the Atlantis and the 9:30 Club presented petitions to production company I.M.P. on Monday. They criticized conditions and wages at the locations.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 21, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Exciting news! Workers in some of the most music venues in DC are organizing for better pay, respect, and working conditions.
Solidarity! I can't wait to see a show or go to an event at a union venue in Ward 1 😊 🎸✊🏾
www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
Solidarity! I can't wait to see a show or go to an event at a union venue in Ward 1 😊 🎸✊🏾
www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...