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SEX AND THE City actress Cynthia Nixon has announced she is to run for the role of Governor of New York.
Nixon describes herself as “a lifelong New Yorker and progressive activist who is running for governor to fight for a better, more equal New York”.
Cynthia hasn’t been bought and paid for by special interests and won’t be accepting any corporate contributions in this campaign. Instead our campaign will be powered by the people.
Rumours had surfaced last week that Nixon, who is an education activist, would challenge current Governor Andrew M Cuomo for the Democratic party nomination.
Cuomo, a Democrat, has been in office since 2011 and has said he wants to seek a third term.
The Governor of New York is the chief executive of the state, the head of the executive branch of its state government and also the commander-in-chief of its military and naval forces.
In an article for CNN earlier this year, the award-winning actress said that President Trump’s first year in office “has been a dark year for many in America”.
For those of us who value equal rights for all, or economic and racial justice, or want to combat climate change, we’ve taken huge steps backwards.
She also said:
That’s why it’s time to take our government back.
Given the current state of the union, taking our country back is going to require all of us everyday people to step up and take action — whether by protesting anti-immigrant policies, organizing for women’s rights, refusing to give polluters our business, demonstrating against police violence, or even taking the leap to run for office ourselves.
The New York gubernatorial election will take place on 6 November 2018. Also declared in the race this year is the former State Senator, Terry Gipson.
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Poor children, how can someone take advantage of them. So young and innocent. Why is the perpetrator of the abuse not being punished. No mention of that.
“Tusla brought an emergency change of foster placement to the attention of the District Court” – wtf?
Social workers should have absolute power to remove a child from care if they suspect any form of abuse.
I prefer if they got it wrong each time than to leave a single child in danger just once!
@Jim Buckley Barrett: Are you also in favour of separating children from their parents at the US/Mexico border until their identifies are confirmed and the authorities are sure the children aren’t bring trafficked? Genuine question.
@Toomasu Sumitsu: I would be in favour of parents not bringing their children to the US/Mexico border and exposing them to such a volatile situation. However, if authorities have to separate children from parents in order to determine the genuine reasons for travel, then it should be done in accordance with policy.
I recently heard a speaker who is a specialist on trafficking in the EU and was horrified to discover that many young and underage individuals are being brought to Ireland and the UK specifically as sex workers or in forced labor situations. Lack of money, English skills and proper documentation makes them particularly vulnerable.
@Rathminder: Don’t you know being against open borders makes you racist though. Asking for documentation is a racist attack.
@Toomasu Sumitsu:
I don’t think Rathminder was asking for documentation but rather pointing out the *lack* of it makes them vulnerable, which is true, apparent statelessness has a negative impact on just about everything, even healthcare. Unaccompanied minors should automatically be given temporary documentation
@Rathminder: remember that there are men in ireland buying these children. And not one sex buyer of under or over 18 year olds has been convicted. Less than 5 have been arrested over the last year.
I saw this because Ruhama have already jumped on the bandwagon of trying to re-exploit these poor kids for their own, totally unrelated, agenda.
Can we not stop finding such self serving wastes of space and allocate the same money to actually helping people, especially disadvantaged kids, instead?
The only thing I can think of to say about Tusla that is fit for polite company is:
“I TOLD YOU SO”.
Tusla are quite happy to leave children to be abused and neglected when it suits their mates. A certain ex Labour minister for housing would know a lot about this
@Colm Lyons:
That is absolutely true…Tusla are nothing but a highly politicised sick joke that uses the lives of vulnerable children as counters in a long running game of power and ambition.
Vulnerable children in Ireland have absolutely nowhere kind, compassionate, caring and dedicated to their best interests to turn in desperation.
Ireland is not a safe place for these, and many other children. Unfortunately we cannot guarantee their safety. We should be able to do better. Even one child trafficked in this manner is a travesty, if there was ever something worth fighting for surely it’s the prevention of sexual exploitation of small children.
It has to be one of the cruellest ironies that these wee children land on this sad rock and the agencies tasked with helping them use them for self-serving political gain, they produce lovely reports, presentations and tears. The abused are abused again by those tasked with saving them, the only ones who benefit are those making money from them, illegally, from donations or government grants.
It’s time we stopped playing politics and either do our damndest to help these children or don’t, but stop the pretense. Without them, all the other agencies wouldn’t have a reason to exist…
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