Cascade Party Event for Antony Barran.
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Cascade Party hosted an event in Vancouver for Antony Barran’s campaign for US House in the 3rd District. Forty people attended the Cascade Bar and Grill to hear Barran.
Party Chair Krist Novoselić introduced Barran. “We’re avoiding the terms ‘centrist’ and ‘moderate’”, said Novoselić. “We’re a nonconformist party”, he added. “Cascade is not conforming to the dominant narratives.”
Novoselić shared how the goal of Cascade is to empower people. One way is through our party structure which uses an innovative form of social media. "Our party’s HumHub resembles FaceBook, but it’s totally independent. We don’t track or sell user information to advertisers, or feed that data into AI algorithms. Instead, Cascade Party members are empowered by engaging our social media." Novoselić said, “It’s about using technology as a way for our group to express shared needs and values.”
One way we express our values is through the public ballot in elections. This led to Antony Barran taking the stage.
Barran spoke about the widening gap in Southwest Washington: incomes up 14 percent over five years while housing costs rose 52 percent.
“Home affordability is fundamentally about income relative to housing prices, and stable, higher-paying jobs are necessary for people to keep ahead.”
Barran then shared how last week he organized a meeting with local officials. Barran invited two multi-billion-dollar private equity fund leaders to explain what it takes to attract investment for infrastructure, buildings, warehouses and light industrial development. One investor had funded a $50M project in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, projected to bring 350 direct jobs plus 500 ancillary jobs which pay 25–40% above average local income.
Antony Barran’s goal, elected or not, is to bring $10B of investment into Southwest Washington to keep youth local, enable home affordability and create the economic conditions where people no longer have to worry.
“How do we build a place where one of our biggest exports isn’t 18 to 30 year olds, who are seeking opportunities elsewhere?” Barran also said, “You should be able to afford to buy your own home before the age of forty.”
Antony Barran's campaign for U.S. House in the 3rd district is about building economic opportunity.
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