Bobby Nichols For Tempe

This Juneteenth, we celebrate the defeat of chattel slavery in America and reflect on the ever-present need to proactively destroy and continually deter all forms of institutional racism, injustice, and exploitation.

Even after the union army and slave-led plantation work stoppages defeated the forces of slavery in our civil war, that evil institution did not quietly fall away. Instead of admitting defeat, the wealthy owners of remote Texas desperately clutched at their system of exploitation, refusing to acknowledge the new reality until June 19th, 1865, when Major General Gordon Granger and 2,000 union soldiers began to enforce emancipation in the former Confederate state.

That conflict between the progressive forces of justice and the reactionary institutions of mass exploitation has echoed through the following decades. From reconstruction to desegregation to the civil rights act to today, history has proven that unchecked injustice is not self-solving. We must uproot and destroy it ourselves.

A better world is within our grasp, and through persistent, direct, and collective action, we will win that world together.

Happy Juneteenth Tempe,
Bobby Nichols
City Councilmember-elect

Happy Pride, Tempe! 🏳️‍🌈

One month is not nearly enough time to celebrate the incredible LGBTQIA+ residents of Tempe.

Through student activist groups like Free Spirit (now the ASU Rainbow Coalition) and inclusive third spaces like Brick Road Coffee, Tempe's q***r and trans community has spent decades proudly defending LGBTQIA+ rights in Arizona.

It is a great honor to serve our q***r and transgender residents, and I am committed to always advancing the fight for diversity, equity, and inclusion in our city.

No mother should ever be forced to choose between being separated from her child or bringing him with her into a horrific detention center. This story encapsulates the cruelty and pain that families face at the hands of ICE.

Thank you to the Tempe students and parents who are bravely speaking out and to everyone organizing against ICE's brutality. As elected officials, it's up to us to use every tool we can to keep families and communities together.

Please donate to the family here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-free-margoth-erick-maicol-and-dilan

https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/tempe-students-protest-ice-arrest-classmate-outside-school-40670113/

Tempe students protest ICE detention of classmate outside of school ICE arrested Dilan Paredes' mom at a Walmart. She then signed the eighth-grader out of school, where ICE arrested him, too.

Request a free yard sign to thank your Tempe trash truck drivers! June 15-19 is Waste & Recycling Workers Week, and a great opportunity to show your love for those who provide an essential service to Tempe.

Request a free yard sign to show your thanks by completing this online form: https://bit.ly/4dxKnMh

Requests must be submitted before 11:50 p.m. Friday, May 29. One yard sign per household while supplies last.

This Memorial Day, we remember those who have lost their lives while serving the American people. We honor their sacrifice by caring for the loved ones they left behind, providing for their comrades in need, and working to ensure that no future generations are lost in unjust wars.

The ballots are in, the votes have been counted, and, after 10 months of hard work and dedication by more than 300 volunteers and 1,000 donors, it is my incredible honor to announce that WE HAVE WON OUR RACE FOR TEMPE CITY COUNCIL!!

I could not possibly be more grateful for the hundreds of supporters who made this campaign possible! Because of you, Tempe will have a dedicated champion for affordability, accessibility, transparency, and accountability!

I need to thank my incredible campaign management team, Mikah Dyer (campaign manager), Ryan Cutter (comms director), Mandy Everett (field director), Gabriel Escudero (canvassing expert) Taryn Beldt (engagement director), Ian Vizcay (technical director), Ramona Tjalas (campaign video producer), David Blakeman and Carlos Solis (campaign photographers), and Emily Kirkland (Phoenix-metro DSA co-chair). Your commitment to this campaign and dedication to our movement give me so much hope for the future of Tempe, Arizona, and America. From the bottom of my heart, thank you.

Most of my team worked for free, but I want to thank them with gifts and bonuses! If you want to show your appreciation for the amazing team that made this winning campaign possible, please make a contribution to our Victory Fund today! The maximum donation is still $650 per person, BUT the limits have finally reset, so if you hit that maximum during the campaign, you can now donate again!

To everyone who donates to help me thank my incredible team, thank you so much. Your donations made this campaign possible, and your continued support will allow me to celebrate the amazing individuals who gave so much of their time and energy to win this race!

You can donate to our Victory Fund at this link:

https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bobby4tempe

Congratulations to council-member elect Bobby Nichols and Brooke St. George on winning the Tempe City Council election!!