BOSTON, MA—Jetpac, a Cambridge based Muslim civic organization, and New England’s largest mosque are holding a candidate forum for the Massachusetts’ 7th Congressional District Primary campaign. But only the challenger will be in attendance. Incumbent Representative Michael Capuano. Image courtesy of his campaign website. Boston City Councilor (at-large) Ayanna Pressley. Image courtesy of her campaign ...
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The Muslim Ban: Laws and Policies Should Represent Us All
It starts on the campaign trail, then at the ballot box. Our country’s history reached a terrifying new low this week as President Trump and his administration live out their campaign promises to expel Latinx immigrants and ban Muslims from entering the U.S. With the heart wrenching images of children being separated from their families ...
Jetpac Youth Knockathon
20 Jul 2019 In Event By Shaun Kennedy Jetpac at the AMCC & Dinar Standard Roundtable American Muslim Social Entrepreneurship — A Strategy Building Session Last week Jetpac was honored to attend the American Muslim Consumer Consortium's "Muslim Entrepreneurs for Social Good" Strategy Setting Roundtable, hosted in partnership with DinarStandard. This full day event, held ...
Molly LaFlesh Joins the Jetpac Team
Welcome Molly! With increasing numbers of American Muslims running for office, Jetpac’s work is ramping up. We welcome Molly LaFlesh to the team at this key moment. A longtime Jetpac volunteer, you may know Molly as Nadeem Mazen’s assistant for the past eighteen months. She joins us as our first-ever Program, Development, and Events Coordinator. …
Jetpac Fellows in Local Elections!
Local elections across the country were held on November 7th, and Jetpac was proud to have five Fellows and allied organizers running for office in these important elections. After knocking over 20,000 doors, Jetpac Fellowship Advisor Sumbul Siddiqui won in her first-ever run for Cambridge, MA City Council. Sumbul was elected entirely from “first choice” …
A Jetpac Fellow and Advisor at the Top of their Ballots
Sumbul Siddiqui, City Councillor-Elect (Cambridge, MA): A well-qualified candidate with extensive experience, Sumbul Siddiqui immigrated to Cambridge, MA from Pakistan when she was two years old. She benefitted from Cambridge affordable housing programs, went on to get a law degree, and came back home to help her community. A first time political candidate, Sumbul worked …
Jetpac’s Growing Team
Suzan El-Rayess joins the Jetpac team! The Jetpac team is growing! We are excited to announce Suzan El-Rayess has joined Jetpac as Director of Operations, Strategy & Development. Suzan comes to Jetpac with a career in public-sector leadership, having served as an advisor to multiple candidates and elected officials at the City and State levels. …
Jetpac’s Shaun Kennedy joins American Muslim Democratic Caucus Advisory Board
Founded in 2008, the American Muslim Democratic Caucus (AMDC) is a national-level political organization working to enhance the meaningful participation of all American Muslims in the electoral process through its network of thirteen state-level chapters. Jetpac Executive Director and Co-Founder Shaun Kennedy was invited to join AMDC. “I’m humbled and excited to be joining the …
Jetpac at New England Muslim Festival
Jetpac was proud to launch a booth at the 2nd Annual New England Muslim Festival last month. The Jetpac Team was there to register voters, educate the community about upcoming ballot initiatives, and recruit new leaders for our Fellowship program. It was a wonderful opportunity to meet new people and spread Jetpac’s mission to the …
Jetpac Fellows Organizing Against Islamophobes
Islamophobic candidates seeking office very often go unnoticed and unchallenged by our community. This week, however, the story was different thanks to a Jetpac Fellow! A few days ago, one of our Jetpac Fellows discovered that Eva Montibello –- a declared Trump supporter and Islamophobe – announced her candidacy for the Democratic party primary in the 3rd …