Tanbir Chowdhury

ANNOUNCEMENT: PV Endorsement Process TLDR ~ Effective immediately, no candidates will receive any endorsement from Progressive Victory during a primary unless they are committed to defending Ukraine against Russian imperial occupation by providing both humanitarian and defensive aid to Ukraine.
 Progressive Victory has always been committed to pushing a political agenda that would defend the sovereignty of all people against unjust imperial interests. In January, we relaunched our endorsement process and created an additional tier of endorsement for candidates willing to take #PV_Pledge. In the pledge, we included language reflecting our commitment to organizing for candidates willing to take a stand in support of both Palestine and Ukraine. In our attempt to create flexibility for candidates, we created a loophole where it would be possible for candidates to receive a PV Pledge endorsement while holding views on Ukraine that are self-evidently disqualifying. To remedy this, we are announcing that moving forward, we will be rejecting all PV Pledge submissions from candidates not willing to vote to send humanitarian aid and defensive rearmaments to Ukraine. The ethnic cleansing of Ukraine by Russia is not something we are willing to compromise on, and we thank @DylanBurnsTV and @TrackUkraine for setting us straight and reminding us that values only count for so much if not properly enforced. As a result, we are taking this one step further. Moving forward, we will not be endorsing any primary candidates who won’t commit themselves to defending the sovereignty of Ukraine, even including candidates not invited to take the pledge. Defending Ukrainians against Russian imperialism is equally as mandatory for progressives as defending Palestinians from Israeli/American imperialism. Thank You Dylan, -BGL