Touting that she does not aspire to be a career politician and “money in politics is the cancer eating our democracy,” independent candidate for the 33rd Congressional District Marianne Williamson spoke to nearly 50 residents at the Palisades Branch Library on Wednesday, April 16. Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Beverly Hills) is vacating the high-profile seat. The primary election is June 3.
A lifelong Democrat, Williamson said she’s running as an independent because she can’t be confined to one party and that both of the major political machines have a “choke hold” on the American government.
Her strongest stances on issues range from climate change to questioning the use of domestic drones to the high incarceration rate to income inequality and more.
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Williamson has worked as a speaker, author and counselor for 33 years. She founded the Los Angeles non-profit Project Angel Food, a meals-on-wheels program feeding homebound people with AIDS and other life-changing illnesses. She also co-founded The Peace Alliance, based on a campaign to establish a U.S. Department of Peace.
“Why should we do the ‘same old same old’ when sending someone to Washington, sending someone who’s entrenched in the mindset to work within the system?” she asked. “I mean to disrupt that system.”
After the talk, Williamson told the Post she’s passionate about environmental issues affecting the district. “I want to represent the world view of the people of this district,” she said.
Gila Cadry, of Pacific Palisades, said she saw Williamson speak on April 15 at the Sabin Theatre prior to coming to town.
“I want to be a part of the movement,” Cadry said. “I love what she stands for and what work she’s done.”
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