The New York primaries are quickly approaching -- June 23. To create more visibility and communication, Muslims for Progressive Values (MPV) and Sadhana will be hosting a joint panel featuring progressive South Asian political candidates running for public office in New York City.

Currently, the featured candidates include:

- Joy Chowdhury (D): D-34, State Assembly Member; Queens -- Jackson Heights, Woodside, Elmhurst, Corona
- Richard David (D): D-31, State Assembly Member; Queens -- Edgemere, Arverne, South Ozone Park, and Brookville, Wavecrest, and Wakefield
- Shahana Hanif (D): D-39, City Council Member; Brooklyn -- Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens, Columbia Waterfront, Gowanus, Park Slope, Windsor Terrace, Borough Park, Kensington).
- Suraj Patel (D): NY-12, Congressional Representative; East Side of Manhattan, the Greenpoint section of Brooklyn, western Queens, and Roosevelt Island
- Felicia Singh (D): D-32, City Council Member; Queens -- Belle Harbor, Breezy Point, Broad Channel, Howard Beach, Lindenwood, Neponsit, Ozone Park, Richmond Hill, Rockaway Park, Roxbury, South Ozone Park, West Hamilton Beach, Woodhaven

This forum will be streamed on Facebook Live as well as Zoom.

Moderators will ask candidates questions about their policy ideas. There will be a focus on policing and the criminal legal system, immigration, and economic challenges in the age of Covid-19. Candidates will be encouraged to speak about their personal experiences as South Asian or Indo-Caribbean persons in the United States.

Attendees will also be given time and space to ask the candidates about their positions.

*We should note that because both Sadhana and MPV are 501(c)(3) organizations, we operate entirely as a nonpartisan entity and will not be sponsoring or endorsing any candidates in attendance.*