Personal Statement

The most important issue to me is wealth inequality. Tulsa is divided between North Tulsa and South Tulsa. North Tulsa is predominantly working class, and their education, infrastructure, and housing have been neglected. At the same time, the city government concentrates community projects in South Tulsa where upper-class residents tend to live. The one thing I can do is be a small part of a bigger collective organism like the Terence Crutcher Foundation, that actively fights to reduce racial and wealth inequality, in part by giving power to the people of North Tulsa through the Community Walks. Through these walks, volunteers canvas neighborhoods, asking the residents what issues matter most. Once their responses have been compiled, the Terence Crutcher Foundation can propose policies that respond to the needs of the community. Another way that I work to address wealth inequality in Tulsa is by volunteering with organizations such as DSA Green County and Cooperation Tulsa to create worker solidarity and create a community garden and center. Overall, my mission is to make life easier for working class people in my community.