Marleine Bastien at a campaign launch event Friday./Johania Charles for The Miami Times
The longtime activist and social worker, known for leading anti-gentrification rallies and pushing for the extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Miamiâs immigrant families, said she is grooming young leaders to staff FANM during her campaign. Wallace Aristide, principal of Northwestern Senior High School, gives an acceptance speech after receiving the 2020 Leonard Miller Principal Leadership Award./Alberto Carvalho via Twitter
Bastien, one of seven residents who submitted qualifying documents for the county commission seat, joins a growing list of candidates that includes the well-respected principal of Northwestern Senior High School, Wallace Aristide, who is already garnering much support from the community.
Haitian community stakeholders including Marleine Bastien, executive director of Family Action Network Movement; Sandy Dorsainvil, managing director for the Little Haiti Cultural Complex; and Leonie M. Hermantin, of Concerned Leaders of Little Haiti, listen and react to remarks made during a news conference concerning development in Little Haiti.
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