National CAPACD Responds to the 2024 Election Results

At National CAPACD, we are processing the Election Day results, experiencing grief and deep disappointment about the state of our country and the choice it made on Tuesday. These results have made clear that voters in this country are deeply unhappy with the status quo and are looking for change. In turn, the elected leadership exploited this malaise, engaging in a political strategy centered on disinformation and fearmongering. 

As we plan for a collective response, many of our coalition members are already fielding questions about how this new Administration and Congress will impact those most marginalized in our communities. Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities, as well as other communities of color and immigrant communities, are still recovering from the harms of the previous Trump Administration’s policies and rhetoric. We know there are challenging times ahead.

Our mandate for the next four years and beyond is clear: we need to mobilize, more urgently than ever, to challenge harmful narratives and advocate for meaningful solutions that address the housing and economic crisis. Thankfully, we are not in the same place we were eight years ago. Over the last eight years, we have strengthened our resilience during crises and built deep connections and trust with one another in the moments in between. We have developed resources, infrastructure, and coalitions that have grown our collective power, and we must approach the next four years as an opportunity to demonstrate and deepen this collective power to support, protect, and empower our communities and neighborhoods.

Regardless of the crisis at hand or the Administration in power, National CAPACD’s mission and values remain the same. We will continue to strengthen our coalition and work in solidarity with our national partners, unwavering in our commitment to our communities, steady in our hope, and centered in deep care for one another. 

We owe this to low-income Asian American communities. We owe this to Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities.
We owe this to undocumented immigrant communities.
We owe this to Black and Latinx communities.
We owe this to Arab and Muslim communities.
We owe this to LGBTQIA+ communities.
We owe this to communities whose reproductive rights are challenged.
We owe this to houseless and underhoused communities.
We owe this to all whose humanity has been undermined by leaders meant to support and protect them.
We owe this to our ancestors, from whom we have inherited this movement, and to the next generation, for whom we continue to grow this movement.

And before we look too far ahead, it is important to pause and thank those who worked tirelessly and relentlessly during this election cycle to ensure the voices of our communities are heard. We will not allow despair to diminish the powerful work community-based organizations do to mobilize our communities and enact real, meaningful change in local and state ballots. 

This work is deeply personal, and the last few months have been really hard. We encourage you to extend grace and softness toward yourself and your community. We have always been and will always be in this movement for justice and joy together.