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Ayah Al-Zubi (she/her)
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Cambridge City Councillor-elect. Democratic Socialist. https://linktr.ee/alzubi
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Thank you to everyone who supported this campaign in big and small ways. Our volunteers were the heartbeat of this campaign.
The election night party, the Andala basement full of beautiful beaming volunteers
November 7, 2025 at 2:48 AM
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thank you ayah, thank you cambridge

-the volunteers
November 6, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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We ran on making Cambridge an affordable and dignified city to live in, and making sure the most vulnerable people are heard. Everyday issues for working people were the driving force behind our campaign, and we will carry their voices into City Hall.
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November 6, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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I am so grateful for everyone who has worked so hard on this campaign. All that work comes down to this. I know from experience that every vote matters. Please text your friends and make sure they have a plan to vote by 8pm!
Morse Elementary School was a destination for a few candidates hoping to get out the vote. Ayah Al-Zubi arrived at 7:00 AM just as polls were beginning to open, with fellow challenger Elizabeth Bisio arriving soon after. “I’m feeling grateful,” Al-Zubi said. “I feel like I’m running on adrenaline, caffeine, and faith.” Al-Zubi was out until 4:00 AM this morning, leaving campaign literature on as many doorsteps as possible. Al-Zubi has led one of the most impressive volunteer efforts this race, with over 100 people working to help her get out the vote. Al-Zubi came in 10th out of the nine available city council seats in the 2023 race. This year, she thinks her odds of making it onto council are better. “Compared to 2023, we’ve doubled to tripled our fundraising. We’ve doubled to tripled our field strategy,” she said. “So we’re putting it all on the line, and we feel like that hopefully will give us the results that we’re looking for.”
November 4, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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I am so grateful for this endorsement from Erin Axelman, the director of @israelismfilm.com. We both know that the only true safety is shared safety, and our fight for dignity is a fight for dignity for ALL.
November 4, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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I am so grateful for the community that we have built through this campaign. My name is on the ballot, but this is about all of us.

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collage of photos of Al-Zubi campaign supporters posing for pictures at events throughout the campaign - a sea of smiling people holding up banners, signs, and campaign lit. In the center, overlaid, is the Al-Zubi for Cambridge City Council campaign logo.
November 4, 2025 at 1:26 AM
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@mikeconnollyma.bsky.social is our OG democratic socialist state rep, and his leadership continues to pave the way for a rising cadre of bold leftist leaders changing the status quo on Beacon Hill. I am so grateful for his support in our race for Cambridge City Council.
Mike Connolly endorses Ayah Al-Zubi Image of Ayah and Mike in front of Cambridge City Hall - Ayah is gesturing toward Mike and mike is pointing at the camera. Both are smiling.
November 1, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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The disastrous lapse in SNAP benefits has put a spotlight on food insecurity — an issue that was already getting worse here, especially with the loss of the Daily Table. But we can fill that void, while giving the grocery chains some healthy competition. It's time for a city-owned grocery store.
October 31, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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Remember: if you're in line for the bike bus, stay in line!
Ayah in a Patrick Star inflatable costume at the Honkoween bike bus, appearing to be in line for something, surrounded by kids and guardians, many in helmets and/or costumes.
October 31, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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Housing is a human right — and should be treated as a public good. Our campaign's vision is to leverage government resources for permanent affordability.
October 29, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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It's true! And if you want to learn how to dance like this too, join us this Sunday at 1 for a special canvass sponsored by our friends at Cambridge For Palestine and the Nahda Project. bit.ly/ayah4pali
Cambridge For Palestine X the Nahda Project Ayah Al-Zubi Dabke Lesson and Canvass Oct 26th 1pm - 4pm University Park Commons 65 Sydney St bit.ly/ayah4pali Collage of multiple photos of Ayah dancing with a dabke troupe
October 21, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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It takes more than one person to change things in a city of almost 120,000. It takes a movement — and that is what we are building.
They’ve popped up all over town – blue and green campaign signs with “Ayah Al-Zubi” emblazoned over the outline of the John Weeks Bridge. While the signs depict only one name, when Al-Zubi talks about her campaign, the word she uses the most is “we.” “We feel like we’re building a new era of politics through our campaign, where we lead with education and empowerment first, and not necessarily the same old politics.”
October 17, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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At the heart of this campaign is a simple idea: everyone deserves dignity. And when we say everyone, we really mean everyone.

That is why I am so honored to accept the #1 endorsement of Cambridge for Palestine.
Ayah carrying a Cambridge for Palestine banner at the Honk parade with the Cambridge and Somerville for Palestine contingent The Cambridge for Palestine Voter Guide Cambridge for Palestine is Endorsing Ayah Al-Zubi #1 for Cambridge City Council Quotes from Ayah's Cambridge for Palestine candidate questionnaire: "Foreign affairs and domestic affairs are inextricably intertwined—the U.S. government and U.S. corporations supply the funds, weapons, and surveillance systems used to carry out this genocide and occupation." "I'd be so excited to work on a Divestment Campaign in 2026"
October 15, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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As we enter the final stretch, I am so grateful for all the groups showing their support and alignment with our values. Huge thanks to @32bjseiu.bsky.social, Our Revolution Cambridge, the Cambridge Residents Alliance, and CIR/SEIU for backing our people-powered campaign.
ENDORSEMENTS ALERT! Image of Ayah surrounded by logos for Our Revolution Cambridge, the Cambridge Residents Alliance, 32BJ SEIU, and CIR/SEIU
October 9, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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Join us this Saturday at 10am for a transportation canvass! Our streets should be interconnected, safe, and vibrant — so all Cambridge residents can move around with dignity. 🚴

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October 7, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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Proud to stand in solidarity with Starbucks workers alongside my DSA comrade @votejivan.bsky.social!

Today was a practice picket… we're just getting started. For now, take the "No Contract, No Coffee" pledge at sbworkersunited.org/take-action / follow @sbworkersunited.org + @bostondsa.org for news!
Ayah outside the Harvard Square Starbucks, holding a sign saying "No Contract? No Coffee!" She is standing with Cambridge City Councilor Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler holding a sign saying "Just Practicing for a Just Contract!" In the background others can be seen holding similar signs.
October 4, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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"Each of these candidates represent the progressive, justice-centered leadership that we believe Cambridge needs right now, Mandy Zhang'27, president of the Harvard College Democrats, said in an interview. "We believe that young people and students have a critical role to play, and we want them engaged," Al-Zubi said. "There's such a powerful role that our young people play in politics, and local politics is no exception to that."
September 30, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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Grateful to the Harvard College Dems for endorsing our campaign!
Endorsement Alert Ayah Al-Zubi for Cambridge City Council Endorsed by Harvard College Democrats
September 30, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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Turns out a lot of people don't even know there is an election coming up. Today we met Patrick, who literally lives under a rock. He was really excited about our plans to make dignified housing affordable for all!

Come join us on a canvass & help get the word out!

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A crew of Cantabridgians posing by the Porter T station with their Ayah lit, excited to go canvassing. One of them is in a big costume of Patrick Star from Spongebob Squarepants. We can neither confirm nor deny that it is Ayah in the costume.
September 27, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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Climate change is happening NOW, which means more flash floods. Cambridge needs to get more proactive in addressing our sewer overflows, which expose residents to dangerous untreated wastewater. I support better infrastructure in Alewife Brook + other climate solutions to address this. #mapoli
September 25, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Shana tova to the Cambridge Jewish community as Rosh Hashanah begins tonight!

In our campaign, we know that Arab, Jewish, and Muslim safety are intertwined EVERYWHERE, and we’re committed to fighting for all of our people in the new year.
September 22, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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Affordability goes to the heart of our values. What kind of Sanctuary City are we, if we force our most vulnerable out? Standing up to Trump is one part of the fight. Keeping our community inclusive, affordable, and dignified is the other.

Make no mistake, these issues are interconnected.
Screenshot from The Harvard Crimson: "Cambridge Police Commissioner Christine A. Elow said that federal immigration agents have contacted CPD six times this year related to enforcement actions. While the department has refused to cooperate due to its sanctuary city laws, ICE has arrested at least one person in Cambridge this year." "'We have to push back against the Trump administration and support our residents, while also advancing on key issues in our city,' Al-Zubi said. 'In our campaign, we believe these two are interconnected.'"
September 21, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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Social housing just makes sense. It creates truly mixed-income communities. It's self sustaining. And it can add hundreds of new homes across the city, including many that are deeply affordable. Projects that are publicly owned & democratically controlled.

www.thecrimson.com/article/2025... #mapoli
Screenshot from The Harvard Crimson: "Challenger Ayah Al-Zubi ’23 has proposed the construction of new social housing in Cambridge, an idea garnering support across the field. Social housing is a form of publicly funded development that includes mixed-income units, some affordable and others even reaching market rate." "'What we would need to do to make that happen is leverage our triple A bond rating and create a revolving loan so that our city can invest directly into housing that we know can sustainably remain affordable,' Al-Zubi said."
September 21, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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A huge thank you to everyone who came out to our Launch Party last Tuesday! It was so empowering to be in community with 150+ people that believe in our vision of a Cambridge that is dignified & affordable for all.

It’s going to take all of this to win a seat in City Hall so join us! votealzubi.com
large excited crowd posing around the stage of a gym/auditorium, with signs and banners that say "dignity for all" "affordability for all" and "cambridge for all", in addition to signs and a banners with ayah al-zubi's name, and a uaw sign
September 3, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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I’m proud to accept the endorsement of @uaw.org Region 9A. I will forever stand in solidarity with the labor movement family as we fight for the dignity of all workers.
Endorsement alert: Endorsed by UAW region 9A MAP CAP Council Image of Ayah Al-Zubi on a green background, with the logos for the UAW and the Al-Zubi campaign Ayah standing with UAW workers Evan MacKay and Siobhan M, who are both holding UAW signs.
August 27, 2025 at 9:44 PM