American socialist political candidate, activist and poet
Sunil Freeman (active 1989-present) is an American socialist political candidate, activist, and poet who was the Party for Socialism and Liberation nominee for vice-president in the 2020 Presidential election.[1][2] Freeman is the Assistant Director of The Writer's Center in Bethesda, Maryland.[3]
Early life and career
Freeman was born to Flora Navita, an Indian teacher working at a refugee camp in Varanasi, and Charles Freeman, an American who visited India as part of an American peace group in Raleigh, North Carolina.[3][4] Accourding to Sunil, his mother retained her Indian citizenship and was raised in New Delhi, where she attended Isabel Thoburn College.[4] Freeman grew up in Maryland outside of Washington, D.C., and both of his parents strongly opposed the Vietnam War.[5][6]
During the 1980s, he worked for The Washington Post as a critic.[7] As of 2010, Freedman is the Assistant Director of The Writer's Center in Bethesda, Maryland.[3]
Activism and political candidacy
He joined the Party for Socialism and Liberation in 2005 after becoming an organizer with the ANSWER Coalition in the anti-Iraq War movement.[5][8] He also took part in opposition to the Cuba Embargo and against sanctions levied by the US against multiple foreign nations.[9]
2020 Vice-Presidential Campaign
Freeman joined the Party for Socialism and Liberation ticket in replacement of Leonard Peltier, who was experiencing health issues.[10][11] The ticket obtained no electoral votes in the election, and a total of 85,623 nationally, or about 0.05% of the total, being sixth most voted candidate, after Rocky de la Fuente, and ahead of Kanye West.[12][13]
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