Introduction: Sahba Azarli

What's up everyone, 

I'm Sahba and I will be one of your vice chairs for the Third World Liberation Front at BMUN 72! I'm really excited to be working with a committee topic that centers around a very important theme for me -- coalition building among communities of color in pursuit of collective advancement. 

A bit about myself: I'm a fourth year student here at Cal studying political science and public policy. Some of my academic and professional interests include labor policy, democratic backsliding, and the effects of late-stage capitalism. Much of my professional experience is based in community and worker organizing for various unions and labor organizations; currently, I'm interning with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU 521), mobilizing healthcare workers and others around the Bay area to expand upon their bargaining capabilities. 

This is my first (and only-- rip) year in BMUN and also my first time chairing a committee so I'm excited! Hopefully this can ease some of your anxieties coming into committee, and help contribute to the creation of an academically fruitful, intense, yet inclusive environment for us all. 

Outside of academic and professional spheres, you'll find me hiking the Berkeley fire trails, exploring niche nature spots, skating around town/pissing off every car, and hanging out with my cat. I also love thrifts and playing video games when I have the time. Anyhow, I'm really excited to engage with this committee topic and all of you! If y'all have any questions or just want to say hi before we officially meet you, reach out to me here --> sazarli@bmun.org 

In solidarity, 

Sahba Azarli  


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