Environmental and Social Justice Activist Attempting
to Get on the Ballot and Run as a Green Party Candidate
In October of 2013, Rev. John Aaron-Baumann appeared on The G-Man Interviews to discuss how he and a coalition Cottonwood ministers were attempting to help Melissa Lawson, a former resident of the state of Texas who relocated to Arizona in 2012. Shortly after her arrival, things immediately began to take a turn for
the worse as result of her inability to find work. Lawson was thrust into poverty and forced to move into a dilapidated bus at a Cottonwood (AZ) junkyard without basic necessities.
The stress and strain of the situation forced her to place her daughter
in temporary foster care.
"Without question, Melissa and others were facing a crisis in the Cottonwood community that was being ignored by the local
media and elected officials at both levels of government when I appeared on your show," said Rev. Baumann. "I was proud to be among the
contingent of ministers from the area that decided to go
public in effort to help."
Approximately 10 days after Rev. Baumann's episode was posted on YouTube, Catholic Charities intervened and helped Lawson obtain an apartment, and she regained full custody of her daughter shortly after.
If you are registered as a member of the Green or Independent Party, you may support Rev. Baumann's bid here.
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