John Thompson Parker

John Parker is a long-time socialist, activist, anti-war and anti-racist organizer. He is the founder of the Harriet Tubman Center for Social Justice, and a leader in the Socialist Unity Party. He is running for U.S. Congress in the 37th District that incorporates much of South Los Angeles, and will be on the ballot as a Peace and Freedom Party candidate. Parker isn't asking for reforms.

"What we need is a whole new system. Racism, war, poverty and the destruction of the planet are built in to capitalism."

John Parker has been centering his campaign so far on stopping the mass killings in Gaza, and ending US supply of weapons being used by the Netanyahu government to kill tens of thousands of innocent civilians, including thousands of children.