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Chris Helali
Chris Helali
Born	Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Political orientation	Patriotic socialism
Political party	Party of Communists USA; American Communist Party (2024–)

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Christopher Joseph Helali is a Statesian activist who served as the international secretary of the Party of Communists USA. He is now with the American Communist Party.

Helali was formerly an anarchist and Secretary-Treasurer of the Boston Branch of the IWW in 2016 before being disgraced and accused of embezzlement of organization funds to the amount of $4,510. Zipporah Legarde, Helali’s ex-partner, stated that the two had decided to have a child, but that Helali abandoned her after getting her pregnant and refused to take accountability for the child.^[1] On 2 May 2019, Zipporah wrote a statement explaining that Helali had filed a temporary restraining order against her and had been purposely avoiding child support and paternity papers, noting that his legal actions and emotional abuse jeopardized her safety and warning that those who supported her should not engage with Helali since this might extend the conflict, writing, "we should honor his choice, especially as disobeying puts me in danger of further involvement with the State."^[2]

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↑ https://www.facebook.com/IWWBoston/posts/the-boston-general-membership-branch-of-the-iww-passed-the-following-resolution-/2279028628978513/
↑ Zipporah Legarde (2019-05-02). "Update on Former YPG Heval Christopher Helali" Archived from the original on 2023-07-13.

[1] ttps://www.facebook.com/IWWBoston/posts/the-boston-general-membership-branch-of-the-iww-passed-the-following-resolution-/2279028628978513/

[2] Zipporah Legarde (2019-05-02). "Update on Former YPG Heval Christopher Helali" Archived from the original on 2023-07-13.

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+{{Infobox politician|name=Chris Helali|birth_place=Worcester, [[Massachusetts]], [[United States of America|United States]]|political_line=[[Patriotic socialism]]|political_party=[[Party of Communists USA]]<br>[[American Communist Party]] (2024–)|image=Chris Helali.png}}
-'''Christopher Joseph Helali''' is [[Party of Communists USA|PCUSA]] member who ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent [[Vermont]]. He declared ran in the 2022 legislative election<ref>https://www.chrishelali.com</ref> and was the first [[Communism|communist]] to run in a major U.S. election since 1984.<ref name=":0">{{Web citation|newspaper=[[In Defense of Communism]]|title=2020 Vermont Elections: Communist candidate Chris Helali steals the show at election debate|date=2020-09-23|url=https://www.idcommunism.com/2020/09/2020-vermont-elections-communist-candidate-chris-helali-steals-the-show-at-election-debate.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221115145525/https://www.idcommunism.com/2020/09/2020-vermont-elections-communist-candidate-chris-helali-steals-the-show-at-election-debate.html|archive-date=2022-11-15|retrieved=2022-11-23}}</ref> The [[United States Department of Homeland Security|Department of Homeland Security]] targeted him because of his connections to [[Antifa]] and his experience fighting against [[Islamic State|ISIS]] in [[Syrian Arab Republic|Syria]].<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=[[In Defense of Communism]]|title=Meet Christopher Helali: The Communist from Vermont who runs for U.S. Congress|date=2020-08-12|url=http://www.idcommunism.com/2020/08/meet-christopher-helali-communist-from-vermont-who-run-for-us-congress.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221115151315/http://www.idcommunism.com/2020/08/meet-christopher-helali-communist-from-vermont-who-run-for-us-congress.html|archive-date=2022-11-15|retrieved=2022-11-23}}</ref>
+'''Christopher Joseph Helali''' is a Statesian activist who served as the international secretary of the [[Party of Communists USA]]. He is now with the [[American Communist Party]].
-== Political positions ==
+Helali was formerly an [[Anarchism|anarchist]] and Secretary-Treasurer of the Boston Branch of the [[Industrial Workers of the World|IWW]] in 2016 before being disgraced and accused of embezzlement of organization funds to the amount of $4,510. Zipporah Legarde, Helali’s ex-partner, stated that the two had decided to have a child, but that Helali abandoned her after getting her pregnant and refused to take accountability for the child.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/IWWBoston/posts/the-boston-general-membership-branch-of-the-iww-passed-the-following-resolution-/2279028628978513/</ref> On 2 May 2019, Zipporah wrote a statement explaining that Helali had filed a temporary restraining order against her and had been purposely avoiding child support and paternity papers, noting that his legal actions and emotional abuse jeopardized her safety and warning that those who supported her should not engage with Helali since this might extend the conflict, writing, "we should honor his choice, especially as disobeying puts me in danger of further involvement with the State."<ref>{{Web citation|author=Zipporah Legarde|title=Update on Former YPG Heval Christopher Helali|date=2019-05-02|url=https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MoZo58Lnm6_qwV8MixDKXLXn1MFhhPgNeHxhZG4iFRU|archive-url=https://pdfhost.io/v/ClUNqf9fJ_Update_on_Former_YPG_Heval_Christopher_Helali|archive-date=2023-07-13}}</ref>
-=== Domestic policy ===
-Helali called for nationalizing major industries and establishing [[Universal healthcare|free health care]] and free education from preschool to graduate school. He wants to abolish the [[prison–industrial complex]] and pay reparations to [[Colonialism|colonized]] nations within the United States.<ref name=":0" />
-=== Foreign policy ===
-Helali has called for the abolition of [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization|NATO]],<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=VT Digger|title=Christopher Helali: NATO must be abolished to bring peace to Europe|date=2022-03-08|url=https://vtdigger.org/2022/03/08/christopher-helali-nato-must-be-abolished-to-bring-peace-to-europe/}}</ref> closing all foreign U.S. military bases, and ending all [[economic sanctions]].<ref name=":0" />
-== Works ==
-* [https://news.cgtn.com/news/2022-07-01/China-a-strong-upholder-of-peace-and-stability-under-CPC-leadership-1bhr6JAv8C4/index.html "China, a strong upholder of peace and stability under CPC leadership"] published to [[China Global Television Network|CGTN]]
-* Upcoming book: ''Greeks of Worcester''
 == References ==
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-[[Category:Statesian communists]]
-[[Category:PCUSA members]]
-[[Category:Communist political candidates]]