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Chris Helali | |
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| Born | Worcester, Massachusetts, United States |
| Political orientation | Patriotic socialism |
| Political party | Party of Communists USA American Communist Party (2024–) |
Christopher Joseph Helali is a Statesian activist who served as the international secretary of the Party of Communists USA. He is now associated 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 $4510 by the IWW Boston in a Facebook post.[1]
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 on Google Docs 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]
In November 2024, Helali was declared to have won a county election in the state of Vermont for the office of High Bailiff. As per the state's statutes, "A high bailiff may serve writs which the sheriff is incompetent to serve, and his or her fees shall be the same as those of the sheriff,"[3] effectively making him an agent of the police. Local newspaper The Herald reported on November 7 however that the election was still undecided as county clerks were counting votes.[4] Helali was one of two write-in candidates as neither had sent their applications before the August deadline.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Boston IWW (2019-03-24). "The Boston General Membership Branch of the IWW passed the following resolution by unanimous vote at the February 2019 branch meeting..." Facebook. Archived from the original.
- ↑ Zipporah Legarde (2019-05-02). "Update on Former YPG Heval Christopher Helali" Archived from the original on 2023-07-13.
- ↑ "24 V.S.A. § 332". The Vermont Statutes Online.
- ↑ Tim Calabro (2024-11-07). "High Bailiff Still Undecided as Clerks Count Write-Ins" The Herald.
- ↑ Isabel Dreher (2024-10-31). "Sudden Interest In Unsung Office" The Herald.