Salem State alumna invited to President's State of the Union address

Nazda Alam, a 2004 graduate of Salem State’s School of Social Work and a tireless advocate for justice and equality, was the guest of Massachusetts 5th district congresswoman, Katherine Clark, at President Barack Obama’s final State of the Union address on January 12. A community activist, Alam’s current efforts to register eligible—but unregistered—Muslim voters nationwide were the impetus for her invitation.

Congresswoman Clark recognizes in Nazda Alam not only a Muslim woman who is encouraging fellow Muslims to vote their voices, but a progressive Democrat taking on issues  such as equal pay for equal work, a higher minimum wage, women’s health care, college affordability for all, debt-free higher education, judicial reform, and race inequality. 

A passionate and longtime community organizer on a variety of fronts, she champions numerous causes. As a social work student, she interned with the Massachusetts Immigration and Refugee Advocacy Coalition, where she served as one of the lead organizers of the Boston contingent for the Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride, which travelled to Washington, D.C to advocate for comprehensive immigration reform.

Nazda Alam has been a member of the platform and field services committees of the Massachusetts Democratic Party since 2008.