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Caribbean L 14 ife, MAY 7-13, 2021
The Willabus family joined in the cutting of the ribbon to offi cially open
campaign headquarters at 5012 Ave N, Brooklyn. From left, Mr. Brian Grant,
Mrs. Chantelle Grant, Brandon Willabus, candidate for New York City Council
District 46, Dimple Willabus, Anaya Willabus, the author, and NYPD Lt.
Winston Willabus. Photo by Tangerine Clarke
Dimple Willabus opens
campaign office
By Tangerine Clarke
Dimple Willabus, a feisty candidate
for New York City Council District 46,
stood up to the Democratic establishment
which wanted to kick her off the
ballot in favor of their candidate, even
before the June 22 primary.
The Guyanese-American, “resultsdriven”
activist, wife, and mother of
three, who entered the race two years
ago, however, pressed on, and opened
her campaign headquarters on Saturday,
April 24, with a promise to achieve
a more just, equitable community,
bringing inclusion to Brooklyn when
she is elected.
She welcomed supporters and campaign
volunteers to the 5012 Ave. N
building, and alluded that she will
become the number one candidate in
the crowded contested race.
Confident she is the most viable
candidate who will be victorious at the
polls, Willabus said it was time for “our
community to have a leader who will
listen to the voices of the people, before
they speak for the people.”
The college educated, media professional
and former Brooklyn businessowner,
reflected on the cohesive family
upbringing and discipline instilled
by her parents, noting that she wants
to create a community that allows all
stakeholders to have an opportunity
to be treated fairly, with allowances for
social and economic prosperity.
Against a backdrop of bold images
of herself, under the theme: Integrity,
Leadership, Commitment, and calls to
“Join the Movement,” Willabus is determine
more than ever to create history
as the first woman, first minority and
first Guyanese, to represent District
46, that encompasses, the southeastern
Brooklyn neighborhoods of Gerritsen
Beach, Marine Park, Bergen Beach, Mill
Basin and Canarsie.
The Mill Basin resident and Caribbean
Life Impact Award recipient, is a
Brooklyn Borough president appointee
to the local Community Education
Council, and president of CEC District
22.
Anaya, praised her mother who
serves on the Mayor’s Education Task
Force and as a member of the Brooklyn
Chamber of Commerce M/WBE committee,
for making a difference in the
lives of youth in Brooklyn.
“The community comes first, thanks
for your support and commitment, this
campaign is not only for Dimple, it is
also for you,” said her husband, Winston
Willabus, an NYPD lieutenant,
who thanked supporters for their commitment
to the campaign.
Son, Brandon, said his mother left
her bank job to take care of his sister
and him, putting aside her ambitions,
while turning negative energy into positive
energy. He added that she inspired
him to give back to the community.
“She will do the same for you, that
is why she is my pick for city council,”
he said.
Emcee Dellon Cheste who called Dimple
an inspiration to females recalled
the many food distributions Willabus
led throughout the coronavirus pandemic,
adding, that she was someone
who inspired others to put their passion
into practice.
The candidate is promising to bring
about change including fighting for
equal health care and affordable housing,
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