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Dear Friend,
As we watch the news, coronavirus is showing up in more cities and states
across the country. We have two actions related to coronavirus in this
week's 5Actions. We need to make sure that once a vaccine is available,
it's affordable for everyone. And, we also want to help make sure that
those that are experiencing symptoms are able to take the time off they
need and not risk income or losing their job.
Thank you for taking action!
1. Tell Congress: Pass Paid Sick Days for Coronavirus Prevention!
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BACKGROUND: Public health experts are urging workers to stay home if
they're sick in order to curb the spread of COVID-19, the coronavirus. But
what about the 32 million people across the country that work but don’t
have any paid sick days?
It’s this simple: paid sick days will help limit the spread of coronavirus
outbreaks, but far too many people – many of them in the food service
industry – don’t have access to any and can't afford to miss work!
[ [link removed] ]>>> Tell your U.S. Members of Congress to pass a national standard for
paid sick days to guarantee access to sick days for all workers to protect
public health and family economic security – a boost for our economy.
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2. Join MomsRising for a #KeepMarching online conversation with “Dying of
Whiteness” bestselling author Dr. Jonathan Metzl
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BACKGROUND: Why do so many people seem to take policy positions that only
end up hurting themselves in the long-run? In his bestseller, Dying of
Whiteness: How the Politics of Racial Resentment Is Killing America's
Heartland, Dr. Jonathan M. Metzl provides answers, looking at:
Why many white Missourians want looser gun laws;
Why many white Tennesseans opposed expanding healthcare; and
Why many white Kansans agreed to dismantle a public education system that
ranked among the best in the nation.
[ [link removed] ]RSVP now for this powerful and illuminating conversation with Dr.
Jonathan Metzl, Tuesday, March 10, 8 pm ET/5 pm PT.
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3. Quick signature: Big Pharma wants to profit off coronavirus.
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BACKGROUND: Public, taxpayer dollars have led the way in developing
treatments and vaccines for the coronavirus, but President Trump and
Health and Human Services Secretary Azar are considering giving
pharmaceutical corporations monopolies to sell them at whatever price
maximizes profits.
Research and investment in treatments and vaccines funded with public
dollars should not be handed over to private corporations with no
guardrails so they can price gouge patients and rake in profits.
[ [link removed] ]Quick signature: No monopoly for a coronavirus vaccine!
#COVID19vaccine #COVID19 #NoMonopoly
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4. SIGN NOW: Speak out against making school meals less healthy!
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BACKGROUND: In late January, the Trump Administration announced their
latest federal rule that will have a huge impact on the health and
well-being of our children—30 million students in 99,000 schools around
the country. This time they want to greatly weaken the nutrition standards
of meals served in schools across the country. More french fries, less
carrots is not the way to go!
We want the Trump Administration to help us raise healthy children, not
chip away at the hard fought for nutrition standards for school meals that
parents around the country appreciate!
[ [link removed] ]***SIGN OUR LETTER calling on the Trump Administration to support
nutrition standards in school meals, not weaken them.
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5. Survey: We want to hear from you about water!
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BACKGROUND: Do you have concerns about your child’s access to clean and
safe water in their schools? Would you prefer that water is served at
school meals rather than other drinks (juice, milk, soda etc.)? We want to
hear from you! Water is a big issue--both the availability and the safety
of it.
Please share your thoughts and experiences with MomsRising!
[ [link removed] ]***SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS or concerns about access to clean water at your
child's school
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Thanks for all you do!
- Sue Anne, Nate, Gloria, Kristin, Diarra, Elyssa, Linda, Nadia, Sara and
the rest of the MomsRising / MamásConPoder Team
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