We are living through some extremely difficult times. The effects of the coronavirus will continue to change, grow, and affect our lives in huge and new ways for the foreseeable future. Everyone will feel the influence of these ongoing challenges, but as with all structural failings, those most vulnerable, precarious, and marginalized among us will take the brunt of them. Once again, we are seeing the cruel nature of capitalism and for-profit health care standing in direct opposition of what is needed for human survival.
It is a challenge unto itself that we have been forced to isolate ourselves out of safety, when our power as people—our strength, our creativity—comes from communal action and interaction.
We are here to rise to the challenge. To stand in solidarity and shout out our windows, to arm ourselves with knowledge and compassion, and to ensure that we make it through this together with our collective demands for change.
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