Join us March 24 to talk with bestselling author Jonathan Metzl about
his book, "Dying of Whiteness" and about COVID-19.
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Dear Friend,

As we think about the November elections, we are also worrying about
voters: Why will so many voters support candidates with policy positions
that only end up hurting them in the long-run? And we are worrying about
the coronavirus (COVID-19) as well: From testing kit shortages to the
fumbled national public health response, what is going on with that?

Dr. Jonathan M. Metzl is a public health expert and author of the
bestseller, "Dying of Whiteness." I'm so excited to tell you that Dr.
Metzl will be joining our KeepMarching online meeting on Tuesday, March
24, 8pm ET/ 5pm PT, to talk about "Dying of Whiteness" and also about the
COVID-19 outbreak. (This meeting was rescheduled from March 10.)

[ [link removed] ]Will you join, too? RSVP to participate in our next KeepMarching online
meeting, Tuesday, March 10, 8 pm ET/5 pm PT,  with Dying of Whiteness
[ [link removed] ]author  and public health expert Dr. Jonathan Metzl. 

Esquire and the Boston Globe named Dying of Whiteness one of the most
anticipated books of 2019, and for good reason. In these divisive times,
it’s often a struggle for people to look across the political divide and
really see and feel compassion for each other as neighbors, as humans, and
as Americans. Jonathan Metzl has done the work to help us achieve some
understanding, 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.

Here’s the publisher’s description of Dying of Whiteness:

“In the era of Donald Trump, many lower- and middle-class white Americans
are drawn to politicians who pledge to make their lives great again. But
as Dying of Whiteness shows, the policies that result actually place white
Americans at ever-greater risk of sickness and death.

Physician Jonathan M. Metzl’s quest to understand the health implications
of “backlash governance” leads him across America’s heartland.
Interviewing a range of everyday Americans, he examines how racial
resentment has fueled pro-gun laws in Missouri, resistance to the
Affordable Care Act in Tennessee, and cuts to schools and social services
in Kansas. And he shows these policies’ costs: increasing deaths by gun
suicide, falling life expectancies, and rising dropout rates. White
Americans, Metzl argues, must reject the racial hierarchies that promise
to aid them but in fact lead our nation to demise.”

[ [link removed] ]RSVP now for this powerful and illuminating conversation with Dying of
Whiteness [ [link removed] ]author Jonathan Metzl, Tuesday, March 10, 8 pm ET/5 pm PT. 

Felicia Burnett from MomsRising’s healthcare team and Beatriz Beckford
from MomsRising’s campaign to break the school-to-prison pipeline will be
at the meeting, too, to help guide the conversation.

And this will be your first opportunity to meet the newest member of
MomsRising’s team, Joy Ikekhua, who will be working with me to support the
KeepMarching community!

#KeepMarching online meetings are designed to give you the inside scoop on
what’s happening on issues and politics, give you direct access to
MomsRising staff and leading experts, and fill you in on MomsRising's hot
campaigns. We use Zoom online conference rooms, so you can participate via
video conference or call in over the phone (though video is best so you
don't miss visuals and because we love seeing everyone’s faces!).

Please help MomsRising keep up our team-building work in 2020 - join us
for our March 24 KeepMarching Zoom meeting at 8pm ET/5pm PT! RSVP NOW
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Looking forward to connecting with you over video or phone on Tuesday,
March 24!

Together, we'll #KeepMarching and never stop fighting for the change our
families and communities need.

-- Gloria

 

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