It has already begun. The great campaign to gaslight America [[link removed]], sponsored by a system that is desperate to get back up and running. It flaunts the ease and familiarity of “normal”. It suggests that miss the good ole days. It hooks us with the promise that we will all feel good again.
But can we go back to the way it was after all we have seen? Can we unsee the cracks in the foundation, the wounds of racism and inequality exposed? Can we forget the callousness of a government that is willing to put capitalism over community care?
There is no way forward, but through the truth. The truth of inadequate and unequal systems and gross racial disparities. The truth of long standing historical wounds and deep collective trauma. And the truth of who we are beyond fear and self preservation.
Truth and love is the cure to this virus. And it can heal us if we let it.
Kerri (she/her)
We desperately want to feel good and get back to normal again. And corporate America has the greatest campaign of all time to help you do just that. Prepare for the ultimate gaslighting [[link removed]]. [click to tweet [[link removed]]]
It’s no accident that black and brown people are dying at disproportionate rates around the country. But black people are not to blame for racial disparities [[link removed]]. It’s structural racism. [click to tweet [[link removed]]]
Are we all in this together [[link removed]]? No. But the coronavirus pandemic is exposing out inequities and forcing us to reconsider what social and economic roles matter most. [click to tweet [[link removed]]]
Cuomo calls Trump dictatorial and Trump calls governors who challenge him mutinous and the media can’t get enough. Meanwhile, people die. Enough with the dick swinging [[link removed]]. [click to tweet [[link removed]]]
This personal wellness to-do list [[link removed]] includes advocating for #Medicare4All and housing for all…because the personal is political. [click to tweet [[link removed]]]
BLACK MAMAS MATTER: African-American, Native American and Alaska Native women are about three times more likely to die from causes related to pregnancy [[link removed]], compared to white women in the United States. Here’s how you can support Black Maternal Health Week [[link removed]].
SUPPORT ESSENTIAL WORKERS: Farmworkers are facing their own coronavirus crisis [[link removed]]. Here’s how you can support farmers [[link removed]] and food workers through COVID-19.
TAKE CARE OF CARE WORKERS WHO TAKE CARE OF US: National Domestic Workers Alliance is providing emergency assistance to those on the front lines of home care. Donate here [[link removed]].
All in this together? Not so much. Almost 90% of covid admissions are the result of comorbidities. What is comorbidity? Comorbidity is the simultaneous presence of two chronic diseases or conditions in a patient. Hypertension, cardiovascular disease and asthma are comorbidities that disproportionately affects people of color. Meanwhile, the White House task force and other medical professionals are acknowledging that this virus is impacting people of color at disproportionate rates, but not explaining why. LET US SPELL IT OUT FOR YOU: it’s structural racism [[link removed]]. "COVID deaths are disproportionately spiking in Black + Brown communities," AOC tweeted. "Why? Because the chronic toll of redlining, environmental racism, wealth gap, etc. ARE underlying health conditions. [[link removed]]" White supremacy is a comorbidity, and justice is the cure.
Want more? Check out our guide for having hard conversations about COVID-19 and racism on Patreon [[link removed]].
How do we grieve together when we must be physically distant? How do we awaken to what this pandemic is uncovering about racism, inequality, and vulnerability? How do we grieve loss in a way that creates new possibilities both now and for our future? Check out the Grieving Together is an Act of Revolutionary Love [[link removed]] virtual event.
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