Healthcare Justice: Juneteenth and all year long!
Let’s recognize Juneteenth this week by lifting up the dire need for racial and gender justice in our healthcare system. If we had a healthcare system that wasn’t dominated by private insurers, profiteering drug companies, and unaccountable hospitals, our country would have the capacity and resources we need to address the discrimination and barriers to care that communities of color face.
The Care Over Cost campaign is working to shine a light on how care and claim denials disproportionately impact people of color. We’re demanding full disclosure of age, race, geographic and demographic breakdowns when it comes to whose care insurance companies are denying or delaying.
Now is the time to build the political power it’s going to take to hold insurers accountable and to secure policies and regulations that will bring down the barriers to a better, more just healthcare system.
Be a part of this campaign!
➢ Volunteer
➢ Share your experience at https://careovercost.org/ -lawmakers respond when they hear our stories,
➢ Email Patty for more information or if you want to tell us about a community event we should attend.
Environmental Justice Task Force: Listen Lead Share Session Phase 2
Last Wednesday, June 12th the Environmental Justice Task Force held a candid virtual Phase 2 Listen Lead Share Session (LLS), which was facilitated by Senay Emmanuel, Progressive Maryland’s Climate Policy Analyst. In addition, 12 frontline community members gave life to this discussion, and spoke their truth about the everlasting poor conditions in their communities.
Brandon Brooks, Environmental Justice Coordinator with the Maryland Department of the Environment also was in attendance to listen to the perturbations of the residents of Cherry Hill, Brooklyn, and Westport neighborhoods. Several community members shared some jaw-dropping insights concerning the lack of trees, which many believe are causing heat islands in their neighborhood. And there were also complaints of homeless individuals hijacking the vacant homes in the neighborhood and illegally siphoning electricity from other residents, which can increase their utility bill.
This community led LLS has provided the EJTF with insight on the path it should take to win short term and long term environmental justice issue-based campaigns. As the EJTF refines its focus in terms of environmental justice issues in South Baltimore; stay tuned for updates.
If you would like to support the EJTF during a tabling or canvassing shift, reach out to SirJames
