[2]National Nurses United


We wanted
to make sure you heard this powerful conversation from our most recent
panel with nurse and movement leaders, including activist and scholar
Angela Davis. 

As part of our virtual 2020 CNA/NNOC National Convention this month, we
convened a panel to help us understand how movements against racism can
advance democracy and freedom for all. One of the panel’s key takeaways:
Racial justice is about reorganizing society on the principles of
solidarity and care.

On the fight to guarantee health care to all as a right, Angela Davis said
it best: “Medicare for All is a pivotal structural transformation in
health care. And I deeply appreciate the fact that the nurses' union has
taken the lead in supporting this structural change."  

But the panel went far beyond just health care. It was a call for unity
and solidarity and to realize that this moment is an opportunity to build
a mass movement to create the kind of society we want to live in.
Racial capitalism, which seeks to profit off domination and human
suffering, invades every facet of our society. Only by putting the fight
to end structural racism at the center of our efforts can we build a mass
movement for Medicare for All that transcends our divisions and meets the
demand of the moment.

[ [link removed] ]Will you watch and share this video so we can better understand both
the challenges and opportunities we face as a movement?

Click to watch the panel on Facebook »

You don’t need me to tell you that we’re living in extraordinary
times. While
the challenges we face can seem intimidating, more and more people are
stepping up and getting involved in movements for change. We have an
opportunity, now more than anytime in recent history, to take action and
build the kind of world that our people deserve.
As I made clear during the panel, social movements are already doing this
work in the same communities where we nurses work. We must look at these
movements that are focused on fighting structural racism as collectively
organized public health interventions, and we must join them.

[ [link removed] ]Please take the time to watch and share this panel on the challenges
and opportunities of fighting structural racism and building solidarity.

In solidarity, 

Cathy Kennedy
RN, President, California Nurses Association



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