My name is Mari Lopez, and I’m a Community Organizer with National Nurses United and the California Nurses Association.
Covid-19 has shown us how our health disparities are created by issues of systemic racism in housing, immigration, employment, and more. Our health care system is plagued by those same issues. We have to step up and change this system together – right now – so we can guarantee health care to everyone regardless of their race, ethnicity, immigration status, gender identification, employment status, or anything else. Medicare for All would be a massive step toward a more equitable health care system in our country.
We need to have these conversations now to bring about the change our future needs.
During this panel, we’ll discuss working at the grassroots level to affect health policy that would encompass the social and structural changes we need to promote good health — and how you can be a part of that change.
Together, we must change our country’s habit of only reacting when the issues have gotten out of hand and instead focus on redefining health policy to prevent these issues from growing. That starts with this conversation to recognize, learn from, and analyze the social movements that have emerged in response to this crisis.
We hope to see you there,
Mari Lopez
Community Organizer
Nurses’ Campaign for Medicare for All
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