John,
This year the holidays are going to look different for many of us. Restrictions mean we're unable to travel to see family. Many of us -- too many -- are worried about how we'll pay next month's rent. And thousands of us are grieving the loss of someone we love.
Despite the uncertainty that we all feel about what lies ahead, there are many reasons to be thankful. For our families and our communities. To the thousands of nannies, housecleaners and caregivers who build our movement every day. For the home care workers that balance work and family, and still show up to provide life saving services to the elderly, people with disabilities and people with chronic illnesses in their homes.
It's never been more clear that caregivers are essential to our lives. That’s why we're sharing a new video that lets caregivers everywhere know that we see them, and we’re showing how thankful we are for everything they do by calling for a large investment in our nation’s care infrastructure. Join us.
These are difficult times, and this pandemic has taken so much from so many. We must use this moment to transform our economy into a caring economy and our country into a caring country, where everyone thrives.
Our movement is built for trying times. As far back as the late 1800s, when Black washerwomen in Atlanta organized 3,000 women to go on strike for higher wages, domestic workers have been standing up for their rights and dignity. Time and time again, women, particularly women of color and immigrant women, have found light in the darkness, used tough times to build movements, transformed vulnerability into power, and made the impossible, inevitable.
Today, and everyday, let's show our gratitude for all types of caregivers by pledging to support an investment in the care infrastructure. And let's say 'thank you' to our worker leader sisters, engaged supporters, and friends and colleagues in this fight to transform the world around us. We're extremely thankful for your partnership and we know that, together, we can transform our economy into a caring economy and our country into a caring country.
Thanks for all you do,
Ai-jen Poo
Director, National Domestic Workers Alliance
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