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"The challenge is we as people have not been deemed essential, just our work," said Atyia Martin, of the Black Boston COVID-19 Coalition. www.wgbh.org/news/local-news/2020/06/04/coalition-calls-for-no-mass-reopening-until-protection-de...
Coalition Calls For No Mass. Reopening Until Workers Have Enough PPE To Be Safe On The Job
A group of doctors, union leaders and community and public health advocates on Thursday demanded the administration ensure that at-risk populations, including people of color, are adequately protected.“Structural racism underlies both lethal policing and the fact that black people have for centuries lived shorter, sicker lives — and are now over three times more likely to die of COVID-19 — compared to white Americans.” www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-racism-is-a-deadly-virus-too-20200605-zkosvmcmkbhchlxrrhsneyn...
Racism is a deadly virus, too: A public health defense of these mass protests
The horrific murder of George Floyd, who suffered nearly nine agonizing minutes of crushing weight on his neck and body while handcuffed on the ground, on the heels of the vigilante killing of Ahmaud Arbery and the police killing of Breonna Taylor, asleep in her bed, has sent thousands of protesters..."People representing workers, representing communities of color and other disproportionately affected communities need to be at the table for decisions that are being made that impact their lives," said MPHA's Carlene Pavlos.https://www.nepr.net/post/massachusetts-task-force-pause-economic-reopening-until-vulnerable-are-safe#stream/0
Massachusetts Task Force: Pause The Economic Reopening Until Vulnerable Are Safe
Public health and community leaders want Massachusetts to put the brakes on reopening until there are better safeguards for low-income workers and people“We have an obligation to reopen safely in a way that does not continue the inequities,” said Carlene Pavlos, executive director of the Massachusetts Public Health Association. “Our economic health and our public health go hand in hand.” #equitablereopening #COVID19MA www.bostonglobe.com/2020/06/04/business/task-force-reopening-plans-dont-offer-enough-help-people-...
Great article today from the State House New Service: "Coronavirus is going to be with us for a long time here in Massachusetts, and the criteria that the Massachusetts Public Health Association is laying out is the underpinning of an equitable and safe response that we need in Massachusetts," said Dr. Regina LaRocque, an infectious disease specialist at Massachusetts General Hospital. Read the full article here: docs.google.com/document/d/11CREew-JXkXLpAGwKFg6kSdE11L-8zW0LdnRFXQ39kw/edit
At a time when people are rightly focused on systemic racism, @MassGovernor's decision to begin Phase 2 of "the reopening" on Monday — and the way it was made without listening to those most impacted by #COVIDー19 — is simply outrageous. #thread
Phase 2 of COVID-19 plan to begin Monday in Mass. with retail stores, camps, day cares all free to open, along with outdoor dining - The Boston Globe
The start of the second phase of the state‘s reopening plan will provide a semblance of normalcy â while retaining social distancing and ot...
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Our statement on @MassGovernor’s annoucment about the start of phase two next week:
"The challenge is we as people have not been deemed essential, just our work," said @BostonAtyia , of the @BlackBOSCOVID .
Coalition Calls For No Mass. Reopening Until Workers Have Enough PPE To Be Safe On The Job
A group of doctors, union leaders and community and public health advocates on Thursday demanded the administration ensure that at-risk populations, i...
www.wgbh.org
(1/2) Great article today in @NYDailyNews--"Protesters are in the streets demonstrating against police brutality and white supremacy not because they are indifferent to the risk of COVID-19. They are doing what they can to protect themselves and their communities precisely..."
We will not accept a reopening at the expense of workers, particularly low-wage workers & Black + Latinx communities! @MassGovernor, we demand an #equitablereopening! #COVID19MA #reopening #mapoli
