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Last week, one of our workouts was to support universal voting by mail. But to vote by mail, there has to be mail—something that is, bizarrely, actually being debated at this moment. The US Postal Service is at risk of bankruptcy, and Republicans would like it to go broke. So, this week, let’s take a stand for the USPS.
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With the U.S.’s history of institutional, structural, and medical racism, it is unsurprising that communities of color are being hit the hardest by COVID-19. In Louisiana, black people make up one third of the population but 70% of coronavirus deaths; in Michigan, black people make up 14% of the population but 40% of deaths. Meanwhile, American Indians face health disparities which make them particularly vulnerable to COVID-19, at the same time that they are facing health services funding disparities. Time to get to work.
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We’re starting off this week with a “zero-minute” action: Workers at Amazon, Instacart, and Whole Foods are striking this week to demand safe working conditions. Support them and don’t order from any business whose workers are striking unless this is literally the only way for you to obtain groceries. Also, if you’re food secure, since WIC benefits are distributed the first of the month, refrain from grocery shopping until April 4 to give priority to those who’ve been waiting to shop and need essential items the most.