“We can’t reduce these disparities only by responding after someone gets sick, or gets exposed,” said Kathy Kilrain del Rio... at Maine Equal Justice. “We need to actually look at what is making people more vulnerable in the first place.” #mepolitics
“How are you actually not just talking about this work but actually doing the work so that we do not see these disparities exacerbated week after week after week?” -RTR #mepolitics
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Jon Jennings is bad for Portland. Jon Jennings criminalizes and exacerbates poverty. He is unelected and weilds the most power in city government. The city manager position is anti-democratic. Dismiss @PortlandManager #portlandmaine#portlandMe#BLMportlandME
Hey @CityPortland city council. We demand the immediate dismissal of @PortlandManager, whose actions and policies hurt poor, black and brown people of Portland.
The city manager job is anti democratic and was formed to maintain white power as minorities moved to ME in the 30s.
Yesterday's letter to @GovJanetMills: "Our
collective vulnerability to #COVID19 is defined by that of our most vulnerable community members--including the 3,000 people who are incarcerated in this state. If we fail to protect them, we fail to protect ourselves." #DecarcerateME
Centering the health, safety & security of vulnerable Mainers, including those who are incarcerated, makes our families & communities healthier. @nirav_mainecdc urge @GovJanetMills to #ReleaseOurLovedOnes#DecarcerateME
@bangordailynews, @PressHerald, @MainePublic - Can you ask @nirav_mainecdc & @MEPublicHealth what the plan is when an outbreak happens in ME prisons and surrounding rural hospitals need to scramble to figure out how to keep people alive & protect their workers? #decarcerateME
Risk factors for #COVID19: underlying conditions, inability to distance, lack of hygiene. Things disproportionately experienced by incarcerated people: All of the above. #decarcerateME to save lives and #flattenthecurve @nirav_mainecdc @MEpublichealth#MEpolitics