Deborah Pointer

Co-Founder of Def Poetry Jam, Author, Activist, Writer, Poet, Educator, etc... #FollowBack

[UUP @uupinfo]

“If the chancellor and SUNY really cared about what the community thinks about their plan to close Downstate, they would have included the community in conversations before they announced plans to shut down our hospital." -UUP President Fred Kowal

Read UUP's full release from yesterday on SUNY's report on Downstate Hospital: https://t.co/mKmGRcKkcH

#BrooklynNeedsDownstate

[UUP @uupinfo]

Statement from UUP President Frederick E. Kowal on Letter from Downstate Students Urging Gov. Hochul and SUNY to Keep Downstate Hospital Open: https://t.co/UrGVIjnt3A

"We implore the Governor to listen to the voices of the people." #BrooklynNeedsDownstate

[UUP @uupinfo]

Thank you @SenatorMyrie for speaking to UUP members today about their tireless work to advocate for our hospital—SUNY Downstate Hospital— and for continuing to lead the fight because #BrooklynNeedsDownstate.

[UUP @uupinfo]

UUP Downstate Chapter President Redetha Abrahams-Nichols writes in the @EMPIREREPORTNY today about the national shortage of residency openings and the devastating impact closing Downstate Hospital would have on medical education. #BrooklynNeedsDownstate
https://t.co/kIwxOro2DP

[UUP @uupinfo]

UUP is at the community forum tonight in Brooklyn where community members are sharing why Downstate is important to them. The stories heard tonight, along with over 1,200 voices at last month’s rally send the clear message that #BrooklynNeedsDownstate!

@NYAMCunningham @NYSPEF

[UUP @uupinfo]

Today UUP President Fred Kowal joined members of the Assembly and Senate Higher Education Committees to urge the Governor & leadership to fully invest in public higher education. With 18 campuses facing financial deficits, the state needs to step up and #FullyFundSUNY. Thank you Chairs @PatriciaFahy109 & @tobystavisky for bringing us together to amplify this critical message and for your continued support for public higher education and healthcare equity for all New Yorkers! #FundSUNYNow #BrooklynNeedsDownstate

[UUP @uupinfo]

UUP will be joining the Community Forum happening this Friday at 5 pm at Janice Marie Knight School. Join community members to make your voice heard and share why SUNY Downstate Hospital is important to you!

Register: https://t.co/qGEUDqHNuH

[Randi Weingarten 🇺🇸 ����️👩‍🎓📚 @rweingarten]

Closing SUNY Downstate would put mothers at risk and leave hundreds of patients with no accessible healthcare. We should be investing in keeping it open. @UUPInfo @NYSPEF @NYSUT https://t.co/aVLQJaa3L7

[NYSUT @nysut]

Our public colleges + universities provide a pathway to opportunity for NYers, but for years, NY underfunded them. The result? Cuts to programs, services and staff.

It's ⏰ for a #NewDeal4HigherEd. Take action: https://t.co/JsIGddGzCT

[Ted Lieu @tedlieu]

Paging Dr. Robert Hur

[Kamala Harris @KamalaHarris]

I know I won’t be the last.

Let us keep the gate open and make it bigger and wider for all who follow.

[NAACP @NAACP]

✨ Shout out to the incomparable @Usher for closing out the night as a President's Award recipient and Entertainer of the Year #NAACPImageAwards ✨

This is what a true icon looks like lighting up the path of excellence for generations to come.

[Hakeem Jeffries @RepJeffries]

Democracy is not negotiable.

[UUP @uupinfo]

“If pregnant people, especially black and brown moms, don’t have an additional hospital to get to, then what are they supposed to do?” - Lené Warren, @CrimsonDoula, NYC Doula speaking about SUNY's closure plan for SUNY Downstate

https://t.co/bRBFPa8zbr

[Assembly Member Brian Cunningham @NYAMCunningham]

Here in NY, SUNY Downstate Hospital was on the frontlines of this battle. Their doctors, nurses, & staff displayed courage & compassion in the face of unimaginable challenges. We owe them a debt of gratitude. @uupinfo @nysut @NYSPEF

[UUP @uupinfo]

UUP supports the one-house budget proposals issued by the state Senate and Assembly, which include operating aid for SUNY campuses and provide funding and language to keep SUNY Downstate Hospital open and serving patients in Brooklyn.

Read more: https://t.co/HON7xCpIob

[UUP @uupinfo]

Join UUP at an upcoming virtual panel to discuss the short-term and long-term consequences of the Downstate Hospital closure plan, including the disruption of healthcare services and the potential decline in medical education and research.

Register: https://t.co/fXX2c61MOR

[UUP @uupinfo]

"Stopping This Hospital Closure Is a Key Test of Black Political Power in New York"

Read @errollouis's recent @NYMag column on the fight to save SUNY Downstate Hospital:
https://t.co/ZjHrQHGBqX

[UUP @uupinfo]

"We are concerned that the core missions of Downstate — to address health care disparities that disproportionately affect our community in central Brooklyn, and to diversify the health care workforce — threaten to be undermined by this change."

https://t.co/aYd7nzgCqI

[UUP @uupinfo]

"There is no questioning the fact that closing SUNY Downstate will rob this community of the vital health care services it needs and depends on. It will disrupt and diminish the quality instruction and experience our medical students and residents receive." -UUP President Fred Kowal in response to the statement from 16 Department Chairs at SUNY Downstate’s Medical School and Hospital.

#BrooklynNeedsDownstate

Read more: https://t.co/X7k6XTLamE