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đź’ˇ We have 3 main #takeaways from the third edition of Revolutionizing Activism (#RevActivism), a conversation that explored #generosity as practice and strategy, moderated by Ibrahima Niang.
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Aaron Gach kicked off the conversation with a look at the Center for Tactical Magic’s use of generosity, magic, and art – modes of activism that give people the opportunity to build community, sometimes with a serving of 🍦 on the side!
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Alanna Coady then gave us a psychological perspective on generosity, shame, and guilt and how moral emotions play in role in advocacy work and trying to change societal behaviors.
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BREAKING: India has just set a new global record for daily COVID-19 infections in a single country: 312,731 in 24 hours.
Virus deaths and cases are spiking worldwide from new, more transmittable variants.
President Biden must #FreeTheVaccine so we can end the pandemic for all.
Virus deaths and cases are spiking worldwide from new, more transmittable variants.
President Biden must #FreeTheVaccine so we can end the pandemic for all.
The global vaccination effort is making progress, but there is still a massive shortage of vaccines. US and EU drug companies can only manufacture so much at a time.
More than 100 nations have asked the @WTO to let them manufacture it themselves.
But the US is blocking them.
More than 100 nations have asked the @WTO to let them manufacture it themselves.
But the US is blocking them.
President Biden can save millions of lives around the world without taking a single dose of vaccine away from Americans.
He just needs to support a waiver of global patent protection laws, so poorer countries can manufacture the vaccine themselves.
He just needs to support a waiver of global patent protection laws, so poorer countries can manufacture the vaccine themselves.
One of the most pivotal decisions of Joe Biden's presidency is approaching.
On May 5, he must choose between protecting the profits of Big Pharma, or ending the pandemic worldwide by allowing lower-income nations to manufacture COVID vaccines.
On May 5, he must choose between protecting the profits of Big Pharma, or ending the pandemic worldwide by allowing lower-income nations to manufacture COVID vaccines.
Rapidly ending the pandemic worldwide is in Americans' best interests. But that isn't happening.
Only .1% of vaccine doses have been administered in low-income countries.
The longer it takes, the more likely the virus mutates into a vaccine-resistant strain.
Only .1% of vaccine doses have been administered in low-income countries.
The longer it takes, the more likely the virus mutates into a vaccine-resistant strain.
Countries like India and South Africa *could* produce their own vaccines right now, but that's illegal because drugmakers like Moderna control the patents.
Nevermind that Moderna's vaccine was developed thanks to billions in U.S. taxpayer funds.
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Nevermind that Moderna's vaccine was developed thanks to billions in U.S. taxpayer funds.
citizen.org/news/statement…
1/ Appalled by vaccine apartheid?
Tomorrow as the WTO meets to discuss the #TRIPSWaiver, we will be taking it to the pharmaceutical industry with a series of protests throughout the US.
@PplsAction @HealthGAP @uaem @CPDAction @actupny
Tomorrow as the WTO meets to discuss the #TRIPSWaiver, we will be taking it to the pharmaceutical industry with a series of protests throughout the US.
@PplsAction @HealthGAP @uaem @CPDAction @actupny
2/ We will shine a light on pharma greed.
We will show that the vaccine scarcity is false.
We will demand vaccine equity and that Biden #FreeTheVaccine.
Because no one is safe until everyone – globally – is safe.
We will show that the vaccine scarcity is false.
We will demand vaccine equity and that Biden #FreeTheVaccine.
Because no one is safe until everyone – globally – is safe.
3/ In NYC, we'll be at Pfizer.
@actupny @riseandresistny @CPDAction @HealthGAP @NYDocs @PNHPNYMetro
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@actupny @riseandresistny @CPDAction @HealthGAP @NYDocs @PNHPNYMetro
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