As we now focus in on 2021 after a very distressing previous year, we welcome a new presidential administration taking office in Washington, a likely new US Senate, and strong progressive majorities in our State Legislature. Both developments offer us new opportunities –and responsibilities– to bring community and labor together to fight for health care justice, as we have for 28 years now. Given the ravages and challenges of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and its deep economic recession, we have much vital work to lead on.
Here’s what people can do to help get us off on the right foot:
Donate NOW to our upcoming (delayed) 2020 Annual Gala that is taking place online one week from tonight, Wed. Jan. 13th from 6-7:30 p.m.
We need to make up for lost fundraising opportunities that were short-circuited last year because of the pandemic, so we need everyone to please be as generous as you can, to help refill our significantly diminished coffers.
It’s easy! Just click here to make a donation.
(…or if you prefer, mail us a check to: Metro NY Health Care for All, 420 West 45th Street, DC 37 AFSCME, New York, NY 10036.)
We also want to invite everyone to attend our online Gala from the comfort of your own home. Just click here to register!
We have some terrific honorees and inspiring speakers that we know you’ll want to hear about and hear from. They include:
- Heather Booth, Founder and Chair of the Midwest Academy as our keynote speaker
- Assemblymember Karines Reyes for her governmental leadership
- People of Color Health Justice Campaign for its community leadership
- Katie Robbins of the Campaign for New York Health for her community leadership
- The various unions who represent frontline health care workers in our hospitals for their collective trade union leadership to provide quality patient care to COVID-19 patients. These unions include: Committee of Interns and Residents; Doctors Council, District Council 37 Locals 389, 420, 436, 768, 1189, 2507, and 3621; Federation of Nurses/UFT; New York Professional Nurses Union; New York State Nurses Association; 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East; and United University Professions Downstate Medical Center Chapter.
We thank everyone for all they do to fight for health care for all across New York and the U.S., and for helping us to get back on our feet and off and running in 2021. Public support will make that all possible!