PHM-NA interviewed activists in Saskatchewan and Washington state who were part of mask brigades which worked to get PPE to those who needed it most as the COVID-19 pandemic began.
Year: 2020
PHM Canada 2020 National Meeting
Members of PHM Canada met on 29 June to plan for the year ahead. The pandemic reinforced the need for us to reorganise our structures to be able to respond better to the workload, and we spent some time rethinking ways to move ahead. This conversation about our internal organisation…
Mask brigades fill gaps amid state failures during COVID-19 crisis
Casey Adams Mask brigades have sprung up across the country and around the world in response to the PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) shortage. The Seattle Mask Brigade was among the first to form in mid-March, and since then countless others have formed, many of which operate on a similar model.…
Help celebrate 20 Years of PHM!
This year is the 20th anniversary of the People’s Health Movement! To celebrate, PHM-USA is working to document the many experiences of PHM friends and partners from across the globe. From our beginnings rooted in the call of “Health for All” in the Declaration of Alma-Ata to…
A struggle more necessary than ever – PHM 2019 Annual Report
PHM’s 2019 Annual Report highlights campaigns, movement building, capacity building and continued advocacy around a robust political economy-based critical analysis of health across all regions. Download the report here. PHM’s struggle for health is both more necessary than ever but also more of an uphill battle than ever.
Ontario: Immediately halt COVID-19 health data sharing with police!
PHM-Canada has joined a coalition healthcare providers, community members, healthcare researchers, community organizations, communities excessively targeted for criminalization, and healthcare organizations across Ontario who oppose to inappropriate use of police power and privacy violations by law enforcement. The coalition issued a an open letter to government officials to demand an…
Health Protection and Security for Protest Marches
We take care of each other and take to the streets to demand dignity and health without fear. We take to the streets in a state of emergency. These guidelines were produced for demonstrations in Ecuador, but are useful everywhere.
Statement of Indian Feminists on the Police Violence that Killed George Floyd
Issued by members of FeministsIndia, an online India-based collective comprising over 750 individuals and groups We, feminists in India, strongly condemn the murder of George Floyd, an African-American, by a white officer of the Minneapolis Police Department, and express our deep solidarity with the people’s resistance against police violence presently…
PHM-USA National Meeting 2020
Register for the PHM-USA National Assembly! After a series of meetings in which working groups planned actions for the coming months PHM-USA will hold a national assembly to share out these plans and come together as a movement to chart the way with longtime friends and folks interested to become…
Transformation Needed: The Global Distribution of PPE Must Change
Many systems have failed in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, putting people’s health at serious risk. The increased demand from PPE from workers and the public made clear the inadequacy of the global distribution system of PPE. The fallout has lead to shortages of PPE that heighten health risks…