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Repression Against Reclaim Pride by Police; & Mayor Resists Hotel Rooms for the Homeless Measure
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Interview with Natalie James, Chairperson of Reclaim Pride Coalition. RCP organized a Queer Pride March last year, separate from the corporate march. RCP has held two protests against Samaritan's Purse, (SP) an anti-queer, anti Muslim, anti-abortion "Christian" organization that, sponsored by Mt Sinai Hospital, set up a field hospital in central park. SP demanded that people wanting to work in the field hospital sign a "statement of faith" in SP's principles in order to work there. RCP's second press conference and rally, May 3rd, 2020, was shut down by the NYPD . We will also play sound from the press conference.
Interview with Celina Trowell, Vocal-NY representative, talking about the campaign to get homeless people stable housing in the midst of the COVID-19 epidemic. The city council is considering a measure to do this but DiBlasios staff members are opposed. Thus VOCAL-NY is mobilizing activism to pressure the Mayor to do the right thing and support the council measure . More at https://www.1927saveslives.org/
COVID-19, from NY to Guyana to Hungary & Randy Rainbow.
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Protest at Jacobi Medical Center for PPE
The battle for Single-Payer and Against COVID-19
Bob Lederer brings us a presentation by NY Nurses Association member Sara Dowd at a Physician's for National Healthcare NY Metro Chapter web forum on COVID-19 and the battle for Personal Protective Equipment recorded April 28th.
OutRight TV: On the Frontline in Guyana
In this episode of OutRight TV, Caribbean Program Officer Neish McLean catches up with Alijah Caesar, a transgender man from Guyana who is a trans activist as well as a registered nurse, about his visibility, his activism and his work on the frontlines dealing with COVID-19. The episode was recorded on the day of Trans visibility. Guyana is an english speaking country on the northern mainland of South America.. Its per capita GDP is 5252, about 1/10th of the US's per capita GDP. Compared with other neighbouring countries, Guyana ranks poorly in regard to basic health indicators. The first case of Covid-19 was diagnosed there on March 11th. Currently there are 92 positive people, 27 have recovered, 9 have died.
Randy Rainbow Parody - A Spoonful of Chlorox Makes the Temperature Go Down
Outright TV: Queer Sanctuary on a Farm in Hungary
In this episode, OutRight's Sr Communications Manager, Daina Ruduša, speaks to Tina Kolos Orban from Transvanilla in Hungary about Prime Minister Orban's growing authoritarianism, using COVID19 as an excuse to amass more power, and Tina finding sanctuary on a farm. Currently about 3065 people have been diagnosed with the virus and 363 have died.
Orban's power has grown incredibly as the power of his party, Fidesz, has expanded. The media, used to have an impact on him but moves by the PM have restricted their influence. Orbán has not given an interview to an independent Hungarian media outlet in over five years.
According to the NY Times, His government now oversees state-owned news outlets, while his allies control most of the country’s private media sources, creating a virtual echo chamber for Mr. Orban’s far right, anti-immigrant views.