Becca's Fundraiser for the VWC

On April 7th, World Health Day, we rallied outside the Vermont statehouse, joining social movements around the world in condemning the pharmaceutical industry and demanding President Biden lift the patents on Covid vaccines. As the legislature discussed establishing a Healthcare Affordability Task Force, our members held call-in days and offered testimony, pressing lawmakers to evaluate the All-Payer model and prioritize public participation in shaping the task force’s priorities. In May, VWC leader Jessica Morrison published a powerful Commentary calling on the task force to use a human rights framework and take up the call for public financing and democratic control of Vermont’s healthcare system.

We know, however, that people across Vermont need universal healthcare now -- and that’s why we’re holding our own People’s Hearing on the Right to Healthcare on June 30th. We’ll be inviting elected officials, including members of the new Healthcare Affordability Task Force, to attend and hear directly from people impacted by this crisis. We’re inviting people across Vermont to share their story and raise their voice as we build a mandate to make healthcare a human right.

As we continue to fight for everyone’s right to healthcare, across Vermont and across the globe through the pandemic and beyond we know we cannot go back to “normal”. We are ready to continue this work, if the last year has taught us anything it’s that organizing for a better world can’t and won’t stop. Please support our organizing by making a donation and sharing your story today!