BREAKTHROUGH FOR PANDEMIC PREVENTION Pandemic prevention bill makes it to the critical next step of legislative process -- we're on the way to making history. November 9, 2021 Your activism BROKE the hold two senators placed on the historic bill we’ve worked so hard to pass. Because of YOUR actions, we are that much closer to passing the International Pandemic Preparedness and COVID Relief Act (S.2297). But we’re not out of the woods yet. With Congress (and a lot of us!) consumed by the Build Back Better agenda, there are only a few weeks remaining to get this bill across the finish line. On Friday Nov 5, R2H Action worked with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to successfully submit S. 2297 as an amendment to the National Defense Authorizing Act (NDAA). The NDAA is a must-pass bill that will see a vote before the end of the year. Now the fight is to make sure that Senators Reed and Inhofe, the Chair and Ranking Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, are willing to incorporate our bill as a “managers amendment”. If we are successful, it means we insert our bill text into the underlying NDAA bill — and Senators can only object to our bill by voting against the entire NDAA. This is HUGE progress and only possible because of our activists working tirelessly around the country. Thank you for your continued energy and support towards this critical organizing. Together, we are going to make history and prevent pandemics of the future! INACTION IS NOT AN OPTION • GET S. 2297 ACROSS THE FINISH LINE RALLY TO STOP COVID, PREVENT THE SEQUEL Washington DC • NOON • WED NOV 17th • RSVP NOW In D.C. or the surrounding area? Join us at Capitol Hill to rally for the passage of our bill on November 17th! LEARN MORE & RSVP

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ONGOING PETITIONS 12 Enact a plan to combat COVID-19 and prevent future pandemics VIEW & SIGN 11 Joe Biden and Congress must stop deforestation in order to prevent the next pandemic* VIEW & SIGN 10 Demand Congress enact People's Pandemic Prevention Plan! VIEW & SIGN 09 Healthcare Workers Letter to Biden* VIEW & SIGN PAST PETITIONS 08 Congress must act to prevent pandemics by supporting a new global fund for pandemics VIEW 07 Tell President Biden why he should stand up to Big Pharma and #FreeTheVaccine VIEW 06 Demand Congress enact the People's Pandemic Prevention Plan VIEW & SIGN 05 Urge your senators to pandemic proof the planet VIEW & SIGN 04 Enact a plan to combat COVID-19 and prevent future pandemics VIEW & SIGN 03 Tell White House: US inaction is enabling COVID-19 variants to spread VIEW & SIGN 02 Urge President-elect Biden to fight for global access to affordable COVID-19 vaccines globally in his first 100 days VIEW & SIGN 01 Sign: We need to vaccinate the world VIEW & SIGN

RSVP to join "The Campaign for a Global Fund to Pandemic Proof the Planet" COVID FAMILIES POUR LOVED ONE'S ASHES ON SENATE STEPS, DEMAND PASSAGE OF INTERNATIONAL PANDEMIC PREVENTION AND COVID RESPONSE ACT [WASHINGTON, DC] Four activists from Right to Health Action were arrested on November 16, 2021 by capitol police for spreading the ashes of loved ones killed by COVID-19. 50 activists from around the country gathered in Upper Senate Park to protest the lack of action by Congress around COVID-19, global vaccine equity, and pandemic preparedness. Drawing inspiration from legendary HIV/AIDS activist organization ACT UP’s 1992 and 1996 protests, activists spread the ashes of their loved ones in a political funeral on the steps of a Congressional office building. Some of the activists who participated then, were present again today to stand up for action to combat this new pandemic, as well as current members of ACT UP Philadelphia. Erika Mckibben from McDonough, GA shared the story of her father being murdered by COVID-19 and expressed her anger for the complacency of our government leaders. She cried, “Every day that Congress waits to pass critical legislation to end the COVID-19 pandemic means more lives will be lost.” The bipartisan bill (S.2297), led by Senators Risch (R-ID) and Menendez (D-NJ), has already passed out of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and is currently being offered as an amendment to the annual “must-pass” National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). S.2297 will mandate the Biden Administration to vaccinate 70% of the world by September 2022, invest in health system strengthening in low-income countries, and establish a new global fund for pandemic prevention. A version of the bill already passed the House this year, once as a stand alone bill with unanimous Democrat support and 99 Republican cosponsors, and again as an amendment to the House NDAA. “COVID-19 should never have happened,” said McKibben. “Five million lives lost worldwide represents five million policy failures. We need the Senate to do its part now by passing S.2297 as part of the NDAA, to protect families everywhere from COVID-19 and make sure this tragedy never happens again.” MEDIA COVERAGE Four charged with disorderly conduct after pouring human ashes on Russell Senate Office Building steps (WDVM) Demandan al presidente de EE.UU. que vacune al 70% de la población mundial (CNN en Espanol) United Press International Photo 1 | Photo 2 | Photo 3 | Photo 4 | Photo 5

Join Right to Health Action for our first-ever All Hands Meeting on Wednesday, February 24th 2021. R2H Action February All Hands Meeting All Hands on Deck to Build a Pandemic Free Future! Featuring Kristin Urquiza with Marked By COVID Remarks from Sola Adenekan and R2H State Captain Tulika Singh WEDNESDAY • FEB 24, 2021 • 8:30PM ET | 5:30PM PT Join Right to Health Action for our first-ever All Hands Meeting on Wednesday, February 24th 2021. During this one-hour event, we will center ourselves in a vision for a pandemic free future and mobilize into powerful action around the People’s Pandemic Prevention Plan . We are honored to welcome back Kristin Urquiza, co-founder of Marked By COVID , and Deputy Director of Mighty Earth, about harnessing her fear, anger and hopelessness about losing her father to fuel her actions to stop COVID-19, build back better and stop the pandemics of the future. We will also hear fierce stories about leveraging loss into action from award-winning filmmaker Sola Adenekan , as well as R2H Action State Captain Tulika Singh . We need all hands on deck in order to build a bold movement strong enough to tackle systemic issues of health inequity! We hope you will join us for this critical moment.

Join the movement. Interested in staying in touch? Want to join our team? Sign up for any of our upcoming info sessions to learn more, or, fill out the form below to share a little bit about yourself and how you'd like to get involved. We'll email you back right away to set up a one-on-one phone call with your state captain. You can learn all about our current open positions and opportunities to get involved here . R2H Action is driven by volunteers‚ these roles are currently unpaid. Everything we fight for is part of the People's Pandemic Prevention Plan -- to stop COVID-19, build back better, and prevent pandemics of the future. We look forward to working with you! -Akshita, Ali, and Caroline, on behalf of the entire R2H Action team Team Co-Coordinators

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¡Únase a nosotros el martes 4 de agosto a las 8:00 AM PST / 11:00 AM EST para un ayuntamiento virtual! Nuestros distinguidos oradores informarán a los medios sobre un conjunto de recomendaciones hechas por más de 1,500 profesionales de la salud y expertos que instan a Joe Biden a adoptar un conjunto de políticas para detener la crisis ahora, reconstruir un mundo mejor y prevenir las pandemias del futuro. Los oradores también comentarán sobre el estado de las negociaciones de COVID-4 en curso en el Congreso. Tenemos el honor de albergar a estos líderes dinámicos: Jeffrey Sachs, PhD Jeffrey Sachs, PhD, es un profesor de economía de renombre mundial, autor superventas, líder en desarrollo sostenible y asesor principal de la ONU. Es un destacado experto en desarrollo económico, macroeconomía global, el escape de la pobreza extrema, el control del SIDA, la malaria y otras enfermedades, y la batalla contra el cambio climático inducido por el hombre. Sachs fue co-receptor del Premio Blue Planet por su liderazgo ambiental y ha sido nombrado dos veces entre los líderes mundiales más influyentes de la revista Time. El New York Times calificó a Sachs como "probablemente el economista más importante del mundo". Los profesores Sachs se desempeñan como Director del Centro para el Desarrollo Sostenible de la Universidad de Columbia y fue Director del Instituto de la Tierra de 2002 a 2016. Abdul El-Sayed, MD Abdul El-Sayed, MD, DPhil, es médico, epidemiólogo, activista progresista, educador, autor, orador y presentador de podcast. Es presidente de Southpaw Michigan y colaborador político en CNN. Es autor de Healing Politics, y pide una política de empatía para curar nuestra epidemia de inseguridad, y el próximo Medicare for All: A Citizen's Guide with Dr. Micah Johnson. Es el presentador de "America Dissected", un podcast de Crooked Media, que va más allá de los titulares para explorar lo que realmente importa para nuestra salud. Es un Académico Residente en la Universidad Estatal de Wayne y en la Universidad Americana que enseña sobre la interacción de la salud pública, las políticas públicas y la política. Rishi Rattan, MD Rishi Rattan, MD, es profesor asociado de cirugía en la Universidad de Miami y cirujano de traumatología y cuidados críticos en el Jackson Memorial Hospital, uno de los hospitales públicos más grandes del país. Actualmente está en primera línea en el epicentro actual de la pandemia de COVID. El Dr. Rattan ocupa múltiples puestos de campo y docentes en el Sistema Médico Nacional de Desastres en respuesta a desastres y emergencias. Él capacita a agencias civiles, gubernamentales y militares nacionales y extranjeras en respuesta a emergencias en desastres, situaciones humanitarias, conflictos y otros entornos austeros. Da conferencias en universidades y escuelas profesionales a nivel internacional. Su trabajo ha sido publicado en prensa científica y popular y traducido a múltiples idiomas. Hannah Lichtsinn, MD Hannah Lichtsinn, MD, FAAP, es internista y pediatra de HealthPartners en St. Paul, MN y profesora asistente de medicina en la Universidad de Minnesota. Es cofundadora de la Minnesota Immigrant Health Alliance (MIHA), copresidenta de la organización de defensa de la salud Our Stories. Our Health., Y miembro de la junta del capítulo de Minnesota de la Academia Estadounidense de Pediatría (MNAPP). También es miembro de 2020-2021 de Líderes en Políticas de Salud de la Sociedad de Medicina Interna General (SGIM).

COVID, CLIMA Y COMUNIDAD HACIENDO CONEXIONES PARA ALCANZAR LA JUSTICIA PARA TODOS Este Web-In del Derecho a la Salud utilizará una lente participativa centrada en la comunidad para explorar cómo se conectan COVID-19 y el clima. Después de aprender de un panel de oradores con amplia experiencia en movilización comunitaria, justicia climática y One Health, nos organizaremos en pequeños grupos interactivos que visualizan y cocrean soluciones sostenibles para optimizar la salud planetaria, prevenir futuras pandemias y lograr justicia para todos . Al cultivar modelos para una colaboración efectiva dentro de nuestra comunidad global diversa, juntos crearemos el impulso para un movimiento transformador que vincule directamente la sostenibilidad ambiental con la salud humana. MODERADO POR NIGHTINGALE MUIRURI Estamos organizando los siguientes líderes dinámicos: Dr. Tinashe Goronga - Doctor en Medicina de Zimbabwe Tatiane Sousa, PhD - ecologista brasileña Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim - Activista ambiental Maya Menezes - Gerente Senior de Programación y Desarrollo en The Leap Cheryl Davila - Concejal de la ciudad de Berkley en representación del Distrito 2 LECTURAS INTERESANTES VER The Next Wave - How to Beat Future Pandemics By UN Environment Programme WATCH LEER How Climate Change Is Contributing to Skyrocketing Rates of Infectious Disease By Abrahm Lustgarten READ LEER One Health: a concept led by Africa, with global benefits By Titus Mlengeya Kamani, Rudovick Kazwala, Sayoki Mfinanga, Dan Haydon, Julius Keyyu, Felix Lankester& Joram Buza READ

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