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Gov Lamont, why the silence on racism as a public health crisis?

Gov. Lamont, why the silence on racism as a public health crisis? Cloe Poisson :: CTMirror.org Rev. A.J. Johnson, an organizer with the Center for Leadership and Justice, speaks at a rally in front of Hartford City Hall following a march organized by the Greater Hartford Interfaith Action Alliance (GHIAA) to demand police accountability and transparency in response to the recent death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police. The 2020 DataHaven Community Wellbeing Survey confirmed that death rates, job loss/reduction, food insecurity and financial hardships due to COVID-19 were higher for Black and Latino respondents than their white counterparts.  As a pastor in Hartford’s North End neighborhood, the survey put statistics to what my community was experiencing – or put differently – trying to survive.

Opinion: Eviction moratoriums not enough to protect families

Opinion: Eviction moratoriums not enough to protect families By Aparna Nathan and Numi Katz © Provided by Connecticut Post A tenant’s belongings are removed from a home in Norwalk during an eviction. During the COVID-19 pandemic, “home” has become more central to our lives as public health guidance instructs us to distance from our communities. However, for many of the state’s most vulnerable residents, home is neither a safe nor stable place. As the pandemic creates new barriers to maintaining income and paying rent, a new study from researchers at Georgia Tech emphasizes why proactive policies to improve housing security, including preventing evictions even before they are filed, are needed to protect children in vulnerable communities.

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