As COVID-19 lays bare the inequities inherent to our economic system, it exposes how much of our current social arrangement is fiction. We need to ACT NOW to ensure that we continue to build a more resilient community, throughout and beyond the duration of this crisis. This disease knows no borders. We are only as healthy as the sickest among us. Our community is only as safe as the most vulnerable community on Earth.

On March 18th, 2020, Coconino Board Chair Lena Fowler signed a proclamation closing county establishments effective March 19th to April 1st. No proclamation from the county or the city has outlined how everyday people will pay for food, rent, utilities, and necessities come April 1st and the months to follow. We do not expect this crisis to end soon, and the severity is likely to increase. Like nationally, many households in our area do not have the money needed to withstand these emergency times.

To ensure our safety, support our health, and build a just community, we the undersigned stand with the Flagstaff Democratic Socialist of America in demanding all of the following: