Posted @withregram • @actupny WHAT: Chuck Schumer Monkeypox Protest WHEN: Sun 8/14; 12-1pm WHERE: Outside Chuck Schumer's Office, 780 3rd Ave at 48th St. TRAINS: 6 to 51st St; E to Lexington Ave/53rd St As Monkeypox infections rise, vaccines and TPOXX are scarce. Join ACT UP and friends in telling Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to prioritize the fight against Monkeypox. We demand that Chuck Schumer and lawmakers: 1. Share a plan to fill and finish 16 million doses of raw vaccine purchased by the US govt and held up overseas 2. Expedite FDA approval and authorize emergency-use of TPOXX treatment to fight MPX 3. Implement widespread equitable and accessible testing 4. Establish an emergency safety net fund for people who test positive for MPX and have to miss work to quarantine 5. Provide meaningful outreach to all communities including vulnerable populations in prisons, experiencing street homelessness and people who use drugs 6. Cut the red tape for access to vaccines and instate a mass, equitable vaccine rollout 7. Sponsor a bill to enshrine universal healthcare access into our Constitution as an inalienable right ACT UP! Fight Back! Fight Monkeypox!