PANDEMIC THROUGH A POLITICIZED HEALING LENS MAY 2020 | CHICAGO TORTURE JUSTICE CENTER
Health is inherently political
WHAT IS THE CRISIS WE ARE FACING RIGHT NOW, AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT THAT WE NAME IT? Coronavirus may be the pandemic we are facing, but the crisis that is impacting (and killing) our communities is centuries of racist policy decisions designed to benefit the wealthiest 1% of this nation.
The Chicago Torture Justice Center envisions thriving communities free from racialized state violence. Rooted in the wisdoms of healing and transformative accountability, we cultivate new possibilities for collective well-being and liberation.
WHAT STANDS IN THE WAY OF ACHIEVING OUR VISION? In a pandemic, we are literally in daily battles for our survival. This limits our capacity to acknowledge and challenge both the many policies and institutions that are designed to harm us, and the ways these harms show up in us—as individuals and communities. CHICAGOTORTUREJUSTICE.ORG