ADVOCATE AND ADDRESS DISPARITIES
In 2019, world leaders adopted a United Nations declaration on universal health coverage. However, it remains a political challenge in the U.S. “It’s time to get involved and engage with our elected officials to lift this initiative into law,” says Khalsa. “We can’t have people in our country dying because they are poor.” Address disparities with “knowledge, compassion and action,” says Khalsa. “Every one of us needs to build our knowledge, expand our circle of compassion toward people who are different than us and move into action. We can overcome our own implicit bias and advocate for others who are different from us or missing from the conversation.” Khalsa says we can transform our everyday interactions with enhanced intentional kindness. “We are at a critical point of reckoning in our nation’s history. We are dealing simultaneously with the COVID-19 pandemic, the centuries-old racism pandemic, an economic
crisis and a political crisis. We are suffering with profound grief, loss and rage. Yet we all have the power and potential within us to be part of the transformative healing we need. Fill yourself with knowledge and compassion, then intentionally see the person in front of you as part of your own family. Treat them intentionally with kindness. And keep pushing—push yourself to do more for justice, and push your elected officials to do the same.” ◆
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