Community Invited to Discuss Equitable Vaccine Distribution with Experts, Elected Officials

"How to Address the Inequities of Covid-19 through Vaccine Distribution to Minority Communities--A Community Discussion"

The Muslim Educational Trust (MET) and The New Portlander Foundation (NPF) invite the community to participate in a discussion on how to address inequities of COVID-19 through vaccine distribution. The event will be held via Zoom, Tuesday, December 29 at 6:00 p.m.

MET and NPF are joining together to host this discussion to allow state and county leaders to directly hear, respond to, and address the concerns of marginalized groups, and to find solutions and build trust between civic leadership and marginalized communities to heal and unify our communities in the wake of this devastating pandemic.

Click HERE to register for the meeting.

The discussion features greetings from US Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici, and US Senator Ron Wyden. Speakers include: Susheela Jayapal, Multnomah County Commissioner; Patrick Allen, Oregon Health Authority Director; Pam Treece, Washington County Commissioner; and Jessica Guernsey, Multnomah County Health Department Public Health Director. Moderators for the discussion are Juwairyah Syed, Chair of the OIA STEM Program, and Ronault Polo Catalani, Creative Writer and Founder of New Portland Foundation.