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August 14, 2020

Asian Medicines, COVID-19 and the Politics of Science: An Unpublished Letter to the Editor of Nature

By Sienna Craig, Barbara Gerke and Jan M. A. van der Valk

This article is part of the series: Advocacy Letters

We are sharing below a ‘Letter to the Editor’ submitted to Nature. On May 6, 2020, an article titled “China is promoting coronavirus treatments based on unproven traditional medicines” appeared on the website of the esteemed scientific journal. The article was internally commissioned and authored by David Cyranoski, the magazine’s Asia-Pacific correspondent. We found this Nature article to …

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June 24, 2020

Open Letter to U.S. Senators Ron Wyden & Jeff Merkley

By Jena Thoma

This article is part of the series: Advocacy Letters

Author’s Note: Now, more than ever, we need to reach out to our political representatives in order to enact changes to our healthcare system, employment protections, and federally managed and financed programs and policies that have been designed to disadvantage Black, Indigenous, Latinx, and other people of color. The following letter is intended as an example and has been mailed …

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June 24, 2020

Open Letter to Senator Jack Reed

By Argenis Hurtado Moreno

This article is part of the series: Advocacy Letters

Argenis Hurtado Moreno
Providence, RI 02912
June 22, 2020

Jack Reed
Senator of Rhode Island
728 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510

Dear Senator Reed,

Thursday was an important and necessary victory for DACA recipients. The Supreme Court ruled against Trump, expressing:

“We do not decide whether DACA or its rescission are sound policies. The wisdom of those

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June 24, 2020

Advocacy Letters: An Invitation

By Emily Yates-Doerr

This article is part of the series: Advocacy Letters

Somatosphere is launching a new series to share political and social advocacy letters. Please submit your open letters to emilyjf@gmail.com

Dear Reader,

2020 is a year of multiple chronic crises resurfacing and converging. Many of us feel moved to respond through protest, writing for public audiences and posting on social media. We are launching this series to provide space on …

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Series: Advocacy Letters

Asian Medicines, COVID-19 and the Politics of Science: An Unpublished Letter to the Editor of Nature

Open Letter to U.S. Senators Ron Wyden & Jeff Merkley

Open Letter to Senator Jack Reed

Advocacy Letters: An Invitation