"Lessons from the Covid War: An Investigative Report is a clear, honest look at the decisions that lead to the death of my father Mark and more than a million others in the U.S. This non-partisan account offers readers a pathway to common ground and reunification. Instead of punting blame back-and-forth across the aisle in an effort to gloss over this tragedy, we can remember the past to embrace the future."
- Kristin Urquiza, co-author & Marked By Covid co-founder
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ABOUT THE BOOK: Lessons from the Covid War is a joint effort of the Covid Crisis Group, a team of thirty-four experts — including MBC co-founder Kristin Urquiza — led by former 9/11 Commission Executive Director Philip Zelikow.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Kristin Urquiza is the nation’s top disaster equity advocate, with expertise in race, economic, environmental, and health policy. An experienced grassroots organizer, Urquiza co-founded Marked By COVID and catalyzed the nation’s foremost community-led Covid justice and remembrance movement days after the death of her father, Mark Urquiza, to Covid in June 2020.
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The New York Times:
Kristin Urquiza, Whose Father Died of Covid, Denounces Trump at D.N.C.
“Ms. Urquiza, whose impassioned obituary drew national attention, said her father’s ‘only pre-existing condition was trusting Donald Trump — and for that he paid with his life’.”
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The Washington Post:
Lawmakers push pandemic probe modeled on 9/11 Commission
“Marked By Covid…has spent nearly two years calling for an independent probe into the U.S. response that focuses on ‘lessons learned’ and avoids finger-pointing, said Kristin Urquiza.”
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NPR:
As U.S. COVID deaths near 1 million, advocates press for a memorial day
“‘We haven't faced death at this magnitude in our country in a long period of time’ said AZ Rep. Greg Stanton, lead sponsor of the House resolution.”
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Forbes:
Inside The Movement To Build A National Covid Memorial
“If we push this tragedy into the memory hole we are doomed to repeat the same mistakes again. I'm worried not just about a future pandemic. I’m worried about our preparedness for future public health crises, like climate change,’ Urquiza said.”