Joe Biden's time has past. Andrew Cuomo is a stronger and more relevant choice for President. We need to convince Andrew Cuomo to run for election in 2020.Let's find a way to convince him to run!

We are in an industry that survives by clients in our chair to pay our bills. This is not a job that can be done over the Internet. Every salon that I’m aware of already has policy in place because we are inspected each year by the state ,making sure that we carry correct sanitizing and disinfecting product . It’s what the state requires just to be able to attain a license to be open. Our hands are in constant soap and water and gloves are worn on a regular basis to begin with anyone that’s ever been to their hairstylist realizes this. I don’t know how we are defined as “nonessential“ business, Salons have much better control of how our clients come and go , Because clients have appointments. Appointments allow control to sanitize after each and every client that comes and goes. We need to be able to go back to work . No help has been put in place for the individual independent stylist… We need to go back to work.

It's important to have our jobs back!! Open up America agin!

Our pet's health depends on regular grooming including, but not limited to, full bath, complete hair cut to owners desired length and nail trim. This is especially important for many breeds of dogs that without regular grooming, will likely result in matted hair, skin irritations and issues, poor hygiene, fecal impaction due to lack of anal gland expression and even various infections of the skin and ears. Pet Groomers are trained and knowledgeable in maintaining your pets health and happiness.

Massage is an essential component to physical and mental health. Sometimes a massage therapist is the only source of touch for someone. If we wait too long to re-open this essential service, many Therapists will not be able to survive the economic impact and will not be able to re-open.

The survival of the independent beauty professionals is at risk. We are facing a grave financial hardship.

There are several small business gym owners across the United States that may not survive if they do not have the chance to open back up with these restrictions and soon. The key word is in the name, small business means not alot of people at one time anyway. Most small business owners took the leap and used their own money to make that move. Now several will not survive. Please help small business gym owners open back up so we have a fighting chance of surviving and making sure that our communities have a gym to go back to. Alot of small communities rely on the small business gyms to survive.

Allow us to return to work to earn a living and be able to pay our mortgage, bills. Get unemployment numbers down and let us return to work ASAP.

Why is this important? The survival of the independent tattoo professionals is at risk. We are facing a grave financial hardship.

Tattoo shops already have extensive experience and training in blood borne pathogens as well as cross contamination training. All shops go through a state inspection and are checked on randomly to ensure they are following guidelines set for safe and sterile operation. Why is this important? Covid 19 is affecting the economy in major ways and forcing people to make tough decisions for their families based upon recent events and work displacement. To ease the economical pain in our industry it is in our best discretion to open back up with these limited restrictions. Moreover the quarantine was implemented to flatten the curve of the spread of covid 19 to ensure that hospitals were not overwhelmed all at once and to help prevent such rapid spread. The number of people infected is currently on a decline and the numbers aren’t as bad as once projected. Additionally Tattoo artist are trained and certified in blood borne pathogens and cross contamination as well as many other medical safety and sterility procedures.

In the spring of 2020 the world arose to a pandemic as covid 19 spread from China to the rest of the word. In Late March 2020 and Early April 2020, China started to reopen Guangzhou after a state of shutdown to control the virus. In the meantime the rest of the word struggles to contain the virus. China was wary of new infections coming in from travelers coming to China. In response to this fear, Africans living in China have been unfairly targeted. Africans, many who have been living in Guangzhou for years without any recent travel have been forced out of their homes that they have been renting and living in. They have been forced to live on the streets where they are continually harassed. Young and old alike, Africans have gone hungry on the streets and have been forced to battle the elements of weather without adequate shelter. Africans have been denied entry into businesses and eating establishments and denied access to public transport. The situation is dire as the harassment continues without abatement.Please note that other foreigners in Guangzhou are able to continue with their lives without being singled out as the Africans have been. The harassment of Africans can only be attributed to their skin color. Africans are being targeted and abused because of their skin color.

Our small businesses are really hurting because they can’t be open. They miss their members and their passion. Gyms are clean and always populated with healthy people. Temperatures can be taken before entry and workout for an hour at a time. No touching each other and they have true ability to sanitize after every workout on any equipment they use.