Be a Hero

Be A Hero is a national progressive organization that takes on big fights to win a more fair and just healthcare system in the United States. Founded by ALS activist Ady Barkan and Liz Jaff in 2018, Be A Hero has grown rapidly and helped shape the dialogue for healthcare advocacy and accountability in America.

Now led by Co-Executive Directors, Ady Barkan and Jamila Headley, Be A Hero is working to catalyze even bigger change at a critical moment. The pandemic has laid bare the brokenness of our healthcare system. The time is ripe to build a powerful movement that unites people around a shared vision of health justice.

With a remote team across the country, we support and advance the state-based and national fight for Medicare for All, opposition to Big Pharma, progressive COVID policy, and a host of other progressive issues. We operate through a model of empowering local progressive infrastructure through meaningful, long-term partnerships to take collective action to change national policy and politics.