News team correspondent, Andrew Rainey, speaks with Durham-based activist, performance artist and Kinship Minister for Soulforce, Grace Nichols, about their social media response to COVID-19- examining some of the economic and social impacts on vulnerable communities, as well as a look at creative, community-centered resources like mutual aid and manners of social connection amidst ‘physical distancing.’
Resources cited in Interview:
Demands from Grassroots orgs during coronavirus:
https://transformativespaces.org/2020/03/04/demands-from-grassroots-organizers-concerning-covid-19/
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https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/03/coronavirus-cancel-everything/607675/
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Half Assed Disabled Prepper Tips for Preparing for a Coronavirus Quarantine
March 9, 2020, edited March 10, 2020
By Leah Piepzna-Samarasinha
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rIdpKgXeBHbmM3KpB5NfjEBue8YN1MbXhQ7zTOLmSyo/edit?fbclid=IwAR0b5RpaapCLPevm4dz9DLV1jfPi36EHELj1UNbFXPtJqEFMgy0zKB8eBoc
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Pod Mapping for Mutual Aid
By Rebel Sidney Black
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-QfMn1DE6ymhKZMpXN1LQvD6Sy_HSnnCK6gTO7ZLFrE/edit?fbclid=IwAR2ddvtSVqIVdhn82oRYaQE0PVDLXOpCxRbcTR4Y8CFm-WVGMxFYlMIe6AE
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Quarantine’s have also caused a spike in domestic violence: Domestic Violence resources
https://www.thehotline.org/
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CNN Podcast – Coronavirus: Fact vs Fiction (especially good commentary on ‘emotional contagion’ and not spreading panic inducing information)
https://open.spotify.com/show/3nKvLT48YbbRQoCYQ4ern1
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Taking Care of Your Mental Health in the Face of Uncertainty
https://afsp.org/taking-care-of-your-mental-health-in-the-face-of-uncertainty/?fbclid=IwAR0MNZeH_9hsibqQj5U9JCo3cPDyt4ifGziieKcr1UJN56lW0RQ4HKZeqdA
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Soulforce’s website: www.soulforce.org where viewers can join the mailing list and follow on social media for upcoming offerings on spiritual resiliency and grounding.
Photo per “Mask Magazine”