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  • Cultivating communities of care

    April 23, 2020 |

    Boulder Weekly |

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    Response Location: United States, Boulder County, Colorado

    A mutual aid group in Boulder Country has directed their efforts towards making sure people are accounted for and that they have the goods they need during the coronavirus pandemic. Although the effort is just one of many both in the county and nationwide, they've responded to 70 requests from community members so far. "Help is great if it comes from the government or if it comes from a state apparatus, that’s fine," explains one of the organizers. "But you don’t have to wait if you can get organized with people in your community."

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  • During Ramadan in isolation, Muslims get creative to preserve community

    April 23, 2020 |

    Religion News Service |

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    Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

    As the Ramadan season begins, Muslim communities around the world are making adjustments to how they observe it in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. In Minneapolis, the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood is broadcasting the call to prayer by speaker and in the U.K., the National Huffadh Association has created an online toolkit on how to pray at home. With connection and community a key part of Ramadan, a Reddit thread has started, connecting people for a Secret Santa-style Eid gift exchange, and a Minneapolis programmer has started an online service matching people in time zones to break fast together.

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  • Campaña Juntos por Guanacaste entregó canastas básicas a 577 familias de Santa Cruz

    April 23, 2020 |

    La Voz de Guanacaste |

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    Response Location: Costa Rica, guana

    Organizaciones privadas con y sin fines de lucro crearon una red de recaudación y entrega de alimentos para las familias afectadas por los cierres por la pandemia por COVID-19. Muchas de las organizaciones ya trabajaban en el área y lograron adaptar sus bases de datos y estructuras para asegurar que el recurso llegara a las personas más afectadas en la región de Guanacaste, Costa Rica, donde trabajaron.

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  • These coal communities are protecting sick miners from COVID-19 and pushing Congress for more support

    April 23, 2020 |

    Southerly |

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    Response Location: United States, Tennessee

    In Tennessee and Kentucky, rural coal communities are drawing on their decades-old networks of mutual aid to protect coal miners from COVID-19. At the legislative level, the National Black Lung Association and other Appalachian groups are coming together to push for more coal miner protections in coronavirus stimulus bills. At the local level, communities are organizing phone trees to share necessary information, helping with grocery and prescription delivery, and providing greater access to broadband for those without reliable internet.

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  • Louisiana Hotelier Offers Free Rooms To Medical Workers

    April 22, 2020 |

    KUNM |

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    Response Location: United States, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

    After learning that doctors weren't going home after their shifts for fear of possibly transmitting the coronavirus to their families, a Louisiana hotellier began offering free rooms to medical workers. While the practice isn't financially viable forever, in the short-term, it has been implemented at his other hotels across the country, and healthcare workers are saying it has made a difference for them.

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  • Chef Erik Bruner-Yang's Industrious Restaurant Relief Program Launches on the West Coast

    April 21, 2020 |

    Washingtonian |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    A restaurant relief effort called the Power of 10 Initiative aims to support a devastated hospitality industry. The project raises $10,000 a week to support 10 full-time jobs at small restaurants, who then provide 1,000 meals to essential workers and people in need. After a successful launch in Washington, DC, the initiative is now moving to Los Angeles, California.

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  • Mental Health Providers Are Struggling, Too. Here's How They're Supporting Each Other

    April 20, 2020 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Lacey, Washington

    Many psychologists and counselors have moved their therapy sessions online due to the coronavirus pandemic, which has been received largely positively across the nation. As the pandemic continues, however, there is an increasing need for therapists who are trained to work with other therapists or first responders, so some states are now increasing online educational training, using social media to make connections, and utilizing professional organizations to "keep records of therapists available and trained to work with other first responders."

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  • Special Olympics NY goes virtual for 50th anniversary

    April 20, 2020 |

    WBFO |

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    Response Location: United States, New York

    The Special Olympics turned 50 in 2020, but the pandemic has put a damper on their original birthday plans. People with intellectual and physical differences who participate rely on the games for social connection, so many are suffering from the social quarantine. To make up for it, the Special Olympics has moved online—creating an online fitness video series with the WWE. The program, called School of Strength, features exercises and even downloadable interactive toolkits for coaches and caregivers. After initial hurdles, they are now going live twice a week and posting new content daily.

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  • How Korea's galleries evaded a coronavirus standstill

    April 20, 2020 |

    The Art Newspaper |

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    Response Location: South Korea, Seoul

    South Korea's successful response to the pandemic goes beyond containing the virus; it has also supported its art scene at a time when the arts seem to be on the backburner. Commerical galleries have been allowed to remain open with the enforcement of social distancing, hygiene, and sharing of personal information for the sake of contact tracing. While art markets around the world grind to a halt, South Korean galleries have had a steady pace of sales and are quickly returning to their pre-pandemic numbers. The government is also providing a variety of relief funds for art curators, artists, and galleries.

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  • Dumplings Against Hate Audio icon

    April 20, 2020 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    The NYC-based campaign, Dumplings Against Hate, has raised tens of thousands of dollars for Asian Americans for Equality’s Emergency Small Business Relief Fund by bringing together a virtual community of support. As the COVID-19 pandemic picked up in early 2020, Chinatown restaurants and businesses saw a decrease in revenue because of xenophobia and racism, inspiring the group’s creation. Since then, it’s acted as a model for similar groups across the country, and is creating a toolkit for cities to create their own campaigns.

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