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  • They asked for firewood, food, even medication, and strangers across Maine delivered

    April 20, 2020 |

    Bangor Daily News |

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    Response Location: United States, Maine

    New and existing community response and mutual aid networks, such as the Maine Coronavirus Community Assistance Facebook page, serve as stopgap measures so people struggling with the economic costs of the Covid-19 pandemic can get more immediate aid than from state bureaucracies. The crowd-sourced format also allows for more targeted aid, like when one of Maine’s 20,000 members received firewood, food, and even over-the-counter medication. The Maryland page has marked over 200 posts as having received assistance. To run smoothly, the pages need volunteer moderators to fact-check and maintain civility.

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  • It Was Meant To Be An App To Help Immigrants Lead A Normal Life In The US. Now It's Helping Them Survive The Coronavirus.

    April 18, 2020 |

    Buzzfeed |

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    Response Location: India, New Delhi

    An app called Homeis was originally designed to be a social network for immigrant groups in the U.S., but during the coronavirus pandemic it has turned into a lifeline for many undocumented people whose fears of deportation are compounded by the virus. Community managers on the app (some paid, some volunteer) now field questions from hundreds of thousands of immigrants about getting tested, how much power ICE has in hospital settings, the risk of getting infected in detention, and other coronavirus questions. The app is now a source of advice, support, and community during the COVID-19 crisis.

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  • Rave on: how livestreamed DJ sets are keeping club culture alive

    April 17, 2020 |

    Positive.News |

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    Response Location: Germany, Berlin

    United We Stream (UWS) is a Berlin-based collaboration of nightlife businesses aiming to keep their businesses and club culture alive – and keep people entertained – during mandated closures because of COVID-19. With nightlife being hit hard by long-term closures, the collaboration offers live-stream DJ sets and asks for donations for participating businesses, with the hope that after the pandemic subsides, Europe’s club culture will survive.

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  • Look left, turn right.. jump! Islands offer remote tourism

    April 17, 2020 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: Faroe Islands

    By leveraging technology, the tourism industry can continue to generate interest in faraway destinations. Even as much of the world’s population restricts travel, the Faroe Islands are keeping would-be tourists engaged by reaching tens of thousands of people via webcam. The would-be tourists can live-stream tours via helmet webcams worn by guides, an initiative also intended to generate future interest in physical visits.

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  • Black doctors group brings COVID-19 testing to underserved neighborhoods

    April 17, 2020 |

    WHYY |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    In Philadelphia, a group of Black doctors formed a medical team to address the Covid-19 testing disparity between different parts of the community. Known as the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium, the group offers appointments and makes house calls to test community members for the virus. Although they currently have many volunteers helping, the group is limited by the amount of testing supplies they have on hand.

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  • DIY relief effort delivers for Wind River

    April 17, 2020 |

    WyoFile |

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    Response Location: Réunion, Wind River Reservation, Wyoming

    Two women living on the Wind River Indian Reservation in Wyoming helped to provide mutual aid when they saw many families in the area facing difficulties during the onset of the pandemic. The pair set up a fundraising page and a Google form to raise funds and track peoples' needs and started distributing goods like groceries, diapers, and hand sanitizers to over 300 families on the reservation.

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  • Portland anti-fascists are making hand sanitizer for essential workers, homeless residents

    April 16, 2020 |

    The Oregonian |

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    Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

    A collective of activists and anti-fascists named PopMob has transitioned from protesting right-wingers to producing hand sanitizer. They are working in collaboration with another group called The Rosehip Medic Collective and have produced more than 9,500 bottles (225 gallons) of homemade hand sanitizer. They work with groups like Sisters of the Road, Meals on Wheels, and Portland People’s Outreach Project to distribute the bottles to frontline workers and people experiencing homelessness. They also have a GoFundMe page that has raised over $9,000 to support their efforts.

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  • Rezepte gegen die Einsamkeit

    April 16, 2020 |

    Süddeutsche Zeitung Magazin |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom

    Für viele ältere Menschen ist die Isolation besonders schlimm. Doch Ideen wie ein Oma-Adoptionsprogramm und ein schlaues Fensterzettel-System können Seniorinnen und Senioren dabei helfen, die Krise zu meistern.

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  • How India's Kerala state 'flattened the curve'

    April 16, 2020 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: India, Chengala, Kerala

    The state of Kerala, India has been particularly effective in their fight against COVID-19. Kerala happens to have a grassroots democracy with community leaders and the consent of the people, as well as a decentralized health care system. These factors contributed to their other tactics, which include free lunches, a local helpline, and 28-day quarantines. Their efforts have paid off thus far—low mortality rates and high recovery rates—but the fight is not over.

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  • Making a difference: Madison makers build safety equipment for frontlines of COVID-19 fight

    April 15, 2020 |

    The Cap Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Madison, Wisconsin

    Innovation labs, makerspaces, and fabrication laboratories are just a few of the entities that helping to address the shortage of personal protective equipment in hospitals by creating face shields and masks. In Madison, Wisconsin, the design for a custom-made medical face shield prototype created by Grainger Engineering Design Innovation Lab only uses three materials and has been approved by the university's infection control department. To help others join in efforts, the engineers made the design available online and it has now "been picked up by manufacturers around the world."

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