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2020-08-05

My Friend Died in San Quentin Due to Covid-19. His Death Was Entirely Preventable.

Written by Adnan Khan, a formerly incarcerated person and criminal justice reform advocate, this article explains the death of his friend from Covid and how it was preventable.

March 25, 2020

COVID Share Your Story #RITtigers #3, Electrical Engineering Major's Point of view

Honestly it has been roughly mentally. Throughout my college years I have been dealing with identity crisis and deep rooted trauma from past experience that I have been ignoring until recently. I hated my major and other things were not going my way. This semester felt like the first semester where I was beginning to open to people and started to seriously seek help and face my problems. I started pursing the major that I wanted to and even applied to grad school for it and got accepted for it. I even met new friends who I didn’t need to pretend to act a certain way to be accepted. It is unfortunate that the current events happened as I felt that I wasn’t able to really build up those friendships as much as I could. I had to change my therapist sessions to online rather than in person and with the virus, I had to avoid people not only because I don’t want to spread the disease but also I have breathing issues that makes the disease even deadlier. It has been isolating and depressing. However, I am looking at the situation as a way to really focus on myself. I used people to distract myself from my problems so now I have to face them. I know I will become a stronger and happier person as I slowly face all my issues and I know I have people that care about me that I call on if I need help. Also I get to focus on my guitar and music hobbies more so that is also another plus. If I could give a message to myself at the start of this semester, what would I say? “You know that decision that you were second guessing yourself that night, just go for it because you don’t if you will have chance again later in the semester”

April 9, 2020

Local psychiatrist offers insight into how isolation can effect us mentally

Dr. Matthew Berger offers some tips and check on how to handle isolation concerns

2020-07-17T18:52

Stephanie Berry Oral History 07/17/2020

This interview was conducted to better understand each others experiences with COVID-19

2020-07-04

Who Died for Your Dinner?

Foodservice has been glorified in recent months for its workforce staying on the front lines and stocking the shelves that hoarders quickly cleanout, picking apples, or working in food factories. This article details the cost of human life along the food supply chain in order to keep Americans fed.

2020-07-10

Alexis Walker Oral History 2020/07/10

Alexis Walker grew up in Southern California but is currently living in Fayetteville, NC while her husband is stationed at Fort Bragg. Alexis is currently a full-time mom and a full-time graduate student in Arizona State University’s online History M.A. program. Alexis’s day-to-day life is mostly centered around her family and the social life of the family is heavily centered around the military community of Fort Bragg. In this interview Alexis reflects on her experiences as a mother during the COVID-19 pandemic and how that has affected the way she cares for her children. Alexis also provides a unique insight to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the lives of military members, their families, and the military community as a whole. With the stop movement order issued by the military, the lives of Alexis and her family have essentially been put on hold until the military decides to relax this movement and travel restriction. Finally, Alexis reflects on the varying responses to the pandemic within a community made up of great diversity due to the varying cultural backgrounds of military families.

2020-05-18

Covid as a collage

I wanted to make something that was colorful and cheerful to remind people of the good things that are still happening in the world and that it is okay to find a light even in the darkest of times. None of this is to take away from the grim situation we are facing on a global level. It is hard to ignore the lack of medical supplies, the millions of people who have lost their jobs and that the economy is at a historical low point. I want to continue to help in any way I can, focus on the positive and hope that we as a nation can come together and beat this pandemic.

2020-06-06

A prayer

This is the prayer I wrote the night that President Trump poses with a bible in DC after tear gassing protesters after the death of George Floyd. I was so upset and so distraught I felt called to do some. As an offering of peace, a plea to God, a form of action that would hopefully help and to provide me with a simple, small way I could take action in my life, I sat down to write. About 20 minutes later I had penned this prayer. From time to time in my adult life I have written prayers like these - poems, thoughts to help me meditate and resolve problems in life. A way of lamenting. It hangs on my bathroom mirror so that I might pray it each time I wash my hands. (When I read it, it takes more than 20 seconds, so I can accomplish a thorough hand washing and prayer for peace and a cure simultaneously.)

2020-04-17

Life In Isolation: The Coronavirus... Moses Meingati 5

A virtual exhibition by the Evansville Museum of Art, History and Science

2020-04-17

Life In Isolation: The Coronavirus... Moses Meingati 4

A virtual exhibition by the Evansville Museum of Art, History and Science

2020-04-17

Life In Isolation: The Coronavirus... Moses Meingati 3

A virtual exhibition by the Evansville Museum of Art, History and Science

2020-04-17

Life In Isolation: The Coronavirus... Moses Meingati 2

A virtual exhibition by the Evansville Museum of Art, History and Science

2020-04-17

Life In Isolation: The Coronavirus... Moses Meingati

A virtual exhibition by the Evansville Museum of Art, History and Science

2020-07-28

Interview of a military spouse during Covid-19

This is an interview I conducted with a military spouse about her experience during this time. Many military families have noticed a difference in the personal experiences and what the "official" military stance is.

2020-04-17

Life In Isolation: The Coronavirus... Jessica Lynn

A virtual exhibition by the Evansville Museum of Art, History and Science

2020-06-15

Connections Newsletter: How a Special Needs Community Weathers the COVID-19 Storm

Given the unique challenges presented by COVID-19, special needs programs, such as Starkey, Inc. in Wichita, Kansas, needed to make equally unique adaptations so as to safeguard an already vulnerable community. This Connections newsletter from the summer of 2020 highlights some of those adaptations from early in the pandemic. These included local food donations to the various residences, the closure of day programs, homemade mask-making drives to make up for the mask shortage, and even visits from wildlife experts from a local zoo, who brought with them a sloth, a lynx, and a penguin for the residents to enjoy. Overall, this source provides a more in-depth look into how a community like Starkey dealt with the virus's early outbreak in ways that had to be uniquely suited to the needs of those they served.

2020-07-17

Getting Out Of Prison Sooner

This NPR Planet Money podcasts discusses extremely long sentences, early release due to change in laws, particularly in Oklahoma, the cost of incarceration, and criminal justice reform from the ideal of physical conservatism. Plus a brief mention of early release due to the pandemic.

2020-07-27

Protesters chained to governor's home as prison deaths mount

In an effort to urge the governor of California, Gavin Newsom, to release people incarcerated at the state's prisons and jails, and stop immigration transfers, protestors chained themselves to the fence outside the governors home. The fourteen protestors were wearing surgical masks and face shields to protect from the spread of the coronavirus. The protest was organized by the California Liberation Collective. The fourteen protestors that chained themselves to the fence were accompanied by many others calling for action in light of the continued death toll the virus is having on incarcerated populations, particularly at San Quentin Prison.

2020-07-11

HPCON C Guidance at Camp Hansen, Okinawa

These orders, captured in this screenshot from Marine Corps Base Camp Hansen's Facebook page, stipulate what personnel can and cannot do as the III Marine Expeditionary Force battled a COVID-19 outbreak on this and other bases on Okinawa in early July 2020. A testament to COVID's sneaky transmission, not even secure military facilities could seal themselves off from the virus, prompting them to close down even tighter as their European counterparts did in the early months of the pandemic. Note: "HP Con C" stands for "Health Protection Condition Charlie," which means that there is substantial community transmission of a pathogen in the area.

2020-07-15

Camp Hansen COVID Update From the Camp Commander

This screenshot of a letter distributed to all Marine Corps and Navy personnel and their families aboard Camp Hansen in Okinawa details the service's priorities in the weeks ahead, as Marine Corps bases across the island do battle against a potentially deadly pathogen. Those priorities include preserving the Force, protecting the Marine Corps-Okinawa relationship, and "generate combat power" to deal with the COVID threat that struck Camp Hansen in July of 2020.

2020-07-27

Confusion on the Plains

These screenshots of the Kansas Health Secretary's Twitter account highlight the mixed messages that have come to characterize the efforts to combat the coronavirus in the summer of 2020. Just days before, the virus had been "gaining speed," and Kansas was "heading in the wrong direction," but by July 26th, the state's infection rate appeared to be "leveling off a bit." Although he presses Kansans to adhere strictly to all mitigation practices, these messages reflect the jarring effects of instantaneous communication and data analysis as medical professionals and ordinary citizens alike struggle to accurately comprehend the real-time scope and spread of COVID-19; a disease that had been completely unknown just a year before.

2020-07-16

Volunteers Make Music Videos, Share Hobbies and Stories, to Help Dementia Patients and Older Adults Isolated by COVID-19

Massachusetts-based organization Generus volunteers to help with isolation felt by seniors in care facilities by making videos to ensure they know they aren't forgotten.

4/10/2020

Jonathan (Korean Name: Sinkwon) Kim Oral History 2020/04/10

This is an oral history interview given by Paul Kim to his father towards the end of April. They discuss what it was like wearing personal protection equipment in public during the early Coronavirus period and how people reacted to him.

2020-05-01

Boonville, IN: City Hall 9

These photographs were taken to document some of what people in Evansville and its Tri-State region saw and experienced as the realities of the Covid-19 pandemic came to the area in the spring of 2020. Many of these images represent literal signs of the time, while others figuratively depict signs of the pandemic.

2020-07-26

Inmates witnessed a suicide attempt. They received coloring pages instead of counseling.

After requesting support for mental health issues four time a covid positive inmate set the medical isolation unit they were in on fire. That's where this article begins but it covers much more about the lack of mental healthcare inside prisons and its effect on inmates during the pandemic.

2020-07-12

Lawson Miller Oral History, 2020/07/12

This is an interview with a graduate student who has faced changes due to the global pandemic of the COVID 19 virus.

2020-04-17

Life In Isolation: The Coronavirus... Ryne Bessler

This is my quarantine selfie and story. I am an Indiana Guardsman currently away on active duty orders. The Army has placed a strong emphasis on social distancing, facial coverings, and sanitization just as the civilian world has.

2020-06-17

Numb

As I gear up to teach high school remotely this fall, many members of my community are demanding "robust" and "rigorous" curriculum with a live daily bell schedule. We have received the opportunity to train on a host of technologies. Conversations are centered around ensuring that students do not fall behind academically. For me, these topics are misguided. How can we teach students rigorous academics without first addressing their emotional well being and the state of their mental health? If we truly want students to learn this year, we need to first focus on who they are and what they need as humans. Only then can true learning occur. Numb, created by Liv McNeil - a 9th grade student in Canada, captures what many of our students are likely experiencing during the COVID-19 pandemic. I hope that global education systems can prioritize the mental well being of our students over "rigorous" and "robust" curriculum.

07/11/2020

Alex Hinely Oral History, 2020/07/11

Alex Hinely was born and raised in Northern California. He attended the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in sociology. Following graduation, Alex lived in various parts of the United States, including Florida and Rhode Island, before returning to his hometown of Colusa in Northern California. He now works as an information manager for a Princeton Joint Unified School District. In the fall of 2019, he began his studies at Arizona State University (ASU), where he is currently working on a Master of Arts in history. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, he split his hours working from home and campus and began an internship with “A Journal of the Plague Year” COVID-19 archive initiated by ASU. Alex shares a unique perspective as a school district employee, a student, and a curatorial intern. In this interview, he tackles the challenges of living in rural Northern California, where many seem to be disagreeing with California Governor Gavin Newsom, the challenges of social isolation, and how he believes the COVID-19 pandemic is progressing.

2020-04-03

Thrive Not Just Survive - A series

In March 2020 when we in Australia were first told to head into lockdown stage 3, I realised that my community although initially bought together in our mutual interest in renovation and property investing were also now all in this time together and I could use my networks and platform to assist us all during this time. So instead of selling courses I concentrated on bringing together experts to assist my community. I also incentivised people in joining my community by encouraging them to donate to Kids Help Line (who needed resources desperately as they only could answer 40% of the 9000 calls they were getting a week) by giving them for free access to my Your Property Success Club (normally $695pa). I raised $10,000 in 14 days for KHL and helped my community through the initial confusion and stress of the shutdown. I have received so many messages about how these trainings helped and served and I am so grateful for the support of my friends, family and network who quickly responded and gave their time so I could interview them over the 3 week period that these 15 episodes were recorded.

2020-04-17

Life In Isolation: The Coronavirus... Ashlee Lassiter

A virtual exhibition by the Evansville Museum of Art, History and Science

2020-04-17

Life In Isolation: The Coronavirus... Amber Gowen 2

An instacart screenshot seems most apt as I navigate how to figure out how to get the largest amount of needed items in the fewest outings with limited contact with people this pay period. Trying to stay safe and healthy against and invisible enemy that seems tailor made to target your weaknesses and living with people who are still required to go into work is a feeling unprecedented anxiety and vulnerability.

2020-07-24

Researchers look to unlock secrets of COVID-19 herd immunity by studying Canada's Hutterite colonies

"'We can answer a lot of questions (in Hutterite colonies) that can’t be answered in mainstream communities,' said Dr. Mark Loeb, a McMaster infectious disease professor who’s heading the project. It’s 'knowledge that couldn’t be obtained anywhere else.'" "The safety council chastised some members for visiting doctors without warning them they were sick, not observing social distancing and travelling outside their colony when it was not essential. Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said Wednesday the province may impose restrictions on travel to and from the colonies to curb spread of the coronavirus. But Moe also argued against stigmatizing the Hutterites, who have seen businesses indiscriminately barring members of the communities."

2020-07-09

Chris Twing Oral History, 2020/07/09

This is an interview with Chris Twing describing her life during the COVID-19 pandemic. Chris lives with her husband and her teenage son, and her mother lives in an attached home. In this interview Chris discusses her unhappiness with government response to COVID-19, her hopes and worries, and describes her community’s response to the pandemic.

2020-07-20

Bay Area Seniors Left Behind by Telehealth

Many seniors are unable to access online health services due to lack of internet, computer, and/or computer skills. With the lockdown, many seniors are lonely and feeling isolated within their homes, unable to even access needed medical care via telehealth.

2020-03

MIRA’s agenda for an inclusive response to COVID-19

The Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition collected a series of helpful documents for immigrants and refugees in Massachusetts about the COVID-19 pandemic. At the start, they created an agenda on how the federal and local governemnts should react to the pandemic in relation to immigrant communities. Part of the agenda calls on Trump to release detainees that cannot be kept safe, but as the news as shown, ICE continues to detain immigrants and some have died in detention centers of the virus.

2020-06-01

Cat Mask Guide

@pennysnark on shared a meme in her instagram story. The meme is a cat wearing a mask in various fashions with explanations on the proper way to wear a face mask.

2020-07-21

Mask Basket

Penny Snark added this photograph to her Instagram story on 07/21/2020. It's an image of her, strapped in via seat belt in a car wearing a mask and looking off into the distance as in deep thought with text near the bottom that says: "Modern musings: I should get a mask basket for the entryway."

2020-06-11

Mimi's Cafe & Bakery COVID Cleaning/Sanitation Guides

I work at Mimi's Cafe & Bakery on the weekends as a server. These pictures are the cleaning and sanitation guides for the Front of House (FOH) staff. It's posted next to the main drink station servers use to get drinks for guests. It's an easy reference place and guide for all of the new COVID19 regulations! Mimi's in Columbus, Ohio did close down due to COVID19 in late March and re-opened in early June. My first day back was June 11th, which is the day I took these photographs.

2020-07-21

If Schools Reopen Now...

Schools, education, and the development of students has become one of the new points of contention out of many concerning coronavirus. While in-person education is vital to the development of students, many plans seem to be overlooking the feasibility of safety guidelines, in addition to not fully addressing the fears of teachers and administrators. This item was added TAGS v6.1.9.1. I originally searched under the hashtag #ifschoolsreopennow. Within that search, I have chosen to add the following tweet because it is highlighting the divide amongst teachers concerning a desire to return and work with students while also fearing for their safety. Link to the article: (https://www.teenvogue.com/story/teachers-reopening-schools-coronavirus-covid-19/amp?__twitter_impression=true)

2020-07-21

Coronavirus Student Humour

While much of the debate around schools reopening is situated between politicians and educators, students also have something to contribute to the conversation. Humour seems to be the way that some are choosing to approach the current situation, approaching potential illness and death with a devil may care attitude. This item was added TAGS v6.1.9.1. I originally searched under the hashtag #ifschoolsreopennow. Within that search, I have chosen to add the following tweet because it highlights the approach that some students/comedians are taking in light of the current debate that is centered around in-person education.

2020-07-14

ICE Prison Sees Outbreak of Coronavirus article

"The director of Farmville, a privately run immigration detention center in central Virginia, recently stated in court papers that at least 267 people currently detained there have tested positive for the coronavirus—and the numbers may spike further, with 80 people still awaiting test results. It took until July 2 to test all 366 detainees. Only 19 people tested negative. In addition, 22 employees of the detention center have tested positive. The detained population inside Farmville, as of Jul. 13, now totals 360 people." This article from The Daily Beast highlights the mistreatment of immigrants in detention centers as the COVID-19 pandemic unfolds. With a lack of testing, proper isolation methods, and mistreatment by guards, numerous detainees are getting sick and some are dying.

2020-07-14

What Happens When A Pandemic And An Epidemic Collide

From the article: "The ability of the world to mobilize quickly in the fight against COVID-19 owes a lot to the groundwork laid in the fight against HIV, said Dr. Deborah Birx, U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator and U.S. Special Representative for Global Health Diplomacy. She is a member of the White House's coronavirus task force. 'It's the platforms that we've built together and the relationships that are going to be our solutions not only for HIV but our response to COVID-19 around the world,' she said in remarks at the virtual AIDS conference."

2020-07-16

Northeastern University Graduate Student Union Reopening Email

Adam Tomasi, member of the organizing committee for the Graduate Employees of Northeastern University-UAW union of research assistants, emails a survey about reopening needs to other students

2020-03-26

Essential People Project: Abner Bonilla

As part of Everyday Boston's Essential People Project, Aunnesha Bhowmick interviews Abner Bonilla, a Roslindale mail carrier. Abner describes what it's like to deliver mail to more than 1,000 people during a pandemic, including his concerns about the lack of social distancing; his worry for his elderly customers; and the outpouring of gratitude he and other mail carriers have gotten.

2020-04-30

The Essential People Project: Cedric Masengere

As part of Everyday Boston's Essential People Project, Kamal Oliver interviews Cedric Masengere. Cedric is a manufacturing associate at Moderna, and the interview explores his journey from an 8-year-old playing with chemicals in his bedroom to the floor of the pharmaceutical company working to produce a vaccine during the pandemic.

2020-04-14

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