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How is the coronavirus pandemic affecting your life right now? Tell us about your experiences, feelings, and thoughts.
I read 'The Cancer Journals' by Audre Lorde earlier in the week and, though she was talking about the individual experience of having breast cancer, her words about how sudden illness impacts all facets of yourself stood out. She describes 'the agony of an involuntary reorganisation of my entire life' following a negative diagnosis. This resonated very much in terms of how many people lost out with lockdown. However, she also says: 'But within those three weeks, I was forced to look upon myself and my living with a harsh and urgent clarity that has left me shaken but still stronger'. I hope this will apply as we recover from Covid-19.
August 4, 2020
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What has changed most about the world since the pandemic began?
The massive inequities in the United States have become more visible since the start of the pandemic. The huge gaps between people who have what they need and people who don't have what they need. Why do so many people have trouble collecting support when they are entitled? Why are states so different? Why do people who support(ed) Trump keep voting against their own best interests? Why is there so much hate? Why can't people do what works best for the common good?
March 10, 2021