We Act Radio and new challenges in pandemic, new possibilities for Mutual Aid, and what’s next in year 10?
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Covid and Portland Protest Arrests
Portland protesters and journalists alike are facing violent arrest, with forceful removal of masks, mace, and other brutal handling adding Covid-19 specific threats to the ordeal.
Covid, Democracy, and Operation Understanding
Guests this week on Community thru Covid are Jorge Vasquez of the Advancement Project and Yolanda Savage-Narva of Operation Understanding DC.
Covid and Arts Education
What happens to arts education in the virtual/distance learning environments many young people are experiencing, at least in part, this year? What about social-emotional learning and support? Is the current situation worsening learning and access gaps? Is Covid-19 loosening the hold of systems that were already not working for Black children? We Act Radio’s “Community […]
Covid and Encampments
The People for Fairness Coalition and Serve Your City DC, a Mutual Aid hub, have been gathering each Sunday afternoon to support people living in encampments during this pandemic. “Covid Reduction Plan” has been focused in DC’s NoMa neighborhood and is now expanding to other encampments. Qaadir El-Amin of the Fair Budget Coalition, Maurice Cook […]
Covid and the Rent
Rent control and other tenant protections are important elements in maintaining affordable housing, made more urgent by our current pandemic and related financial crisis. DC’s Reclaim Rent Control Campaign on this week on “Community thru Covid.”
Covid and Incarceration: Juvenile Facilities and ICE Detention
Covid-19 poses lethal threats to detainees, including those in juvenile and ICE facilities. Nat’l advocates join We Act Radio’s “Community thru Covid” Wed 7/15 at 11 EDT with updates and action.
School Reopening: Teacher and Librarian Views
Equal access, inclusion at a distance, and basic health and safety are crucial and urgent concerns for schools and their libraries amidst pandemic.
Books, Technology, Closures and Cleaning: School Libraries thru Covid
Kathy Carroll, President of the American Association of School Librarians (AASL), joins We Act Radio’s “Community thru Covid” July 8, at 11:30 Eastern to share perspectives on school libraries in this pandemic.
Intent to Return: DC Teachers Demand Answers First
This week’s “Community thru Covid” on We Act Radio looks at re-opening plans for DC Public Schools, as teachers are asked to file an “intent to return” statement prior to DCPS “having provided specifics around the conditions of our schools and the protections in place for staff and students to ensure safety,” according to the […]
