"We need to join forces for the benefit of the preservation and development of our peoples, the preservation and development of traditional industries. No matter how hard it is, we should not sit around waiting for someone to solve our problems for us, we must take the initiative into our own hands and move forward!" #IndigenousStories

“The Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas presented a donation to Sam Houston Electric Cooperative’s Helping Hands program on April 29. Tribal Council Chairwoman Cecilia Flores presented the check to Sam Houston EC Chief Communications Officer Keith Stapleton. ‘The donation was made in honor of Jennifer Grubbs, and her service and dedication to our community,’ Flores said… ‘This donation is tremendously helpful, and will make an immediate impact for families in our area,’ Stapleton said. Sam Houston Electric Cooperative’s Helping Hands Program provides funding to help members in distress pay their electric bills. ‘The Helping Hands Program is especially important when so many local families have been impacted by COVID-19 and the April 22 tornado,’ Stapleton said.” #IndigenousStories

"Fahina is when the community comes together to care for their village. The story of resislience continues to live on among our people. Today during the delivery of food relief a village leader explained that his village competed their fahina. That is was done in teams of 10 persons at a time. That it took longer but as he said 'who else will take care of our village. We cannot allow the bush to grow over us because of this sickness.'" #IndigenousStories

This is the first official press release from Virtual Arizona Pride.

This document shows the guidelines for presenters and performers at the first Virtual AZ Pride event. In addition to logistical challenges such as scheduling, this document also shows the care put in to ensuring online safety and security of the space.

This document is a description and outline of the first Virtual AZ Pride event.

With Phoenix Pride postponed, Virtual AZ Pride emerged as a new, virtual event meant to build community. This is the original logo for Virtual AZ Pride.

This is the official website for Virtual Arizona Pride. Screenshot taken 05/19/2020.

The image is a tweet from Ottawa Public Health promoting maintaining a safe distance and observing safety measures during the Victoria Day holiday which usually features outdoor activities. Additionally, it shows the responses to this message by some members of the public, expressing their frustration with others for not following guidelines *screenshot, tweet

Echo Mag, an LGBTQ news source from Phoenix, provides an in-depth account of Virtual AZ Pride's goals and purpose. From the article: "With an attitude of resilience, the community bands together to put together a Virtual Pride weekend April 3-5"

News segment about a first grade teacher who, with the help of her young daughter, hosts a virtual story time for her students. *Gretchen Grewe, Fordham University, SOCI 2800 *News segment

This article notes the shift from Phoenix Pride to a new virtual Pride event. From the article: "To fight the spread of the new coronavirus, Phoenix Pride 2020 was postponed. But members and allies of the LGBTQ community can still celebrate this weekend, online from the safety of home."

En Lambayeque un médico y su enfermera fueron detenidos por la policía cuando trasladaban en la parte posterior de un auto el cuerpo sin vida de una madre con siete meses de gestación, a quixen pretendían dejar en la puerta de su casa diciéndole a sus hijos que estaba contagiada de coronavirus. La madre había asistido a uno de sus chequeos Allí el médico le habría aplicado una inyección que le provocó la muerte.

One of the events mentioned in this article is the newly formed Virtual AZ Pride. The article speaks to community excitement about the new event. From the article: "Arizona Pride It’s been nearly 40 years since activists organized the first Pride march in Phoenix. This year, the annual event will get a new twist, as people avoid large crowds to help stem the spread of COVID-19. The first Virtual Arizona Pride event is happening on Saturday and Sunday, April 4 and 5. Expect an eclectic lineup of conversations, film screenings, music, comedy, drag storytimes, performances, and pop-up shops. The free virtual event is a way to support the local LGBTQ+ community, experience work by local creatives, learn more about Arizona LGBTQ+ history, and show a little love through online donations to participating creatives if you feel inspired to do so. You can find the daily schedule online."

Gran cantidad de pobladores de la ciudad de San Vicente de Cañete no respetan ni cumplen las reglas dadas por el ministerio de salud ya que no mantienen el metro de distancia a pesar de que se observa en el video círculos pintados en el suelo. Todo este alboroto es a causa de que quieren cobrar los bonos que el estado peruano otorga por lo cual la cola se dirige hacia el banco de la nación.

A different, shorter version of diario de una cuarentena by Andrés Edery published in Somos el Comercio. Images make light of staying at home, and the reality of being around your kids constantly during a pandemic.

Following the postponement of Phoenix Pride in April, a group of activists and organizations came together to host the first-ever Virtual Arizona Pride. The response was so positive that the team behind #VirtualAZPride decided to continue online programming every third Saturday of every month. As their website explains "Our Third Saturday series will feature a select, curated day programming similar to what you saw at #VitualAZPride, from partners old and new." This flyer (designed by Felicia Minor) provides an outline of the *first* Third Saturday event, and shows the range of programming such an event holds.

A preschool teacher uses props as she hosts a virtual story time for her students and kids around the world. *Gretchen Grewe, Fordham University, SOCI 2800 *News segment

Image 61-80 in Diario de una cuarentena, por Andrés Edery posted by El Comercio Peru

A news segment highlighting the virtual story time that many librarians are now hosting. *Gretchen Grewe, Fordham University, SOCI 2800 *Video clip of broadcast television

Article from CBC News Ottawa relaying an incident in which a young man allowed his siblings to play in a playground not knowing it was out of bounds and received a fine as a result. The article goes on to discuss how misinformation communicated to refugees, and language barriers make them more likely to break covid19 restrictions and be issued fines when they have no malicious intent or are simply ill informed. *Hillary Johnstone, CBC News Ottawa

Items 41-60 in Diario de una cuarentena, por Andrés Edery, a series of political cartoons hosted by El Comercio Peru's website in the Historias section.

Images 24-40 from Otra vez Andrés | Mira las gráficas que Andrés Edery publica en la revista desde el 2018. Política nacional e internacional, Lima, el deporte, nuestro país: todo resumido en su trazo

“The Attorney General for the Navajo Nation has issued a heartfelt ‘thank you’ for the outpouring of support from Irish people and people of Irish descent donating essential funds to Native American tribes affected by the coronavirus pandemic…Donations have been flooding with Irish people and people of Irish descent chief among those to show their support for the Native American reservations as a way of repaying a 173-year-old favour. It all goes back to 1847, when Ireland was gripped by 'the great hunger', and Native Americans were struggling to rebuild their lives after suffering through the Trail of Tears. Incredibly, despite their own suffering, the Choctaw Nation tribe raised and sent $170 (an estimated $5,000 today) to Ireland for relief aid, and a monument was erected in County Cork decades later as a mark of respect, gratitude and solidarity.” #IndigenousStories

“Let us celebrate you! We want to display your picture on the Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort marquee!” #IndigenousStories

Blackfeet Covid-19 Incident Command Base offers tribal members some peace of mind with drive through testing using supplies offered by Montana Governor Bullock. #IndigenousStories

A sign explains that the playground equipment at Horseshoe Lake Park in Shaker Heights, Ohio is closed due to COVID-19

“The Fort Peck Tribal Executive Board has determined that the rapid anti-body testing that was available to the Tribes did not provide the accuracy and reliability necessary to adequately serve the constituents of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation. Due to these issues, the schedule for Community COVID-19 testing by the Fort Peck Tribes will be rescheduled to the month of June.” #IndigenousStories

This photograph was taken while driving through the intersection of Carp Rd. and March Rd. in the National Capital Region. It shows a roadside advertising board, in front of the town sign for the village of Carp, which reads "Wash Yer Mitts Lads" referring to the medical advise to wash your hands often to prevent the spread of the covid-19 virus. While other signs exist with similar sentiments, this sign is unique in that it is not visually associated with a business or public entity. Its lack of context gives the impression that it is a message from the community to its members rather than an advertisement or a public health announcement. What is more, the phrasing and spelling of the word "yer" emulates the slang and accent of the Ottawa Valley, further connecting it to the community in which it is situated and making it more lighthearted. While still a warning or admonishment to prevent the spread of the disease, this sign also pokes fun at the current situation in a very local manner.

This is a photo of the masks that I haven't finished sewing. There are around 50 shown here. I have made 130 masks to date, which I have donated to hospitals, USPS, nursing homes, friends, and family. I make masks in my free time between my classes or after (virtual) school.

This is an email a very dear friend wrote to me. We are both teachers. She retired this year. The pandemic hit when she was adjusting to retired life - pursuing new hobbies and also keeping up with former colleagues like me about school. *Nancy F. A retired private school teacher. *Nobody else contributed.

“The Lower Sioux Indian Community in the State of Minnesota’s (“Community”) Emergency Operations Center (EOC) received voluntary notification of a potential exposure risk in the Community this previous weekend. Those individuals that were potentially exposed were notified by Health and Human Services and are voluntarily self-isolating in their homes. As part of our community response model, these individuals will be receiving daily phone calls from the community health nurse to monitor for symptoms. Social Services representatives are calling every 3 days to ensure that basic needs are being met and to offer support.” #IndigenousStories

“The task force will ensure the Sault Tribe’s Coronavirus Relief Fund monies are spent in compliance with the CARES Act and the tribe’s priorities dealing with the ongoing pandemic. Sault Tribe received $37.2 million from the Coronavirus Relief Fund. According to the CARES Act language, tribes may use the money for "necessary" expenses caused by the public health emergency from March 1 to Dec. 30, 2020. The Sault Tribe established a unified approach that prioritized paying team members and recouping any losses that have occurred.” #IndigenousStories

In light of the Pandemic the Harvard University Press decided to allow Schools and Institutions access to the Loeb Classical Library for free, Yay! This is very useful for people whose institutions apply; people studying classics who cannot access libraries are able to instead use E-Books. Yet there are some interesting elements regarding this. Firstly it is restricted to Schools and Institutions who contact the Harvard university, which means that people doing independent research during this time cannot do it, while I can understand the reasoning behind it, I also feel as though there is a certain elitism; students and members of institutions are able to access these resources while people who may want to while they are in quarantine and isolation are unable; now is the time when have the least money to spend and the most time to fill, yet unless they are part of an institution given by permission they cannot read these classical texts. The second more interesting part of this is disconnect between the quote by Horace that they led the tweet with "May I have a goodly supply of books and food to last the year" and the limitations that they set on the free-period. The Harvard University Press decided to have it last 2 months; while I do not think that should be criticized for opening their library for free, I also find amusement in the 10 month gap between Horace and the policy - they could have found a better quote.

E X E C U T I V E O R D E R Continuing Temporary Suspension and Modification of Laws Relating to the Disaster Emergency WHEREAS, on March 7, 2020, I issued Executive Order Number 202, declaring a State disaster emergency for the entire State of New York; and WHEREAS, both travel-related cases and community contact transmission of COVID-19 have been documented in New York State and are expected to continue; NOW, THEREFORE, I, Andrew M. Cuomo, Governor of the State of New York, by virtue of the authority vested in me by Section 29-a of Article 2-B of the Executive Law to temporarily suspend or modify any statute, local law, ordinance, order, rule, or regulation, or parts thereof, of any agency during a State disaster emergency, if compliance with such statute, local law, ordinance, order, rule, or regulation would prevent, hinder, or delay action necessary to cope with the disaster emergency or if necessary to assist or aid in coping with such disaster, I hereby temporarily suspend or modify, for the period from the date of this Executive Order through June 13, 2020 the following:

Graffiti in Red Hook, Brooklyn -- political commentary re: US President and capitalism in the context of Covid crisis -- a moment where we rely heavily on "essential workers"

"As of May 4, Facility Building staff are providing grass cutting services in each community to elderly, handicapped and disabled Tribal members." #IndigenousStories

This article shares about the resilience of the Sahali during the pandemic isolation: "Ekaterina Andreevna will teach you how to read, write, read and write online." #IndigenousStories

"The number of visitors to electronic services of the National Library of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) in March and April 2020 almost tripled compared to the same period last year, the director of the institution Sargylana Maksimova told TASS." #IndigenousStories

The say you can't take 2 things away from Amercians -- their guns AND THEIR RUNS. As "quarantine" continues New Yorkers are in a tizzy of fear and anger towards runners not wearing masks. "Corona shaming" those not following social distancing rules has become a favorite past time of restless and anxious city folk. *iphone photo

"Grigory Ledkov, President of the Association of Indigenous Minorities of the North, Siberia and the Far East, appealed to the governor of the Khabarovsk Territory with a call to take additional measures and take special control of the situation in the Ulchi region related to coronavirus." #IndigenousStories

This is a newspaper article highlighting how a local business adapted to the challenges presented by COVID-19. Choicelunch pivoted from providing lunches to over 250 schools across California to providing contactless grocery pick-up throughout the Bay Area. They have been able to keep their business running and have been able to rehire many employees initially laid-off because of the pandemic. #ASU#HST580

Schools of Chokurdakh, Olenegorsk, Berelyakh learned in Russian Ust and Byagnyr where they wore masks and kept a safe distance. After a few weeks, an order was issued to transition to distance learning. “During the restrictive regime, parents and legal representatives have received applications and consent to transfer students to distance learning. The educational process is carried out through landline and cellular telephony, through the email of parents (legal representatives) and through the educational platform “Uchi.ru”. Grades are set for completed assignments by students. On the passage of the program and educational material, teachers keep a report on the control sheets for the implementation of program material, and the responsible coordinator of the correspondence form of training forms sheets of teachers' working hours. Certain categories of students for the period of the restrictive regime are provided with food in the form of dry rations,which set includes: stewed beef, condensed milk, paste, cereals, pasta, sugar, jam, etc.” #IndigenousStories

"Socially distanced" line wrapping around the block, at CHIPS pop-up Soup Kitchen in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Food insecurity a growing crisis during our "year of the plague" *05/10/2020 -- Mother's Day 2020 *iphone photo

"Scary, frustrating and challenging are some of the words Indigenous physicians use to describe working in communities as a pandemic grips the world." #IndigenousStories

Delaney Gagnon, age 8, developed a new hobby during her time in isolation: balloon art! She proudly displayed her new skills during a virtual Girl Scout talent show held via Zoom. Delaney created the yellow dog balloon during the talent show. And decided to make herself the orange "isolated" balloon crown while watching her fellow Brownies perform their talents. #ASU#HST580

"In the Republic of Buryatia, shamans came to fight against coronavirus. The rite of “exile” of the disease was carried out by worshipers in Ulan-Ude, says MIR 24 correspondent Nadezhda Serezhkina. They have not heard about traditional medicine here. Buryat shamans came out to fight the new virus, armed with tambourines and ritual costumes. The hereditary worshipers, women from the Hongodor tribe, are driven out of the pandemic. 'We pray that our planet will not have a disease, such as a coronavirus, against it. For people, for children, for themselves and their relatives,'said the shaman Elina Tanganova." #IndigenousStories

"The restrictions associated with the spread of coronavirus have little effect on the life of remote Arctic settlements in Russian regions. So, despite the fact that hunting and fishing are prohibited in most regions, the northerners continue to do this, because their survival depends on the prey." #IndigenousStories

" — Canada has dispatched nurses to a remote northern indigenous community hit hard by the coronavirus to conduct testing and provide healthcare support, the local leader said on Tuesday." #IndigenousStories

Today felt like a dream come true. I got to go back into an actual lap pool and swim a workout for the first time in two-three months. This doesn’t mean that one kid got to swim. This means that the Rec Center opened which is a big step at least in my life for things going back to normal. This means that I can try to salvage all of the work I have done in this one sport. The coronavirus has definitely changed how I look at everything now. I feel just so thankful and excited to be walking into a pool deck when sometimes I would even be so annoyed to go to swim practice because I knew it would be so hard and tough. I know that from now on I will be so happy even when I go into a test set where you go until you break and can’t make the base. I will be so happy to even be able to go to school and have swim practice right after which is really weird considering that even in kindergarten I would go to school and have swim practice right after. #LSMS #NSD