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Dear Readers,
As we try to care for ourselves, our loved ones, and our comrades, we
are also struggling to find ways to engage in mutual aid that make sense
under conditions of “invisible” contagion. We repost below two recent
pieces that inspired us, and some links to resource pages.
The LeftEast collective has been discussing the pandemic that is tying
us together around the world in ways that are more explicit to many than
capitalism. The words of one of our editors speak for many of us: “I am
shifting between apocalyptic catastrophising, a neutral feeling that in
my online-mostly position things don’t quite change, and an almost
optimism this thing can bring shock to the system and change politics in
ways I thought only a war would do… but deeply worried about those in
vulnerable positions (e.g. migrants crossing to Europe and European
borders now), and wondering if and how one can volunteer in a meaningful
way without being exposed to danger…”
full:
https://www.criticatac.ro/lefteast/coronavirus-updates-inspiring-pieces/
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