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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ADAM ,WEAV] 

,TEXT 3 

,WE 9CLUDE H]E P]SONAL ACC\NTS FROM MEMB]S & ALLIES ( ,BLACK ,ROSE_/,ROSA ,NEGRA ACROSS ! ,U4,S4 SPEAK+ ON ! DIRECT IMPACTS & RESPONSES TO ! CORONAVIRUS CRISIS UND]WAY4 ,SOME HAVE BE5 DIRECTLY AFFECT$ AS HEAL?C>E WORK]S1 LAID (F S]VICE WORK]S1 OR HAV+ TO UND]GO SELF-QU>ANT9E4 ,O!RS >E ON FRONT ! L9ES ( ! RESPONSES ?R\< ORGANIZ+ T5ANTS OR MUTUAL-AID EF=TS4 

,*RYSAN!1 ,LOS ,ANGELES 

,SO F> FIVE ( ! DOZ5 NEI<BORHOOD BAS$ *APT]S ( ! ,LOS ,ANGELES ,T5ANTS ,UNION 7,L,A,T,U71 9CLUD+ ! ,V]MONT ,BEV]LY *APT] ?AT ,I ORGANIZE )1 HAVE 5DORS$ A LI/ ( DEM&S :I* 9CLUDES AN IMM$IATE MORATORIUM ON EVICTIONS1 AN IMM$IATE SUSP5SION ( R5T COLLECTION1 DEM& = H\S+ TO ! UNH\S$1 & SUSP5SION ( ,I,C,E 5=CEM5T4 ,! DEM&S ORIG9AT$ LA/ WEEK :5 ! ,HOLLYWOOD *APT] DRAFT+ A /ATEM5T RESPOND+ TO ! SITUATION ) O!R *APT]S SIGN+ ON & SUGGE/+ AM5DM5TS4 

,LOCAL *APT]S >E ASSESS+ ! CURR5T & PROJECT$ IMPACT ON MEMB]S & COMMUNITY1 SU* EMPLOYM5T1 EVICTIONS1 FOOD1 M$ICAL C>E ACCESS1 ISOLATIONS1 & G5]AL WELL BE+4 ,9 MY *APT] EA* ORGANIZ] IS FOLL[+ UP ) ! T5ANT ASSOCIATIONS & MEMB]S ?AT !Y'VE WORK$ )4 

,LYNN1 ,RO*E/]1 ,N,Y 

,I WORK 9 AN AUTO P>TS PLANT ?AT'S ORGANIZ$ ) ! ,U,A,W OR ,UNIT$ ,AUTO ,WORK]S UNION & ,I'M A =M] /EW>D & LA/ YE> WAS ACTIVE ) ! /RIKE AUTO WORK] AT MY PLANT4 ,LA/ WEEK ! GOV]NOR ORD]$ ?AT #e-#g#e.0 ( ! WORK=CE NE$$ TO /AY HOME & ! DAY ! PLANT MANAG] S5T \T A LETT] SAY+ \R PLANT W\LD /AY OP5 UNTIL ! #b#g? .<( ,M>*.>4 ,I WAS AT HOME SELF-QU>ANT9+ BECAUSE ,I HAD REC5TLY TRAVEL$ ABROAD SO ,I />T$ PO/+ 9 \R PLANT'S ,FACEBOOK GR\P AB\T TAK+ ACTION & ,I PO/$ >TICLES AB\T WILDCAT WALKS \T ?AT W]E HAPP5+ 9 O!R ,U,A,W PLANTS4 ,ON O!R UNION ,FACEBOOK PAGES ,I SAW ?AT :OLE DEP>TM5TS W]E ANN\NC+ !Y W]E WALK+ \T4 

,PEOPLE W]E ( C\RSE PISS$ & />T$ COMM5T+ 9 ! ,FACEBOOK GR\P :ILE ON %IFT4 ,WE ALSO />T$ CALL+ LOCAL M$IA & POLITICIANS TO SEE IF ?AT MI<T ADD ! PRESSURE4 ,MANAGEM5T ROLL$ OV] & ANN\NC$ ! PLANT CLOSURE )9 ?REE H\RS6 

,GREG1 ,DETROIT1 ,M,I 

,I WORK 9 A RE/AURANT AT ONE ( ! LOCAL HOTELS4 ,BE=E EA* %IFT1 ! MANAG]S HOLD A MEET+ ) /AFF TO GIVE US 9=MATION AB\T ! NI<T'S FOOD & DR9K SPECIALS & RES]VATIONS4 ,:5 PANIC >\ND ! CORONAVIRUS />T$ ESCALAT+1 UPP] MANAGEM5T ATT5D$ ONE ( !SE MEET+S & LET US KN[ ?AT AT ! 5D ( ! WEEK1 ! HOTEL WAS GO+ TO BE CLOS+ UNTIL E>LY ,APRIL4 ,!Y W]E HAV+ MEET+S ) \R UNION REPS 7,H,],E7 & HAD COME TO AN AGREEM5T ?AT WE W\LD GET PAID = ! FIR/ WEEK (F1 S9CE ! S*$ULE WAS ALREADY PO/$ BUT EV]Y?+ ELSE WAS UP 9 ! AIR4 

,! NEXT DAY1 MY WIFE WAS DISCUSS+ ) O!R T5ANTS 9 ! LAUNDRY ROOM ALL ( \R LOSSES ( 9COME & H[ ?AT W\LD AFFECT \R ABILITY TO PAY R5T & O!R BILLS4 ,%E HAD LOOK$ UP \R H\SE ON ,ZILL[ & F\ND ?AT ! R5T \R L&LORD COLLECTS 9 ONE YE> IS MORE ?AN ! TOTAL CO/ ( :AT HE PAID = ! H\SE 9 #b#a#c4 ,SO 9 ! SEV5 YE>S HE'S [N$ ?IS PROP]TY1 HE HAS COLLECT$ #i TIMES :AT HE PAID = IT ?R\< \R R5T & ! VALUE ( ! HOME HAS 9CREAS$ BY MORE ?AN @s#a#e14 ,HE DEF9ITELY HASN'T PUT ?AT MU* MONEY 9TO REPAIRS & WE >E RESPONSIBLE = RAK+ ! LEAVES1 CUTT+ ! GRASS & %OVEL+ ! SN[4 ,WE >E WORK+ ON A PLAN TO PETITION HIM ) ! O!R FOLKS :O LIVE 9 \R H\SE1 & POSSIBLY WORK+ \T A /RATEGY TO SPEAK ) O!R PEOPLE :O R5T FROM ?IS SAME L&LORD TO SEE IF !Y'D BE 9T]E/$ 9 JO9+ US4 

,A FEW DAYS LAT]1 WE GOT WORD ?AT ! UNION HAD NEGOTIAT$ ) HOTEL MANAGEM5T ?AT WE W\LD BE CONT9U+ TO GET PAID BAS$ ON ! H\RS WE NORMALLY WORK$1 PRE-%UT D[N4 ,?IS IS AN AMAZ+ VICTORY = ! UNION6 ,!RE'S /ILL A LOT ( WORK TO BE DONE ?\<1 SO ,I'M GO+ TO CONT9UE TO KEEP 9 T\* ) \R REPS & TO BUILD RELATION%IPS ) MY C[ORK]S4 ,!RE'S ALWAYS WORK TO BE DONE TO BUILD /RONG] & MORE MILITANT UNIONS4 

,ELI ,M1 ,DURHAM1 ,N,C 

,SO F>1 ,I'VE BE5 ORGANIZ+ LOCALLY = MUTUAL AID ) MY NEI<BORS ON MY BLOCK & 9 MY WID] NEI<BORHOOD4 ,WE'RE TAK+ A 0NEI<BORHOOD PODS0 APPROA*4 ,WE'VE %>$ A DOCUM5T ) 9FO & A FLI] TEMPLATE4 

,WE ALSO />T$ A ,DURHAM CITYWIDE PUBLIC ,FACEBOOK GR\P = MUTUAL AID ORGANIZ+ H]E4 ,)9 LESS ?AN A DAY1 WE ALREADY HAD OV] #c MEMB]S & ACTIVE DISCUSSIONS GO+4 ,S9CE !N WE'VE =M$ A DOZ5 NEI<BORHOOD COMMITTEES1 OR PODS1 ?AT >E SURVEY+ RESID5TS US+ GOOGLE =MS & ORGANIZ+ RESPONSES4 

,LUZ ,SI]RA1 ,MIAMI1 ,F,L 

,IT'S BE5 CRAZY 9 \R HOSPITAL S9CE EV]Y?+ HAPP5$ ) ! CORONAVIRUS4 ,\R HOSPITAL REMOV$ ALL SURGICAL & ,N-#i#e MASKS .<A HI<] LEVEL MASK US$ 9 HEAL?C>E.> FROM ! FLOOR4 ,WE US$ TO EASILY HAVE ACCESS NE> 0CONTACT ROOMS0 .<ROOMS :]E 9FECT$ PATI5TS >E ISOLAT$.> & A SUPPLY ROOM4 ,BUT N[ !Y >E ALL GONE & WE CAN ONLY REQUE/ !M :5 WE HAVE :AT'S CALL$ A 0DROPLET0 OR 0AIRBORNE0 PATI5T - MEAN+ !Y >E ACTIVELY 9FECT$ & HAVE RESPIRATORY ISSUES4 ,BECAUSE ( %ORTAGES !Y >E MAK+ US 5T] CONTACT ROOMS )\T ANY MASKS :I* IS P>T ( ! PROTECTIVE EQUIPM5T WE TYPICALLY USE4 

,BUT YE/]DAY AT WORK WE HAVE A POSSIBLY ,C,O,V,I,D-#a#i 9FECT$ PATI5T 9 ISOLATION BUT HE WAS S5T HOME BE=E GETT+ HIS FULL LAB RESULTS FROM ! ,C,D,C TE/ KIT4 ,& !N !Y W]E S5D+ 9 ANO!R PATI5T %[+ SYMPTOMS 9TO ! SAME ROOM ) !M4 ,SEV]AL NURSES CONFRONT$ ! 9FECTION CONTROL DOCTORS AB\T ?IS4 

,MANY ( ! WORK]S >E PRESSUR+ MANAGEM5T TO GIVE !M MASKS BUT ONLY A FEW HAVE BE5 SUCCESSFUL4 

,JOHN ,SLAV91 ,RI*MOND1 ,V,A 

,I HELP RUN A NONPR(IT COMMUNITY SCI5CE LAB CALL$ ,9DIE ,LAB :I* IS BE+ US$ = /]ILIZATION ( MAT]IALS BE=E !Y GO \T TO PEOPLE4 ,WE'RE WORK+ ON GETT+ ?+S LIKE MASS PRODUC$ FACE MASKS1 V5TILATORS1 OXYG5 CONC5TRATOR ETC4 ,WE PR9T$ \R FIR/ PROTOTYPE #c,D PR9T$ MASKS & GOT RES\RCES C5TRALIZ$ TO GET !M TO M$ICAL P]SONAL 9 DIFF]5T P>TS ( ! /ATE4 ,WE >E ALSO DO+ SUPPORT WORK TO HELP ) ! DEVELOPM5T ( A ,C,O,V,I,D#a#i RAPID TE/ ?R\< P]=M+ TE/+ VALIDATIONS4 

,I'M ALSO P>T ( AN 9T]NATIONAL COLLABORATIVE RESE>* TEAM ( SCI5TI/S & COD]S :I* 9CLUDES HI< LEVEL SCI5TI/S1 9CLUD+ FROM ,M,I,T4 ,!RE >E HUNDR$S 9 DIFF]5T WORK+ GR\PS CREAT+ OP5 S\RCE TE*NOLOGY >\ND DESIGN+ FACE MASKS1 CREAT+ TE/ KITS & FOLL[+ ALL ! DATA & 9=MATION ON ! \TBREAK4 ,ONE ?+ IS CLE> IS ?AT ,TRUMP HAS BE5 9T5TIONALLY HOLD+ BACK ON ! SUPPLY ( TE/+ AS A WAY TO SUPPRESS ! NUMB]S ( CONFIRM$ CASES4 

,K>A1 ,SEATTLE1 ,W,A 

,I />T$ COM+ D[N ) A C\< & %ORTNESS ( BREA? TWO WEEKS AGO4 ,I /ILL DON'T KN[ IF ,I WAS ACTUALLY EXPOS$ TO ,C,O,V,I,D-#a#i BUT MY SYMPTOMS ALIGN$4 ,I DO HAVE 9SURANCE ?R\< ! ,AF=DABLE ,C>E ,ACT BUT S9CE TE/+ ISN'T AVAILABLE ,I DECID$ TO /AY AT HOME & SELF QU>ANT9E4 ,I MO/LY RELI$ ON FRI5DS DROPP+ (F GROC]IES BECAUSE MY QU>ANT9E />T$ AHEAD ( ! =M+ MUTUAL AID NETWORKS BUT N[ ,I'M GETT+ PLUGG$ 9 & HOP+ TO HELP FROM HOME & !N EV5TUALLY DO MORE DIRECT S]VICE DELIV]Y4 

,IT'S BE5 OV] #ae DAYS & ,I'VE RECOV]$1 BUT ALL ! UNC]TA9TY >\ND 9=MATION & H[ SL[ ! /ATE RESPOND$ WAS H>D4 ,! MO/ DIFFICULT P>T ?\< WAS FEEL+ USELESS :ILE BE+ QU>ANT9$ BUT ALSO KN[+ ! E?ICS ( POT5TIALLY EXPOS+ SOMEONE4 ,I HAD ! ABILITY TO TO /AY HOME TO PROTECT O!RS1 SO ,I DID4 

,ANTONIO1 ,BO/ON1 ,M,A 

,WORK+ 9 ! BUILD+ TRADES ,I HAVE A LOT ( EXP]I5CE FIL+ = UNEMPLOYM5T :5 JOBS COME TO AN 5D AS IT DID = ME RI<T BE=E ! \TBREAK ( ,CORONAVIRUS4 ,SO ,I MADE MY FOCUS ON HELP+ NEI<BORS FILE = UNEMPLOYM5T VIA ! NEWLY =M$ MUTUAL AID NETWORK4 ,:AT'S BE5 9T]E/+ ) ?IS WORK IS ,I'M CONNECT+ ) T5ANTS ( L>GE L&LORDS :O CAN'T & WON'T PAY R5T ON ,APRIL #a/4 ,I REALLY ?9K MUTUAL AID WORK ?AT REA*ES \TSIDE LEFT ACTIVI/S & NONPR(IT /AFF C\LD HELP BUILD RESI/ANCE & ORGANIZATION IF WE GO 9TO IT ) ?AT M9DSET & 9T5T4 

,! NETWORK SEEMS TO HAVE BE5 SET UP L>GELY BY LOCAL ,NON-,PR(IT ,9DU/RIAL ,COMPLEX /AFF4 ,!RE WILL BE LOTS TO *ALL5GE )9 ! NETWORK BUT ,I ?9K IT MAKES S5SE4 ,ALREADY ,I'VE SE5 ! NONPR(IT /AFF FOLKS 9 ! NETWORK K9D ( 0BLANK />E0 ME :5 ,I ASK$ :O IS TAK+ ON H\S+ ISSUES4 ,! LOCAL MOVEM5T JU/ W5T ?R\< AB\T #e YE>S ( PU%+ = MUNICIPAL & /ATE POLICY TO SL[ D[N DISPLACEM5T ( T5ANTS4 ,!Y FOCUS$ LOTS ( 5]GY ON ?IS1 & FROM :AT ,I C\LD TELL1 ALSO L>GELY /EPP$ BACK FROM BUILD+ T5ANT ORGANIZ+ 9 FAVOR ( RECRUIT+ 0ALLY0 VOLUNTE]S TO HELP !M LOBBY4 ,BUT GUESS :AT8 ,!Y LO/4 ,ONLY 9 ! LA/ YE> OR SO HAVE !RE BE5 SOME MORE GRASSROOTS ATTEMPTS TO BUILD T5ANT P[]4 ,WE C\LD HAVE BE5 DO+ ?AT ALL ALONG BUT N[ WE CAN DO IT 9 ! MIDDLE ( A P&EMIC4 

,ADAM ,WEAV] IS MEMB] ( ,BLACK ,ROSE_/,ROSA ,NEGRA 9 ,MIAMI1 ,F,L4 

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