so very virtual is a free weekly newsletter featuring online opportunities, virtual events, and helpful resources for these pandemic times. if youâre new, start here.
All events, opportunities, and resources included here are virtual, remote, or hybrid with an option to participate online. If needed, please learn more about an event or opportunity to decide whether it is right for you. If you have concerns about a listing, you can email theeclarel@substack.com.Â
Action Alerts đ
Steps to support a better world
Call on the San Francisco Department of Public Health to keep and improve the requirement for healthcare workers to wear masks.
Fill out The Sick Timesâ Covid-19/Long Covid reporting guide survey.
Educate your Members of Congress about infection-associated chronic illness and conditions at NIH.
Join World Health Networkâs Science Content Team.
Virtual Events đ
Mostly free, low-cost, and scholarship-supported virtual or hybrid events
Know Your Rights: A Virtual Session for College Students with Council on American-Islamic Relations â Sunday, April 28th at 6:00 PM ET // Free
Producing a Narrative Podcast with Pipeline Artists â Tuesday, April 30th from 4:00 to 6:00 PM PT | 7:00 to 9:00 PM ET // $35
Reading from Essay âWhat are the Accommodations of Your Dreams?â with Alison Bergblom Johnson â Tuesday, April 30th at 6:00pm CST | 7:00 PM ET | 4:00 PM PT // $1 - $20
Queering Healing from Sexual Violence with NYC Anti-Violence Project â Tuesday, April 30th from 6:00 to 7:30 PM ET // Free
FREE THE WORK'S INVOKE STATE OF THE INDUSTRY 2023: An Eye on Crew Demographics and Sentiment â May 1st at 1:30 PMÂ ET // Free
Writing Through Life's Transitions with Literary Liberation â Starting May 1st // $275
Introduction to Cooperatives 101 with Philadelphia Area Cooperative Alliance â Thursday, May 2nd from 12:00 to 1:30 PM ET // Free
Research in Praxis Discussion Series with Queens College Graduate School of Library and Information Science â May 2, 2024 6:30 PM ETÂ // Free
Summer 2024 Virtual Open House & Info Session with GrubStreet â May 3rd from 5:30 to 6:30 PM ET // Free
NO HUMANS INVOLVED IN THREE ACTS: ACT III.,AESTHETICS: Guest Lecture w. Dr. Zalika U. Ibaorimi with UC Berkleyâs Graduate Womenâs Project âMonday, May 6th at 4:00 PM PT // Free. More information on Instagram.
How to Build Complex Characters to Drive Plot/Story with Pipeline Artists â Tuesday, May 7th from 4:00 to 6:00 PM PT | 7:00 to 9:00 PM ET // $35
Boost Your Success: Build your brand, your network, & get hired with Hue â May 9th at 10:00 AM PT // Free
Building a Kick-Ass Deck for Both Pitching and Inspiration with Pipeline Artists â Tuesday, May 14th from 4:00 to 6:00 PM PT | 7:00 to 9:00 PM ET // $35
Teach Palestine with Rethinking Schools â Wednesday, May 15th at 4:00 PM PT | 6:00 PM CT | 7:00 PM ET // Free with solidarity donations welcome
Beyond Criminality: Challenging Anti-Immigrant Narratives in Film and TV with The Writers Guild Foundation â Thursday, May 16th from 4:00 to 5:00 PM PT // Free or with suggested donation of $10
Online Opportunities đ
Fellowships, jobs, programs, and more
Associate Director of Health Justice Commons
Brother to Brother Writing Space with NY Writers Coalition
Summer â24 Classes with PlayPenn
Remote Resources đ
Support and info for these pandemic times
Free âWhat your mask tells meâ poster by Grae Salisbury Studios
How to Archive a Protest: A Field Guide for Southern Memory Workers, a zine by Magaret Lawson, Invisible Histories
Wake Up America: Black Disabled Women On the Future of Democracy, webinar recording from Longmore Institute
Craft Chaps, free downloads from Sundress Publications
About Justin
Justin Clarel is a Black queer writer, performer, and educator creating vibrant stories for a better world. They are most proud of their work with sketch comedy team The Rhubarbs, original works for stage and screen, and love for musical theatre. Keep up with their adventures at @theeclarel and theeclarel.com.