so very virtual - 07.26.2024
things for people who love zines, poetry, & film 🎞️
so very virtual is a free weekly newsletter featuring opportunities, events, and resources that are fully virtual, remote, or hybrid with an online option.
🔍 Please look into events and opportunities to decide whether they are right for you. Send any concerns to theeclarel@substack.com.
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📚 If you’re new, start with this pandemic resource roundup.
Action Alerts 🔔
Steps to support a better world
Send a letter to congress to keep free COVID vaccines for uninsured adults.
Take action against the proposed mask ban in LA.
Sign the Disability Divest letter to demand the disability establishment end its relationships with war profiteers.
Fill out this Mask-Wearing Questionnaire from Disability Rights North Carolina.
Virtual Events 🎟
Gatherings that are either fully online or hybrid with an online option
The Free Black Women's Reading Club/LITTLE ROT by Akwaeke Emezi with The Free Black Women's Library — Sunday, July 28th from 7:00 to 8:30 PM ET // Free
One-on-One with Jane Friedman with Pipeline Artists — Monday, July 29th from 4:00 to 5:00 PM PT // Free
Decolonizing our Values with Cosmic Healing — Tuesday, July 30th at 4:30 PM PT | 7:30 PM ET // Sliding scale from $15 to $30
A Home Girl?: Audre Lorde, Empire and the Possibility of a Sista President with Mobile Homecoming Trust — July 31st at 6:00 PM ET // $25
New York’s 47th Asian American International Film Festival — August 1st through 11th // Starting $10 for individual on-demand tickets with passes available
Women in Comedy with ISA and the Writers Guild Foundation — Thursday, August 8th from 6:00 to 7:30 PM PT // Free
Leading The Way: Writing Women in Leadership Roles with the Writers Guild Foundation — Friday, August 9th from 7:00 to 8:30 PM PT // Free or by suggested donation
A People’s History of Okinawa with Workshops 4 Gaza — Saturday, August 10th from 12:00 to 2:00 PM PT // Suggested donation of $60, free for Palestinians
Making the Zine: Livin La Vida Lesbo with Zines4Queers — Sunday, August 11th from 12:00 to 2:00 PM PT // $7 to $22 with limited free tickets for those in need
Poetry in Work with Workshops 4 Gaza — Sunday, August 11th from 3:00 to 5:00 PM CT // Suggested donation of $60, free for Palestinians
Miyazaki Mode with Workshops 4 Gaza — August 13th from 7:30 to 9:30 PM CT // Suggested donation of $60, free for Palestinians
Trans Representation in Film & TV with the Writers Guild Foundation — Wednesday, August 14th from 3:00 to 4:00 PM // Free or suggested donation of $10
Industry Insider: So You Placed in a Contest - Now What? with Script Anatomy — Wednesday, August 14th from 6:00 to 7:30 PM PT // Free
Script Anatomy Summer Open House — Saturday, August 17th from 2:00 to 3:00 PM PT // Free
Fall 2024 Virtual Open House & Info Session with GrubStreet — August 21st from 6:00 to 7:00 PM ET // Free
Space & Time for BIPOC Writers with GrubStreet — September 9th through December 19th from 7:00 to 8:30 PM ET // Free
Writing Group for LGBTQ+ Writers with GrubStreet — Begins November 6th // $170 with scholarships available
Online Opportunities 🛋
Fellowships, jobs, programs, and more
Development Director with Sins Invalid — Apply by July 31st.
Heat & Hustle Accountability Program for BIPOC poets & writers with Roots. Wounds. Words. — Begins August 1st.
Remote Resources 📘
Support and info for these pandemic times
Beginners Guide to a Dark Voice from FOLX
ADHD Resources from How to ADHD
Hard Truths: From Screenwriter to Graphic Novelist, recording from Pipeline Artists
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.