so very virtual - 08.19.2024

fight mask bans & get PPE deals 😷

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.

📋 To submit a listing, fill out this form.

📚 If you’re new, start with this pandemic resource roundup.

Action Alerts 🔔

Steps to support a better world

• Know your rights to mask in public in Nassau County, NY.

Virtual Events 🎟

Gatherings that are either fully online or hybrid with an online option

• Teach-in: Fighting Mask Bans with Senior & Disability Action — August 20th at 10:30 PM ET // Free

• Pet Loss Grief Release with Queer Grief Club — August 21st at 8:30 PM ET // Free with suggested donation of $5 to $10

• DSM215 Summer Series: Geopolitrickery with Deep Space Mind 215 — Wednesday, August 21st from 4:00 to 7:00 PM ET // Free

• Creative co-working with Blue Stoop — Thursday, August 22nd from 3:30 to 5:30 PM ET // Free

• "Stories That Stand Still": A Masterclass with Carmen Maria Machado with Blue Stoop — Thursday, August 22nd from 6:00 to 8:00 PM ET // $50

• Whale Acoustics with Julianne Wilder with The Autistic Self Advocacy Network — August 22nd at 6:00 PM ET // Free

• Slow Dance Jam for Black Kinfolk with Thee Black Vixenite— Ongoing series on August 23rd, August 30th, September 5th, and September 12th // Free or pay what you can

• "Disability as Craft": A Masterclass with Sara Nović with Blue Stoop — Sunday, August 25th from 2:00 to 4:00 PM ET // $50

• Teach-In: Ecology and Disability with Night School Bar — Sunday, August 25th from 2:00 to 4:00 PM ET // Free with donations welcome

• Office Hours with Jessamine Chan & Crystal Hana Kim with Blue Stoop — Tuesday, August 27th from 6:00 to 8:00 PM ET // Pay What You Wish starting at $5

• Creative Feature & Opinion Writing Bootcamp with Richard Warnica with Pandemic University — September 14th and 15th from 12:00 to 5:00 PM ET // Starting at $150 CAD

• The Period Talk Online with Kiddie Science — Sunday, September 15th from 2:00 to 3:30 PM ET // $30

• Flash in a Pan: Borrowing from Physics theories, Astronomy and Sciences to Write Flash Fiction with Adobe Press — Saturday, September 21st from 9:00 to 11:00 AM CT // $10

• Would Someone Really Say That? Dialogue and Character with Jackie Thomas-Kennedy with One Story — Saturday, September 21st from 4:00 to 5:15 PM ET // $75

• Instructor AMA “Ask Me Anything” Panel with Script Anatomy — Thursday, October 3rd from 6:00 to 7:30 PM PT // Free

• Poetry as Spellwork: reimagining the world speculatively with Adobe Press — Friday, October 18th from 5:30 to 7:30 PM CT // $10

Online Opportunities 🛋

Fellowships, jobs, programs, and more

• Black August KN95 Mask Mailout with Health Stellium — Submit by August 21st.

• The Jennifer Weiner Fellowship with Blue Stoop — Apply by August 26th.

• 2025 Winter Writers Retreat with Roots. Wounds. Words — Apply by September 8th.

• Mentorship Program with We Need Diverse Books — Apply by September 15th.

• Jumpstart Your Voice Transition with FOLX & Undead Voice — Begins September 26th.

Remote Resources 📘

Support and info for these pandemic times

• COVID PPE Deals from @IfuekoNadine

• The Liberation Line, free mental health support for organizers and activists

• "You Have to Live Your Life:" Responses to Common COVID Minimizing Phrases from Olivia Belknap Therapy

• Pay-What-You-Can Peer Support Sessions with Wolfpack Counseling Hub (Instagram)

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.