so very virtual - 09.20.2024
new Long COVID resources & more! 📖
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
Support Clean the Air ATX with these Anti Fasc, Pro Mask t-shirts.
Virtual Events 🎟
Gatherings that are either fully online or hybrid with an online option
dreaming our futures + embodying our dreams: a crip ritual dream workbook launch with alexa dexa and the Brooklyn Art Book Fair — September 22nd from 12:00 to 1:00 PM ET // Free
Making the Zine: Livin La Vida Lesbo with Zines4Queers — Sunday, September 22nd from 12:30 to 2:30 PM PT or Thursday, September 26th from 6:00 to 8:00 PM PT // Sliding scale from $7 to $22 with limited free tickets available
Haymarket Poetry Presents: We The Gathered Heat with Haymarket Books — September 25th from 7:00 to 8:30 PM ET // $5 general admission with free and solidarity donation options
In Conversation: Screenwriting with Maya Perez and Shia Shabazz Smith with Torch Literary Arts — September 25th at 7:00 PM CT // Free with donations appreciated
The Satellite Sessions: Packaging Your First Film with Antigravity Academy — Thursday, September 26th from 9:00 to 10:30 PM ET // Free
The Flash & The Furious: A Workshop in Flash Nonfiction with Angelique Stevens with Roots. Wounds. Words. — Sunday, September 29th from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM ET // $50
Poetry and Legalism: Articulating the Forbidden with Brooklyn Poets — Starts September 29th // $395
Writer Therapy: Creating Opportunities in Film, TV, and Beyond with Pipeline Artists — Tuesday, October 8th from 4:00 to 5:00 PM PT // Free
Making the Zine: Parable of the Slut with Zines4Queers — Tuesday, October 8th from 6:00 to 8:00 PM PT // Sliding scale from $7 to $22 with limited free tickets available
Free Draft Generator with Naphisa Senanarong with Grubstreet — October 11th from 6:00 to 7:00 PM ET // Free
Trains of Thought Writing Class with Jackie Torres — Starts October 19th // Sliding scale from $15 to $150 (More on Instagram)
Black Studies & the Black Radical Tradition with Workshops 4 Gaza — Sunday, November 3rd from 4:00 to 7:00 PM PT // Suggested donation of $75
What’s So Funny? Writing Poetic Humor with Button University — Starts November 3rd // $150
History Through Horror Writing Class with Jackie Torres — Starts December 11th // Sliding scale from $15 to $150 (More on Instagram)
Online Opportunities 🛋
Fellowships, jobs, programs, and more
Volunteer Mentor with WriteGirl — Apply by September 20th.
Bed Zine Issue Four — Submit by October 1st.
Fundraising & Member Advisor, Programs with Fractured Atlas — Apply October 2nd.
Grants & Member Advisor, Programs with Fractured Atlas — Apply October 2nd.
Remote Resources 📘
Support and info for these pandemic times
Long COVID Essentials: a resource sheet series by The Sick Times x Long COVID Justice
Refuse Zionist Normalization Zine from Rimona Eskayo
A Guide for Reporting on How Young Disabled and Chronically Ill People Use Online Communities from Julia Métraux
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.