Grief, Love, Action: Transforming collective sorrow into collective power was co-hosted by Narrative Initiative and Women’s March Network. You can watch a video of the event here and find out more about our guests below. We look forward to carrying this conversation forward as we turn collective grief into new, stronger narratives that celebrate mutual support and community action.
Show notes
Reading, books and other resources mentioned by participants:
COVID Memorial Day: An event on March 1, 2021, organized by Marked by COVID. See also the COVID-19 Memorial Day Vigil shared by Kristin Urquiza.
The Wild Edge of Sorrow: The Sacred Work of Grief, Francis Weller
Elizabeth Alexander, author of The Light of the World
We Croak, an app to help people stop and think about death
Grieving in a time of Covid-19, resources and stories curated by Dr. Laura Nissen
What is Public Narrative?, Marshall Ganz
Philanthropy and the case for reparations, Decolonizing Wealth Project
About our guests
We’ve added in Twitter handles and you can follow tweets from the session at #GriefLoveAction.
Rinku Sen, Moderator and Executive Director, Narrative Initiative. @rinkuwrites / @_Narrative
Soyinka Rahim, Grassroots Spiritual Practitioner, BIBOLOVE founder @biboloveus
Malkia Devich-Cyril, MediaJustice @culturejedi
Alex Goldstein, Faces of COVID @alexjgoldstein / @FacesOfCOVID
Kristin Urquiza, Marked by COVID @kdurquiza / @MarkedByCovid
Chioma Oruh, Center for Popular Democracy @ChiBornfree