COVID-19

We need to organize community pandemic responses

Leave a Comment / COVID-19, Mutual Aid, Pandemic, Politics /

2020 is almost over, but here in the US, the pandemic’s just getting warmed up. Several vaccines are in the process of approval and early distribution, but it will take months to distribute them to enough people to make a major difference in the spread of COVID-19. In the meantime, the winter spike in confirmed cases, hospitalizations, and deaths continues. How we respond to the pandemic over the next few months will determine just how catastrophic a toll it takes on our communities and society.

We need to organize community pandemic responses Read More »

Illinois Region 5 Restaurant Mitigation Compliance

Leave a Comment / Carbondale, COVID-19, IL, Pandemic, Southern Illinois /

Governor Pritzker recently announced new mitigation measures for Illinois Region 5. These measures include stopping all indoor service at restaurants and bars until the region’s positivity rate is lower.

Some restaurants in Region 5 have expressed their intent to defy these mitigation measures, thus endangering the health and lives of many people in their communities and region. In response to this concerning development, I’ve created a public spreadsheet called Illinois Region 5 Restaurant Mitigation Compliance. This spreadsheet is a volunteer effort to track which restaurants are complying with or defying the mitigation measures.

Illinois Region 5 Restaurant Mitigation Compliance Read More »