![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Together along with Forough, Jane, Sophia, Debbie, Alex, and Sorcha. Reading as a collective, as part of our reading group Read and Resist! What brought us together was a return to basics We were lucky, we had work and a home meanwhile the government announced the expansion of police and immigration officer powers effectively to “manage” the vulnerable Stuck in cramped spaces trying to keep afloat We were separated and felt isolated, detached from each other We began to notice that the vast majority of care and key workers impacted by this illness were Black or from ethnic minority backgrounds The images of those who were dying were multiplying and Strong emotions and numbness were part of our everyday experiences feeling a sense of guilt and helplessness towards beautiful people who were falling ill, who were trapped by this illness and those who lost their lives. In the immediacy we had to adjust to the lack of space,Īt the same time trying to make sense of COVID-19 and all the uncertainty around it. Parents, with a small child, with a visitor who was otherwise homeless ![]() Like everyone else we were hit by this pandemicīeing stuck at home with our ‘loved ones’ in a situation that we had never contemplated-with ![]()
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