Check In 5 April

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I hope you're all keeping safe and well, and finding ways to cope with being in lockdown or staying safe if you still need to work. A big thank you to all of those who are still working, especially everyone providing care or keeping the basics of life running during this crisis

Please use the comments to share any sources of support you know about for people who are sick, self-isolating or may otherwise need a helping hand (from a safe social distance, of course).

Also let us know in comments of any good (preferably free) online resources that people may find useful while sheltering in place, such as exercise-at-home videos on YouTube or smartphone apps, entertainment such as TV shows, e-books and games, or homeschooling resources and so on.

ACTIONS

Donating Medical Supplies
Pennsylvania Now Allowing Anyone To Vote By Mail In The Upcoming Primary —please let us know in comments if your state is doing anything similar related to upcoming elections and we can compile a round-up post
Petition: Protect Postal Service Employees
Where To Report Employers Violating Shelter-in-place Orders, By State

Call your state reps and governor about
—making insurers give patients to refill prescriptions early (hat tip redbird )
—closing schools and public events if they haven't already

RESOURCES

CDC coronavirus page
Johns Hopkins Global case tracker
A bunch of newspapers have dropped their paywall for coronavirus coverage

Let us know what you've been up to in the last week or are planning to get involved in next week. Above all, take care of yourselves, stay safe, wash your hands regularly and practice social distancing as much as you can.

Poll #23769 Check In

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 7

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Since the last check in, I...

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called my one senator
1 (14.3%)

called my other senator
1 (14.3%)

called my representative
1 (14.3%)

called my governor
1 (14.3%)

called my state reps
1 (14.3%)

sent a postcard/email/letter/fax
2 (28.6%)

attended a town hall
0 (0.0%)

donated money to a cause
2 (28.6%)

attended an in-person activist group
0 (0.0%)

participated in phone/online training
0 (0.0%)

went to a protest
0 (0.0%)

signed up for alerts
0 (0.0%)

worked for a campaign
0 (0.0%)

did textbanking/phonebanking
0 (0.0%)

took care of myself
3 (42.9%)

not a US citizen but worked in solidarity in my own community
1 (14.3%)

did something else
2 (28.6%)

committed to action in the coming week
0 (0.0%)