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What do feminists have to say on #COVID19. A thread on Resources from (mostly) Global South thinkers.
Why Nigeria knows better how to fight corona than the US By @crystalsimeoni (Crystal Simeoni) #Afrifem https://www.ips-journal.eu/regions/africa/article/show/why-nigeria-knows-better-how-to-fight-corona-than-the-us-4144/
How the COVID-19 pandemic will affect informal workers. Insights from Kenya by Mary Njeri Kinyanjui #Afrifem https://theconversation.com/how-the-covid-19-pandemic-will-affect-informal-workers-insights-from-kenya-134151?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1584967526
Why imagination is the most powerful tool that feminists have at our disposal By @lolaolufemi_ (Lola Olufemi) https://gal-dem.com/why-imagination-is-the-most-powerful-tool-that-feminists-have-at-our-disposal/
Why social distancing won’t work for us by @OhTimehin (OluTimehin Adegbeye) #Afrifem https://thecorrespondent.com/378/why-social-distancing-wont-work-for-us/50043118356-4fbed697
Homesick: Notes on lockdown By @Sisonkemsimang (Sisonke Msimang) #Afrifem https://africasacountry.com/2020/03/homesick-notes-on-lockdown
We got this: Finding hope in the time of COVID-19 by @F_Moudouthe @EyalaBlog #AfriFem https://eyala.blog/musings/2020/3/23/fear-hope-coronavirus
On ne lâche rien : Le féminisme, ma lueur d’espoir face au COVID19 par @EyalaBlog https://eyala.blog/mon-parcours/coronavirus-covid19-feminisme-peur-espoir
Making A Feminist Internet In Africa: Why The Internet Needs African Feminists And Feminisms by Sheena Magenya #AfriFem https://www.genderit.org/editorial/making-feminist-internet-africa-why-internet-needs-african-feminists-and-feminisms
Coronavirus Pandemic: A wake-up call? by @Aliben86 (Nebila Abdulmelik) #Afrifem https://africanfeminism.com/coronavirus-a-wake-up-call/
The Coronavirus Crises and Decision on Commission on the Status of Women Exposes Structural Inequalities by @MSalimu (Mwanahamisi Singano) #AfriFem https://africanfeminism.com/the-coronavirus-crisis-and-decision-on-commission-on-the-status-of-women-exposes-structural-inequalities/
Love and sex in the time of coronaviruses by @nas009 Nana Darkoa https://adventuresfrom.com/2020/03/19/love-and-sex-in-a-time-of-corona-virus.html
Getting your groove on in the time of coronaviruses by @nas009 Nana Darkoa #AfriFem https://adventuresfrom.com/2020/03/22/getting-your-groove-on-in-a-time-of-corona-viruses.html
6 Tips on working remotely in today’s gig economy by @nas009 Nana Darkoa https://www.awid.org/news-and-analysis/how-have-balance-when-you-work-global-organisation
Webinar on African Feminist and Anti-Capitalist Responses to COVID-19
31 March 2020, 3pm GMT
Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/599930767
31 March 2020, 3pm GMT
Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/599930767
What does Feminist Leadership Looks like during a Pandemic? By @leilabilling (Leila Billing) https://medium.com/@leila_billing/what-does-feminist-leadership-look-like-in-a-pandemic-35b2ee0eb994
Also ...(The Coronavirus Is a Disaster for Feminism https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2020/03/feminism-womens-rights-coronavirus-covid19/608302/)
Free Resources on MUSE During COVID-19 , including @Afbkcollective (African Books Collective) : https://about.muse.jhu.edu/resources/freeresourcescovid19/
Safeguarding women’s rights during the Covid-19 shutdown by Susan Tolmay and @clowemorna @GenderLinks https://mg.co.za/article/2020-03-24-safeguarding-womens-rights-during-the-covid-19-shutdown/
Also available here: https://genderlinks.org.za/news/safeguarding-womens-rights-during-the-covid-19-shutdown/
Safeguarding women’s rights during the Covid-19 shutdown by Susan Tolmay and @clowemorna @GenderLinks
Safeguarding women’s rights during the Covid-19 shutdown by Susan Tolmay and @clowemorna @GenderLinks
@GATEOrg COVID-19 Pandemic - Reporting irregularities, human rights violations and interruption of services
Report violations: https://bit.ly/2UjffYn #COVID19
Report violations: https://bit.ly/2UjffYn #COVID19
Unchecked Corporate Powers paved the way for COVID19, and globally, women are at the frontlines by @felogene (Felogene Anumo) @AWID https://www.cambridge.org/core/blog/2020/03/17/unchecked-corporate-power-paved-the-way-for-covid-19-and-globally-women-are-at-the-frontlines/
Le pouvoir incontrôlé des entreprises a ouvert la voie au COVID-19 et les femmes se retrouvent en première ligne partout dans le monde par @felogene (Felogene Anumo) @AWID_fr https://www.awid.org/fr/nouvelles-et-analyse/le-pouvoir-incontrole-des-entreprises-ouvert-la-voie-au-covid-19-et-les-femmes?utm_source=email&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=covid&utm_content=BFE
Every cent lost to tax havens could be used to strengthen our health and social systems. It’s women in the informal sector who are suffering the harshest effects of our broken tax system. by @gintycyn @openDemocracy https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/oureconomy/every-cent-lost-tax-havens-could-be-used-strengthen-our-health-and-social-systems/
Don’t abandon us, LGBTQI refugees in Kenya say https://76crimes.com/2020/03/20/dont-abandon-us-lgbtqi-refugees-say/
More on COVID in Africa here 
(Not all feminist analyses ) https://mobile.twitter.com/CAAS_ACEA/status/1242828793997377537
(Not all feminist analyses ) https://mobile.twitter.com/CAAS_ACEA/status/1242828793997377537
That’s all for today, but watch this space: This thread will be updated regularly. Thanks so much to all of you wonderful feminists for your work in these challenging times. Stay inspired, and keep inspiring!
Received more links: How to stop Coronavirus Lockdown Leading to an Upsurge in Violence Against Women? By @MSalimu https://oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/how-to-stop-coronavirus-lockdown-leading-to-an-upsurge-in-violence-against-women
CoronaVirus: Time for Africa's Reality Check by @MSalimu (Mwanahamisi Singano) http://www.udadisi.org/2020/03/corona-virus-time-for-africas-reality.html?m=1
From Thailand, @apwld statement on failure of #neoliberal capitalism and urgent need of #feminist global solidarity as COVID-19 #pandemic spreads across the world. https://apwld.org/covid-19-highlights-the-failure-of-neoliberal-capitalism-we-need-feminist-global-solidarity/
In times of coronavirus, how are women domestic workers in #India coping with work and fear By Rekha Balakrishnan
Read more at: https://yourstory.com/herstory/2020/03/coronovirus-women-domestic-workers-help-maids?fbclid=IwAR3yShPgYbDAlay_ARfX6fwrdgxt9bKc87pTjohK6dnN-4aw7AIiYqTKkzM
Read more at: https://yourstory.com/herstory/2020/03/coronovirus-women-domestic-workers-help-maids?fbclid=IwAR3yShPgYbDAlay_ARfX6fwrdgxt9bKc87pTjohK6dnN-4aw7AIiYqTKkzM
A Feminist Reading List on Care, Crisis and Pandemics by Awino Okech @CGS_SOAS https://medium.com/@awino.okech/a-feminist-reading-list-on-care-crisis-and-pandemics-eaf77a9d293b
#Feminist Resources on the #Pandemic @feministfp https://centreforfeministforeignpolicy.org/feminist-resources-on-the-pandemic
#Parenting in the time of COVID-19: Why the kids will be alright by @namshine (Nam Kiwanuka) https://www.tvo.org/article/parenting-in-the-time-of-covid-19-why-the-kids-will-be-alright
#Decolonising emotional well-being and mental health in development: #African #feminist innovations by @stillSHErises (Jessica Horn) #AfriFem https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13552074.2020.1717177?journalCode=cgde20
#Women, #Peace and #Security in the time of Coronavirus by @sanambna (Sanam Naraghi Anderlini) @LSE_WPS https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/wps/2020/03/25/women-peace-and-security-in-the-time-of-corona/ #WPS
#Call for a #Feminist COVID-19 Policy: Statement of Feminists and Women’s Rights Organizations from the #GlobalSouth and marginalized communities in the #GlobalNorth @FARFeminists http://feministallianceforrights.org/blog/2020/03/20/action-call-for-a-feminist-covid-19-policy/
Also (Why You Should Ignore All That #Coronavirus Coronavirus-Inspired #Productivity Pressure by @ProfAishaAhmad https://www.chronicle.com/article/Why-You-Should-Ignore-All-That/248366/ )
Also follow this thread by
@GAD_Network on the Gendered Impact of COVID19 and responses https://twitter.com/GAD_Network/status/1243577709873303558
@GAD_Network on the Gendered Impact of COVID19 and responses https://twitter.com/GAD_Network/status/1243577709873303558
Another thread by @rkadelhi https://twitter.com/rkadelhi/status/1243939194113798144
