Window Symbols for Covid-19 Victims

Old content as of this posting (8 October):
A response to "Mourning Victims of the Pandemic – A Call to Action for Museums" (May 2020), which seems to take a stance that no one is doing anything, and "C-19 Window Symbols for COVID-19 Victims" (June 2020), which is a follow up.

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Article: Few signs of collective mourning as the US tops 170,000 coronavirus deaths

Link Embed: "Few signs of collective mourning as the US tops 170,000 coronavirus deaths" (August 2020).

One of my irritations with the piece is that it appears to ignore digital collective mourning, and while I can understand why there might be a difference of opinion in whether that's more meaningful to a large group compared to in-person methods, it's still happening, especially with restrictions on in-person gatherings.

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National Covid-19 Remembrance

Originally posted on Pillowfort on 8 October 2020.

Alexis Goldstein (@/alexisgoldstein) tweet from 4th [link]:

While most of the press is focused on Trump's conditions, there are 20,000 empty chairs on the National Mall in front of the White House, representing less than 10% of those we've lost so far. #WeGrieveTogether

Retweeting COVID Survivors for Change (@/SurvivorsChange) from earlier on the 4th [link]:

The seats are set. 20,000 empty chairs on the National Mall for the first National COVID-19 Remembrance to represent just a fraction of those we've lost. Join us for a program of advocacy, art and real people's stories. 12pm ET streamed here: https://nationalcovidremembrance.org/

{The tweet has a picture of the 20,000 empty chairs credited to @/ChuckKennedyDC.}

The National COVID-19 Remembrance stream can be viewed here, which includes performances by the Resistance Revival Chorus.