National Covid-19 Remembrance

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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.