With birds and dogs in the background, Don and Amy catch up on another week of stay-at-home life and trying to keep COVID-19 at bay. The friends talk about taking action, as well as the need to be and privilege of being vulnerable. They also share what things are giving them hope in these stressful times.


Additional resources:


"Secret of Life - James Taylor" (YouTube)
https://youtu.be/yHWHPPHpAj8 

"Cooper Loves Ice Cream" (YouTube, by CoopersDogpatch, February 23, 2014)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHvExOg4NI0

"Early Data Shows African Americans Have Contracted and Died of Coronavirus at an Alarming Rate" (ProPublica, by Akilah Johnson and Talia Buford, April 3, 2020)
https://www.propublica.org/article/early-data-shows-african-americans-have-contracted-and-died-of-coronavirus-at-an-alarming-rate 

"The Coronavirus Doesn't Discriminate, But U.S. Health Care Showing Familiar Biases" (NPR, by Black Farmer, April 2, 2020)
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/04/02/825730141/the-coronavirus-doesnt-discriminate-but-u-s-health-care-showing-familiar-biases 

The planned 2020 Relational Summit scheduled for May 14-17 has been postponed. Follow the Bloomington Center for Connection on Facebook to be alerted when a new date is scheduled. Stay safe!


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