Intersectionality & Covid-19 Discussion and Resources
Fletcher and Friedman Faculty and Students organized a panel discussion “Intersectionality & Covid-19” on Wednesday, April 15th from 12:00-1:15pm EST. Intersectionality refers to the ways that diverse social and political identities (gender, race, ethnicity, class, caste, sexuality, ability, etc.) can combine to create conditions and experiences of discrimination or privilege. Our panelists spoke on a number of pressing areas within the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Host: Professor Dyan Mazurana
Speakers and topics:
Dr. Kimberly Theidon, Henry J. Leir Professor of International Humanitarian Studies
Dr. Theidon will be speaking on the issues of Inequality and Healthcare.
Nicholas Cicchinelli, MALD ‘ 20, Incoming PhD student ‘ 20
Nicholas will be speaking on “Queering COVID-19: Exploring the Potential Effects of Pandemic Policies on LGBTQ+ Individuals in the U.S.”
You can read more about the issue and find resources here:
- An Open Letter to Media and Health Officials on COVID-19, National LGBT Cancer Network
- “Where Was This When My Friends Were Dying?” HIV Crisis Survivors Reflect on Coronavirus, them.
- Telepsychotherapy Protects Queer Communities from COVID-19, The Affirmative Couch
- “There’s Always a Rainbow after the Rain.” Challenged by Coronavirus, LGBTQ Communities Worldwide Plan Digital Pride Celebrations, Time
- Research Brief: The Lives and Livelihoods of Many in the LGBTQ Community are at Risk Amidst COVID-19 Crisis, The Human Rights Campaign Foundation
- “Unresolved Grief”: Coronavirus Presents Eerie Parallels for Many AIDS Advocates, The Guardian
- Campuses Shutter for Coronavirus, Leaving Some LGBTQ Students with Nowhere to Go, Vox
- White Paper: Implications of COVID-19 for LGBTQ Youth Mental Health and Suicide Prevention, The Trevor Project
- COVID-19 & LGBTQ Older People, The Human Rights Campaign Foundation and Advocacy & Services for LGBT Elders (SAGE)
- How LGBTQ+ People Can Get Help and Resources During Coronavirus, them. (Includes links to virtual resource kits, mental and physical health hotlines, and a variety of webinars.)
- COVID-19 Resources, Equality Federation (Directory of resources compiled from state-based organizations advocating for LGBTQ people.)
- The COVID-19 Guide for Transgender People, National Center for Transgender Equality. (Information on creating trans-affirming action plans for dealing with the pandemic.)
- LGBTQ Funding Resources in the COVID-19 Response, Funders for LGBTQ Issues. (Directory of rapid response and emergency funds supporting LGBTQ communities with guidance on both supporting and accessing philanthropic resources.)
- “Maintaining Hope & Self-Compassion in the Face of COVID-19 Grief & Trauma,” article by Megan Tucker of Tufts Counseling and Mental Health Services, forthcoming on The Affirmative Couch
- The Trevor Project 24/7 lifeline (Crisis intervention and suicide prevention for LGBTQ youth.)
- COVID-19 Resources from Aging Service Providers, National Resource Center on LGBT Aging (Resource directory for older adults and people with disabilities and/or medical conditions.)
- SAGE National LGBT Elder Hotline
- Webinar: LGBTQ Older Adults and COVID-19, hosted by Lambda Legal, SAGE, and the Human Rights Campaign
Kelsey Wise, MALD ‘ 20
Kelsey will be speaking on the impacts of Covid-19 and women’s livelihoods.
You can find more reading and resources on this issue here:
- Covid-19: A Gender Lens, UNFPA
- How Millions of Women Became the Most Essential Workers in America, The New York Times
- Why Women May Face a Greater Risk of Catching Coronavirus, The New York Times
- COVID-19 demands that we pay attention to who does the care work – and how we support them, Promundo
- Why the Coronavirus Outbreak Could Hit Women Hardest, Time
- COVID-19’s Gender Implications Examined in Policy Brief from CARE, CARE
Kinsey Spears, PhD Candidate, MALD ’19
Kinsey will be speaking on the impact that covid-19 has had on incidences of domestic violence globally, and some ways that countries are managing this “shadow crisis.”
You can find more reading and resources on this issue here:
- Resources on the Response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) from the National Network to End Domestic Violence
- INFORMATION ON COVID-19 FOR SURVIVORS, COMMUNITIES, AND DV/SA PROGRAMS, Futures Without Violence
- Covid and Ending Violence Against Women and Girls, UN Women
- A New Covid-19 Crisis: Domestic Abuse Rises Worldwide, The New York Times
- Domestic Violence and Coronavirus: Hell Behind Closed Doors, The Nation
- When Home Is More Dangerous Than the Coronavirus, Foreign Policy
Dr. Bridget Conley, Associate Research Professor
Research Director at the World Peace Foundation
Dr. Conely will be speaking on how Prisoners and prisons are being impacted by covid-19 and how they are managing this situation. You can find some of her writing on this issue here: https://sites.tufts.edu/reinventingpeace/2020/04/02/condemned-to-coronavirus/?fbclid=IwAR1fGcRit0YqZl7A2vFrH0xVIBvYeg7hcrZ9GsX397FQ_lb0_Vy4GXCSWOk
Jeremiah Anthony, MALD ’21
Jeremiah will be speaking on how this global pandemic intersects with the status of migrant populations globally.
You can find more reading and resources on this issue here:
- Snapshots from Gaza in the Time of Coronavirus, The New Humanitarian
- From Iran’s Hot Zone, Afghans Flee Home, Spreading Virus, The Diplomat
- The Doubled Fears of the Undocumented During the Coronavirus Shutdown, The New Yorker
- Five Ways COVID-19 is Changing Global Migration, Center for Strategic and International Studies
- Coronavirus Research and Analysis, Migration Policy Institute
Dr. Dyan Mazurana, Research Professor and Research Director at the Feinstein International Center at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy
Dr. Mazurana will be speaking on how covid-19 is affect children in vulnerable communities, and what child protection professionals are doing to manage the response.
You can find more reading and resources on this issue here:
- Minimum Standards For Child Protection in Humanitarian Action, The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action
- Guidance Note: Protection of Children During Infectious Disease Outbreaks, The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action
- Messages for Governments: Coordinating the Protection of Children during the COVID-19 Response, Child Protection Global Protection Cluster
- How Childhood Trauma Affects Health across a Lifetime,” Nadine Burke Harris
- The Adverse Childhood Experiences Study — The Largest, Most Important Public Health Study You Never Heard Of, Jane Stevens
- Violence Is Just One Part of Childhood Trauma. So Why Are We Focusing So Much on Childhood Violence?, Jane Stevens
- The Science of Suffering: Are Kids Inheriting their Parents Trauma?, Judith Shulevitz
- Relationship of Childhood Abuse and Household Dysfunction to Many of the Leading Causes of Death in Adults, Vincent Felitti et al. in the American Journal of Preventative Medicine
- The Mental Health of Children Affected by Armed Conflict: Protective Processes and Pathways to Resilience, Betancourt, T. S., & Khan, K. T. in the International Review of Psychiatry
- The Effect of Multiple Adverse Childhood Experiences on Health: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis, Karen Hughes, Mark A Bellis, Katherine A Hardcastle, Dinesh Sethi, Alexander Butchart, Christopher Mikton, Lisa Jones, Michael P Dunne in The Lancet
For more resources on Covid-19 and intersectionality:
Persons with Disabilities and Inclusion
- 11 Things You Should Know About Covid-19 and Persons with Disabilities, Save the Children
- COVID-19 Response: Considerations for Children and Adults with Disabilities, UNICEF
- Toward a Disability-Inclusive COVID19 Response: 10 Recommendations from the International Disability Alliance, The International Disability Alliance
The Elderly
Countering Stigma
Leadership