123 10 1657 https://ricovidarchive.org/files/original/329338b3df1b55e46a91bd35434704ed.jpg 948438b6f279c5a4b8a458d61e7b7793 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title What would you title this item? Public Contributions Description What is it all about? Crowdsourced stories, images and recordings that reflect the individual experiences of Rhode Islanders during the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020. Still Image This could include any kind of visual item. For example: photographs, paintings, drawings or maps. Creator Who created this item? This might be you or someone else. Please list the full name or "anonymous" if you prefer Claire Uziel Date When was this created? 6/29/2020 Location Where was this item created? 160 Sessions Street, 02906 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title What would you title this item? Photo of sign at Sessions Street Community Garden Description What is it all about? Photo of sign on the fence at the Sessions Street Community Garden at 160 Sessions Street in Providence. Sign has title "COVID-19 community garden safety" and illustrations with labels about hand-washing, wearing gloves, disinfecting tools, and staying six feet from other people. Some labels are in both English and Spanish. Gardens Providence Signs https://ricovidarchive.org/files/original/ec93515a959d6216479509ede8ea746e.pdf a54729c5bce69cb3006983dae0e9ba39 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title What would you title this item? Paul Cuffee Upper School Description What is it all about? Paul Cuffee School, a K-12 public charter school of choice, educates a diverse community of students from Providence, Rhode Island. In the spirit of Paul Cuffee’s life, we teach students to value and practice personal initiative, perseverance, and social responsibility. All of these qualities were put to the test for students this year, especially our graduating seniors. The Paul Cuffee class of 2020 experienced a senior year unlike any other- cut short just before that time of year when, "I am graduating" sinks in and becomes reality. No prom, no senior trip, no senior dinner or portfolio presentations, and certainly no deafening applause as they walked across the stage to receive their diplomas. However, despite this and because of this, our class of 2020 was able to show amazing grit and resilience in order to pass their classes and earn their diplomas with a drive-through graduation ceremony! This class has truly exemplified what it means to be committed to academic and personal growth, as well as a willingness to look outside themselves to find opportunities to make meaningful impacts in their communities (small and large). It was with this in mind that their History teacher, Griffin Quirk, asked them to complete their final project- a reflective essay on what "I am Paul Cuffee 2020" means to them. Here is a collection of some of those responses, unedited or redacted...personal and raw but, most importantly, honest Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Providence, RI Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Date When was this created? 2020-06-01 Location Where was this item created? My bedroom Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title What would you title this item? I am Paul Cuffee 2020 Creator Who created this item? anonymous Language A language of the resource English Description What is it all about? For all the 2020 graduates. Families High School seniors Hispanic Americans Latino/a/x people Providence Students Young adults https://ricovidarchive.org/files/original/6064c21449e0b1426960e8e2231e9bdc.pdf 225014ef7969fad10cbba8e052019ec4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title What would you title this item? Paul Cuffee Upper School Description What is it all about? Paul Cuffee School, a K-12 public charter school of choice, educates a diverse community of students from Providence, Rhode Island. In the spirit of Paul Cuffee’s life, we teach students to value and practice personal initiative, perseverance, and social responsibility. All of these qualities were put to the test for students this year, especially our graduating seniors. The Paul Cuffee class of 2020 experienced a senior year unlike any other- cut short just before that time of year when, "I am graduating" sinks in and becomes reality. No prom, no senior trip, no senior dinner or portfolio presentations, and certainly no deafening applause as they walked across the stage to receive their diplomas. However, despite this and because of this, our class of 2020 was able to show amazing grit and resilience in order to pass their classes and earn their diplomas with a drive-through graduation ceremony! This class has truly exemplified what it means to be committed to academic and personal growth, as well as a willingness to look outside themselves to find opportunities to make meaningful impacts in their communities (small and large). It was with this in mind that their History teacher, Griffin Quirk, asked them to complete their final project- a reflective essay on what "I am Paul Cuffee 2020" means to them. Here is a collection of some of those responses, unedited or redacted...personal and raw but, most importantly, honest Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Providence, RI Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Date When was this created? 2020-06-02 Location Where was this item created? RI Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title What would you title this item? I am Paul Cuffee 2020 Creator Who created this item? anonymous Language A language of the resource English Description What is it all about? I am Paul Cuffee 2020 Faith High School seniors Providence Sports Young adults https://ricovidarchive.org/files/original/98e497bd40490374c851acd9776710fe.pdf 9a7de15471af96bd285d913b6dbd4ed3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title What would you title this item? Paul Cuffee Upper School Description What is it all about? Paul Cuffee School, a K-12 public charter school of choice, educates a diverse community of students from Providence, Rhode Island. In the spirit of Paul Cuffee’s life, we teach students to value and practice personal initiative, perseverance, and social responsibility. All of these qualities were put to the test for students this year, especially our graduating seniors. The Paul Cuffee class of 2020 experienced a senior year unlike any other- cut short just before that time of year when, "I am graduating" sinks in and becomes reality. No prom, no senior trip, no senior dinner or portfolio presentations, and certainly no deafening applause as they walked across the stage to receive their diplomas. However, despite this and because of this, our class of 2020 was able to show amazing grit and resilience in order to pass their classes and earn their diplomas with a drive-through graduation ceremony! This class has truly exemplified what it means to be committed to academic and personal growth, as well as a willingness to look outside themselves to find opportunities to make meaningful impacts in their communities (small and large). It was with this in mind that their History teacher, Griffin Quirk, asked them to complete their final project- a reflective essay on what "I am Paul Cuffee 2020" means to them. Here is a collection of some of those responses, unedited or redacted...personal and raw but, most importantly, honest Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Providence, RI Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Date When was this created? 2020-06-02 Location Where was this item created? Providence Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title What would you title this item? I am Paul Cuffee 2020 Creator Who created this item? anonymous Language A language of the resource English Description What is it all about? I am Paul Cuffee 2020's Dream African Americans Black men High School seniors Providence Racism Young adults https://ricovidarchive.org/files/original/8bc0c839707f5e441bc9e29e47a1523b.pdf c46e4a6a9637765ea6c0858bd9d488b5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title What would you title this item? Paul Cuffee Upper School Description What is it all about? Paul Cuffee School, a K-12 public charter school of choice, educates a diverse community of students from Providence, Rhode Island. In the spirit of Paul Cuffee’s life, we teach students to value and practice personal initiative, perseverance, and social responsibility. All of these qualities were put to the test for students this year, especially our graduating seniors. The Paul Cuffee class of 2020 experienced a senior year unlike any other- cut short just before that time of year when, "I am graduating" sinks in and becomes reality. No prom, no senior trip, no senior dinner or portfolio presentations, and certainly no deafening applause as they walked across the stage to receive their diplomas. However, despite this and because of this, our class of 2020 was able to show amazing grit and resilience in order to pass their classes and earn their diplomas with a drive-through graduation ceremony! This class has truly exemplified what it means to be committed to academic and personal growth, as well as a willingness to look outside themselves to find opportunities to make meaningful impacts in their communities (small and large). It was with this in mind that their History teacher, Griffin Quirk, asked them to complete their final project- a reflective essay on what "I am Paul Cuffee 2020" means to them. Here is a collection of some of those responses, unedited or redacted...personal and raw but, most importantly, honest Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Providence, RI Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Date When was this created? 2020-06-02 Location Where was this item created? My room Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title What would you title this item? I am Paul Cuffee 2020 Creator Who created this item? anonymous Language A language of the resource English Description What is it all about? 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COVID-19 PANDEMIC JOURNAL #9 OPEN LETTER TO THE GOVERNOR AND THE RHODE ISLAND HEALTH DEPT I would appreciate receiving specific answers to the following concerns, as I have both written and called about the issue of senior housing and health care workers coming into the buildings and the apartments. Thus far, although I continue to listen to the governor and the doctor at every briefing, I have heard no mention about this specific concern. I am a senior with underlying medical conditions. I am increasingly concerned, as everyone in this apartment complex is over 60, most in their 70s and 80s, many with underlying conditions. I do appreciate the intensely committed efforts of the governor and her team, and of Dr. Alexander-Scott and the Health Department’s team, in dealing with this deadly virus and with the public. They have been patient, informative, honest, and thoroughly professional in addressing the people of RI, while doing all they can to serve all sectors of the population—kids and school, nursing homes and assisted living, employers, employees, etc. However, not to voice my concerns at this point would be negligent on my part, even though I would rather simply be doing my own work. In addition to my above concern re senior housing, I have another critical concern: the increasing noncompliance of others which is literally threatening my life—along with the lives of many, many others. Per your recent briefing, Governor, your “anger” is not going to deter the types of people who don’t give a damn. Neither is mine. The only thing that reaches these selfish types is enforcement, unfortunately. They are also not the type to be sitting here listening to you saying, “follow the rules,” or saying anything else, frankly. They are listening only to themselves. Unfortunately also, I fully realize you have had to work in the context of Trump’s shameful lack of leadership and reckless approach to the pandemic, which continues even as the cases and deaths are now surging. I, too, am angry, furious—increasingly so, on the few occasions I venture out for food and supplies.When I can, I use pick-up services, but can’t always. Every time I go into a retail store, I run into the few I-could-care-less people waltzing into the store with no mask on or in hand, stores with clear signs saying masks must be worn. And then there are the much more numerous instances of people with face coverings leaving their noses uncovered, some even half off their mouths—a Job Lot employee told me recently he sees “about twenty a day” of these nose-exposed types. PLEASE hammer home the right way to wear a mask and the reason for doing it. In a local Stop and Shop last week I spoke to the day manager about a young woman with her young son who were tooling around the store with no mask on either of them—not only potentially exposing others but also teaching her boy the kind of disrespect she herself was displaying. The manager said that her “understanding from the governor” is that she can “suggest, but not withhold services” to anyone for not wearing a mask. WHAT?!? No business would dream of allowing shirtless or shoeless customers into their stores—and being without a shirt or shoes does not pose a deadly threat. But to ask noncompliant people to leave the store in the face of a deadly pandemic is, what—not politically correct? I saw the recent photo of at least nine police officers congregating closely together at the Columbus statue site, laughing and smiling, not one with a face covering. Wow. If even the police are going to practice (and model) noncompliance—who will we get to do any enforcement, when and if you put some teeth into the “mandates” or “rules”? Whether people bother to understand what this virus is and how it sickens and kills or not, they will readily understand a FINE for exposing others to their “droplets” by entering into stores and facilities without proper protection for everyone there. At age 74, with an underlying condition, I stay at home in my apartment as much as possible, but I do not feel safe even here in my home. Here, there are several residents who do not wear face coverings, who regularly sit quite close to one another in the common areas (e.g., the smoking area outside, the lobby-and-mail-box area, and the corridors everyone must use to get to the mail, the trash chute, and the laundry rooms) such that others who have to get to these common areas must pass right in front of them. Management knows this, and has supplied masks to everyone, but “has no jurisdiction” over the noncompliant. Moreover, there are workers who come in and out of the building, including close-contact home health aides and homemakers, many of whom service several different such housing complexes every week. They assist individual elders in their apartments with showers, dressing, making meals, cleaning, etc. They might serve as many as five different elderly, frail persons in five different senior housing complexes per week. As well, people routinely go to the hospital from here and return, providing yet another possible means of carrying the virus into the building. In turn, the workers themselves are at risk. What am I asking for? Law and enforcement. This is a deadly virus, not a political football. Change the discourse. Less talk about “the rules”—which only pits the obdurate against you—“Who is she to tell me what to do?”—more talk about the realities of the sickness and deaths in isolation, and that the only thing that works is to prevent the virus getting from one person to another. Face coverings, distancing and avoiding crowds has been shown beyond doubt to effectively stop the spread, as you have been saying. Now this point needs to be driven home, both in the discourse and in accompanying law (not “encouragement,” not “suggestions”), and fortified with enforcement and stiff fine. We are dealing with life and death, not some social-political issue! Ask the noncompliant—“Are you going to wait until your mother or father dies in front of you (at a distance, when you cannot hold their hand or say goodbye)? Or until you yourself go through the illness, before you take it seriously?” Many will decide, “YES, I am going to wait, and in the process endanger everyone else,” and are already clearly doing so. Therefore, to not have a law in place to protect the rest of us is irresponsible on the part of our government—not just the governor but the State Government as a whole (given that there is no hope of the Federal government doing what it should be doing)—especially at this point, when the WHO, CDC, and the rest of the health experts are shouting that the virus is surging—not “fading” but surging!— around the world. What in God’s name does it take? As a citizen, whose life is very definitely threatened by this pandemic—along with thousands of other elders—I hold my government accountable for failing to protect me and my neighbors with all the resources at their command. I can’t help but wonder why the case figure for my rural town has remained the same for many weeks now—whether that is because insufficient testing has been/is being done here—in this and other rural areas as well—or whether it is a true picture and we are just sitting ducks here waiting for the virus to make its way to the countryside. Thank you for your consideration in these concerns. And thank you for your continuing hard work in a most inhospitable situation. Sincerely, etc. Date When was this created? June 25, 2020 Location Where was this item created? RI Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title What would you title this item? COVID-19 PANDEMIC JOURNAL #9 OPEN LETTER TO THE GOVERNOR AND THE RHODE ISLAND HEALTH DEPT Creator Who created this item? Lfj Gill Language A language of the resource English Description What is it all about? This letter to the RI Governor and the RI Health Dept., while quite personal, reflects many of the current realities and concerns related to the Corona pandemic, primarily the situation for seniors. Of the 900 Corona deaths in Rhode Island to date, nearly 850 of them were seniors over the age of 60. That's ninety-three percent of the deaths from Covid-19! Anger Diaries Essential workers Government shutdowns Governors Masks Older people https://ricovidarchive.org/files/original/86df0b9ffb090c90f3b12400d3f58fdd.jpeg b0706838188d9a8cc3776da0a855a435 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title What would you title this item? Alan Roseman Photographs of Covid Days Description What is it all about? My name is Alan Roseman. I have been an active photographer for more than 50 years. Street photography is my first love and the Covid pandemic called me to the near deserted streets of Providence, East Providence, Pawtucket and Central Falls. Each excursion was painstaking for safety reasons as my age and health placed me in a high risk category. I felt the pandemic changed everything, my thoughts on the display of my work included. While it was never my goal, many of the images in the ongoing "Covid Days" album have won awards on the street photography sites internationally. Still Image This could include any kind of visual item. For example: photographs, paintings, drawings or maps. Creator Who created this item? This might be you or someone else. Please list the full name or "anonymous" if you prefer Alan Roseman Date When was this created? June 25, 2020 Location Where was this item created? Warren Ave. East Providence Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title What would you title this item? Tkacs Upholstery Est 1911 Description What is it all about? Tkacs on Warren Ave continues their craft as the new normal begins. Business enterprises East Providence Employees Masks Portraits https://ricovidarchive.org/files/original/2b67b0584a104dff68fa8a75d508f78e.jpeg bf737d7c723c520e98645a9904f390c6 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title What would you title this item? Alan Roseman Photographs of Covid Days Description What is it all about? My name is Alan Roseman. I have been an active photographer for more than 50 years. Street photography is my first love and the Covid pandemic called me to the near deserted streets of Providence, East Providence, Pawtucket and Central Falls. Each excursion was painstaking for safety reasons as my age and health placed me in a high risk category. I felt the pandemic changed everything, my thoughts on the display of my work included. While it was never my goal, many of the images in the ongoing "Covid Days" album have won awards on the street photography sites internationally. Still Image This could include any kind of visual item. For example: photographs, paintings, drawings or maps. Creator Who created this item? This might be you or someone else. Please list the full name or "anonymous" if you prefer Alan Roseman Date When was this created? June 25, 2020 Location Where was this item created? Warren Ave. East Providence Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title What would you title this item? A family enjoys the moment as we approach the new normal Description What is it all about? A young family on Warren Ave in East Providence relaxes together on their porch enjoying the day as conditions are relaxed East Providence Families Portraits https://ricovidarchive.org/files/original/88e2894b47ffce048e2cfd8da957cbeb.jpeg 223bf2ae74fe27fd669098e41c4abb03 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title What would you title this item? Public Contributions Description What is it all about? Crowdsourced stories, images and recordings that reflect the individual experiences of Rhode Islanders during the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020. Still Image This could include any kind of visual item. For example: photographs, paintings, drawings or maps. Creator Who created this item? This might be you or someone else. Please list the full name or "anonymous" if you prefer Geralyn Ducady Date When was this created? June 17, 2020 Location Where was this item created? The Breakers, Newport Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title What would you title this item? Masking up at The Breakers (Phase 2) Description What is it all about? Finally getting out and seeing the world....erm...whatever is open during Phase 2. Creator and her daughter (age 7) at The Breakers Face coverings Families Masks Newport Reopening Summer https://ricovidarchive.org/files/original/84f99ae75e1d5da7de496e69b3a78150.jpeg 7253e90f83f34eab14e7938c5d133040 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title What would you title this item? Alan Roseman Photographs of Covid Days Description What is it all about? My name is Alan Roseman. I have been an active photographer for more than 50 years. Street photography is my first love and the Covid pandemic called me to the near deserted streets of Providence, East Providence, Pawtucket and Central Falls. Each excursion was painstaking for safety reasons as my age and health placed me in a high risk category. I felt the pandemic changed everything, my thoughts on the display of my work included. While it was never my goal, many of the images in the ongoing "Covid Days" album have won awards on the street photography sites internationally. Still Image This could include any kind of visual item. For example: photographs, paintings, drawings or maps. Creator Who created this item? This might be you or someone else. Please list the full name or "anonymous" if you prefer Alan Roseman Date When was this created? May 22. 2020 Location Where was this item created? Atwells Ave. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title What would you title this item? Masked crew perform road repairs Description What is it all about? A fully masked road crew performs repairs on Atwells Avenue. Construction Employees Face coverings Federal Hill Masks Providence Streets