Meeting Guide
Supporting others through the pandemic
Overview
These days, leaning on and supporting our loved ones and community can be life-changing. Crises can also heighten the barriers and biases some groups face. While these problems can’t be solved overnight, it’s important to know how women of all backgrounds are being impacted by COVID-19. Here are some practical tips and critical perspectives for how you can help others in your community.
Pre-Meeting Prep
- If you’re covering this topic in your virtual Circle this month — ask members to review one or more of the below resources in advance, or review them together at the start of your meeting
Resources
- What to say when people are grieving
- How you can help people who’ve lost jobs or housing
- How to start a conversation—and why it matters
- Supporting your team’s mental health
- I’m immune compromised & high risk—mutual aid is what’s saving my life
- 5 easy ways to help support your favorite local businesses
- 20 ways to support healthcare workers
- Coronavirus: Why some racial groups are more vulnerable
- Black women have long faced racism in healthcare. COVID-19 is only amplifying it
- How to support restaurants without putting food delivery workers at risk
- How can we look after older people when coronavirus has made it impossible to see them?
- How to support others during the COVID-19 pandemic
