Thread by @monaeltahawy

The flash mobs in #Italy today who blasted music from windows and balconies in the middle of a lockdown are a beautiful reminder that even in times of social isolation we are social beings h/t @yemi_adeyeye
#Covid_19 #CoronavirusPandemic #italylockdown

Magnificent #Naples, a city I have loved visiting many times! Connections and joy during shutdowns/quarantines. #Italy came together at 6pm to blast through social isolation via music and to sing! Forza sempre! #Napoli

h/t @Raffael95688824

In some countries, banging pots and pans from windows/balconies has been a form of communal protest vs curfews and authoritarianism.

I consider this a form of protest vs social isolation. Social distancing might be necessary for our communal health but so are joy and connections

And #Sienna via @valemercurii h/t @RozGaltz @Elazul

Find ways to stay connected.

Find ways to be joyful.

Find ways to be social even as we are encouraged to practice social distancing for the sake of not just ourselves but for the more vulnerable among us.

#Covid_19 #CoronavirusPandemic

And there is a schedule for the musical flashmobs in #Italy. via @P_barbaricina h/ t @Agnesleglise

I wonder where else people will do that as more countries shut/slow down #Covid_19