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I wrote about how I've managed to find some hope despite my #COVIDー19 related anguish: by putting my fears on paper and looking up to African #feminist activists who are organizing online.
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#TuesdayThoughts #COVID19
Nigerien feminist @FatiHassane is inviting Africans to record #SafeHandsChallenge videos in their local languages and share them through Whatsapp to family members who don't speak the @WHO official languages. Join the challenge!
#COVID19
@ChantalNare, a #feminist and communications specialist from Burkina Faso, is sharing simple infographics she created to debunk #COVID19 myths, always using WHO-verified information. (People really think eating garlic will prevent Coronavirus infections?) #Team226
Badass #feminist and @auyouthenvoy_ @aya_chebbi is encouraging African youth to spread #FactsNotFear, and making sure we all know how to reach our respective countries' #COVID19 hotlines.

Nigerian #feminist @OhTimehin is hosting hilarious but informational “Girl Grab a Glass” Instagram live chats. Last week we discussed what “building community and practicing solidarity looks like in these unsettled times”. I drank Orangina, but in a wine glass. 🍷

#COVID19
Zimbabwean #feminist @EverjoiceWin is asking all the tough questions about Africa’s response to the pandemic. I’ve learned a lot about online advocacy from just following her on Twitter.

#COVID19
French Afro-feminist poet @ThisisKiyemis started an online petition to demand basic protective equipment (gloves and masks) for cashiers who are putting their lives at risk just so people can stock up on pasta and toilet paper. Sign the petition: bit.ly/2J92EAw

#COVID19
How do you keep hope alive in these distressing times? Which African #feminist inspires you? Tag them!

#Afrifem
More #feminist inspiration coming in! @FemnetProg is calling for all African governments to guarantee women's safety and dignity during the lockdown period.


#COVID19 #Afrifem
Let's keep adding to this list. Right now I'm super grateful to @aminaolayiwola for tweeting very sensible #WorkingFromHomeLife advice yesterday. Keep them coming Sis, and sign me up for that Zoom etiquette webinar - whenever you're ready!

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Eyala
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#SundayRead by Eyala is back by popular demand (well, kinda: @Asmaaouu asked and I'd never dare say no to her).

As usual, this week I've read a ton of articles about women's rights and #feminism (especially in Africa) this week. Let me share 5 pieces that stood out for me.
In the seven years I lived in #Senegal I often wondered, where are the queer women? I figured they were being silenced, but this intriguing piece by @africasacountry suggests that queer women's silence may be a strategic choice.
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The sisters @MAKEDAComms wrote about how social media is affecting the #feminist struggle in Africa. We stan a PR firm that delivers products and contributes to the movement's strategic thinking!

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Dr Nigel Clarke
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#Thread The severe disruption caused by Covid 19 globally has escalated daily over the past week, and resulted in increasingly stringent measures to safeguard populations around the world including the Jamaican population.
The Covid crisis will certainly have adverse economic implications for the world and for Jamaica.

The good news, however, is the the Government of Jamaica is providing a $25 billion stimulus, the largest stimulus in Jamaica’s history that could not come at a better time.
Pumping $25 billion into the economy at a time of uncertainty like this helps to support economic activity in Jamaica.

The reduction in GCT by 1.5% from 16.5% to 15% puts $14 billion back into the hands of consumers and supports consumption.
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巴丢草 Badiucao
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landed in Melbourne
sore throat，sneezing and coughing on place
not sure fever
passengers from Italy sits right beside me…
the whole plan has coughing sound through the flight
I am doing the right thing to report myself to a airport medic now
I will do a test of #COVIDー19
2/ taken to a room for temperature test no fever
went through a question list 4 symptom history，if i met anyone from high risk country China italy
i told them i was in Prague 4 film festival & met many people around world.
but seems they are about letting me go.
3/ airport medicals are calling authority to ask about my measurement，go home or stay for test maybe…
seems phones got difficulty to go through…
personally i wish to stay and have test asap.
but i need to respect their decision.
#COVID2019
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Trisha Greenhalgh
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Thread for healthcare providers on video consultations (VCs) as a partial solution to #COVID pandemic. I’ll cover RESEARCH, CLINICAL, TECHNICAL, STRATEGIC and OPERATIONAL issues.

Mute this thread if not interested – it’s quite long.
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 RESEARCH - RCTs
In trials, VCs appear to be safe, effective & popular but almost all RCTs were confided to highly selected patients with chronic stable conditions. Most RCT evidence is irrelevant to the current acute, escalating situation.
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Aakar Patel
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#Thread on how Modi functions.

Key: He does not read any material before taking decisions. Translated from his interview with Madhu Kishwar in 2014:
“Three or four days after I took office, the chief secretary came to me. He brought a heap of files this tall (gesturing about three feet high). They must have weighed 15 or 20 kilos. The peon left them on my table.
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David Mullings
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This session with an entrepreneur and his wife yesterday had my brain working ALL night and so I’ve decided to do a #thread without my super personal details.

This is a thread about #love and being an #entrepreneur
Once I had clarity of purpose and felt in my soul that I knew why I was on this planet at this particular time, I wrote a plan to achieve that ultimate objective.

I studied role models to understand how they managed to find love, especially paying attention to @richardbranson
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It is easy to be singularly-focused and seem selfish. Your business can seem all-consuming. You drop so many balls trying to juggle them.
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Oloye Akin Alabi
@akinalabi
What Does A Mafia Boss Know About Marketing?

Lots. Read on to find out…

Do you remember in the movie “The Godfather” when Don Corleone says, “I’m gonna make him an offer he can’t refuse”?

Marketing #THREAD of life.
And it’s this simple concept that’s the backbone of any successful sales proposition you make. (However if I were you, I’d probably leave out the threats of violence in your sales piece.)
From now on, your job is to create such powerful offers that anyone reading it would say to themselves, “My goodness, I’d have to be a complete idiot not to take them up on this deal!”

And creating a powerful offer like this is easier than you think.
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