Thread by @WajahatAli

I'm excited to announce the #WeWillEmerge Project. We’ve been working on this since April with @PENamerica. Over 100 hundred writers, poets, academics, and activists came together to imagine how we will emerge as a country from this current crisis.

pen.org/wewillemerge

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The ask was simple: Begin a line with “We Will Emerge…” & write a few sentences or a paragraph. The submissions were then grouped under 5 categories that captured the recurring themes & ideas:
- Action
- Awareness
- Community and Unity
- Gratitude and Empathy
- Liberation

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Some of the 111 writers include:
@jelani9, @rgay, Dave Eggers, @SophiaBush
@juliaioffe, @julito77, Ben Okri, @hasanminhaj ,@nprscottsimon, @mollycrabapple, Julia Alvarez, @JuddApatow, Sally Wen Mao, @waltshaub, @sabaatahir, @mayawiley:

pen.org/we-will-emerge/

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.@neal_katyal, @ElieNYC, @GershomG, @MsPackyetti, @KarenAttiah, @ConnieSchultz, @sarahkendzior, @SarahAWildman, @valariekaur, @baratunde, @KBAndersen, @karaswisher, @franklinleonard, @emarvelous, @page88, @rafiazakaria are among the contributors. pen.org/we-will-emerge/ 4/

I hope this project gives you some hope, perspective, joy, righteous rage, ideas for change, policy recommendations, and/or at the very least serves as a great read.

Check out all 111 submissions here: pen.org/we-will-emerge/

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