Global Interdependence Day
Sunday, July3rd•Celebrate all day!
If there is anything we’ve learned over the past year it is that we are unquestionably connected. There are millions of people across the globe who are taking action to prioritize the health and well-being of the entire global Human Family. Global Interdependence Day is a day to celebrate our togetherness, and to elevate the actions of everyone who is trying to create a better tomorrow.
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Candace Taylor
Saturday, August 8th•7pm EST on Instagram Live!
Part of the Hangouts & Highlights Series
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Wear If U Care
Saturday, August 7th•7pm EST on Instagram Live!
Part of the Hangouts & Highlights Series
Spreading the importance of mask wearing.
Wear If U Care is group of teenagers from North Carolina who have dedicated themselves to making a difference within our community during the difficult time of the Covid-19 pandemic. Their goal is to alleviate the effects of this pandemic by showing that we must wear masks if we care about this cause. So far they have been able to use social media as a way to further propel our campaign. They specialize in providing businesses in our community with posters regarding the importance of wearing a mask. They believe that we can all get through these hard times if we persevere and wear our masks!
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Bake it Till You Make it with Dayna Altman
Saturday, July 24th•7pm EST on Instagram Live!
Dayna Altman is a bold and authentic mental health entrepreneur, author and public health professional based in Boston MA. Dayna brings both professional experience and personal expertise into the work she does for her community. She has created several of her own organizations specializing in mental health advocacy. Her entrepreneurial adventures have helped her become a professional speaker, a documentary filmmaker, and an author of two books, using food to create a palatable and accessible way for all to approach mental health.
Bake it Till You Make it is a community based LLC dedicated to destigmatizing mental illness, normalizing mental health conversation and promoting authentic healing and recovery. We seek to connect people through food, making “difficult conversation” more palatable, natural and in turn, common place.
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Global Interdependence Day
Saturday, July3rd•Celebrate all day!
If there is anything we’ve learned over the past year it is that we are unquestionably connected. There are millions of people across the globe who are taking action to prioritize the health and well-being of the entire global Human Family. Global Interdependence Day is a day to celebrate our togetherness, and to elevate the actions of everyone who is trying to create a better tomorrow.
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Global Vaccine Equity
Saturday, June 26th•7pm EST on Zoom!
Part of the Hangouts & Highlights Series
Dr. Jeremy Rossman is the President of the non-profit organisation, Research-Aid Networks. It facilitates collaborative and evidence-based approaches for assessing need, delivering aid, evaluating effectiveness and achieving long-term sustainable community development, worldwide.
Dr. Rossman has a PhD in Emerging Infectious Diseases and is an Honorary Senior Lecturer in Virology at the University of Kent where he performs interdisciplinary research on: evidence-based humanitarian aid, sociology of trust relations in public health, machine learning prediction of viral outbreaks, and molecular biology of Ebola and influenza viruses.
Jeremy has co-ordinated local community outreach efforts within EndCoronavirus.org. He also leads the National Scientist Volunteer Database consulting service and works with the Zero COVID Alliance in promoting global vaccine equity.
Come attend to learn about and understand the idea of global vaccine equity, why it’s important, the current challenges our world faces, how to help make vaccination more fair for all, and get your vaccine questions answered! Everyone welcome.
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Noelle Tankard Live on IGTV
Thursday, June 24th•6pm EST on Instagram LIVE!
MakeGood Leader Spotlight
CoWorker.org be having a conversation on Instagram Live with former Starbucks barista Noelle Tankard (@noellejta). She’ll be sharing her story about working as a barista at Starbucks during the pandemic, what led her to speak out about barista safety and the work she is doing now with scientific experts on best practices to keep employees safe. You won’t want to miss this! Follow @noellejta & @teamcoworker and tune in at 6pm, Thursday June 24th!
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Juneteenth Unityfest
Saturday, June 19th•5pm EST ONLINE
Visit juneteenthunityfest.com for more information and to attend.
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Long-hauler & Advocate Cynthia Adinig
Saturday, June 5th•7pm EST on Zoom!
Cynthia Adinig has a tremendous story as a Long-Covid Patient. She, at 35-years-old, has been to the hospital upwards of 20 times for debilitating symptoms related to long-haul Covid-19, ranging from heart palpitations to severe malnutrition. On some visits, Cynthia feared for her life. She was pushed out of the hospital before she felt ready to leave. With few answers from doctors, Cynthia turned to online support groups for connection and understanding. This is a story, not to miss.
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#MakeGood LEADER SPOTLIGHT
Sunday, May 30th•1pm EST
Online screenplay read-through, fundraiser & discussion.
From @afteryouregonefilm:
A reading of Writer/Actor Jackie Lam's screenplay, "After You're Gone." The story is based on real events surrounding a British Chinese family in 2017. After an elderly Hong Kong immigrant is killed during a violent home robbery, her widowed husband must overcome his grief and accept help, or risk losing his relationship with the only person he has left, his son.
All profits from the May 30th reading will be donated to the London Chinese Community Centre. The Centre aims to improve the quality of life and well-being of the Chinese Community, particularly those who are disadvantaged. Our goal is to raise £500 for the @thelondonccc.
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Stolen Goodbyes with Karen Rice
Saturday, May 29th•Noon EST on Zoom!
Karen Rice is a foreign affairs journalist and podcaster who has been documenting inspiring Covid-19 stories via her podcast Stolen Goodbyes. Each week inspiring wives, husbands, partners, children and newly weds intimately recount the shock and anguish of death without warning to Covid-19 while never having the chance to say goodbye.
If you get a chance, check out Stolen Goodbyes, available wherever you listen to podcasts. Get a few episodes in and join in on the discussion!
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Life After Covid with Dr. Marjorie Roberts
Saturday, May 22nd•7pm EST on Zoom!
Join us to learn about Dr. Marjorie’s story, and how she is helping others!
Dr. Marjorie Roberts is a Certified Life Coach and Speaker who coaches her clients how to create the life of their dreams even after this life-altering virus. She assists her clients in finding their deep inner happiness after pain, helping them define and achieve goals as they consistently live a more joyful life.
If you or someone you know is seeking guidance as to how to face the mental difficulties of living day-to day during and after having novel Coronavirus, Dr. Marjorie Roberts is here to help. As a survivor of this life-altering virus, she know exactly what a patient and their families go through.
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#MentalHealthActionDay
Thursday, May 20th•7pm EST LIVE on Instagram!
An open discussion! Join in!
Michelle and Eric interview each other on their struggles and wins with mental health and wellness, living during the pandemic.
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Blue Sunday
SPECIAL DAY! Sunday, May 16th•7pm EST on Zoom!
MakeGoodTogether will be hosting an event for Blue Sunday - The Tea Party for M.E. All are invited!
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5 COVID Lessons from Australia with Chris Miller
Saturday, May 8th•7pm EST on Zoom!
Part of the Hangouts & Highlights Series
Chris Miller is a Consultant, Pandemic Business Recovery Specialist, and Emergency & Business Continuity Manager. She has a wealth of knowledge (and an abundance of inspiration) regarding global efforts to end the pandemic.
We will be learning about the 5 COVID Lessons from Australia, a country that has been successfully suppressing the spread of Covid.
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