The Santa Clara Principles During COVID-19: More Important Than Ever
OTI and EFF highlight how the Santa Clara Principles continue to serve as a guide for transparency and accountability amid the pandemic.
[ONLINE] Crisis Conversations — Live From Better Life Lab
Join Better Life Lab for a conversation on how single parents are managing in the coronavirus pandemic.
Virtual
1PM – 1:30PM EST
Crisis Conversations: Parenting Alone in the Time of COVID-19
Host Brigid Schulte is joined by Nahsis Davis and other guests on this episode of Crisis Conversations.
OTI Calls on Senators to Enhance Privacy Protections in COVID-19 Data Protection Bill
OTI urges legislators to add critical privacy safeguards to the COVID-19 Data Protection Act.
Video: “It’s Time for Natural Security”
[ONLINE] – My Favorite Movie with Ellen Weintraub: The Social Network
Join Future Tense in their latest installment of the “My Favorite Movie” series, featuring Ellen Weintraub.
In-Person
[ONLINE] – Technology, Borderlands, and the Future of US-Mexico Ties
Join Future Tense to discuss the border and the future of the US-Mexico relationship.
Virtual
4PM – 5PM EST
Groundswell: Lifesaving Aid for Refugees, the Homeless, and the Hungry
This week, New America Local highlights community efforts to provide food, tutoring, and shelter for the vulnerable.
When Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Programs Close, Who Cares for Farmworkers’ Children?
Despite Head Start’s attempts to support early learning remotely, most agricultural workers are still in need of in-person child care.
Vann R. Newkirk II on natural disasters, podcasting, and reporting on trauma
New America 2020 Fellow Vann R. Newkirk II spoke about his podcast, Floodlines.
“We Face a Crosswind of People’s Low Expectations”
A Q&A with Cecilia Muñoz on her new book, More Than Ready.
[ONLINE] – The U.S. Response to the Coronavirus Pandemic
Join ISP and Rear Admiral Susan J. Blumenthal, M.D., M.P.A. (ret.) for a discussion of the government’s response to COVID-19.
Virtual
12:30PM – 1:30PM EST
House stimulus bill would authorize $500m for apprenticeship expansion
The Relaunching America's Workforce Act would mobilize apprenticeship systems to support economic security through the coronavirus crisis.
Puerto Ricans’ Newest Struggle: Trying to Stay Home on an Island Without Sufficient Shelter
Yuliya Panfil and Adi Martínez-Roman wrote for the Daily News revealing new data that 250,000 Puerto Ricans were improperly denied FEMA aid.
What History Tells Us About COVID-19’s Disastrous Impact on Black Households
We don’t yet know how bad the economic fallout from the pandemic will be—but it will almost certainly be worse for black people.