New
Haven Peoples Center
COVID-19
SOLIDARITY UPDATE April 9, 2020
While
we "STAY SAFE, STAY HOME" except for essential needs or
work shifts, the New Haven Peoples Center will share a regular
compilation of links to mutual aid, actions, information and on-line
cultural and organizing opportunities
We
stand together in solidarity and demand inclusion and protection with
full civil and human rights for every person no matter immigration
status, race, gender, age or income.
ACTIONS
Undocumented
Workers Relief Fund.
Attached
is a letter from a broad array of organizations including the Peoples
Center to the Governor, legislators, and the federal delegation
calling for a special fund to cover immigrant workers. Please
sign-on here: http://chng.it/ZFsWGNhqLk
Civil
and Human Rights During COVID-19.
The
Peoples Center is one of 43 organizaations that sent a letter
to the Governor demanding priority action during COVID-19 to include
and protect those disproportionately affected.
VIRTUAL
EVENTS
April
22 from 4:00 to 5:30 pm On-line Earth Day rally for a
Green New Deal RSVP at:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSejntBVXtmdRIeycYJZaZbquvDmWJgj8mfCIjkXKWbo6ftISQ/viewform
April
23
from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm Insure our future - Not fossil fuels
https://actionnetwork.org/events/connecticut-stop-the-money-pipeline-insure-our-future-not-fossil-fuels
INFORMATION
Know
Your Rights in the Workplace (English and Spanish)
Know
Your Rights in the Workplace: COVID-19
in English and Spanish is a resource to help workers navigate
different state and federal programs, including Unemployment
Insurance, paid sick leave and FMLA. Haga clic
aquí para
la version en español. Issued by CWEALF.
Guide
To Filing Unemployment ClaimsThe
State Department of Labor has created a
guide to filing unemployment claims in light of the COVID-19
outbreak with specific instructions for individuals who suffered job
losses due to the outbreak. Following this guide will result in the
most efficient claim possible.
Access
Health CT
Access
Health CT has extended the deadline to April 17 for the special
enrollment period due to the COVID-19 pandemic. To get covered
starting May 1st you must call 855-365-2428.
School
Meals
School
meals 7 days' worth of food distributed on 3 days/week New
Haven Schools Grab & Go Meals for students 18 years old and
younger
Hotlines
If
you, or someone you care about, feels overwhelmed with sadness,
depression or anxiety, call the Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration’s Disaster Distress Helpline at
1-800-985-5990 or text TalkWithUs to 66746. Posted by Sen. Gary
Winfield.
State,
City Updates
- State
of Connecticut ct.gov/coronavirus.
- Sign
up for City of New Haven updates:: mailchi.mp/newhavenct/signup and
New Haven alerts
(www.newhavenct.gov/gov/depts/emergency_info/alerts.htm).
EDUCATION
AND THE ARTS
Student
Learning
The
CT Board of Education has prepared Resources to lSupport Student
Learning during the COVID crisis.
https://storage.googleapis.com/pt06-1/messages/attachments/d8e398cdb0906a769124dc23ee866ad8bac47cd0/Connecticut-Covid19-Resources-to-Support-Student-Learning-002-final.pdf
Creative
Arts Workshop
Creative
Arts Workshop is offering many online classes, demonstrations, and
other events through
its website under the heading “Creating Freely.”
Listen to Yale School of Music performances at the YSM Facebook page
New
Haven Museum
The history of the City of
New Haven is alive and well. We welcome you to learn
more about it at the New Haven Museum.
