The @womensfunding network, the largest philanthropic network in the world dedicated to girls and women, is launching #SignalForHelp to hopefully serve as a lifeline for domestic abuse victims around the country during the current pandemic and beyond
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Metro Manila It is composed of 16 cities: the city of Manila, Quezon City, Caloocan, Las Piñas, Makati, Malabon, Mandaluyong, Marikina, Muntinlupa, Navotas, Parañaque, Pasay, Pasig, San Juan, Taguig, and Valenzuela, as well as the municipality of Pateros.
Using dehumanizing words creates the impression that those with the disease have somehow done something wrong.
This feeds the stigma, undermines empathy, and potentially fuelling wider reluctance to seek treatment or attend screening, testing, and quarantine.
DO talk about people “acquiring” or “contracting” COVID-19
DON'T talk about people “transmitting COVID-19” “infecting others” or “spreading the virus” as it implies intentional transmission and assigns blame.
@tiffanyyoung "Fashion is such an important part of my expression of my music and my self, because I've learned how to cope with body-positivity through fashion. Fashion was a form of security and artwork for me." -Tiffany Young