Spread Stories, Not the Virus

A global platform for citizens to share their #lockdown stories and reflections on living in cities under #Covid19. Join us at #spreadstoriesnotthevirus

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'If we can't dwell in our cities, our minds should wander & our stories travel. It's stories that bridge the physical distance created by social distancing. Stories that connect cities and societies in lockdown.' This is why we #spreadstoriesnotthevirus:
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A year has gone by since #COVID19 started, but it has also been a year of spreading stories & solidarity across the 🌍. While it was 12 of us who started this online platform 165+ shared in it.

Read our reflection on the last year & revisit 165+ stories.
https://t.co/WBgbCsTV1U

[Giuseppe Porcaro @porcarorama]

In June 2020 when borders reopened @ReopeningEurope captured stories of European citizens on the ground. During this second wave we are organising on Sunday December 13 (16:00 CET) a virtual road trip through Europe. Sign up & join us 👇 https://t.co/PGtj4HYDnp

[Giuseppe Porcaro @porcarorama]

Today we will premiere at #BAM20 of @Bruegel_org the documentary of @ReopeningEurope: voices from the ground during the ephemeral period between the lockdown and the reopening of the EU borders. Join the screening and the discussion with @JenniferMerode https://t.co/Xkqh9dAV3m

[Marta Domínguez @martadomper]

@spreadstories video LA CIUDAD DEL CORONAVIRUS compartido por el blog de los chicos 4cities. en su interesante blog sobre historias de la pandemia en distintas ciudades https://t.co/CQQC7zhJe2

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St. Albans - UK:
What do the British do best in a crisis? We drink tea.
Haley McHaffie's photo series tells countless moving human stories, frame by frame, in her voyage through the thoughts and feelings of a small English city.
#covid19uk

https://t.co/ghJDAMJpRq

[Reopening: Europe @ReopeningEurope]

@JobZomerplaag wrote this piece about our REOPENING experience on the ferry across the River Maas yesterday. Thanks to Job and his lovely family and network! @spreadstories

https://t.co/N9OMmOkbIG

[Giuseppe Porcaro @porcarorama]

We just crossed the border between BE and NL on the maas river with the boat of Jules Martens. Jules started to link the two borders 17 years ago and was forced to disconnect it for the 3 months. This was his first day back in service. @ReopeningEurope @Bruegel_org

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Sydney - AUS:
#cn #tw
Lockdown, quarantine, social distancing: these pandemic days are reinventing isolation and loneliness, twisting biological rhythms and emotional ties, and many are suffering in silence.
#COVID19Aus
https://t.co/9mgiDdi03w

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Guadalajara - MX:
Across the Americas injustices perpetrated by authorities mingle w/ cities already traumatised by the impacts of #Coronavirus. @marcegarcialoza is hurt by #police murders #Guadalajara - hurt, but determined to resist.
#JusticiaParaGiovani
https://t.co/wP4QDH4lTO

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Spanish urbanists share their reflections on "the Coronavirus city" in a very insightful video. Go check it out

[Marta Domínguez @martadomper]

LA CIUDAD DEL CORONAVIRUS. 1º video de varios sobre la ciudad del coronavirus vista por una serie de urbanistas, la mayoria procedentes del grupo GISMAT, sobre diferentes ciudades de España. en el proyecto de retos CSO2017- 83968-R Muchas gracias a todos https://t.co/HCBR5Mb7Kg

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Brooklyn-USA:
"It's easy to forget just how surreal Brooklyns streets have become" writes Cara Michell an urban planner&artist in New York. "As I stand at my makeshift homeoffice desk & look outside I long for the warmth & energy of my friends"
#covid19nyc
https://t.co/E0L70L8IoA

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Tirana - ALB:
Its important to reflect on how places that we frequent become part of ourselves. #Albania's nat. theater wasnt only considered arch. heritage but an important part of many of #Tirana's residents. Hend Aly shares a story w/out a happy ending.
https://t.co/CeUGQzV29p

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Kampala - UGD:
#Uganda is experiencing curfews & extensive restrictions on movement to contain #coronavirus. De Lovie's impressive photo journey captures #Kampala's vendors following the governments sleep-where-you-work order. Originally via @AfricaAtLSE

https://t.co/6WSPiFxByf

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Estepona - ESP:
A group of 5 students traveled to Estepona in southern #Spain to sit out #coronavirus in a holiday home. 10 weeks into quarantine, they reflect on how they've coped w/ their surroundings, routine & rituals in an unexpected home.
#covid19ESP
https://t.co/MJG4XvmbAw

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What are you doing during quarantine? How has your city changed by #COVID19? How do you imagine a post-corona society&city?
We are a citizen-driven platform for everybody to share their story. We would love to hear yours aswell!📝
#spreadstoriesnotthevirus
https://t.co/SQg6LbVOjS

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"Its more important than ever for us to commit to positive values of the common good in our #COVID19 communications, emphasizing our interconnectedness, our shared future & our unity."

Thanks @MariyaParodi for this thoughtful analysis & our mention in it!
https://t.co/T8Rf67Ul9m

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How do we use stories to inspire a post-pandemic city?
One of our teammates Lea Léwitan contributed to this question in the @ComunMagazin a German-language magazine dedicated to urbanism & politics. You can read the story and the magazine via https://t.co/JVLd6UVmgT

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Berlin - GER:
Artists around the world are deprived by pandemic restriction of the encounters that fuel their work; but creative spirits are undimmed by change & reorient, such as Nikos Fagkou, whose short film "Interior" you can watch here.
#COVID19
https://t.co/z2uUcZsfgF

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Tanna – Vanuatu:
In mid-March Alexander Schulz & @oneinchdreams filmed a docu about his newest project: walking a highline over the active volcano Mount Yasur on Vanuatu. Due to #COVID19 they ended up staying 5 weeks on the pacific island state.
https://t.co/5hQGl38XYk

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Den Haag - NL:
The Granny Project (2): Marlo, 89 years old, from The Hague shares her experience from the lockdown, the lessons and opportunities from the Corona crisis and how and whether it is comparable to other crises of the last century.
#Covid19NL
https://t.co/a2wY3kJNtK