Category:Corona Solidarity Initiatives
= Commons-oriented, P2P-driven, open source initiatives to help combat the outbreak of Covid-19
ATTENTION, this is the PRIORITY now for the open source, p2p-peer production, commons-oriented movements: physical distancing is only a mitigation and flow management tactic and does not eradicate the virus; what is need for that is mass testing capabilities, as practiced successfully in several East Asian countries:
Key insights
- Physical distancing only mitigates the rate of infection, mass testing, and industrial mobilization, is the only thing that can actually really suppress it, [1]
Resources
See below in the Encyclopedia, but also:
Apps
- Covid Risk, app: "an app to collect and track risks of infection at the individual level, using Bluetooth and GPS data, while (miraculously) safeguarding privacy. [Covid19Risk.com]
Articles
- Robert Raymond in Shareable magazine, a beacon of sharing and collaboration in these trying times, monitoring Disaster Collectivism: Coronavirus catalyzes growing wave of grassroots action despite social distancing
- Brian Davey: Coronavirus, Degrowth and Self Isolation: very good, and summarizes the research linking human social systems to disease vectors
- The birth of Covid-19 mutual aid; UK: Citizen-Led Mutual Aid Groups have sprung up across the country to support those suffering from the effects and threat of the Coronavirus outbreak.
Data
- COVID-19 Open Research Dataset (CORD 19)
Maps
- Une cartographie s'est mise en place pour recenser les initiatives de solidarité locale face à l'épidémie , https://covidentraide.gogocarto.fr/annuaire?#/carte/@45.29,3.21,4z?cat=all
Policies
Actual policies, voted or discussed in parliaments
Videos
By Topic
Business and Labor Support
Education
Mental Health Resources
- Corona virus anxiety: "Resources for anxiety and your mental health in a global climate of uncertainty". [2]
Mutual Aid
- Next Door: "I find good ol' Next Door App to be helpful if you want to offer your own services or look for help." [3]
By Country
- France: COVID-Entraide France - Pour partager et référencer vos initiatives de solidarité : https://t.me/joinchat/Kd5EW0kFszT96K7Q32Ohag
Belgium
- Antwerpen Helpt: city initiative to faciliate mutual aid
- Beste Buur: neighbors helping neighbors
USA
- Intellihelp: "Cohesive, no-nonsense support community connecting those needing help with those who can give it."
For particular places and communities
- Ann Arbor: the Kekere Emergency Childcare Collective has formed as a response to Coronavirus related school closures. The group is striving to organize mutual aid childcare for families
- Oakland: Disability Justice Culture Club: created a Google Doc "linking able-bodied individuals with those who have unique needs" (homeless people, etc..)
Policy
- The Covid19 Emergency Is a Green One: A message to European finance ministers to double down on European Green Deal as the economic response to the Corona-pandemic. By Sandrine Dixson-Declève, Hunter Lovins, Kate Raworth, Hans Joachim Schellnhuber. Club of Rome, 20/3/2020
Specialized Topics
- Food: Family Food Producers And Anti-Hunger Advocates Urge Support For Local Supply Chains In Next Stimulus Bill, http://rajpatel.org/2020/03/20/for-immediate-release-family-food-producers-and-anti-hunger-advocates-urge-support-for-local-supply-chains-in-next-stimulus-bill/
Solidarity Economy / Social Economy / Cooperatives
By Language and Country
Dutch-language
- Hack Corona [5]: Dutch Hacking Health initiative
- Molecular Modelling Project Wetenschappelijk onderzoek (drug discovery corona) [6]
- Project Open Air NL, https://projectopenair.nl/
English-language
Australia
- COVID-19 PANDEMIC RESOURCES FOR PROGRESSIVES [7]
UK
- More than 500 @CovidAidUK community support groups spring up as neighbours offer support during Coronavirus outbreak.' [8]
- Covid 19 Mutual Aid Groups (UK), 931 listed on google doc [9]
USA
- Covid-19 Financial Solidarity, Oakland, US: " inspiring prototype out of Oakland that has facilitated hundreds of financial transactions to those disproportionately impacted: [10]
- San Diego (county-wide) COVID-19 Mutual Aid Volunteer [11]
- How Can I Help? - SF Bay Area [12]
French-language
- Lisez: Nous allons transformer l’isolement imposé en immense élan d’auto-organisation et de solidarité collective: « Face à la pandémie, retournons la stratégie du choc en déferlante de solidarité ! », appelle une tribune publiée par plusieurs médias indépendants, dont Basta !
France
- COVID-Entraide France - Pour partager et référencer vos initiatives de solidarité : https://t.me/joinchat/Kd5EW0kFszT96K7Q32Ohag
- Une cartographie s'est mise en place pour recenser les initiatives de solidarité locale face à l'épidémie , https://covidentraide.gogocarto.fr/annuaire?#/carte/@45.29,3.21,4z?cat=all
- Code-Virus: "constitution d’un collectif de travail interdisciplinaire en sciences humaines et sociales
CODE-VIRUS (Coordination interDisciplinaire pour l’Etude de l’impact sociétal du CoronaVIRUS)
Objectif : Suivre, documenter et anticiper collectivement et de manière interdisciplinaire les conséquences de la pandémie de Coronavirus sur nos modes de vie, nos organisations et nos territoires" [13] Contact : code-virus@msh-alpes.fr
- entraide-coronavirus: une app d entraide : https://www.facebook.com/groups/lesjoyeuxtransitionneurs/permalink/2782424691848812/
"entraide-coronavirus.glideapp.io"
- Espace d'échanges proposés par des acteurs du numérique :
- La Plateforme de Microbiologie Mutualisée (P2M) est ouverte à l’ensemble des laboratoires de référence de l’Institut Pasteur, à Paris et dans le Réseau International. Dans un esprit de mutualisation technologique, P2M regroupe les demandes et permet ainsi l’utilisation en routine, jusqu’ici impossible du séquençage à haut débit multi-pathogènes (NGS par les technologies illumina et Ion Torrent). [14]
- OpenCOVID19-fr: Organisation informelle issue de la société civile dont l'objet est de consolider des données et de proposer des outils de visualisation concernant l'épidémie de COVID19 en France. [15]
- Afficher un mot dans son immeuble pour proposer un reseau d'entraide (courses et autres services) : https://www.facebook.com/groups/1426110274273709/permalink/2533499770201415/?comment_id=2533500980201294
- Une cartographie collaborative des initiatives d'entraide
- la carte https://covidentraide.gogocarto.fr/
- et le groupe FB associé : https://www.facebook.com/groups/208192820288100/
- apprendre autrement en post-presenciel, une invitation a l'innovation pedagogique par Michel Briand et al., https://www.innovation-pedagogique.fr/article6762.html?
Initiatives limitees a un lieu particulier :
(via Pierre PP)
Reseaux Sociaux :
- Covid-entraide infos France a des groupes facebook et telegram : https://www.facebook.com/pg/coronavirusentraide/about/?ref=page_internal
- Dont le groupe Coronavirus - Infos pratiques : https://www.facebook.com/groups/1979446748866204/
- Marie covid 19 infos : https://www.facebook.com/groups/195816401648291/
Canada
Italian-langague
Italy
- open data formats for corona (in Italian, for Italy ?): http://blog.ondata.it/coronavirus-abbiamo-trasformato-i-dati-ufficiali-in-formato-machine-readable-ma-chiediamo-alle-istituzioni-di-farlo-da-sole/
- Les membres de l'Assemblée nationale des Communs Émergents d'Italie ont partagé leur situation et l'état de leur mobilisation face à la crise du Covid-19 au cours de l'Appel en commun: https://wiki.remixthecommons.org/index.php/Mobilisation_des_commoners_italiens_dans_le_contexte_du_COVID-19
Spanish Language
- Frenalacurva.net Peer/citizen produced guides to cope with the virus. Social innovation and civic resilience for pandemic times. [17]
- The super-neighborhood (supervecina.com/#/yaquevas/en) app Is working overtime during the Corona crisis in Spain and Portugal
Tools
See the overview maintained by Appropedia at https://www.appropedia.org/Collaborative_COVID-19_initiatives?
- Summary of Open Source Designs and Projects To Fight the Covid-19 Outbreak; FAQ on Making Safe Medical Devices for the COVID-19 Crisis
- Corona Care Maker Initiatives (careables.org)
Tech Events / Hackatons
- Wuhan2020 (Hack for Wuhan, March 6-8, 2020 https://www.bagevent.com/event/6368833)
- Der WirVsVirus Hackathon, March 20-22, 2020, https://wirvsvirushackathon.org
- Global Community Bio Summit https://www.facebook.com/groups/1679192212217747/
3D Printing
Handwashing
- El Salvador: Handwashing station, https://www.appropedia.org/Handwashing
Maps
- Simple Critical Infrastructure Maps: "a Creative Commons licenced mapping and analysis tool for evaluating personal and social resilience"
Masks
- From the Appropedia: https://www.appropedia.org/Simple_masks? ; https://www.appropedia.org/DIY_masks?
By Country
- Chile: Hack The Pandemic N95 masks, Copper3D, https://copper3d.com/hackthepandemic/
- Croatia: Face Shield, https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/25718-face-shield
- Hong Kong: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3052135/polytechnic-university-lab-3d-printing-face
- Spain: A network of makers with 3-D printers R supplying Reina Sofia Hospital in Cordoba, Spain with masks https://coronavirusmakers.org/index.php/es/
Belgium
- Masques : une ligne de production solidaire se met en place à Bruxelles
- Maak Je Mond Masker ;
- Faites Votre Masque Buccal
Research Papers
- Oliveira, Mileny Ximenes, Capistrano, Amilton dos Reis, Rosa, Suélia de Siqueira Rodrigues Fleury, Silva, José Felício, Rocha, Adson Ferreira da, & Carvalho, Hervaldo Sampaio. (2014). Control system for continuous positive airway pressure. Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Biomédica, 30(2), 102-113. https://doi.org/10.1590/rbeb.2014.017
- Farré, R., Montserrat, J. M., Solana, G., Gozal, D., & Navajas, D. (2019). Easy-to-build and affordable continuous positive airway pressure CPAP device for adult patients in low-income countries. European Respiratory Journal, 53(5).https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.02290-2018
Medical Supplies
See the FAQ on Making Safe Medical Devices for the COVID-19 Crisis ; Summary of Open Source Designs and Projects To Fight the Covid-19 Outbreak
- Coronavirus tracking project for fab lab network development and deployment
- Makers Hospital Support Projects
- Open Source COVID19 Medical Supplies
- OpenCovid19 Initiative
Testing Kits
ATTENTION, this is the PRIORITY now for the open source, p2p-peer production, commons-oriented movements: physical distancing is only a mitigation and flow management tactic and does not eradicate the virus; what is need for that is mass testing capabilities, as practiced successfully in several East Asian countries:
- Coronavirus / COVID-19 Testing For Everyone - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8wnPkC0wQU
By Country
- Ireland: Rapid (15 min) COVID-19 Testing, https://www.independent.ie/world-news/coronavirus/irish-developed-kit-confirms-infection-in-15-minutes-39046582.html
Ventilators
- guidelines for ventilators : https://www.appropedia.org/Open_source_ventilator
- many technical details and requirements in this recent google doc: [20]
- Ventilator Repair: https://nl.ifixit.com/Device/Ventilator?
Designs
- Specifications for Simple Open Source Mechanical Ventilator ; * [22] , via Twitter: @julianbotta
- The 1 Million Ventilators project of the Help With Covid initiative: "We need to develop a strategic reserve of 1,000,000+ emergency ventilators ASAP. The CDC Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) has only ~10,000 ventilators." See also: Producing and Distributing 1M Ventilators Roster
- Project Open Air : https://www.projectopenair.org
Awards
- Code Life Ventilator Challenge: "To design a low-cost, simple, easy-to-use and easy-to-build ventilator that can serve the COVID patients, in an emergency timeframe."
https://www.agorize.com/en/challenges/code-life-challenge
By country
- Ireland : OpenSource collaborative ventilatore initiative : https://opensourceventilator.ie/register/ [24]
- UK: Open Air Project, http://www.openair-project.org
Valves
- DIY attempts to counter COVID-19 : Vice, 17-03-2020 https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/5dm4mb/people-are-trying-to-make-diy-ventilators-to-meet-coronavirus-demand
By Country
Trends
What is changing in post-corona times ?
Education
- French educators are learning from each other how to do post-presence learning and teaching [25]
Pages in category "Corona Solidarity Initiatives"
The following 107 pages are in this category, out of 107 total.
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- Citizen-Led Mutual Aid Groups
- CivicTechHub
- Commons as a Trajectory for Post-Pandemic Social Transformation
- Corona and the Commons
- Corona Care Maker Initiatives
- Corona Clinical Trials
- Coronavirus Tech Handbook
- Covid and the Politics of Risk
- Covid Social Impact
- Covid Social Impact Timeline
- Covid-19 Mutual Aid UK
- COVID-19 Open Research Dataset
- COVID-Entraide France
- Covid19 Emergency Is a Green One
- Crowdfight COVID-19
- CURA Pods
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- Naomi Klein on the Screen New Deal as Pandemic Shock Doctrine
- Nate Hagens on How the Coronavirus Could Affect the Economy
- Neal Gershenfeld on the FabLab Response to the Corona Crisis
- New Orleans Community Fridges
- New Political Philosophy for the Post-Pandemic World
- Newspeak House
- Next Strain
- Nicholas Christakis on the Relational Effects of the Coronavirus Pandemic
- No Profit on Pandemic
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- Pandemic Censorship
- Pandemic Solidarity
- Pandemic Virus Industrial Complex
- Platform and Data Co-Operatives amidst European Pandemic Citizenship
- Politics of COVID-19 Reading List
- Pooling Knowledge Against Corona Through Public Health
- Post-Corona Food Collectives in Indonesia
- Producing and Distributing 1M Ventilators Roster
- Project Open Air
- Protocol for 3D Printing Masks
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- Rapid Response for Communities to Deal with Corona Housing Crisis
- Reconfiguration of Work After the Corona Pandemic
- Reconfiguring Work and Organizing for Post-Pandemic Futures
- Rediscovery of Health as a Common Good After the Coronavirus Outbreak
- Resilience Force Proposal
- Responding to Inflation From a Pandemic of Quantitative Sleazing
- Rob Wallance on How Industrialized Animal Production Leads To Industrialized Pathogen Production
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- Scrip Money
- Simple Critical Infrastructure Maps
- Social Recession
- Solidarity Corona Initiatives in the Social economy
- Solikyl Solidarity Fridge - Sweden
- Specifications for Simple Open Source Mechanical Ventilator
- Summary of COVID19 Situation and Supply Needs
- Summary of Open Source Designs and Projects To Fight the Covid-19 Outbreak
- Summary of the Critiques of Public Health Policies Regarding Covid