“Breath. Something we all have in common, yet most take for granted”
An invitation to listen in, attune to, hold breath and be in solidarity with those in our community living with Long Covid. In collaboration with Dr Poppy de Souza, we bring you stories gathered from her Holding Breath exchange and from the Race Matters community, reflecting on their experiences and responding to: what do we carry with us? what do we leave behind? Together, these voices bring collective wisdom, and offer ways of living with/in embodied discomfort and crip ways of moving through the world.
Continue to learn more about Poppy’s work, and to listen in solidarity and connect with Long Covid in our racial justice struggle:
Jenna Bitar’s essay in Sick Times “Instead of supporting people with Long Covid, our government funds a genocide”
Still Here podcast from The Sick Times
Breathing 4 Justice - exploring the intersections of long Covid and disability justice (U.S.)
The Colour of Long COVID series, supported by the Disability Visibility Project
This episode was facilitated by, co-produced and edited by Samantha Haran. Scripting, piano composition, voice-note invitations and co-production by Poppy de Souza. Supervising production and creative contributions by Shareeka Helaluddin. Graphics for our community call-out by Judy Ko, arranged by Sehej Kaur Sehmbhi. Image is from Jody, of Tommeginne Country, their ancestral lands where they can breathe most deeply.
With gratitude to all those who contributed to this episode and gave us the trust to uplift your narratives of Long Covid, and our love to those impacted by its grief and loss.