# covid19

Isaac Newton worked through a pandemic — without Netflix, even — and *he* did OK for himself. Why is it so hard for us? Maddi Gonzalez poses these and other questions in vivid color for https://t.co/JBwVYiIXnB

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2020-05-07

“How can I think of creating great works when now, less than ever before, I don’t know what tomorrow brings?” Maddi Gonzalez, for on how to create during a crisis. https://t.co/JBwVYiIXnB

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2020-05-07

Creators of all kinds are finding themselves with more downtime than usual. More time to create, yes, but also more time to dwell on the pressure of Being Productive. Maddi Gonzalez explores that pressure in her explosively colorful style. https://t.co/JBwVYiIXnB

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2020-05-06

Crises are stern tests of our values, and at Pollen we intend to keep living ours by doing what we do best: creating space for people to process complex issues facing our community and elevating voices that go unheard far too often.

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2020-04-07

We've had 300+ register each week for our virtual gatherings and we really, really hope to see you this week.

Thursday, 2pmCST

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2020-04-06

"Woke up feeling like a whole ocean is resting at my tongue, yet my ancestors are telling me to move slow." — : https://t.co/xEZ7cnjDxx

Tune in Thursday 2pm for w/ & : https://t.co/4mUPWzHUv5.

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2020-04-02

It’s OK to feel big feelings, to give one extra hug to a loved one, and blow kisses at your laptop. It can be hard to find joy during a crisis, but for so many of us, there’s joy to be found in sacrifice.



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2020-04-01

See you this Thursday at 2pm?

Pollen is committed to nurturing community and social connection during these times of physical distancing and isolation related to the current public health crisis.

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2020-04-01

It’s ok to not be ok.

But let’s come together in that “not okness”.



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2020-03-26

Guest speakers for Thursday's virtual gathering: Alejandra Tobar, Dana Thompson of , Tomme Beevas of , and musical guest . Join us at 2 PM: https://t.co/4mUPWzZvTF

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2020-03-24

The hashtag went viral after our first virtual gathering on Thursday. Calming, comforting, sobering, and heartbreaking to read all the responses from Minnesotans across the state.

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2020-03-22

This is the time to hear from the souls of writers.

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"The wish? The wish is to become tender, to be affected with empathy, to grow soft, to soften."

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2020-03-22

Reflections from and creating a community of care during

"The task is to offer. To hold myself out, to stretch the modest gifts I can share, to hold forth something, anything helpful."

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2020-03-21

We will host a series of virtual gatherings every Thursday at 2 PM. Speakers will share their personal experience with the COVID-19 crisis and how they’re helping to build a community of care, even as we’re kept apart.

See you tomorrow?
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2020-03-18

We made a thing for you all:

❤😭❤ is a collection of stories, art, and virtual gatherings to nurture a community of care during the COVID-19 crisis.

Link: https://t.co/kj2p2a1OeT
illos by Lissette Lopez

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