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Peace, Love & Hand Sanitizer Edition #2 Welcome to the second issue of Hospitality House's Peace, Love & Hand Sanitizer. -A note From Txutxo Perez- Dear People, First of all, I want to thank you for being part of Hospitality House. Management, staff and community members are all and in consequence part of my extended family. We are living in strange times, very hard and strange days, maybe we did in the past but this time is in a large, huge proportions. Everybody is talking about staying positive, keeping calm and doing the right thing, however its also valid to feel scared, insecure and worried about what will be coming next. The Media is feeding us everyday with valuable information but at the same time shows images, some very crude, of what is going on in local, national and international scenes. We all are sensitive persons and it is normal to feel sick, worried and helpless thinking about what could be happening to ourselves, our family or friends. Don't let the nature of the events undermine your power and will, look inside yourself, think that you aren't alone, remember the last difficulty that you faced?... and how you defeated it? Don't forget how great you are! You are totally able to move on and overcome stressful situations. Use this time to be mindful and to practice generosity and solidarity with your community. As long we all follow the right indications the end of this pandemic is getting closer and once this is done we all are gonna enjoy the sunshines and the fresh air again. We will once again keep working to make the TL a better place for all.  Txutxo   REMEMBER TO STAY SAFE & SHELTER IN PLACE Artwork made by: Txutxo Perez REMEMBER TO SOCIAL DISTANCE AND KEEP 6 FEET APART Artwork made by: Josh Reinstein   REMEMBER SOCIAL DISTANCING HELPS TO FLATTEN THE CURVE Artwork made by: Emma Fenton Miller   Bay Area Wellness & Safety Resources Hospitality House In The News Info on the Stimulus Package San Francisco Resources Info on Covid-19 Testing Grants for Artists Free Food For Families Free Food for Individuals Free Mental Health Support DV Resources during COVID-19 Resources for Undocumented Californians IF YOU HAVE PERSONAL MEDICAL CONCERNS RELATED TO COVID 19 Call the Medical Intake Number at Tom Waddell Health Clinic: 415-654-2502 This number is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Uninsured SF residents can call 415-682-1740 which is the San Francisco Health Network Call Center number for new patient appointments. Hospitality House's Community Artists response to the Covid-19 Pandemic   Dissipation by Sherri Lu A Black Bird Flew out of my throat Unleashing a river Of green tears.  A personal and communal grief. Yet, a greening of sorrow. Spring follows Winter. My tears water new growth for me. For you. This is what I see today As I remember a crocus bursting through snow.   Jo Jackson 'Who's Behind the Masks' By Mike Reger 'Hopeful' by Anna Marie Morrow Who will die to economize?  A box on sheet of paper,  a statistical heartbeat  safely enclosed in a box inanimate. Convenient for republicans, I mean democrats,  no, corporations, no, I mean billionaires to find so many old folks  willing to reside for eternity as a black mark  weighing in for their economic recovery I always hoped to amount to sum thing They are cashing in  on our DNA because they don’t hold enough control of our lives now they are controlling out deaths USS Mercy and USS Hope floating Auschwitz transports carrion luggage should be stowed  below decks We matter and we amounted to something. We added up to sum grist for capitalism’s mill   Axel Osterberg 'A Social Distancing Narwal' by Cynthia Cravens 'Ironically, in spite of its very off-putting unicorn tusk, the Narwal is very bad at social distancing -- for, if it swims outside the company of its fellow narwals for too long, it literally dies of loneliness. 'Untitled' by Jo Jackson This moment   Two people are falling in love. A mother has died. A father is giving his daughter in marriage to a man. Someone gave birth to a child. Tree is falling, flower is blooming. Wind is blowing on a homeless persons face in San Francisco. Two star is colliding in the universe   Cameron 'Tomorrow Moon Will Always Be There' by Cameron Kim   'Close In Spirit' by Josh Reinstein   Free Online Art Courses Learn to Blend with Acrylic Learn to Photograph your artwork with your Cell phone How to Draw a Mandala CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS:  Theme: 'Self Portrait' All visual mediums welcome (including poetry & prose) Deadline Friday 10th April 6pm EMAIL A PHOTO OF ARTWORK TO : JWILLIAMS@HOSPITALITYHOUSE.ORG Also accepting art made about Isolation, The Pandemic and Hope.  Send photos of this theme any time. No deadline. Smiles From The Archives 'It Was Written' Group Exhibition Opening 2019 -CLICK IMAGE TO SEE FULL ALBUM- TO SUBMIT TO THIS PUBLICATION Email images of art work, poetry, resources and anything else you want to share to jwilliams@hospitalityhouse.org Make a donation to Hospitality House And Don't Forget to Breath x Copyright © Hospitality House 2020 All rights reserved. 'Peace, Love & Hand Sanitizer' titled by Anna Marie Morrow Title Artwork by Tan Sirinumas Our mailing address is: info@hospitalityhouse.org Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.