"Communities, really meaningful communities, can spring up under the most unlikely circumstances. I feel very close to these people who I've never actually been able to see more than a glimpse of from my car."
Suzanne LaGrande interviews freelance writer who organized a group of strangers in Portland, Oregon to design and make protective gowns for medical workers and people who are working with the homeless. In this interview Berck talks about:
How It Began: Personal Protective Equipment Shortages:
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Protective Gowns as Well as Masks Needed Getting Help From The Neighbors
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A Turn for the Worse and a Chance Meeting
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Organizing Protective Gown Production Virtually
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People Who Work with The Homeless Have No Protection
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Going Public with the Design
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The Power of People to Come up to Solve Problems and the Willingness to Step Up