The Way We Get By: Recent Episodes
Whistling Blue
David Park is the pastor at Open Table Community in the Brookhaven/Chamblee/Doraville area of Atlanta, GA. He talks about what the church can and should look like during a pandemic.
Ruth Blackstock is the 3rd-5th grade counselor at Dresden Elementary School. We speak with her about how she and others have been working to meet the needs of the students and their families during the pandemic.
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Rebecca Talbot is a freelance writer living in southern Florida. She is also a volunteer with Friends of Miami-Dade Detainees - a “non-profit organization that advocates for local immigrants and people in immigrant detention centers throughout South Florida.” She shares about her time working with those being held in detention centers, and how the pandemic is exacerbating already existing problems within the system.
Lauren Purser shares about her social distancing experience as a flight attendant taking a leave of absence during the month of April.
D.L. Mayfield is the author of the upcoming book "The Myth of the American Dream: Reflections on Affluence, Autonomy, Safety, and Power." She shares about how the pandemic has impacted her own community, and how this crisis has revealed a greater need for a care and love for our neighbor in every aspect of our lives.
Rebekah Kemp is a registered nurse working at Ethne Health in Clarkston, GA. She shares about how the clinic is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, and how she’s getting by during our time of social distancing.
Ian North, Communications Director of Presencia, shares how his organization is providing relief to their neighborhood and community during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dia Parker is the Executive Director of Los Vecinos de Buford Highway. She shares about how her community is being affected by the coronavirus pandemic, as well as steps her organization is taking to care for those in need during this time.
Denise Quintana, school counselor at Oakcliff Elementary in Doraville, GA, shares about her time since the school closings last week. She’s just as busy, if not more so!
On this inaugural episode of The Way We Get By, we talk with Liam Rhodes, a 9 year old from Oakcliff Elementary out of Doraville, GA. (It's also kind of a test, so go easy on us)