Coronavirus has pushed activism indoors. Here's how major groups are adapting.

In a staggeringly short amount of time, the coronavirus pandemic has upended daily life in the U.S., forcing people to quickly recalibrate how they live their lives in order to curb the spread of COVID-19, the official term for the disease caused by the virus. 

Nothing is left untouched, including the organizing efforts of many activists and advocacy organizations. For activists reliant on public demonstrations, face-to-face meetings with representatives, and in-person group trainings, the coronavirus pandemic arrives at a particularly inopportune time: 2020, the almost instantaneously chaotic start to a new decade, is also an election year, meaning that activists are required to move their efforts off the streets just as in-person advocacy efforts would have been ramping up.  Read more...

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