Radical Solidarity for the COVIDicene
Nursing Mutual Aid
And check out the Archive from the #NMA2020 Twitter Conference held on Thursday April 30, 2020
Co-created by nurses & midwives to support mutual aid, to foster global connections & to amplify knowledge needed to nurse the community in the context of the current pandemic
OUR MISSION
o To create a virtual platform & community through which nurses and scholars of nursing can share opportunities to participate in mutual aid. (For more on what “mutual aid” means, click here)
o To curate a Twitter conference where nurses and scholars of nursing present and discuss new knowledge and experiences relevant to nursing the community in the context of the current pandemic, AND from previously-accepted, peer-reviewed posters, presentations, and plenary talks recently canceled due to Covid-related disruptions.
o To amplify nursing scholarship, especially the scholarship of folx who are students or recent graduates, early career, and/or occupy positionalities currently marginalized within nursing and writ large.
o To create a sense of connection and foster solidarity, locally and globally, during a time of social distancing and uncertainty.
o To communicate the value and impact of nursing scholarship to media, multidisciplinary partners, and the public.
o To offer an experience & content that is:
Free & Open-Access
Inclusive
