Abstract
The implications of the COVID 19 pandemic signal both tragedy and possibility. This reflective paper considers the amplification of the concurrent pandemics of violence against women and children and anti-black racism during the responses to COVID 19 and renewed calls to action. The enforced ‘pause’ as a result of social isolation or distancing measures in response to COVID-19, has led many people to re-imagine a different world and ignited social movements across the globe. Education must inspire a vision of what our world could be and define what action is needed and the steps required to implement change. The critical reflection that characterizes most social work educational programs can provide opportunities to harness such imaginings in redefining ‘the possible’ in the quest for a more equitable and safer world. This article describes the potential of the pandemic to subvert the pervasive influence of neoliberalism by promoting collective notions of care.
Highlights
The implications of the COVID 19 pandemic signal both tragedy and possibility. This reflective paper considers the amplification of the concurrent pandemics of violence against women and children and anti-black racism and renewed calls to action
During the first few months of the pandemic the media posted news stories of the largest mass shooting in Canadian history, depicted images of global marches against anti-black racism and described marked increases in violence against women and children all while social isolation or distancing measures were enforced. These early months of the pandemic were characterized by hoarding and fear and at the same time acts of generosity and a swiftness of innovative responses unimagined before the pandemic
Examples included new housing options for the homeless, releasing inmates from prisons and a renewed call for equitable access to a living wage for all. This article describes these innovative responses as disruptions and discusses the potential of the pandemic to subvert the pervasive influence of neoliberalism by promoting collective notions of care
Summary
The implications of the COVID 19 pandemic signal both tragedy and possibility. This reflective paper considers the amplification of the concurrent pandemics of violence against women and children and anti-black racism during the responses to COVID 19 and renewed calls to action. This reflective paper considers the amplification of the concurrent pandemics of violence against women and children and anti-black racism and renewed calls to action.
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