{"id":45286,"date":"2020-05-20T23:57:38","date_gmt":"2020-05-21T03:57:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=45286"},"modified":"2020-05-21T00:10:22","modified_gmt":"2020-05-21T04:10:22","slug":"taking-to-the-streets-to-mourn-covid-19-deaths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2020\/05\/taking-to-the-streets-to-mourn-covid-19-deaths\/","title":{"rendered":"Taking to the Streets to Mourn COVID-19 Deaths"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>More than 90,000 people have died of the novel coronavirus in the U.S., but the White House <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/outlook\/national-mourning-coronavirus\/2020\/05\/15\/b47fc670-9577-11ea-82b4-c8db161ff6e5_story.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">hasn&#8217;t called for national mourning<\/a>. To make up for that, grass roots activist groups arranged a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2020\/05\/wednesday-may-20-covid-19-day-of-mourning\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Day of Mourning<\/a> today to call attention to our losses.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">As <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID19<\/a> infections in the US increase to over 1.5m and deaths near 100,000, folks are holding a nationwide <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DayofMourning?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DayofMourning<\/a> on 5\/20. It\u2019s important to remember that these numbers are people and loved ones. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hxqqwwDWgf\">https:\/\/t.co\/hxqqwwDWgf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Leola Abraham (@Springs2Mind) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Springs2Mind\/status\/1262921859978399744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 20, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Today, in Washington, D.C., <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bkettenring\/status\/1263213827639914496\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">there was a funeral procession<\/a> consisting of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bkettenring\/status\/1263205773078863877\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">hundreds of cars that drove to the White House<\/a> &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TrumpsDeathToll?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TrumpsDeathToll<\/a>: 92,712K+<\/p>\n<p>DC&#39;s memorial funeral procession of approx. 200+ mourners are ready to roll out solemnly to the White House on this <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID_19?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID_19<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DayOfMourning?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DayOfMourning<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And, let us not forget in November, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TrumpOwnsEveryDeath?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TrumpOwnsEveryDeath<\/a>.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TrumpLiesPeopleDie?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TrumpLiesPeopleDie<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RemoveTrump?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RemoveTrump<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kFXuTa5vYj\">pic.twitter.com\/kFXuTa5vYj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Remove Trump (@Remove_TrumpNow) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Remove_TrumpNow\/status\/1263215969733873665?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 20, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/center><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; where body bags were laid to symbolize the lost.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hundreds of protesters drove in a funeral procession today &amp; laid fake body bags outside The White House to pay tribute to the over 90K+ people who have died of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/coronavirus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#coronavirus<\/a> on Trump\u2019s watch.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DayOfMourning?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DayOfMourning<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TrumpDeathToll92K?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TrumpDeathToll92K<\/a><br \/>Photos by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LiteraryMouse?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LiteraryMouse<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bkettenring?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@bkettenring<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/courtneykealy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@courtneykealy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Jdxyd1TR5W\">pic.twitter.com\/Jdxyd1TR5W<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \u034fPostcards4USA (@postcards4USA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/postcards4USA\/status\/1263269961075691525?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 21, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Body bags were also seen in Texas.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Beautiful and powerful. Never forget! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DayofMourning?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DayofMourning<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NationalFuneral?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NationalFuneral<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iQm4O2P6pV\">pic.twitter.com\/iQm4O2P6pV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Indivisible TX-24 (@indivisibletx24) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/indivisibletx24\/status\/1263145180301058048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 20, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/center><\/p>\n<p>A funeral procession took place in Michigan.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NationalFuneral?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NationalFuneral<\/a> procession led by Indivisible Huron Valley &amp; allies passes the home of District 44 Rep <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/matthewmaddock?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@matthewmaddock<\/a> as activists hold the Trump &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GOP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GOP<\/a> accountable for the deaths of nearly 100K Americans. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DayofMourning?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DayofMourning<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TrumpLiesPeopleDie?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TrumpLiesPeopleDie<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/maddow?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@maddow<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IndivisibleTeam?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@IndivisibleTeam<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MoveOn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MoveOn<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2wq6mC5uTx\">pic.twitter.com\/2wq6mC5uTx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; IndivisibleHV (@IndivisibleHv) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IndivisibleHv\/status\/1263174662512672775?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 20, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/center><\/p>\n<p>In Arizona, there was chalk art (sound up to hear the commentary).<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Video from the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DayofMourning?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DayofMourning<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/indivisibleAZ?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Indivisibleaz<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IndivisibleTeam?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@IndivisibleTeam<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YJQZstAh29\">https:\/\/t.co\/YJQZstAh29<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Indivisible of AZ (@IndivisibleofAZ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IndivisibleofAZ\/status\/1263253960426586112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 20, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/center><\/p>\n<p>In North Carolina, folks were out with signs.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">IndivisibleCommonGroundWNC, Sylva, NC <br \/>Remembering 93,000 &amp; counting lives lost. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NationalDayOfMourning?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NationalDayOfMourning<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TrumpDeathToll93K?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TrumpDeathToll93K<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TrumpLiesPeopleDie?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TrumpLiesPeopleDie<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HeroesAct?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HeroesAct<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VoteBlue2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#VoteBlue2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CommonWnc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CommonWnc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MaddowBlog?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MaddowBlog<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/maddow?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@maddow<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MoveOn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MoveOn<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IndivisibleTeam?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@IndivisibleTeam<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0JIpsqWb2w\">pic.twitter.com\/0JIpsqWb2w<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nilo (@nilocouture) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nilocouture\/status\/1263185587403739138?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 20, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/center><\/p>\n<p>Activists in Colorado lined up their body bags across from Senator Cory Gardner&#8217;s office.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Across from Sen. Cory Gardner\u2019s office today with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/indivisiblefrr?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@indivisiblefrr<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/copolitics?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#copolitics<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/cosen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#cosen<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PeopleOverProfit?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PeopleOverProfit<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DayofMourning?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DayofMourning<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F5raBlmNih\">pic.twitter.com\/F5raBlmNih<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ProgressNow Colorado (@ProgressNowCO) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ProgressNowCO\/status\/1263226958881619968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 20, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/center><\/p>\n<p>In New York City, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/what-wendy-wore-you-cant-unsee-the-babadook\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">my top hat<\/a> and I hit Times Square for some photo ops with my activist friends. In the top right of this photo is the <a href=\"https:\/\/trumpdeathclock.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Trump Death Clock<\/a>, which highlights <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/trump-death-clock-coronavirus_n_5ebcc277c5b688822a57349e\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the estimated number of COVID-19 deaths that could have been prevented if Trump hadn&#8217;t delayed taking action<\/a>. (The total number of deaths appears in the upper right corner of the Death Clock.)<\/p>\n<p><center><div id=\"attachment_45290\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/notsilenttimessquare.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45290\" class=\"wp-image-45290\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/notsilenttimessquare.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"747\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/notsilenttimessquare.jpg 1731w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/notsilenttimessquare-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/notsilenttimessquare-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/notsilenttimessquare-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/notsilenttimessquare-300x450.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-45290\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by George De Castro Day. Click to enlarge.<\/p><\/div><\/center><\/p>\n<p>We want to remove this impeached president from office &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><center><div id=\"attachment_45292\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/removetrumpts.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45292\" class=\"wp-image-45292\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/removetrumpts.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"747\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/removetrumpts.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/removetrumpts-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/removetrumpts-300x450.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-45292\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by George De Castro Day. Note the Trump Death Clock at the top of the picture. Click to enlarge.<\/p><\/div><\/center><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and arrest him, because now &#8212; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/magazine\/story\/2019\/06\/06\/how-trump-could-be-prosecuted-after-the-white-house-227050\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in addition to all his previous crimes<\/a>, some of which he admitted on camera &#8212; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2020\/mar\/28\/trump-coronavirus-politics-us-health-disaster\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">he created a deadly national health crisis by failing at basic leadership<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><center><div id=\"attachment_45291\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/arresttrumpflag.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45291\" class=\"wp-image-45291\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/arresttrumpflag.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/arresttrumpflag.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/arresttrumpflag-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/arresttrumpflag-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/arresttrumpflag-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-45291\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by George De Castro Day. Click to enlarge.<\/p><\/div><\/center><\/p>\n<p>The president should have to live up to the same standards that you and I do, if not higher ones. And what happens to you at work when you&#8217;re bad at your job? You&#8217;re fired. What happens if your poor performance leads to the death of other people? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/film\/2015\/mar\/10\/midnight-rider-director-randall-miller-jailed-for-on-set-death-of-crew-member\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">You<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Top_News\/World-News\/2016\/12\/05\/Rail-dispatcher-imprisoned-35-years-for-deadly-Bad-Aibling-Germany-train-crash\/2081480951914\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">can<\/a>\u00a0be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-cdca\/pr\/train-operator-port-los-angeles-charged-derailing-locomotive-near-us-navy-s-hospital\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">charged with a crime<\/a> and go to jail. Trump is not a king and he&#8217;s not above the law.<\/p>\n<p>A livestreamed reading of the names of all the people who lost their lives to COVID-19 started at 2 p.m. today and will continue for a full 24 hours, so you can still add a name to the list via the <a href=\"http:\/\/namingthelost.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Naming the Lost website<\/a>. Thanks to George De Castro Day, Donna Aceto, and Tina for coming out to Times Square today. And, as always, thanks to Laurie Arbeiter of <a href=\"https:\/\/wewillnotbesilent.net\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">We Will Not Be Silent<\/a> for her graphic-design work, signage, and endless dedication to nonviolent protest. <\/p>\n<p><center><div id=\"attachment_45298\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45298\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/lauriets.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"747\" class=\"size-full wp-image-45298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/lauriets.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/lauriets-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/lauriets-300x450.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-45298\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Laurie Arbeiter, photographed by George De Castro Day.<\/p><\/div><\/center><\/p>\n<p>You know, there&#8217;s a lot of us who don&#8217;t need to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2020\/05\/14\/855918852\/heavily-armed-protesters-gather-again-at-michigans-capitol-denouncing-home-order\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">wave guns<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/nazi-slogan-sign-displayed-open-illinois-rally-ripped\/story?id=70480524\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nazi signs<\/a> to make a point. Hmmm. We&#8217;ve got people who want to help other people (with health care, education, housing, etc.) on one side, and guns and Nazis on the other. Which side are you on?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than 90,000 people have died of the novel coronavirus in the U.S., but the White House hasn&#8217;t called for national mourning. To make up for that, grass roots activist groups arranged a Day of Mourning today to call attention to our losses. As #COVID19 infections in the US increase to over 1.5m and deaths&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2020\/05\/taking-to-the-streets-to-mourn-covid-19-deaths\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":45290,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[669,2092],"tags":[2317,2277,2278,2316,2284,2305],"class_list":{"0":"post-45286","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-about-wendy","8":"category-activism","9":"tag-arrest-trump","10":"tag-coronavirus","11":"tag-covid-19","12":"tag-day-of-mourning","13":"tag-remove-trump","14":"tag-we-will-not-be-silent","15":"entry"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45286","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45286"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45286\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45299,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45286\/revisions\/45299"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45290"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45286"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45286"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45286"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}