White Flags of Covid-19: Georgia's Devastation (02)

Commemorating the 15,000 Georgians killed by COVID-19.

First Christian Church of Decatur
Decatur (Adair Park), Georgia, USA.
28 February 2021.

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▶ The White Flags of Georgia's COVID-19 Devastation

..." memorial installation illustrates the devastating human and economic cost of the pandemic —and the urgency for local and federal elected officials to act now to meet the real need in our state.

These white flags represent the more than 15,000 Georgians who have already lost their lives to COVID-19. Every person we have lost was loved and needed.

Please join us to honor those who have died. And take action to urge elected officials to take bold action today. No one should have to plant a single flag more.
— American Friends Service Committee.

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▶ The exhibit

...was inspired by artist Suzanne Brennan Firstenburg and created by the American Friends Service Committee, a Quaker organization that promotes lasting peace with justice, as a practical expression of faith in action.

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▶ Placards displayed at memorial

☞ 15,000 Georgians have died from COVID-19.
☞ 60% of public school students in Georgia faced food insecurity before the pandemic.
☞ 3.9 million Georgians experienced loss of a job or reduced hours last year.
☞ Many Georgians face eviction and mortgage or rent failure due to pandemic-related economic deprivation.
☞ 1.7 million public school children [in Georgia] have had their futures disrupted.
☞ In Georgia prisons: 5,011 COVID-19 cases; 92 deaths (including incarcerated people and prison staff).
☞ No Georgian should die because they don't have access to health care."

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▶ UPDATE 28 February 2021.
Since the display was installed in mid-February, the death toll in Georgia has risen to 17,376. Nationwide, it is 514,660 dead; globally, more than 2.54 million humans have perished.
— Johns Hopkins University.

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Taken on: February 28, 2021

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Camera: Olympus E-M10MarkII, f/3.9, 1/2000 sec, 18mm (=36mm), ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

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