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Next Comes Place-Healing
During these all-too strange days of pandemic and protest, it is hard to say something someone has not said already, or to express outrage in an innovative way.
But neither is it a time to remain silent, particularly when people remark here in London about an American President and expect me to explain something rational in his behavior. I tend to say the Trump/Barr form of social distancing-if it exists at all-features military way-paving to be sure people stay at a distance from the President on his way to hold a bible.
The urban need for retrofits and recalibration, assuring that people adapt their behaviors to prevent disease spread, was challenging already. I’d like to offer some softer forms of action that will be necessary before too long-some things that are intended to mend systemic rifts between segments of society.
In the United States, I’m aware of spontaneous, good samaritan cleanups and damage repair is underway, and that is a great start. We need to prioritize place-healing, which often depends more on communication and empathy than anything else:
- Education. Over and above schools, everyone should do their job to understand one another…
