Facilitator, mediator, educator. Backyard chicken lover. Retired derby girl. Embracing conflict for transformation.
Laramie, WY
Joined September 2013
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Peace is the only battle worth waging. ~ Albert Camus #Israel #Palestine #Gaza
let the children live. let them play. #SalaamShalom
Love the nuance and call for balancing tensions amid complexity from @TheCivicCanopy What’s the ONE thing that I as a white person can be doing to create a more just world? civiccanopy.org/whats-the-on…
Love this take on facilitation and neutrality. 👏🏼
Canopy team member, Kale McMonagle reflects on the art of facilitation. Read the most recent blog!
civiccanopy.org/facilitation…
Giving to @COG_Wyo today for #WyoGives. Cheers to our precious outdoor spaces and the people who love them. #laramigos #outdoorrec #recreateresponsibly #cowboyway
Carrie Bennett retweeted
THE PIONEERS WIN IT!
@DU_Hockey wins its first men's national championship since 2017 🏆👏
Explaining #russianinvasion to my 4 year old. Trying to reinforce preschooler ideas of diplomacy (use your words) over force. Wishing for sovereignty, peace, and not having to have these conversations. 😢🤦🏼♀️ #IStandWithUkraine
Carrie Bennett retweeted
Conflict in inevitable. The question is do we avoid it (often a human preference, but eventually it explodes), engage it poorly (the preference of many of the loudest voices), or engage it productively? The latter is what we most need to build capacity for in our communities.
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if you are vaccinated and boosted
Why should you care what others do?
Because we all need a functioning healthcare system
For the kid's appendicitis
Or friend's car accident
Or family member's cancer surgery
Vaccines keep hospitals from becoming dysfunctional during a surge
Carrie Bennett retweeted
"Successfully navigating the next wave of the coronavirus pandemic requires charting a middle course—one designed with clear goals in mind: preventing deaths, protecting our hospitals from crushing caseloads, and keeping schools and businesses open.” theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv…
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In conclusion: A lot of pundits, politicians, and other commentators seem to think Covid-19 is not a big deal for young adults.
I propose that most of them are in communities that have been able to avoid the virus.
That's a myopic way to view the world and leads to complacency.
Carrie Bennett retweeted
I'm seeing some people still claiming Wyoming's COVID deaths are comparable to flu deaths. This is aggressively wrong. Wyoming's deadliest flu season on record killed 29 people. The state reported 55 COVID deaths today alone.
Carrie Bennett retweeted
4. 57% of the entire population is fully vaccinated
4 states have crossed the 70% threshold:
VT, CT, RI, and ME
15 states are below 50%
ID, WY, and WV are the least vaccinated states
I'm worried about the winter ahead for these states
4/6
Carrie Bennett retweeted
Bottom line
We are in a better place
But places with low vaccination rates remain at risk as it gets colder
And older, vulnerable people not fully protected will remain at risk for poor outcomes
We can absolutely avoid a bad winter
We need to get everyone protected
Carrie Bennett retweeted
For folks unsure whether to get your kids vaccinated against COVID (I think you should)
Please talk to your pediatrician -- and listen to America's Pediatricians @AmerAcadPeds
Ignore the random @Facebook dude
Listen to physicians who have spent their lives caring for kids
We welcome today’s @WhiteHouse plan on vaccinating children ages 5-11 against COVID-19. Pediatricians are the backbone of childhood immunizations in this country, and this vaccine is no different. @AAPPres full statement here:
aap.org/en/news-room/news-re…