Crafters Together Against COVID
This March, National Craft Month, we are creating a digital quilt to mark 1 year since the declaration of the coronavirus pandemic.
The COVID-19 pandemic poses an unprecedented challenge for our country, threatening our health and wellbeing. In the year since the World Health Organization declared that we were amidst a pandemic, the coronavirus has killed more than 500,000 Americans. Although we can see reasons for optimism, we are not out of the woods yet. As the COVID-19 vaccines continue to roll out, we need to work together to ensure that our government has a coordinated and strategic response to safeguard the public’s health.
This March, National Craft Month, we are creating a digital quilt to honor the memories of those who we have lost to this unprecedented disease, show support for those who have kept us safe and demonstrate the need for action by our leaders.
Make your own quilt square
Please join us by making a square, using the medium of your choice, and sharing it on social media. Use #craftersagainstcovid and tag @uspirg to add your square to our digital quilt.
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Faye Park
Executive Vice President; President, PIRG
As president of PIRG, Faye is a leading voice for consumer protection and public health in the United States. She has been quoted in major news outlets, including CBS News and the Washington Post, about issues ranging from getting toxic chemicals out of children’s products to protecting Americans from predatory lending practices. Faye also serves as the executive vice president for The Public Interest Network, which PIRG founded. Faye began her public interest career as a student volunteer with MASSPIRG Students at Williams College. After graduating in 1992, she began working with the Student PIRGs in California as a campus organizer and organizing director, working on campaigns to help students register to vote and to promote recycling. She lives in Denver with her family.