Society & Culture
Friday’s are usually an event guide for the weekend here on the Visit Portland Podcast. Concerts, Games, Festivals and Off-Broadway shows. But given the uncertainty of the growing Coronavirus transmission in the Portland area and all of Oregon, the Governor, the County Chair and the Mayor of Portland have called for Social Distancing and cancellation of all large events. So I’m publishing this episode on Thursday this week as the content is time-sensitive and subject to change rapidly.This episode was difficult for me. At times, as I monitored Twitter for breaking updates, and responded to the community input on a post in the DamnPortlanders Facebook group, I had tears. I know the people who will be hit hardest by the economic impact of this pandemic. I see their faces as I write. I think of their names as I research. I am one of those people. I’m a gig-worker, a freelancer, and these people are my tribe. I relate to them. I, like nearly all of them are scrambling today wondering where the first-of-the month bill money is going to come from. I’ll be applying for temporary Part-Time jobs as soon as I finish this episode. So if you are listening and need a content creator, Podcast Producer or an Operations guy - I’m taking all meetings. If not, please do me a favor and share this Podcast episode on your social media. There is a share feature right in your Podcast player or just say “Hey Siri, Ok Google subscribe to the Visit Portland Podcast.Take care of each other Portland. Take care of each other Oregon. Our differences can be put aside as we show our compassion as fellow humans and we extend the care that we all have inside us. Do what you can to help and protect your own health and your family with reasonable measures as you see fit.With Love, to PortlandIf you find this episode helpful, please consider sharing it from your podcast application to Facebook, Twitter or in a private message to someone who would benefit from hearing the message. You can find all of our episodes at BuzzSprout.comTo join the conversation, join our Facebook Community in the "Visit Portland Podcast" Facebook group.Please subscribe to stay updated when we post new episodes.The Visit Portland Podcast is on Twitterand on InstagramYou can email the show at VisitPortlandPodcast@Gmail.com