[Communications] CCGA 8TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE

[jale natividad]

I also want to share  a letter that local community organizations and
concerned community members have created. It is my sincere hope that CCGA
considers signing this letter.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mNjp21k1YHN0gKz4xr5Ulk4EnrTdRnPgwWiZhrVg2XI/edit?fbclid=IwAR0ZA4efrGN_M6oLhg6-cx0TdW05aMfdWjambhgHudWedcD0iP5NC-5chVs


On Thu, Mar 5, 2020 at 6:28 PM jale natividad <
j.alenatividadeleazar at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I am a long -time attendee of the CCGA conference. I enjoy it and cherish
> it as a long-time community event.
>
> It is with a deep concern and sincerity that I email you to reconsider
> this event in the wake of the Corona Virus.  I am asking that you cancel
> the event in order in be part of the solution and be at the forefront of
> reducing the spread of this deadly disease.
>
> I am posting information that I hope does a better job at explaining the
> situation than I could ever do.
>
> NY calling for more testing and how it is a national scandal that we are
> not testing people
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Wg_OTTzUv8
>
> How to delay the virus
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLTyyt_kdNQ
>
> *Companies canceling events *
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxmlvkBC-YI
> She mention that it is fundamentally the right thing to do (cancelling the
> event)
>
> Epidemiologist predicts effect
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDelUkpFm60
>
> Dr . John Campbell advocating for social distancing
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FN6S7jrAb8Q
>
> This morning, the importance of taking levels to mitigate this virus
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgaA909jCYs
>
>
>  I share this with CCGA because this is an event dear to my heart and I
> always look forward to this event. But today I am asking that you cancel
> the conference. The inconvenience of canceling is worth it, the
> inconvenience of canceling is better than the consequence of having people
> contract this virus and see this virus grow exponentially.
>
> Thank you for reading this.
>
> JN
>
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