Boston University School of Public Health: "Remember Every One" — Memorializing the More Than 1 Million Lives Lost to COVID-19 in the US
Boston University School of Public Health featured an in-depth Q&A with Marked by COVID Co-Founder Christine Keeves (SPH'08) on the organization's Remember Every One campaign, the National COVID Memorial, and the push for a permanent COVID Memorial Day. The piece also highlights the organization's partnership with BU researcher Andrew Stokes and its work on California's HOPE trust accounts for children who lost parents to COVID.
Grief Out Loud Podcast: Splintering Grief — DJ Arsene Versailles & Marked by COVID
The Dougy Center's Grief Out Loud podcast featured DJ Arsene Versailles, who lost his mother Florcie Yves Versailles to COVID-19 in May 2020, and his work with Marked by COVID to establish a COVID Memorial Day. The episode explores the layered grief of losing a Black parent during the pandemic and how that loss inspired advocacy.
Forbes: Inside the Movement to Build a National COVID Memorial
Forbes profiled Marked by COVID's campaign to establish a National COVID Memorial and a federally recognized memorial day, detailing the organization's scalable monument prototype, augmented reality component, and conversations with communities across the country about local installations. The feature placed the effort alongside America's most significant memorials, from the 9/11 Memorial to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
Arizona Historical Society and Marked by COVID Host 2022 COVID Memorial Day Event
The Arizona Historical Society, Marked by COVID, and the COVID Memorial Quilt announced a public COVID-19 Victims and Survivors Memorial Day event at the Arizona Heritage Center in Tempe on March 7, 2022. The event featured speakers, art installations, and the debut of 24 panels of the COVID Memorial Quilt, which remained on display through August 2022.
Rep. Stanton Leads House Effort to Establish COVID-19 Victims and Survivors Memorial Day
Representative Greg Stanton introduced a House Resolution to designate the first Monday in March as COVID-19 Victims and Survivors Memorial Day, partnering directly with Marked by COVID Co-Founder Kristin Urquiza and advocate Tara Krebbs to build congressional support. By the time of the announcement, more than 100 cities and dozens of states had already joined the effort.