Blog Post 9

    In the article “A Communique From Basque Country in the Time of Coronavirus” by Zabalegi et al. the author discusses how in Euskal Herria a discourse has been brought up about their concerns with their healthcare systems. They talk about how there is a need for a reevaluation and redistribution of care, but covid-19 finally made people realize how badly it was needed. I think this is related to narrative ethics and how sometimes we need to shape the story so that others can relate to it through their experiences. The author states, “One of the main demands of the feminist movement, in and beyond Euskal Herria, is the need to ‘put life at the center’” (Zabalegi et al., 2020). They are trying to create and spread a narrative of putting one's life first and how there is a need to shift the narrative that is currently being spread. 

For a different class, I am currently doing a project on domestic violence in the U.S. While I was researching I found a lot of information about how the systems that are in place are not very effective in helping the victims. There are many different systems that are set up to work against helping women and encouraging them to get help. For example, some don't have insurance, and others who do, when they go in are sometimes not listened to for what they really need or believe. Also considering the number of people affected by domestic violence there isn't nearly enough resources or funding to effectively help all of them.

“A Communique from Basque Country in the Time of Coronavirus.” Commune, 4 Apr. 2020,https://communemag.com/a-communique-from-basque-country-in-the-time-of-coronavirus/