"We have all read about “flattening the curve” and we are SO in favor of that. We are aware that each of our local jurisdictions are putting limits on the size of gatherings, and there is discussion of cancellation of all gatherings. We at the Jung Society want to protect all of you as much as we can. So, with a nod to ethics, a nod to legality and mostly through our own version of “caremongering”, we are cancelling programs. Here is the list, and what we are doing to date."

Programs that have been cancelled

MARCH:  

• James Hollis, Tuesday: Cancelled, refund of 50%.
• Wise Women—Our building has been closed by the Palisades Community Church (appropriately). If this group has another venue, Brenda Freeman as convener will be in touch. 

APRIL:

• April Barrett—Cancelled and will be refunded.
• Alexandra Buckner –Cancelled and will be refunded
• Janet Kane— Cancelled and will be refunded
• Wise Women—Our building has been closed by the Palisades Community Church (appropriately). If this group has another venue, Brenda Freeman as convener will be in touch.

MAY: 

• Sandy Geller—Cancelled and will be refunded. 
• Art Delibert— Cancelled and will be refunded
• Wise Women—Our building has been closed by the Palisades Community Church (appropriately). If this group has another venue, Brenda Freeman as convener will be in touch.

Programs that continue

The following programs will be delivered through Zoom, an online video/audio platform:

Julie Bondanza, Cathryn Polonchak, Tim Lyons, Michael Conforti, Mark Napack and Susan Tiberghian will be presenting, and we will update you with the dates and times next week. In the meantime, please check individual program pages for the most up-to-date details.

You can take a look at our mini quick guide about Zoom here - HOW TO USE ZOOM

If we say we are refunding a program, please be patient. Our system is a little slow, and we are part time and a little slow, especially in social isolation. Our financials are not done on-line. So complications ensue. We will be as timely as we are able.

Some people have offered to donate the funds for classes. Of course, we are grateful for that. But we also understand the need for refunds and see donations as a different animal from class fees. We also know that these can be financially precarious times for some people. We will refund unless we hear from you otherwise. Email is the best and most efficient way to contact us now at natalia@jung.org

Previously, as of March 12th, 2020:

We urgently need to let you know of changes in our position related to the coronavirus. On March 12th, April Barrett, President of the Board of Directors of the Jung Society made this announcement:

"After much thoughtful consideration, the executive committee of our board of directors has agreed unanimously to cancel all remaining March programs. This is felt to be the right thing to do for the sake of the ongoing health of our community and communities by extension.  If we can safely resume later this spring in some way, we’d very much like to do that."

We wish we could be a port in this storm for you, but it is increasingly evident that, despite using apparent caution and good judgement, people can innocently put others at risk. We can't have that. We will continue to seek options that would allow us to send presentations to you. It is very difficult to facilitate deep sharing among a dozen people or more on a virtual tool, but we are discussing options with our presenters. For now, we are turning to books and reflection to feed our souls. We look forward to welcoming you back to our classes as soon as possible. We will miss you. Please be safe.

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Please contact natalia@jung.org for questions