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"We also invite all our Black, Brown, Indigenous, Asian, and Pacific Islander kin who give a f#ck about pandemic solidarity to join us at our virtual convening on March 8th - 10th."

PandemicSolidarity.org
Slide 6 We call upon the people of the world to join us in pandemic solidarity for the long future. In addition to the 10 Actions for Pandemic Solidarity below, we will soon be releasing guides for: Healthcare workers, guardians, educators, caretakers of children, leftist organizations and community spaces, artists. ***We also invite all our Black, Brown, Indigenous, Asian, and Pacific Islander kin who give a f#ck about pandemic solidarity to join us at our virtual convening on March 8th - 10th.*** We encourage you to take these 10 actions and amplify this call for solidarity. May we offer our communities the care and commitment we deserve.
January 25, 2024 at 12:01 AM
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We choose to build a world invested in community care for ALL peoples. Covid19 mitigations are not restrictions, but NECESSARY acts of radical love and survival that treat each of us as valuable and worthy of protection.
Slide 5 Text on a dark green background: “We must commit to COVID safety for all and not just for some. In opposition to a culture of eugenics, ableism, and racism, we choose to build a world invested in community care and liberation for all peoples. We must defend our right to clean air and protection from deadly diseases in all spaces. COVID-19 mitigations are not restrictions, but necessary acts of radical love and survival that treat each of us as valuable and worthy of protection. Many of us are experiencing real grief, pain, and betrayal. We invite you to yell, cry, and act in solidarity with all of us who have been abandoned. We must implement rigorous and robust precautions that intentionally minimize COVID-19 infections.” In lower right hand corner is a pink circle, within which is a photo of 3 people on screen and two folks whose bodies are obscured by the cut of the circle. Most prominent in the image is a light skinned person of color with short textured hair, wearing glass
January 25, 2024 at 12:00 AM
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Covid19 has been weaponized to uphold the dominant culture. We refuse to be collateral damage.

#PandemicSolidarity #StillMasking
Slide 4 Text on a dark green background reads: “We must declare that human life is more precious than capitalist economies. Historically, colonizers and capitalists have weaponized plagues and pandemics to uphold domination. Our current governments and healthcare systems have manufactured consent for mass death, widespread disease, and the abandonment of marginalized communities. We are told to deny the toll that multiple infections have on our bodies and ignore the science that shows we cannot survive endless infections of COVID-19 unscathed. We refuse to be collateral damage.” In the lower left hand corner, is a photo of 3 people of varying shades looking at the camera, all masked. Highlighting them is a yellow circle backdrop.
January 24, 2024 at 11:58 PM
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Vaccines alone are not sufficient to prevent the spread of disease, severe illness, or death. There currently is no cure. Despite this reality, dominant capitalist society tells us it is “unrealistic,” “unnecessary,” or “too difficult” to take any COVID-19 precautions. #SocialDistancingIsStillAThing
Slide 3 Text on a dark green background reads: “COVID-19 is not mild, not endemic, and not “just a cold.” COVID-19 is a serious disease that can harm every part of your body, reactivate dormant viruses, permanently damage your immune system, and disable you. New variants, caused by letting the virus spread unmitigated, are not harmless. Vaccines alone are not sufficient to prevent the spread of disease, severe illness, or death. There currently is no cure. Despite this reality, dominant capitalist society tells us it is “unrealistic,” “unnecessary,” or “too difficult” to take any COVID-19 precautions. The ruling class tells us that our health and lives do not matter. We unequivocally reject this narrative. We must support our inherent right to health and dignity.” In an orange bubble, to the bottom right side of the slide is a light skinned Black person with blonde locks who is seated and masked.
January 24, 2024 at 11:56 PM
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Instead of providing free high-quality masks, access to updated testing, and supportive workplace protocols, they give us lies to uphold their fragile capitalist system. #CovidIsReal #KeepMasksInHealthcare
Slide 2 Text reads: “We must tell the truth about this crisis. Profit-driven public health guidelines have failed us. Our capitalist governments serve the elites and the economy, not the people. They have deprived us of the information, tools, and policies we need to protect ourselves. Instead of providing free high-quality masks, access to updated testing, and supportive workplace protocols, they give us lies to uphold their fragile capitalist system.” Three drawn figures, two performing a covid test on a patient whose head is tilted back.
January 24, 2024 at 11:55 PM
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We hope this blueprint for true pandemic solidarity will shape how we all address the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the pandemics that will inevitably follow.

#StillCoviding
Slide 1 Dark green background with text that reads: Guided by deep love for our ancestors, elders, youth, and all of us living in isolation, we come together as a Black-led multiracial group based in occupied North America representing a tapestry of genders, ages, lived experiences, and abilities. We write this statement to address the mass death, physical and social abandonment, and loss of access to public space during the past four years of the COVID-19 pandemic. The continuation of this pandemic directly ties to violence enacted around the globe in the form ofclimate collapse, genocide, mass incarceration, and more. We hope this blueprint for true pandemic solidarity will shape how we all address the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the pandemics that will inevitably follow. Top right hand corner features a cartoon virus with a red strikethrough sign over it. Bottom left corner has a drawn covid test with two red lines indicating a positive result.
January 24, 2024 at 11:53 PM
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Guided by deep love for our ancestors, elders, youth, and all of us living in isolation, we come together as a Black-led multiracial group based in occupied North America representing a tapestry of genders, ages, lived experiences, and abilities.

PandemicSolidarity.org

#PandemicSolidarity
Slide 0 Dark green background with text that reads: We Need Pandemic Solidarity: A Blueprint for the Long Future /PandemicSolidarity.org /@PS4.Future A logo in the center made of hands shaped into a square hold each other at the wrist. A single mask is between them.
January 24, 2024 at 11:50 PM
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Two upcoming masked & outdoor clothes/mask swaps on 10/7* & 10/14 in Portland, OR!

It's a great spot to drop off new/unused masks OR try a new style of mask if you're looking for something that's more comfortable.

*Mask Library available on 10/7 ONLY

#StillMasking #ProMask #CollectivistThings
A photograph of the Basketball Greenhouse at Irving Park has a headline in white font that reads, "Festival, costume, (and mask) swap!" There's an emoji of a masked face right next to that. October 7th and 14th 2-5pm. Irving Park. There's also a list of what to bring: Your fave style of N95 - ON YOUR FACE, Fantasy styles (adult sizes only please), Costumes & accessories, Unusual clothing, Fun, fancy, or freaky face covers, Halloween everything, N95s that you dislike (in NEW condition). There's an asterisk with a statement that reads, "Organizers will have extra masks available for those who forget to bring one or those who would like to try a different type than their usual." In the bottom left corner is the logo for pdx nonbinary collective.
October 1, 2023 at 11:08 PM
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pg 5

bit.ly/PdxOpenLetter

"If you live outside the area, please feel free to share this language and resources to set up your own google form for folks to sign!"

#Gratitude #DisabilityJustice #Solidarity #KeepMasking #BlackLivesMatter #ProtectTransKids #QueerAsInStillMasking
Visit https://bit.ly/PdxOpenLetter to read and sign the letter.
September 28, 2023 at 7:27 PM
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pg 4

bit.ly/PdxOpenLetter

Requests for Guests [& resources]
-Go to the link if you want to sign the original open letter. Share widely

#SignalBoost #CommunityCare
Visit https://bit.ly/PdxOpenLetter
September 28, 2023 at 7:22 PM
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pg 3
bit.ly/PdxOpenLetter

"Changing the way we gather and celebrate as a community will take patience, imagination, and time, but we know that it's possible, WORTH IT, and ..."

#CovidIsAirborne #HybridEvents #Nonbinary #LongCovid #LGBTQ
Visit https://bit.ly/PdxOpenLetter to read the entire letter
September 28, 2023 at 7:16 PM
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pg 2

"We don't want to return to what was normal. We want to imagine and live in a less ableist future where we listen to each other and take care of one another."

Read the entire letter, bit.ly/PdxOpenLetter

#Transgender #Nonbinary #TwoSpirit #Intersex #Genderqueer #LGBTQ #DisabilityJustice
Read the entire letter, https://bit.ly/PdxOpenLetter
September 28, 2023 at 7:11 PM
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If you have blood vessels, lungs, or a pulse, THIS IS FOR YOU!!

bit.ly/PdxOpenLetter

#Solidarity #StillMasking #ProMask #CovidConscious #CovidIsAirborne #LongCovid #EventPlanning #Accessibility #DisabilityJustice #CovidSaferEvents #C19 #PlanningFromTheWayside #LGBTQ #Nonbinary #Intersex #TwoSpirit
Open letter to all people coordinating, facilitating, and hosting events in (and around) Portland, Oregon. To Everyone: Solidarity and action from the wider community, regardless of personal disability status, is required for substantive, lasting change to occur. Share if you care and read on if you're curious... Intro: Organizers in Portland, Oregon would like to thank a fellow group of sick and/or disabled queers in Chicago for writing the original open letter from a place of love for our communities, rage at the disregard for caution and care, and hope for change and accountablitiy. We appreciate the foundation you've offered and intend to boost and spread the message to more places. Outbreaks are dialogues* To read the entire letter, visit https://bit.ly/PdxOpenLetter
September 28, 2023 at 7:04 PM