A RESOURCE LIST
🔗 short link to this page: tiny.cc/resistmaskbans
Together we can stop mask bans! We demand the right to protect ourselves & our communities from sickness and surveillance.
Mask ban proposals are being considered in New York, among an increasing list of other cities and states. Speak up today – even if you don’t live in a place considering a ban, we can’t let this dangerous idea become an example for other cities and states.
Resources and action steps are below. This page is a work in progress – feel free to send suggestions to [email protected].
Note: Resources on this page are shared for reference. This does not imply endorsement by Long COVID Justice.
QUICK LINKS: ACTION STEPS (New York)
• For everyone, NY & beyond: Contact NY elected officials and tourism offices by phone, email, or mail: covidadvocacyny.org/stopmaskbanny
• NYers only: Contact NY elected officials by text: Text SIGNPLNHSQ to 50409
• Use #NoNYMaskBan to share why you still wear a mask, share masked photos
• Stay tuned for more calls to action!
RESOURCES + INFO
Some resources are location-specific but could be adapted to your location!
ANALYSIS & ACTION STEPS
- ACT UP NY’s social media posts
- COVID Advocacy NY’s action toolkit
- Joint statement – Mask Bloc NYC & Artists in Resistance (A.I.R.) NYC
- Action Toolkit & Letter Campaign (write your reps!) – Mask Together America
- Jews for Mask Rights – Open Letter
- No Mask Bans from Peoples CDC
- Masks Are a Symbol of Solidarity. Don’t Let Democrats Take Them Away– Beatrice Adler-Bolton & Artie Vierkant in The Nation
- The Criminalization of Masking – NashMask4Mask & NourNashville
TIPS FOR ACTION & ADVOCACY
- Tips on calling your reps from Autistic Self Advocacy Network
- Direct action toolkit with accessibility notes
- Masks work!
- Mask resource page – Peoples CDC
- Articles on mask effectiveness (see “Masks Work!” section)
ARTICLES ABOUT MASK BANS
- Masks are going from mandated to criminalized in some states
- Los Angeles’s Mayor Was Contemplating a Mask Ban. She Just Got Covid.
GROUPS ORGANIZING AROUND MASK BANS:
U.S.
New York:
California:
- Los Angeles: bit.ly/StopMaskBansInLA
North Carolina:
- Triangle Mask Bloc
- Clean Air Club post on NC’s House Bill 27 and the criminalization of protests
Tennessee:
Texas:
National & International:
- Clean Air Club
- COVID Conscious Coalition
- Long COVID Justice (that’s us!)
- Mask Together America
- World Health Network
Find or create a group!
- Mask Bloc worldwide directory
- COVIDactionmap.org
- COVID advocacy groups (US, Canada)
- How to start a Mask Bloc
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