The US unceremoniously surpassed 1,200,000 confirmed covid deaths in August

Updates, including kind words from people we admire and sneak peek responses to The Covid Safety Handbook Survey! Please share: kickstarter.com/projects/viole…

(Online) Sunday, 9/15, 1-6:30 p.m.: Vancouver's second annual Clean Air Festival! Hybrid event. See below for info on how to attend online!

(Oakland) Sat., 9/14, 1-5 p.m.: "Deep Dive Blues Dance Workshop w/ Grey Armstrong." Note: event post says N95s or better required; attached note in discussion says KN95/KF94/N95s or better required. $80 at the door. 4 Yosemite Ave., 94611. More info: m.facebook.com/events/1135902…

"I can count on one hand the number of people I have hugged" since 2020. "I don't feel safe going to the doctor office, which is kind of ironic." Please watch this powerful video highlighting the pandemic's ongoing impact on disabled people. youtu.be/X0h0-gOv5rc?si…

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(Oakland) Sat., 9/21, 3-5 p.m.: "Picnic Collage Workshop," hosted by the D.I.Y. Museum. Masks required & provided. Crisis Club Gallery, 5887 San Pablo Ave., 94608. More info: eventbrite.com/e/picnic-colla… instagram.com/d.i.y.museum/p…

(Berkeley) Sunday, 9/22, 2 p.m. & 7 p.m.: "Mexodus" at Berkeley Rep. Masks required. Note that masks are required for Sunday & Tuesday performances for the first 3 weeks of each show, not for the entire run. More info: tickets.berkeleyrep.org/events

(SF) Save the date! Senior and Disability Action (SDA)'s next masked park hangout will be in SF on Sunday, 9/29, from 2-5 p.m. (from their mailing list). KN95/KF94/N95 masks (or better) required & provided. Stay tuned & keep an eye on Senior and Disability Action (SDA) for the flyer and more info!

(SF) Novavax at the CVS at 499 Haight St., 94117, as of 9/18. 415-503-0722.

Thanks for the shout-out, Violet Blue® ! Pandemic Roundup, an invaluable resource for Covid-related news, out every Thursday. Always free, but consider supporting this important work, if you're able to do so! patreon.com/posts/pandemic…

(SF) MaskBlocSunsetSF has free rapid tests back in stock! If you need some tests, please fill out the form linked in their profile! airtable.com/app8yut8LTfRFv… instagram.com/p/DAEvIAGy5fV/