Mask Week
At its simplest, Mask Week asks folks to commit to masking up for collective health for 1 week.
Bigger picture, Mask Week is so many things: an invitation to co-ideate with folks inside or outside your region, a tangible solidarity action, a vessel to meet like-minded folks, a way to truly embody intersectional values, & so much more.
It can (and should!) look different place to place, but our intentions are rooted in deepening our practices of community care.
Bigger picture, Mask Week is so many things: an invitation to co-ideate with folks inside or outside your region, a tangible solidarity action, a vessel to meet like-minded folks, a way to truly embody intersectional values, & so much more.
It can (and should!) look different place to place, but our intentions are rooted in deepening our practices of community care.
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What is a "Mask Week"?
Mask Week is a canvas.
An opportunity.
An attempt.
A vessel.
To tap back in.
To be loud & proud.
To get to know who's out here.
To see what happens when we try.
Mask Week is an invitation.
To try.
To flex.
To build.
To practice.
It's starting small.
It's doing something big.
It's navigating vulnerable spaces.
It's trusting in ourselves & the tools we have.
Mask Week brings up every emotion.
Love.
Rage.
Grief.
Power.
Way more.
Mask Week is planting a seed.
Boundless interpretations.
Tap in if inspired.
Aim high.
Buddy up.
Ask for help.
Try things out.
So much to learn.
Not much to lose.
Big love.
A note about Mask Weeks "not being enough": we hear you. And honestly, in some ways, we are with you. We at Celebrate845 are fully aware that folks masking for 1 week alone is not enough to eradicate COVID. But we deeply believe that it is a successful onramp for folks looking to find their way back to masking and an avenue to build lasting community among folks who care "full time". We have proof of all of this. It is unfortunate that U.S. and global propaganda have pushed average people to believe that illness prevention and public health are not to be prioritized and that both are individual decisions instead of collective ones, and so we offer Mask Weeks as attempts to reach people. People who are "still COVIDing", and also people of conscious who are open to the idea of tapping back in. Masking is concrete community care, and we believe that a majority of people genuinely don't recognize the impacts of COVID or Long COVID but, if given a combination of information, community, and accessible tools, would mask more. Over time, we hope that this 1 week of practice leads to lifestyle change. If you're not interested in Mask Week efforts, that's okay. But if you are, we appreciate you and are here to work together.