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Charlotte Mask Bloc

2 months

We got this massive haul from our fundraiser and folks can now support the west coast in fundraising to get a similar purchase!

Lola P. Germs

@LolaGerms

2 months

eleven western US mask blocs and mutual aid groups are fundraising to buy a WHOLE BUNCH of 3M KN95s for their communities :+) can you pitch in or share?

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

1 month

They made the bill even worse!!! It makes only certain mask types "legal" and it remains illegal to wear a mask for general respiratory protection. Even worse, they deputize the public to force mask wearers remove their masks for the sake of "identification" This is horrendous!!

J. Offir, Ph.D.

@dontwantadothis

1 month

❗️Ok, folks: the North Carolina Senate has finally chosen conference committee members to hash out their final *mask ban bill* language w/ House members. Time to call & email - tell them to keep masking in public spaces legal. Contact info on Hise & Rabon in Tweet #2 , below.

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

2 months

The NC Senate Judiciary have passed HB237 NC mask ban with amendment making it illegal to wear a mask for health and safety reasons. Next it goes to Senate Rules

Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

2 months

Who's watching the livestream of the NC senate committee at 11 EST and taking notes? It would be awesome if someone would live-tweet it

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

3 months

We have an opportunity to get hundreds of thousands of unused govt stockpile masks out into communities before they expire!!

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

2 months

It's possible the house will reject the amended HB237. You can contact your representatives and let them know how harmful the bill is as it stands

Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

2 months

Note that HB237 has NOT been enacted yet

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

2 months

There are mask bans in ~20 states (*cough* legal commentators can you stop ignoring this and get us updates??) and they've been used as an excuse to arrest antifascists, environmentalists, anti-war protestors for a long time.

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

2 months

Why it's even more important that our community wears masks. Show solidarity!! Help us get these out into the community by sharing our info so people can request masks.

Joe Bruno

@JoeBrunoWSOC9

2 months

Senator Buck Newton is proposing the "Unmasking Mobs and Criminals" bill. It would repeal the health and safety exemption for wearing masks. He told reporters this is in response to people wearing masks to conceal their identities.

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

2 months

To be clear this bill is a blatant effort to give cover for law enforcement to further target vulnerable and progressive BIPOC in North Carolina, by detaining and arresting them based on appearance.

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

1 month

Not a lawyer or legal scholar.. but HB237 officially putting law enforcement into the hands of the general public seems like it's meant to encourage violence and vigilantism against mask wearers!

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

1 month

Fascistic trash: "a person wearing a mask...shall remove the mask upon request by a law enforcement officer or temporarily remove the mask upon request by the owner or occupant of public or private property...to allow for identification of the wearer."

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

2 months

You can call Buck Newton's office (919) 733-5878 and share how making it illegal to mask puts you and your vulnerable loved ones at risk

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

2 months

This article reports what we already know—that HB237 will be picked up next week when the House is in session again. It's helpful to know it's going to House Rules, likely Tuesday. Plus speculation that the house may reject the senate changes 🤞

NC House temporarily shelves bill barring the wearing of masks. Move comes as objections continue

The N.C. House on Thursday temporarily shelved a bill that reinstates the statewide ban on public wearing of masks, even for people who are immunocompromised.

journalnow.com

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

2 months

Ways to push back against the heinous repeal of the health and safety exemption to the North Carolina mask ban #MaskUp #HB237

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

3 months

Here's how to help!!

Bulk KN95 Purchase Fundraiser, georganiseerd door autumn cook

We are fundraising to purchase approximately 360,000 3M 9501+ KN95 masks from government s… autumn cook heeft je hulp nodig voor Bulk KN95 Purchase Fundraiser

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

13 days

This and: wear a mask, ask others to wear a mask, hand out masks, share masked selfies, defeat the notion that masks are unpopular or non-essential. Protect ourselves by normalizing mask wearing!

sillypaulie

@we_are_ssd

13 days

Mask bans are spreading faster than COVID LA Mayor @KarenBassLA wants to ban masks at protests rather than do anything effective Please do the following and stay posted for more actions: 1. Call the mayors office and demand no mask restrictions: 213-978-0600 🧵

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

2 months

#HB327

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

2 months

The most important thing is for everyone to wear a mask. Show solidarity for people who MUST mask! Regardless of what happens next this is necessary

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

2 months

The house adjourned until May 20! Keep sharing how this will affect you. More importantly there is time to help increase the number of people masking in our communities and create visible pressure! And please follow us to help build the community response!!

Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

2 months

It's possible the house will reject the amended HB237. You can contact your representatives and let them know how harmful the bill is as it stands

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

1 month

They're trying to sneak the changes through quickly

Avi Bajpai

@avibajpai_

1 month

NEW: House and Senate Republican conferees have agreed on a compromise mask bill that satisfies concerns about health masking, and the conference report is ready to move forward, beginning with a vote on the House floor this morning. #ncga #ncpol

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

1 month

The senate quickly passed it. Goes back to the House which will hopefully reject it

Bryan Anderson

@BryanRAnderson

1 month

Dems have walked off the Senate floor. Republicans vote to approve masking bill. #ncpol

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

2 months

We have distributed tens (hundreds?) of thousands of masks & have even more to share. We need people to act as hubs for mask distribution, to help deliver masks, & even start their own mask blocs!! People want to mask & making sure there is a community of maskers keeps us safer.

Kelly

@broadwaybabyto

2 months

In addition - we need to talk about ways to support people in the state of North Carolina. I see a lot of talks about restricting travel & tourism and I agree that’s a great way to send an economic message. But there are people living there who need help right away. /10

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

2 months

HB237 is as far as we know, the first ban directly criminalizing people trying to prevent COVID by masking. It's an explicit ban on high filtration masks like kn95 & n95 rather than the previous general interpretation of our current & past NC mask ban to mean ski-mask/bandana etc

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

2 months

We need some orgs with resources to actually message on what HB237 does. Whether or not it passes with the amendments people will get arrested for masking and need to be prepared. As it stands people will get felonies and misdemeanors for masking!

Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

2 months

This article reports what we already know—that HB237 will be picked up next week when the House is in session again. It's helpful to know it's going to House Rules, likely Tuesday. Plus speculation that the house may reject the senate changes 🤞

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

13 days

@hankgreen If folks need help getting masks reach out to a local mask bloc! We give them out for free! To find your nearest bloc ask us, search mask bloc here, or check out resources like

COVID Action Map - Google My Maps

Mapping COVID action groups worldwide. Groups are not pinned to exact addresses. On Instagram and Twitter as @covidactionmap.

www.google.com

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

1 month

We and other mask blocs are here to try to fill the gap when employers don't provide adequate PPE. @MaskBlocDFW and @/757masks in southeast VA are also gearing up to provide high quality masks to farmworkers. Please share this resource!

United Farm Workers

@UFWupdates

1 month

Infections in dairy workers are likely going uncounted. Farm workers, especially dairy workers urgently need: -Practical PPE, and training on proper use -Paid sick leave -Widespread testing and treatment

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

6 months

I hope everyone who liked this knows there’s something everyone can do to make progress on getting rid of it, starting with wearing a high-quality mask whenever you’re in public (ESPECIALLY this week)

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

2 months

The house adjourned until May 20! There is time to blast your representatives with messages about how this will affect you. More importantly there is time to help increase the number of people masking in our communities and create visible pressure! And please follow us!!

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

2 months

Despite this!! We have worked tirelessly to keep each other safe & will continue to do so. Many of us are criminalized already via poverty, gender, reproduction, race, labor, etc. Being targeted by health status just brings us all closer in solidarity & strength.

Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

2 months

HB 237 passes 2nd and 3rd reading. This will be returned to the House for concurrence

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

2 months

In addition to wearing a mask and getting others to do so, here is a call to action for #HB237 (alt text is in comments)

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

2 months

@victoriacoble15 No idea! But ACLU is a good place to ask. The advice now is keep calling Buck Newton and share how this puts you and your vulnerable loved ones at risk. I hate that we have to appeal to someone who would introduce such a cruel piece of legislation in the first place though

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

2 months

These anti-mask laws have always been used as a probable cause loophole but it was fairly rare compared to other ways of targeting people so it's been woefully ignored. We've been sharing this but we urgently need updated information to be able to respond

U.S. Current Trend: Anti-Mask Laws, COVID-19, and the First Amendment

Face masks are in the news. The CDC now recommends that Americans wear face masks to reduce transmission of COVID-19, and some localities are mandating wearing them for certain activities.

www.icnl.org

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

2 months

Contact sponsors: JOHN A. TORBETT (R)— 704-263-9282 John.Torbett @ncleg .gov DUDLEY GREENE (R)— 919-733-5862 Dudley.Greene @ncleg .gov JOHN FAIRCLOTH (R)— 919-733-5877 John.Faircloth @ncleg .gov (Primary) CARSON SMITH (R)— 919-715-9664 Carson.Smith @ncleg .gov (cont.)

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

2 months

House is adjourned until tomorrow! #HB237 won't be discussed until then

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

14 days

Extremely informative thread. It's why so many of us do mask bloc work—we experience movement in direct action & the cultural fight. It requires time, energy, money, "acceptability" etc to fight legal battles & many of us don't have those at our disposal so we fight where we can.

Beatrice Adler-Bolton

@realLandsEnd

14 days

So yes, accessibility is central to the fight against mask bans & absolutely should be leveraged. But it's also so important to not limit the arguments we make against mask bans to violations of ADA. Repression is also key as we argue in this episode

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

3 months

These masks are quite cool—they are the style of some 3M headstrap n95 masks but with ewrloops instead. They also are highly efficiently packed which makes them perfect for distro. These are going to be a great asset for mask blocs.

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

2 months

If you are able to take the risk, the senate meeting IS open to the public, held at 16 West Jones Street, Raleigh, NC 27601 at 4pm TODAY. If you attend, don't forget to mask up!! 😷

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

2 months

GEORGE G. CLEVELAND (R)— 910-346-3866 George.Cleveland @ncleg .gov CHRIS HUMPHREY (R)—919-733-5995 Chris.Humphrey @ncleg .gov BILL WARD (R)—252-339-0130 Bill.Ward @ncleg .gov HARRY WARREN (R)— 919-733-5784 Harry.Warren @ncleg .gov DAVID WILLIS (R)— 919-733-2406 David.Willis @ncleg .gov

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

2 months

We are encouraged to know they want to keep health exemption in place! It's time to put pressure on them to reject the criminal enhancement for masking as well!!

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

1 month

@CaseyReber35 There are so many reasons to wear a mask in addition to COVID-19. HB237 makes everyone less safe

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

4 months

If you can’t afford them right now or don’t know when to start, hit us up!

Dr. Lucky Tran

@luckytran

5 months

It's surprising, but fantastic, to see a mainstream media outlet in 2024 recommending wearing N95 masks, and guiding consumers on where to purchase them. This is the kind of content we need to normalize the wearing of masks in the long-term! Link:

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

20 days

Delivered 2500 masks to Pittsburgh and did some mask fairy drops in between! 🚙💨

Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

1 month

Our member is raising funds to offset the cost of masks and distribution! This will help us get more masks to mask blocs in the eastern US. We've already distributed thousands from this batch of masks and we're about to distribute a lot more!

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

2 months

For the love of God people do not use quotes from Senator Britt to stoke hope!! He said the same thing in senate and then voted for the bill as-is, along with all the other republicans. They are relying on your confusion!!!

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

2 months

@victoriacoble15 It has not yet been passed into law. It’s going back to the house on concurrence.

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

2 months

But no matter what, please request masks from us, volunteer with us, and wear a mask!

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

2 months

Thank you to all the people working against HB237!! ! It has brought it into the daylight for some great reporting and I'm sure that this pressure is helping create conditions for it to be easier to reject in the House. It's time to do this IRL with sharing masks too ❤️‍🔥

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

2 months

The article w/o pay wall:

NC House temporarily shelves public masking wearing bill

archived 17 May 2024 14:10:05 UTC

archive.ph

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

2 months

SHARE this thread to friends and loved ones in NC! The more people who contact their state senators about #HB237 , the better off we'll be! If you're not a NC resident, contact the state senate to explain why you won't be visiting NC anymore!

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

2 months

EMAIL AND CALL. The most important targets right now are YOUR state senator (find them using !), Buck Newton (919) 733-5878, Buck.Newton @ncleg .gov, and the bill's sponsors. All contact information is here:

People to contact for HB 237

NC HB237 Full text: https://webservices.ncleg.gov/ViewDocSiteFile/87380 Senator Who Introduced Bill Sen. Buck Newton (Republican) Quote about effect on people masking for health and safety: “I trust...

docs.google.com

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

11 months

Start a mask bloc and you may find lovely local Covid-safe people you would’ve never met otherwise!

Pessimistic Persimmon

@Kenneth33071904

11 months

Anyone have an IRL “Covid safe” friend? I have 3 total.

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

2 months

And HB237 is horrendous in its own right w/ or without the amendment that makes it illegal to wear a mask for health & safety reasons. It criminalizes protest & enhances criminal punishment, & gives greater powers to religious institutions so no matter what there is no "win" here

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

1 month

Our member is raising funds to offset the cost of masks and distribution! This will help us get more masks to mask blocs in the eastern US. We've already distributed thousands from this batch of masks and we're about to distribute a lot more!

slime propagandist

@possumpraxis

1 month

Help us cover the cost of N95 mask purchase (at the amazing rate of ~$0.16/mask!) and distro of these and the 3M kn95 masks we have to other blocs and communities in our region!

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

2 months

Notes that wearing a mask could be punished with probation, fines, and time in jail. Problem with relying on discretion of officers is that the Black teen with leukemia would obviously be targeted and arrested on this premise.

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

2 months

House is in session but GOP is not there

Will Doran

@will_doran

2 months

Here in the NC House where GOP leaders have said they’ll vote down the Senate proposal to repeal the law allowing mask-wearing for health reasons. Started 5 minutes ago and all the Dems are here, but the GOP caucus is nowhere to be seen. Meeting to go over talking points? #ncpol

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

2 months

Find your reps here:

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

2 months

@kimleannelliot It says in public, so it's up to private institutions to decide. It's extremely worrisome to those at public institutions like the UNC system. But yeah ostensibly you couldn't wear one legally outside a hospital on the public sidewalk

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

2 months

Multiple people have mentioned it's possible the house would want to change the amendment to HB237, so keep messaging your NC representatives if you want to increase the pressure to do so!

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

2 months

@dizzycatdesign @kimberlyratliff Omg! He's so callous about the harm he's doing

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

2 months

Senator Lowe comes in wearing a mask and asks if Senator Buck recognizes him. 🔥 Buck cuts him off to ask if there's a question coming. Lowe asks what this is really about. Lowe says this addresses groups like antifa, saying we don't know who they are or what they're trying to do

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

2 months

This is an incredible opportunity to help get another 100,000+ masks into communities. Mask blocs on the west coast and in the southwest are coordinating to get a purchase of high quality 3M kn95 masks 🤩

MaskBlocPDX

@MaskBlocPdx

2 months

We're almost half way to our fundraiser goal!! Thank you so much to all who've donated/shared; every dollar and every share matter more than you realize! Help us get over 100k masks out to folks in the PNW, CA, and SW areas of the so-called United States:

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

2 months

Doc of contact info for the relevant senators #HB237

People to contact for HB 237

NC HB237 Full text: https://webservices.ncleg.gov/ViewDocSiteFile/87380 Senator Who Introduced Bill Sen. Buck Newton (Republican) Quote about effect on people masking for health and safety: “I trust...

docs.google.com

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

2 months

This article doesn't show any sort of win, but is a reminder that it's a good sign the bill wasn't fast-tracked in the House yesterday!

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

2 months

While it's important that we fight HB237, it has already signaled a green light to profile people for wearing a mask. The criminalization has started whether it passes or not, and impacts BIPOC North Carolinians the most.

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

13 days

@hankgreen Really appreciate you saying this! This is lifesaving advice

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

2 months

Who's watching the livestream of the NC senate committee at 11 EST and taking notes? It would be awesome if someone would live-tweet it

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

2 months

(rough quotes) Senator Batch —"as we criminalize immunocompromised people this bill protects the ability of the KKK to wear masks" "if (the KKK) is given permission they can walk around with hoods without repercussion"

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

2 months

This will affect hijab or other religious face covering wearers too. A mask creates constant probable cause which goes against the basic civil liberties, like the 4th amendment which should give us the liberty to move around free from unreasonable search and seizure

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

1 month

Unfun fact—"thunderstorm asthma" exists. Pollen can become concentrated & cause mass respiratory distress. In 2016 in Melbourne, eight people died & more than 8,000 went to the emergency room from one band of storms!! Wear a mask if thunder makes you wheeze #MaskUp

Brad Panovich

@wxbrad

1 month

RAH issues Severe Thunderstorm Warning [wind: 60 MPH (RADAR INDICATED), hail: 1.00 IN (RADAR INDICATED)] for Guilford, Randolph [NC] till 10:15 PM EDT

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

1 year

Hello everyone!! We are now twitter official! :) If you’re near Charlotte and need free respirators, DM us!

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

1 month

As anti-mask repression grows our goal is to help normalize and lower the barrier to masking for everyone. Distributing mass amounts of masks is a way we work towards this!

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

2 months

Immunocompromised person says they already get harassed for wearing a mask. They wouldn't be allowed to protest in NC at all due to this, a violation of their 1st amendment rights. They say that if the law remains unclear then it IS meant to criminalize immunocompromised people.

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

2 months

This is a really cool tool that can make it super easy to contact elected officials! Try it out and share your thoughts about #HB237

Patrick Conant

@patrickconant

2 months

If you want to contact ALL NC House members to share you concerns regarding HB237, here's a tool I built that can help:

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

2 months

(HB237 is not enacted yet!)

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

2 months

Senator Batch explaining that 700,000 immunocompromised people in North Carolina will be criminalized, as well as the families who support, uses her own cancer experience as an example. Talking about how this disrupts freedom.

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

11 months

Hi friends! Here to share an open letter to the ⁦ @dsa ⁩ ⁦ @DemSocialists ⁩ calling on them to carefully consider what Resolution 5 ideas about prioritizing COVID you can bring to your local chapters.

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

2 months

She continues and explains that the senators supporting HB237 are making it seem confusing on whether it's *really* illegal when many lawyers have confirmed "this bill makes it a class one misdemeanor to wear a mask for the protection of health and safety of yourself and others"

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

1 month

@dontwantadothis It remains illegal to wear a mask for respiratory protection like dust, pollen, or painting! And the part where it makes it so the public can force people to remove masks is terrifying

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

2 months

Note that HB237 has NOT been enacted yet

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

2 months

Shares that his church congregation feels comfortable coming because of high masking rates there. People learned from Asian countries that it can be normal to mask. "masks are for physical safety and comfort of mind" Diseases in kids and adults went down with masks.

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

2 months

Thanks to @sidgliz we've got an updated link for a pre-filled email. Make sure to customize it with your own words!

Send Email

www.icloud.com

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

2 months

Since changes were made to the bill the house must see it again and approve. The NC house is overwhelmingly conservative. I think the governor could veto at this point and the senate could override a veto with enough votes. (I think??)

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

3 months

Y'all are incredible, you helped us get so much closer!! Keep an eye out for the upcoming fundraiser from west coast blocs to get the rest of the pallets and make it a cool half million masks brought into communities 😎

Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

3 months

We have an opportunity to get hundreds of thousands of unused govt stockpile masks out into communities before they expire!!

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

2 months

A refusal to compromise indicates that the Republicans may be trying to force it through with an intention to paint opposition as supporters of masked mobs. (end of speaker)

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

2 months

We're not an advocacy org—we're here each day to provide an easy option for ourselves and others to stay safe and wear a mask to prevent illness and breathe clean air. So if you do know an advocacy org that can be helping educate on HB237, please tag them!!

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

2 months

We had an entire industry around covid19 including n95 manufacturers. He was a customer and mask wearer for a long time before 2020 for allergies. Notes that constituents will be calling "why can't I wear a mask?" Notes that the original bill's intention has changed.

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

2 months

Lol that was fast. they have adjourned until May 20!

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

2 months

Not yet, it goes back to the house since changes have been made. But the intention is certainly to make masking for health illegal in NC!

Taylor Lorenz

@TaylorLorenz

2 months

“Wearing a mask for health reasons in public going is now CLASS 1 misdemeanor in North Carolina.” This is what years of pandemic denialism has done, and of course all the civil liberties “personal freedom” people are SILENT

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

2 months

Thank you to these senators

Nicole Quick

@QuickforNC

2 months

Thanks to @BatchSydney , @LisaGrafstein , @NatashaMarcusNC , @jay_chaudhuri , @DanBlueNC , and @PaulLowejr for speaking against this bill.

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

2 months

If you are also a person working to help people mask in your community, or even with your friends & family, let us know & we'll get you masks if you need them & amplify your efforts!! You're doing something important even if it's stopping just one chain of transmission

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

2 months

If you're telling folks to vote as a solution, that's not an path to change for most in NC. Also if HB237 is enacted the damage is already done...see abortion access if you think voting is an expedient solution to anything

Voting rights groups file sweeping lawsuit against NC redistricting plans • NC Newsline

Common Cause and the NAACP of North Carolina sue over NC congressional and legislative districts saying they are racial gerrymanders.

ncnewsline.com

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

14 days

Join us in Asheville next weekend for the #acabookfair thanks to @FirestormCoop for putting this on! All of us vendors will be outdoors. Please dm if you're thinking of stocking up on masks from us and we'll ensure you get the # you need!

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

2 months

(fixed an error, sorry for the delete)

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

2 months

On every post about this people are confused about it and some are taking advantage of the confusion to lie about the function of HB237. This kind of obscurity always endangers people, like we see with laws surrounding immigration, gender care, and reproductive care.

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

2 months

@vintageGardnGrl While it's true that you risk others, we're missing worker protections that allow people to stay home when sick with covid without risking their job. This is a societal problem and masking can limit chains of transmission especially if you can get others around you to wear them

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

2 months

Hang out with Triangle Mask Bloc and call and email to stop the mask ban in NC!

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

2 months

When you're criminalized for existing it's crucially important that your community doesn't let you fall by the wayside. An "us and them" mentality often develops. It can be a hard bridge to maintain but It's pretty amazing how easy the solution is in this situation—we all mask.

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

1 month

@UFWupdates Companies need to provide this but in the meantime us and other mask blocs have many thousands of respirators/PPE to give to farmworkers! We're working on outreach but please let us know if there's anyone/org we should connect with!!

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

2 months

Live thread pt 2 for HB237! Listen here:

Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

2 months

Watch Senate Rules and Operations right now as they discuss the anti-mask bill

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

2 months

House has voted not to agree with the changes that the senate added.

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

2 months

Not sure who's talking but she's sharing more issues with the bill. Health issues, daily comfort. "most people find it incomprehensible that we would make wearing a mask illegal." Discussing lack of medical freedom like abortion, privacy around health inquiries

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Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

2 months

Watch Senate Rules and Operations right now as they discuss the anti-mask bill

Charlotte Mask Bloc

@CLT_Mask_Bloc

2 months

The NC Senate Judiciary have passed HB237 NC mask ban with amendment making it illegal to wear a mask for health and safety reasons. Next it goes to Senate Rules

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