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Farm workers aren’t getting the PPE they need. This local mutual aid group is picking up the slack – KGNU
Our volunteers Katrina and Kelly were interviewed recently by KGNU about our fundraiser for farmworkers: Personal protective equipment, or PPE – I’m talking masks, gloves, testing equipment – became a more widely-understood term at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic....
A brief, oral history of mask blocs: Part 2 – The Sick Times
One of our volunteers was interviewed for The Sick Times Article - A brief oral history of mask blocs: Part 2. "Katrina, Covid Safe Colorado: We have a large influx of refugees in Denver right now, especially from Venezuela. I don’t know what their government has said...
A brief, oral history of mask blocs: Part 1 – The Sick Times
Two of our volunteers were interviewed for The Sick Times Article - A brief oral history of mask blocs: Part 1. "Katrina, Covid Safe Colorado: My pronouns are they/them. I’m 47, the oldest person in Covid Safe Colorado. I was born in Colorado and came back...
Pandemic Activism and Pacing Buddies: A Conversation with Covid Safe Colorado
Two of our volunteers were interviewed on A Friend for the Long Haul: A Long Covid Podcast "Welcome to season two of A Friend for the Long Haul - A Long Covid Podcast! Thank you for being here! For episode one, join me as I sit down with Katrina and Corey, the...
How mask blocs are keeping communities safe with neglected government stockpiles – The Sick Times
One of our volunteers was interviewed in this Sick Times article below: A., an organizer with Covid Safe Colorado, requested the ADHS minimum of 12 pallets — 57,000 Honeywell brand N95s — in the fall of 2023. Covid Safe Colorado officially formed last year when...
Community Care Work with Covid Safe Colorado – KGNU
Our volunteers Lyra and Katrina were interviewed on OutSources, a KGNU radio program: On OutSources this week, host Kelly Drumright interviews two organizers from the recently formed mutual aid group Covid Safe Colorado. Lyra (they/them) and Katrina (they/them) speak...
Covid Safe Colorado Donates 7,500 Masks to Denver Public Libraries
Denver, Colo. (December 15, 2023) — A partnership between mutual aid group Covid Safe Colorado (CSC) and the Denver Public Library will help keep Denver residents safe this winter from COVID-19, the flu, and RSV. On December 14, volunteer Michelle Nilson dropped...