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Apr 04

How to make a washable cloth mask out of a bandana that is slightly better than just using a bandana.
(With hand sewing)
(And no rulers or measuring tape because I couldn’t find any in my house)
You will need:
A standard size cotton bandana
Pen and paper for measuring
Scissors
Needle and thread
Use a sheet of 8.5x11 paper to measure out a piece of cloth that’s 17x8.5 inches (or 16x8 if you wiggle it a bit)
That should leave you with 3-ish inches of fabric the full width of the bandana. Cut that bit into 4 strips (you will have about enough leftover fabric to just about make a second mask)
Fold the strips in half lengthwise and stitch them flat (everything you do will use a straight stitch)
Fold the large piece of fabric in half, tucking the edges opposite the fold inward half an inch.
Pin the strips in the corners, pin the edges of the cloth together, sew everything in place.
Fold 3 horizontal pleats into the mask and pin them in place.
Sew up and down the sides of the mask to fix the pleats in place.
To wear the mask rest the top on the bridge of your nose and make sure the bottom is under your chin. Tie the strips closed tightly enough that the mask doesn’t slip down when you move your head.
Wash the mask after wearing it out, use water over 165 Fahrenheit to sanitize it before you wear it again.
Wash your hands, avoid going out if you can, and this mask is not intended to be perfect protection, just something better than wrapping a scarf around your face for folks who can’t get masks and don’t have easy access to sewing machines or a lot of fabric.
Stay safe.

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'The Strike Wave Is in Full Swing': Amazon, Whole Foods Workers Walk Off Job to Protest Unjust and Unsafe Labor Practices - Citizen Truth
“One of the best ways to thank essential workers is to support the fight to improve their lives.” (By: Julia Conley, Common Dreams) Labor ri
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Update
Amazon fires worker who organized strike over coronavirus response
Amazon has fired the worker at its Staten Island warehouse who organized a walkout on Monday to demand greater protections from the company
New York Post
Further update after reading the article:
NEW YORK IS LOOKING AT HOW THEY CAN PROSECUTE BEZOS.
Firing people for organizing a union is Very Very Illegal.
New York State Attorney General Letitia James said her office is “considering all legal options” in response to the termination, which she called “immoral and inhumane,” and is urging the National Labor Relations Board to investigate. On Tuesday, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said he had ordered the city’s Commission on Human Rights to “investigate Amazon immediately” to determine if Smalls was retaliated against.
Good, nail his fucking ass to the wall.
OH HELL TO THE FUCK YES NAIL HIS ASS TO THE WALL

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On this day, 1 August 1938, the Hilo massacre took place in Hawaii, when police opened fire at an unarmed group of striking dock workers, injuring 50. Longshoremen in different unions and of many different ethnicities united and staged a series of walkouts for equal pay with dock workers on the West Coast of the US. 200 workers gathered 1 August to protest against the arrival of a steamship, when police attacked and started shooting, injuring a quarter of all those present. This is a history of the dispute: https://libcom.org/history/hilo-massacre-1938 https://www.facebook.com/workingclasshistory/photos/a.296224173896073/1179355618916253/?type=3

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