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On this day, 19 July 1921, the first official action of the anti-fascist militia, the Arditi del Popolo, took place in Piombino, Italy. A fascist meeting place was attacked and the fascists inside rounded up. When the Royal Guard tried to intervene, they too were forced to surrender with the AdP holding the streets for several days before the sheer size of police numbers forced them to withdraw. This is a short history of the group: https://libcom.org/history/1918-1922-the-arditi-del-popolo https://www.facebook.com/workingclasshistory/photos/a.296224173896073/1170125656505916/?type=3
On this day, 21 March 1937, the Ponce massacre occurred when police killed 19 people on a peaceful demonstration and wounded hundreds in Puerto Rico. They were marching for the release of imprisoned separatist leader Albizu Campos.
Police acted on the orders of the US-appointed governors, and after the murders staged photos with a press photographer to try to claim self defence.
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“Don’t feel exasperated, or defeated, or despondent because your days aren’t packed with wise and moral actions. But get back up when you fail, celebrate behaving like a human — however imperfectly — and fully embrace the pursuit that you’ve embarked on.” – Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
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The god Ptah, the Pharaoh Ramses II (The Great) taking on the form of Ptah and Sekhmet’s son (Nefertem), and the goddess Sekhmet.
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How to Make a Face Mask for Hospitals and Medical Centers
Hospitals and medical centers across the country are asking sewers to make face masks to protect out health workers. You can google “how to sew face masks for hospitals” to find out where fabric masks are being requested.
Stillwater Medical Center is asking sewers to follow the face mask pattern from buttoncounter.com here.
From Deaconess Health System:
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Citing shortages, Deaconess Health System, including Henderson’s Methodist Health, has asked the public to sew face masks for staff fighting coronavirus.
“This does follow CDC protocols that you can find on their website that if all other supplies are not available, that handmade masks that meet certain criteria are acceptable,” Deaconess spokeswoman Becca Scott said.
The release with the video, pattern and instructions was posted to the Deaconess Facebook page Thursday morning and is available at www.deaconess.com/masks. A PDF of the pattern is available here and embedded at the bottom of this article.
Deaconess has “a sample video” about how to make the masks, which Scott said will be sterilized when they come in.
From Forbes here:
Additional Resources for Open Source or Volunteer COVID-19 Projects:
One of my favorite how-to sites is Instructables. The DIY Cloth Face Mask has almost 100,000 views. It is a step-by-step instruction for those who need it. Kudos to ashevillejm.
In 2006, CDC released a Simple Respiratory Mask design using heavyweight t-shirts in its Emerging Infectious Diseases journal. More of an academic post, but some ideas in it.
A Facebook group was formed last week: Open Source COVID19 Medical Supplies. It is worth a visit — in just a few short days there are 20,000-plus members and volunteers.
If you are looking for some research and street-level testing of various materials for DIY mask-making, this post from Smart Air Filters is exceptional: What Are The Best Materials for Making DIY Masks? It also includes a few great links at the end of it.
(Source: buttoncounter.com, via endless-endeavours)
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