Someone I know is part of organising this!

Update: and they're ill, so it's being postponed. More when I know more!
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Date: WAS Saturday 25 April 2026, now not sure yet about the rescheduling.

Time: 12 noon till 4pm.

Event: Covid Community Care Fundraiser.
• Vegan bake sale with gluten-free options.
• Crafts: make stickers and mask chains.

Location: Outdoors at the Rising Sun Arts Centre, Reading, RG1 2ST, with access to the toilets indoors. Free masks provided.

Covid precautions:

- Masks required, FFP2 or better, at all times in craft/bake sale area. Please step away if you need a break or to eat or drink. Free masks provided.

- Do not attend if you have any symptoms of contagious illness such as a cough or cold.

- If you wish to attend and cannot wear a mask, please contact us beforehand so we can arrange a PlusLife covid test for you.

- Even if you will be masking, covid testing beforehand with Rapid Antigen Tests (widely available in boots, superdrug, savers, etc) is encouraged! These tests are more reliable if you can take two, 48 hours apart.

- We will be outdoors outside of the arts centre, but we will have access to toilets indoors.

Please contact us if you have any questions or access requirements.

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Their official contact is via Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/p/DW4ofBhiood/
But if you can't do Insta, I don't mind passing on enquiries.

#Rdg #Berkshire #England #CovidCautious #CovidCareful #Masks4All #BakeSale

Inspire

"A Performing Arts Festival by & for the Airborne Aware"

Wednesday 15 till Sunday 19 April 2026

Online on Zoom

Various events

Free bookings

https://guinesspig.ghost.io/inspirefestival2026/

(I'm not organising this, just passing it along - boosts very welcome!)

#arts #PerformingArts #music #theatre #drama #comedy #CovidConscious #CovidCareful #WorldArtDay

I read this article yesterday and I'm still musing on it. There's something I really like about the idea of framing our position & commitments as "a subculture". That rings true to me.

Some snippets from the article:

"the COVID Conscious community’s vision for the future lives in the ever-present now – without denial."

"This pragmatism allows for an actual future, not a fantasy future"

"we have an aesthetic ... we have shared resources, language and references"

"Referencing the past is essential, but copying it reflexively is unproductive."

"While solutions aren’t always easy, we believe they exist—whether it’s masking, clean air, COVID-safe events, or free testing and vaccinations, our resolve remains: we’re not giving up on a good future."

"this community spans drag kings, cartoonists and activists, musicians, rappers"

"We’re showing that there’s hope and liberation on the other side of a realistic risk assessment – and there’s no need to pick and choose safety based on the criteria set by capitalist forces."

https://positivedeviancenyc.substack.com/p/covid-consciousness-as-a-subculture
(on Substack unfortunately)

#CovidIsntOver #community #subculture #CovidConscious #CovidCareful #Masks4All

Nice write-up in The Sick Times, of people making a success of covid-careful music shows.

"Her solution was to rent out a club herself in order to set her own standards ...
"... people get it. Many people thanked me and sent me messages like, ‘Thank you, I’m chronically ill. That’s really nice to think of me.’”"

“When I organized my first show … I had no idea how well it would do, but we actually sold out pretty fast!”

https://thesicktimes.org/2026/02/17/these-artists-are-making-concerts-safer-with-covid-19-precautions/

#CovidCareful #music #AirQuality #masks

"Hi, my name is Jamie and I am doing my master's thesis on Covid conscious communities. I am a social anthropology student at Stockholm University. I myself am Covid conscious and chronically ill/disabled, and with my thesis I hope to highlight the importance of Covid conscious communities and the many things that can be learned from them."

"Feel free to scroll through and just answer the questions that you have the energy to answer."

Pass it on :-)

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScfu9qUK4bCzneASdSMZtpxmjEc3BPu4AiGTyu29lPpksGtYQ/viewform

#CovidConscious #CovidCareful #community #research #CovidIsntOver #disability #ChronicIllness

"I started making mask chains in 2025 because I wanted my respirator to look like an intentional part of my outfit. I found that this increased my confidence when interacting with other people. I enjoyed making them so much that I decided to start selling them to raise money for Breathe Easy Sheffield, a volunteer-led organisation working to make indoor social and cultural spaces safer, more inclusive, and more accessible."

Vis Makes Chains on Folksy
https://folksy.com/shops/vismakeschains

#masks #fashion #Masks4All #CovidCareful #BreatheEasy #Sheffield #CovidIsntOver

New year, new people arriving here... new re-intro post!

Jennifer here, old queer writer / musician / geek, based in Nottingham, England.

Music-wise, I write songs and play bass, as well as having violin skills and occasionally writing for orchestra. Latest just-for-fun music thing is practising on drum kit when I get the chance: nothing flash, just playing along to songs I like.

A big learning-interest for me right now is Systemic Modelling, a set of tools for catalysing collective intelligence in groups.

Work-wise, my main thing currently is the organisational side of (mostly online) courses for people to learn about SysMod. Being in & around all that is great for my own learning, so I'm pretty happy with work at the moment.

Covid-careful. Still following the science updates. Recently did a long blog post about having and mostly-recovering-from Long Covid.

Used to be a regular at BiCon the UK bi conference/ convention; dipped in again in 2025 when it came to Nottingham.

This year, I want to do more blog-writing and music-recording... and maybe catalyse a covid-careful social meetup of some kind, although limits of energy & time might hinder that wish.

In terms of party politics, right now I'm liking the look of what the Green Party are up to.

I've been on Fedi since late 2022 when I realised Twitter was headed down the dumper, and overall I really like it here.

Sometimes I post about little bits of sewing-mending I've done or button badges I've designed, or the odd pic (with alt text) of a tree or flower or moss.

Lived in Leiden NL for a few years as a child, went to school there, still speak some Dutch. I never seemed to see any Dutch tweets back in the Twitter days, I suppose because the algorithm there was segregating the languages. I like how the Fediverse software doesn't do that, thereby assisting me to keep that bit of my brain ticking over :-)

If you want to know more, ask &/or follow :-)

#intro #introduction #writing #music #queer #LGBTQ #bisexual #BiCon #CovidCareful #SystemicModelling #CleanLanguage #GreenParty #Nottingham #England #Leiden #BassGuitar #violin #songs #Songwriting

"Clean Air Socials - Covid Safer - Live Music

"The Bricks, Fashion Tips, Gravel

"LEEDS: The Attic
Friday 20th February, 2026
Door time: 7:30pm
Start time: 8:00pm

"Ground floor level access, disabled toilet, purified air, masks required, negative LFT required"

https://wegottickets.com/event/687522/

#Leeds #music #CovidCareful #CleanAirSocials #AirQuality

Friday 9 January 2026

New group putting on covid-aware events in Leeds. This is their first one!

(I'm not organising it, just spreading the word)

Access info and booking info here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfDZzi4FJb68JNOvWAlf3hFY0pceZQMl6Ck1yRtmzX60DaYVw/viewform

#Leeds #UK #AirQuality #CovidCareful #CovidAware

Yesterday I was enthusing to a friend about the "Breathe Easy" groups, and it's occurred to me I should enthuse here too!

"Do you enjoy going out and socialising, but feel cautious since the COVID-19 pandemic? Are you avoiding crowded and indoor venues? You are not alone! ...

"Breathe Easy Sheffield and Breathe Easy London are both small community groups hosting regular COVID-safer socials and other one-off events."

Recently I joined in for an online "watch the same event and then have a chat" with some folks from the Sheffield group, and enjoyed it. They also do in-person events about once a month, I just haven't been to one (yet) as it's out of town for me. Great to be able to swop useful info as well.

https://breathe-easy.uk/

#BreatheEasy #CovidCareful #Sheffield #London #England #Masks4All #AirQuality #CovidIsntOver