Auntie Sewing Squad

We are a group of self-sufficient volunteers giving our time, talent, materials and labor to sew and deliver masks to people who need them most.

[MAKING CONTACT by FoC Media @focmediaorg]

ICYMI: Check out Pandemic & Profit, featuring @davidmcswane of @propublica and @FleursduMai of @auntiesewing - a tale of two *vastly* different supply chains for masks, hosted by @ThisIsLucyKang: https://t.co/1ORRST2uzt

[Soapberry Review @SoapberryReview]

"Subverting the neoliberal capitalistic system that profits from us as individuals, the Auntie Sewing Squad shows that we only thrive by helping each other." - Justine Trinh on The Auntie Sewing Squad Guide

Read review here: https://t.co/4ilKm8L4CE

[Auntie Sewing Squad @auntiesewing]

@auntiesewing squad overlord @mskristinawong!

[UCLA Alumni @UCLA_Alumni]

Congratulations to all our #UCLAAwards honorees. So excited to celebrate you and so #BruinProud.

[En(during COVID) @DEC0L0NIZE]

i’m diggin’ this read, it’s most definitely inspiring but i can’t help but be incredibly sad given that we went from an overhaul of mutual aid by right on groups like @auntiesewing because many of us knew the government would abandon us in 2020, whereas now covid isn’t over but…

[valerie soe @vsoe]

We are trying to raise $2000 in a week to help with production costs for a shoot next Saturday. Please help out with whatever you can!

Celebrate 34 counts!

https://t.co/nZy3cDtc4P

[valerie soe @vsoe]

To celebrate #TrumpIndictmentDay, support independent filmmaking!
The @auntiesewing Sewing was born in flames out of the Trump administration's criminal failure to protect the people of the US against the COVID-19 pandemic.
https://t.co/JHzVwBJHfL

[Melissa Quilter @melissaquilts]

@TinaDuryea I am a grateful member of @auntiesewing … I made and donated so many cloth masks early in the pandemic. I use N95s now, but I’ve kept my family’s fabric masks…I��ll likely put them into a quilt. Nice fabrics.

[Jeremy Wein @thismyshow]

PSA: @ACTSanFrancisco is producing @mskristinawong SWEATSHOP OVERLORD next season.

[Character Media @Character_Media]

Take a look at the inspiration behind performance artist @mskristinawong new show, “Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overlord,” in our latest Q&A. Live theater is back, baby!
https://t.co/eeb16JJYvT

[Lucy Kang @ThisIsLucyKang]

I spoke w/ @FleursduMai and @davidmcswane in the latest @Making_Contact ep Pandemic and Profit, comparing the rampant profiteering off govt contracts for masks vs. the work of a mutual aid org, the Auntie Sewing Squad, that distributed 350k masks to the most vulnerable

[MAKING CONTACT by FoC Media @focmediaorg]

To mark the three year anniversary of the official start of the Covid-19 pandemic, we'll be looking at two alternative supply chains for masks that emerged in the fallout of the Trump administration's failure to prepare. @propublica @auntiesewing
https://t.co/9opyzBE6yS

[Chloe Veltman @chloeveltman]

It was an honor to spend some time with the genius performer and all-round mensch @mskristinawong for this story on @NPRWeekend: From elected official to 'Sweatshop Overlord,' this performer takes on unlikely roles https://t.co/J8LV7OeisK

[Melissa Quilter @melissaquilts]

@TheJourneyGenie @MeetJess I’ll never forget that moment. I live in a science-informed family. No more chorus, no more gatherings. Grateful when @auntiesewing was created by @mskristinawong Literally life saving.

[Auntie Sewing Squad @auntiesewing]

From elected official to 'Sweatshop Overlord,' this performer takes on unlikely roles https://t.co/zjLe9L1h8C

[Dorinne Kondo @DorinneKondo]

@mskristinawong @EWPlayers @CTGLA Congratulations to Kristina, to director Chay Yew, the entire creative team, and the Auntie Sewing Squad!
Everyone should see this play!

[Dorinne Kondo @DorinneKondo]

Thrilled to have seen Kristina Wong’s groundbreaking performance piece on the pandemic, SWEATSHOP OVERLORD, a co-production of the Kirk Douglas Theatre and East West Players. Had a wonderful time enjoying the play with Jih-fei Cheng, Associate Professor at Scripps College.

[LISA @LisaTranCA]

Very inspiring to hear the stories of the @auntiesewing 🧵🪡

[Melissa Quilter @melissaquilts]

@ByDonkeys @drmeenalviz The antithesis of this story is the story of @mskristinawong and @auntiesewing . When the pandemic hit our shores, Kristina (performing artist) pulled out her sewing machine and began sewing masks. This effort blossomed into an all volunteer cross country squad of sewists.

[Melissa Quilter @melissaquilts]

@ByDonkeys @drmeenalviz @mskristinawong @auntiesewing As well as providing ppe for underserved communities (free) Kristina made art out of this effort. https://t.co/e6MtNiczyi

[Auntie Sewing Squad @auntiesewing]

Congratulations to our Overlord! So deserved!