Autonomous Bay Area mutual aid group. Nurturing solidarity & taking care of each other through DIY air purifier + mask builds & distros. More active on IG.
Hey community! We're coming to you for support because CHC is extremely low on funds for 2026. Please help sustain vital mutual aid projects through the coming year! Thanks to two generous comrades, donations made before May 1 will be matched up to $4K ๐ค https://t.co/0XKE2bD9CG
Image description (2/2): The text continues: "Funds needed for: buying masks & molecular tests, buying supplies for DIY air purifiers & DIY drink valve kits, storage fees. All contributions matched up to $4,000 thanks to two anonymous donors! https://t.co/QvSLMfHLTdโ
Hey community! We're coming to you for support because CHC is extremely low on funds for 2026. Please help sustain vital mutual aid projects through the coming year! Thanks to two generous comrades, donations made before May 1 will be matched up to $4K ๐ค https://t.co/0XKE2bD9CG
Image description (1/2): An orange-yellow gradient background with a white earloop respirator mask on the left side. The text reads: โDonate by May 1, 2026. Community Preparedness for Fire Season. Support a Fundraiser for Common Humanity Collective!"
Thanks to a generous donation from @cHumanityc , if you need an N95 mask in the Napa/Solano region, I am your plug.
Also, if anyone is interested in joining our mask bloc and/or helping me hand them out and/or volunteering during fire evacuations, hit me up!
cardboard box, distributing 30 DIY air purifiers to elders in East Oakland, assembling CR boxes for Radically Fit + families through a local middle school, and cutting shrouds for the DIY air purifier. underneath the text is a greyscale landscape with a peach-colored setting sun
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We at CHC continue to move resolutely in our practice of mutual aid, committed to creating the world we envision โ borne from our actions here in the present.... Read the full update: https://t.co/QW7g4pMuTu
the text above is framed on the left by polaroid images from CHC events this year, each with masked build volunteers and organizers working on steps of the DIY process. from top to bottom: cutting corner stickers for the filter, tracing the template shroud onto a reused Lasko...
So far Bay Area air is unhealthy again today.
Yesterday folks were asking why this is. Mask Oakland has sent out an informative email about this. It also has tips for staying healthy.
Here's a link to it:
https://t.co/NmfdVEOvfH
@DEC0L0NIZE we do! all our public builds are shared on our IG stories and email listserv, but some builds are with smaller groups and those only get shared on our discord โ saw your other comment so we can DM you the discord link! ๐ค
We're going on day 3 of unhealthy air due to wildfire smoke. Do you or someone you know need an air purifier to get through fire season? CHC purifiers were built by our Bay Area community to distribute for free, especially for neighbors who can't afford commercial options. DM us!
Dangerous levels of smoke due to distant wildfires are lingering over the Bay Area๐จ๐ซ๐ท
The air district extended its "spare the air" alert to Friday: no wood burning. Avoid car trips if you can.
Avoid going outside if possible. Wear an N95 mask. Run air filters at home.
Lots of sign-ups today for @williamcson 's workshop, "State of Disarray: Proactive Self-Organizing, Crisis, and Survival Programs." It will address how to sustain our mvmts amidst several unfolding disasters, benefits @sameerproject. Join us! https://t.co/qeNgGW5UDI
If youโre in the #ATL biolabs vicinity consider:
-wearing a respirator
-close windows/ turn off AC
-if evacuating area by car, keep air recycling on inside the vehicle.