Masks for the Movement

04/07/2020

We will be turning off the order form this weekend on Sunday July 5th. If you want to order, last chance: bit.ly/ordermasks

Thanks for all the support! Please help us and order more masks! We have about 2000 left. Help us give out masks to workers on the frontlines (non-healthcare) and get masks for your own family and organizations. Masks are homemade by California workers (in Bay Area and Los Angeles) and we are partne...

22/05/2020

Our mask team with our last batch! This amazing team coordinated getting materials to workers, sending out over 1800 orders/ requests and juggling sewers in 5 different cities.

19/05/2020

Meet some of our amazing sewers. They made over 10,000 masks in 6 weeks. Support masks made by workers who were paid well and who are members of our community organizations. We have over a 1000 masks ready and can fill orders quickly! Order at bit.ly/ordermasks

13/05/2020

Another 200 packages of masks going out to gig workers and their families. Keep ordering masks to support this effort! that's 300 packets out this week alone!

09/05/2020

We still have lots of masks! Please consider buying a batch for your orgs. All orders have been filled!!! So if you haven't gotten your masks yet let us know!!!

07/05/2020

Mask donation of 200 going to a women's prison in New York. And another 200 going to homeless outreach team in Berkeley. Thanks for your support to make these donations happen!

07/05/2020

In one month, we sent out 900 masks to gig workers, weighing over 50 pounds, and in 450 envelopes, the masks travelled 7,513 miles to get to their new homes in 23 states. We have another 2100 masks to ship out this month. We love you Gig Workers Rising!

01/05/2020

All good things come to an end, we are starting to wrap up production and have about 2000 masks left to sell. We are moving to orders of 50 or more for organizations or people with big families. Sliding scale $350-$500 and $25 shipping fee to one address. Order at bit.ly/ordermasks

01/05/2020

Over 2000 masks finished this week. Amazing team of 20 sewers from local orgs! Go team!!!

28/04/2020

background story on our project: http://oaklandvoices.us/2020/04/27/need-a-covid-19-mask-oakland-activists-and-artists-can-help/?fbclid=IwAR3lFV8FfUALPjDCw9iSNsYbwM1g_S0hg1d7-2Lg8WsdzBAM-RTdW2yKrnc

Oakland artists and activists are creating masks to keep communities safer during the COVID-19 pandemic.

27/04/2020

Production in full swing. Have 20 sewers on board and finally supplies for all! Orders going out the door as fast as we can in a pandemic. Matching donations to gig workers at same time and 200 requests fulfilled so far. Thanks for the support!!!

24/04/2020

Another 250 masks shipped out today!

21/04/2020

Please take a second to think about where you are buying masks...

Factories in Downtown L.A.'s garment district are switching over to mask production, while paying workers the same illegally low wages as always.

21/04/2020

Next batch of masks going out to gig workers! Also new masks can be worn by adults and stuffy dogs.

20/04/2020

You can order here but just be patient with us as we catch up with all the orders. If you order now, it will be about 2 weeks to receive. Bit.ly/ordermasks

Help us give out masks to workers on the frontlines (non-healthcare) and get masks for your own family. Masks are homemade by California workers (in Bay Area and Los Angeles) and we are partnering with immigrant rights organizations like the Garment Worker Center in Los Angeles to support unemployed...

19/04/2020

new fabric being cut this week.. bicycles in light green, pink and white available in a week for kid orders

16/04/2020

More packages out today! Check your emails to pay for orders!

15/04/2020

Support Garment Workers in this moment, as they are asked to return to factories to make masks and are not given any protections!