WashMasks

Hello community! We have been quiet on this platform, but several actions are happening (community report for March & April coming out soon!). Our biggest action item right now is making cooling bands to protect farmworkers from heat stress (shout out to Yakima Valley Community Aid members for creating this pattern and sharing it with us). With temperatures already breaking records this spring, we know that this summer shall be hot and dangerous for the communities who pick our food. Join us this Saturday, May 9 from 1:00-3:00pm at Seattle Recreative Georgetown location (6521 5th Ave S., Seattle, 98108) in making cooling bands. What to bring? Yourself! And if you are able to, cotton fabric scarps/lengths and/or a sewing machine. We shall be providing hydrating beads. From experienced crafters to anyone with a willing pair of hands (we need help in cutting fabric or adding beads), your participation is needed and makes a difference. Not able to join on Saturday? Check our website (link in bio) for the cooling band pattern and donation drop off locations. Any financial donations this month shall go towards purchasing materials for cooling bands. Mil gracias in advance for your solidarity. No one should die picking our food. Farmworkers deserve safety, equity, and dignity— nothing less.
Want to sign up for our volunteer email list? Send us an email through our website or DM us! Whether its once a year or monthly, every action makes a ripple.
If you are able, please consider following and donating to Yakima Valley Mutual Aid this spring and summer. They have been organizing their neighbors to protect so many from heat stress and food insecurity in Yakima since 2020. Urban and rural organizers have so much to learn from each other— let this work remind us that we need each other more and that together so much is possible.