(Online) Sundays, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. PT: The Little Zoom Writers Room, "a weekly co-writing space open to all COVID realists." Free. Registration/more info: linktr.ee/thelittlezoo...

Nov. 13-15 (SF), Nov. 16-23 (online): SF Trans Film Festival. Masks required in person. More: sftff.org (Note: Some prior Roxie events billed as "mask required" have allowed people to unmask to eat or drink in the theater; unsure what the policy is for this event -- please check with organizers.)

(SF)(18+) Thurs., 11/13, 5:30-8:30 p.m.: Figure drawing & fundraiser for al aguas, hosted by Visibility Drawing. KN95 masks (or better) required/provided; model will also be masked at this event. CounterPulse, 80 Turk St. Sliding scale, $25-$35. RSVP/More info: www.eventbrite.com/e/special-ev...

(Oakland) Sat., 11/15, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.: DIY mask drink valve assembly with Common Humanity Collective. KN95+ masks required/provided. Free. Bushrod Park. More info about this event: www.instagram.com/p/DQ3Fnc8EZzG More info about Common Humanity Collective: linktr.ee/chumanityc

(SF) Today, Sunday, Nov. 9 ⬇️

Beautiful and inspiring "Queer and Masking" zine from Mask Bloc San Jose State University! Download it for free at linktr.ee/maskblocsjsu or tinyurl.com/queerandmaskingzine

@capublichealth.bsky.social: California needs messaging like this, too.

(SF) Tomorrow, Sunday, Nov. 9! ⬇️

(Oakland) Mon., Nov. 17, 4:30-6:30 p.m.: "Crisis Zine Club" at Crisis Club Gallery. Masks required. Free. More info ⬇️

(Oakland) Sat., 11/8, 5-9 p.m. (drag show 7-9): "Indian Destroys the Cupboard" drag show/cabaret, from Love Despite the Apocalypse. KN95s or better required/provided; if drinking, SIP valves required, available for purchase. HVAC/air filters. Updated ticket link: www.eventbrite.com/e/indian-des...

(SF)(18+) Thurs., 11/13, 5:30-8:30 p.m.: Visibility Drawing at CounterPulse, featuring a masked model. KN95s or better required/provided. More info: www.eventbrite.com/e/special-ev...

(SF) Tues., 11/18, 2-5 p.m.: Free mask-required & outdoor vaccine clinic with Covid & flu shots, hosted by @sdaction.org, @sfdcc.bsky.social, AITC, SF DPH. 165 Grove St., in the courtyard. Unsure which Covid vaccines are offered; please check w/organizers. More info: www.instagram.com/p/DQu4FOSj3Lp/

More info: unitedinhealth.org/community-va...

Thanks for the shout-out, @violetblue.bsky.social! Threat Model, an invaluable resource for Covid-related news, free every Thursday. www.patreon.com/posts/covid-...

(Oakland) (18+) Sat., 11/22, 12-4 p.m.: "Queer Con Leche" Afro-Latin social dance party. KN95s (or better) required/provided and must be worn at all times indoors. Food/drink available but must be consumed outdoors only. Air purifiers & contact tracing. More info: www.eventbrite.com/e/queer-con-...

Bravo to the counties implementing masking in healthcare, especially Santa Clara County for continuing to lead the way with the strongest protections. Notably absent: San Francisco & Alameda counties. S.F.D.P.H. & Alameda D.P.H., what gives? Don't your residents also deserve safer healthcare?

1/ (SF/Online) Tues., 11/18, 5:30-6:30 p.m.: "Accessible Parkour" at @sfdcc.bsky.social. "Teacher Kevin Tillman will introduce us to an adaptive parkour practice that will help you fall in love with this playful way of growing stronger, both physically and mentally." Masks required. Free.

(Oakland)(18+ event) Weds., 11/12, 7-10 p.m. KN95 masks (or better) required. ⬇️

November is here! Join the #pandemicpalshangout #covidcautiouscommunity tonight, Saturday, Nov. 1st, from 8-11PM ET for a #virtualevent social space. We host weekly on Saturday nights! #😷 #maskingiscommunitycare

(Oakland) Sat., Nov. 8, 1:30-3:30 p.m.: "Movement as Medicine: Tools for Grief" workshop at In Lak'ech Dance Studio. KN95 (or better) masks required/provided. Contact tracing. Sliding scale, $20-$30. Scholarships available. More info: www.instagram.com/p/DP7ePOgAQw4/

Thanks for the shout-out, @violetblue.bsky.social! Threat Model, an invaluable resource for Covid-related news, free every Thursday. www.patreon.com/posts/covid-...

Thanks for the shout-out, Charles Lewis III! Check out his free weekly roundup of Covid-safer Bay Area shows & livestreams! He's also added sections covering art, protests, & more. www.patreon.com/posts/covid-...

(SF) Sunday, Nov. 9: Outdoor Jiinto Daybreak & Sophia Yau-Weeks concert. KN95s-or-better required. Unmasked performers Pluslife test before show. At The New Farm. Tickets/more info: www.eventbrite.com/e/san-francisco-jiinto-daybreak-covid-safer-rock-show-with-sophia-yau-weeks-tickets-1660601055459

Nov. 13-15 (SF), Nov. 16-23 (online): SF Trans Film Festival. Masks required in person. More: sftff.org (Note: Some prior Roxie events billed as "mask required" have allowed people to unmask to eat or drink in the theater; unsure what the policy is for this event -- please check with organizers.)

(Oakland) Sat., Nov. 8, 1-5 p.m.: "Quartz Ren Fair." Free. Masks required. Not wheelchair accessible. More at their Instagram post: www.instagram.com/p/DQXOtXAkr3c/

Access Horror and Superfest are coming together to offer you a macabre Halloween movie night, featuring all disability stories. RSVP: dcc.page/horror Thurs., Oct. 30 | 5:30 - 8:00 PT | Adults Only | ASL | Captions | Hybrid | 165 Grove Street + Zoom | Masks Required | Open Audio Description

(Alameda) All of these safety protocols are still current as of 10/27/25! ⬇️⬇️

(SF) Sat., Nov. 1, 9-10:30 p.m.: "The Infinite Wrench" by San Francisco Neo-Futurists. Masks required for audience on this date (and on every first Saturday of the month). Tickets and more info: www.sfneofuturists.org/accessibility

1/ (SF) Tues., Oct. 28, 2-4 p.m.: @blinkpopshift.com's "Shared Skins" community art installment at @sfdcc.bsky.social. Masks required. Free. More info: disabilityculturalcenter.org/event/pop-up...

Very encouraging to see CIDRAP's central role in this. They have been active in contradicting the anti-PPE and other COVID-related misinformation that has sometimes emanated from "establishment" public health sources, which provides a level of confidence that medical power games will be kept out.

Thanks for the shout-out, @violetblue.bsky.social! Threat Model, an invaluable resource for Covid-related news, free every Thursday. www.patreon.com/posts/covid-...

(Oakland) Mon., Oct. 27 4-7 p.m: Fiber arts hangout at Crisis Club Gallery. Free. Masks required/provided. Crisis Club Gallery, 5887 San Pablo Ave. More details at their Instagram post: www.instagram.com/p/DQFCZH4j8j_/

Tickets/more info: www.eventbrite.com/e/t4t-creatu...

(Oakland) Fri., 10/24, 8-10:30 p.m.: "Safer Together" Halloween party, featuring queer Afro-Latin social dancing. KN95s or better required/provided. Air purifier & contact tracing. Costumes encouraged. More info: www.instagram.com/p/DP2oiIykRyH/

(Oakland)(21+ event) Sat., 10/25, 7 p.m.-11:59 p.m.: "Creature Feature" Halloween party, hosted by Trans Joy Community. KN95-or-better masks required and provided. Air purifiers and far-UV light. Food and drink outdoors only. Tickets/more info: www.eventbrite.com/e/t4t-creatu...

Thanks for the shout-out, Charles Lewis III! Check out his free weekly roundup of Covid-safer Bay Area shows & livestreams! He's also added some sections covering art, protests, & more. www.patreon.com/posts/covid-...

(Oakland) Sat., 11/8, 5-9 p.m. (drag show 7-9): "Indian Destroys the Cupboard" drag show and cabaret, from Love Despite the Apocalypse. KN95s or better required/provided; if drinking, SIP valves required, available for purchase. HVAC/air filters. Tickets/more info: bit.ly/4qiXAwF

if you care to think of yourself as an ally to marginalized people, as a comrade of mine, but you are not wearing a respirator at a protest? you’re not wearing one on transit you took to and from? why? who are your actions in alignment with?

(Oakland) Mon., 10/20, 7-9 p.m.: "Crisis Zine Club" at Crisis Club Gallery. Masks required/provided. Free. Details at their Instagram post: www.instagram.com/p/DP17xK8kvf0

(Online) Sat., 10/18, 2:30 p.m. PT ⬇️

(Oakland) Friday, 10/24, 8-10:30 p.m.: "Safer Together Halloween Social," queer Afro-Latin social dancing. KN95s or better required/provided. Contact tracing & air purifier. Pay what you wish. Costumes encouraged. In Lak’ech Dance Studio, 2885 Ettie St. More info: www.instagram.com/p/DP2oiIykRyH/

Thanks for the shout-out, @violetblue.bsky.social! Threat Model, an invaluable resource for Covid-related news, free every Thursday. www.patreon.com/posts/covid-...

(SF/Online) Thursday, 10/30, 5:30-8 p.m.: "Access Horror Movie Night." Masks required for in-person event. More details ⬇️⬇️

(Oakland) Sat., 10/18, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.: Bay Area Anarchist Book Fair. Masks required indoors. All vendors outdoors; all workshops indoors. More info at their Instagram post: www.instagram.com/p/DNGkNOBPa_R

(Oakland) Weds., 10/8 & 10/15; Mon. 10/13, "Learn to Sew Pants" classes at PLACE. High-filtration masks required/provided. Machines provided. Sliding scale. Unclear if wheelchair accessible; please contact org for details. More details: www.eventbrite.com/e/learn-to-s...

(Oakland)(18+ event) Thurs., 11/6, 7-9 p.m.: "Flow & Flourish: Dual Wielding for Impact Play," hosted by @filthystudios.bsky.social. KN95 (or better) masks required/provided; must be worn indoors at all times. Open garage door, HEPA filtration. $20-$85. Tickets/more info: RSVP: bit.ly/filthyflow

(SF/Online) Thursday-Sunday, 10/16-10/19: Superfest Film Festival. Masks required for in-person screenings. RSVP/More info ⬇️⬇️

Thanks for the shout-out, Charles Lewis III! Check out his free weekly roundup of Covid-safer Bay Area shows & livestreams! He's also added some sections covering art, protests, & more. www.patreon.com/posts/covid-...

1/ (Oakland) Mon., 10/13, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.: "Communal Grief Project for BIPOC." KN95-or-better masks required. East Bay Meditation Center. RSVP/more info: www.eventbrite.com/e/communal-g...

Huge 75% off discount on NIOSH-approved strapless ReadiMask N95s. 50 for $18.55 Discount code "NonSmokingZone" Non-affiliate link: alliantbiotech.com/product/read... H/t to u/doililah for the code.