Andrea Barrett

Split-image with the text “TO BEE or NOT TO BEE.” The left side shows a vibrant wildflower meadow with a bee on a daisy, symbolising biodiversity and a healthy ecosystem. The right side shows a dry, barren landscape with dead trees and no visible wildlife, representing environmental degradation. An EU flag appears in the bottom right corner.

Today, over 20,000 bee species are buzzing for #WorldBeeDay 🐝

Bees & other pollinators keep 80% of crop and wild flowering plants alive.

Yet, 1 in 10 bee, hoverfly, and butterfly species are now at risk of extinction in the EU.

games, and craft. Wheelchair accessibility: the doorway to the venue has a small lip which wheelchairs can be pushed over, unfortunately the toilet isn't accessible for wheelchairs. However, the nearby pub has a disabled toilet we can use. Please wear an unvalved FFP2 or FFP3 mask and do an LFT test beforehand. If you or someone in your household is ill, please don't attend. The venue has an air filter, feel free to bring your own portable filter. FREE social event every 3rd Saturday of the month in Southampton A chance to hang out IRL with other covid informed people to chat, play games, and craft. Graphics of masked people

Clean Air Hampshire hosts a monthly masked meetup on every 3rd Saturday of the month. 😷💙

Follow our Eventbrite for updates when tickets are released, they get booked up quickly ⤵️

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/clean-air-...

🌍 Healthcare emits 5% of global greenhouse gases. What about transplant services?

Can we reduce our impact without compromising care❓

🗨️ Let’s talk. Join us in rethinking sustainable transplantation.
#SustainableTransplantation #ESOTcongress @esit-nhsbt.bsky.social
ℹ️ go.esot.org/esot_esit2025

The Flawed Ideology That Unites Grass-Fed Beef Fans and Anti-Vaxxers From RFK Jr. to Hollywood A-listers and Democratic senators, people across the political spectrum are jumping onto the slippery slope of nature-based solutionism.

This is such an important article, about the simplistic visions now pushing aside scientific research and complex social issues. A must read. newrepublic.com/article/1933...

Smart Air's Blast purifier in a cosy library with a leather armchair and bookshelves. Text highlights that air purifiers reduce VOCs by 70% in care homes. Includes 'No ozone, simply HEPA' badge, Smart Air logo, and website link.

Poor air quality in care homes puts residents' health at risk. But a study shows portable air cleaners can reduce PM2.5 by 64% and VOCs by 70%!

📢 Care home owners, protect your residents by investing in air purifiers like the Blast for cleaner air.

📖: bit.ly/42jUoXM

Donate to Help Us Bring Masks to Community, organized by Andrea Barrett Hi, my name is Andrea and I run Clean Air Hampshire (CAH). We are a collective of camp… Andrea Barrett needs your support for Help Us Bring Masks to Community

Clean Air Hampshire's mask fundraiser is up and live: gofund.me/03fb2e8f

Please share & support 💙

Our first mask handout will be this Saturday 5th April in Portsmouth at the @crips-against-cuts.bsky.social & @dis-ppl-protest.bsky.social protest against disability benefits cuts.

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Widespread job cuts begin at health agencies The layoffs are the latest indication of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s drastic effort to completely remake the nation’s public health infrastructure.

Not a funny day.

10,000 firings at US health agencies, but really more, b/c they're forcing many to quit by making work impossible.

"Outside the HHS building in Rockville, Maryland, employees were being turned away and could be seen crying in the street."

🧵1/4

www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

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Some politicians I have chatted to have said ‘ah we tried masks and it’s not popular with the public’. To which my reply has always been, no you didn’t try. The Tories gave incorrect PPE advice and covid is airborne. No wonder the public were confused. They advised surgical gappy masks for the 🧵

RSV FLU Covid 19
#VIRUSareAirborne
What about
A population wide approach
Vaccines
+ Good
#IndoorAirQuality
#Ventilation Is ESSENTIAL
Protect Children
& All Vulnerable
#CleanAir in
Homes
Schools
Healthcare
Social Care
@ukhsa.bsky.social @adphuk.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/jid/article/...

Disabled people fighting back against cuts with protests across the UK: THIS Saturday

Protests will take place in over 20 areas, including London, Birmingham, Liverpool, and Edinburgh.

To find your nearest protest, head to Crips Against Cuts Instagram: www.instagram.com/crips_against_cuts

Benefit changes: Moral and economic reasons to fix 'broken' welfare system, says No 10 - live updates Some Labour MPs say the government should borrow more rather than reduce benefits - or introduce a wealth tax.

We're pleased to hear the DWP Secretary talking about social security in the Commons. Social security - security in hard times - is at the heart of a fair and just society. Welfare is a US term deliberately introduced in 2010 to stigmatise those needing help.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c0...

EXPOSED: Labour's plan for DWP cuts to severely disabled people's Universal Credit came from the Resolution Foundation The Resolution Foundation was progressive think tank - yet it has thrown disabled people under the bus with DWP Universal Credit cuts

EXPOSED: Labour's plan for DWP cuts to severely disabled people's Universal Credit came from the Resolution Foundation

The Resolution Foundation was a progressive think tank - yet it has thrown disabled people under the bus, as Labour's planned cuts were its idea
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...

For our American friends- look here. #DEI #Science

@breathe-easy-sheff.bsky.social hosted a masked gig in Sheffield in February (2025)

Join meeting on Teams

Time for Clean Air Hampshire's March virtual social meetup

(every 1st Thurs of month)

Today Thursday 6th March @ 7-8pm 💙

teams.live.com/meet/9344497...

Learn COVID pandemic lessons — before it’s too late Five years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, public weariness and irresponsible politics are hampering an effective response to global infectious-disease outbreaks.

Pandemics - no one is safe until everyone is safe. And no one is safe

#PublicHealth
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Image shows two protestors hold a sign "All the World is COVID's Stage." Image text reads as: "Performing is an inherently high-risk profession for airborne pathogens like SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID. Actors, singers, and theatre workers spend hours in poorly ventilated indoor spaces, often without access to effective COVID protections such as HEPA air filtration, accurate molecular testing like PlusLife, and audience and crew mask wearing"

Two masked protestors hold a sign at the BAFTAs. "All the World is COVID's Stage." Image text reads as: "Long COVID is a multi-system condition with over 200 documented symptoms. It affects breath control, stamina, memory, and cognitive function--essential abilities for anyone working in the performing arts. A 2022 study in the Journal of Voice found that 30% of Broadway performers suffered long-term vocal damage after COVID infection."

Long COVID protester with blue hair in BAFTAs red carpet stopped by security and holding a sign. Text reads as: Taking part in the protest were members of COVID Action, a grassroots campaign of individual activists and labour and trade union organisations. Hazards Campaign also supported the action, saying, "We have been supporting a hierarchy of controls approach: proper ventilation, more space, masking if necessary."

At the cinema to see David Tennant in the #ScottishPlay & the majority of the nearly sold-out crowd are in respirators. I've been to a number of movie showings here since mask mandates were lifted in '22 & haven't seen another person masking until now. @heartofthearts.bsky.social #SaltingTheVibes

Well done @heartofthearts.bsky.social for drawing attention to the urgent need for action to promote Covid-safety in the arts 👏

Two drama masks one wearing respi mask and one gray and cracked. “All the world is Covid’s stage…”

A big thank you to @folkpersons.bsky.social for the art. So evocative!

Long COVID protester with blue hair in BAFTAs red carpet stopped by security and holding a sign.

Two masked protestors hold a sign at the BAFTAs. "All the World is COVID's Stage."

Two protestors hold a sign at the BAFTAs "All the World is COVID's Stage."

WE DID IT! 🥳🥳😷😷💕💕

Long COVID-suffering performers and allies sounded the alarm on the Long COVID emergency in the arts at #EEBAFTAs.

One protestor rushed the red carpet, chanting “Silence=Death” echoing the estimated 27m people who have died as a result of COVID.

If this reporting stands up (and it appears confirmed by multiple sources): devastating.

The EIS is the front-line SWAT team of disease detection in the US and globally, and also the training ground for new generations of public health workers.

No EIS, no boots on the ground for outbreaks. ->

Unreal. The US government is dumping Asian and African families and children in random countries that they have no connection to. Dumping, not "deporting." Deportation implies the return of a person to their home country. This is treating people like toxic waste.
www.cbsnews.com/news/us-depo...

Webinar on Improving Air Quality in Schools.

@crboxfoundationuk.bsky.social

5th March 2025 16.00-18.00

Please register on the link below 🧵🙏

Bird flu (avian influenza): latest situation in England Find out about the latest bird flu situation in England and guidance for bird keepers and the public.

From midday on Monday 10 February 2025 bird gatherings of poultry, galliforme or anseriforme birds are banned in England. This includes ducks, geese, swans, pheasants, partridge, quail, chickens, turkeys and guinea fowl. www.gov.uk/government/n...

Masks For London
Brighton Mask Bloc
Edinburgh Mask Bloc

@cleanairhampshire.bsky.social