We need to stop clinging to a normal that is never coming back.

If your behavior looks like it did in 2019, I ask: do you feel lucky?

My blog post rolling up the latest research and practical guidance on adapting to our pandemic present and future: https://blog.josh.tel/2023/01/17/theres-no-going-back-lets-adapt-to-our-pandemic-present-and-future/

#CovidIsNotOver #Covid19 #PublicHealth #PHPledge

We have a choice. We can either fall back on the bare minimum required by local regulations, and in so doing subject our communities to devastating health impacts while calcifying the very inequities we’ve been working to resolve.

Or, we can do what we did in the 2010s with Codes of Conduct, and raise the bar.

If you, like me, want to raise the bar, consider taking the #PHPledge: https://phpledge.com

#CovidIsNotOver #HealthAndSafety

Drafting a badge standard for the Public Health Pledge, a way to quickly convey information about event #HealthAndSafety protocols.

Grateful to everyone who has contributed so far, we're building something important with @phpledge.

It feels good to do something to keep each other safe in the face of a devastating pandemic. Together we can raise the bar and make #events safer and more inclusive!

Learn more and sign on at https://phpledge.com ✍️

#PHPledge #CovidIsNotOver #Covid #Covid19

Don't let normalcy bias shape your behavior such that you lose your good health, or endanger immunocompromised people around you. https://reboot-foundation.org/everything-you-need-to-know-about-normalcy-bias/

Ask yourself:
- Is my decision-making process based on what I have learned, or what other people have told me?
- Do I have evidence and data to support my thinking or is my proof anecdotal?
- Am I comfortable with being wrong?

#CovidIsNotOver #MaskUp

Dang, six new signatories for the @phpledge today and I didn't even do anything. Like, fully organic word of mouth and advocacy.

It feels great when a project has momentum even when I'm taking an off day.

Guess I'll need to update the website tomorrow! #PHPledge #CovidIsNotOver

My favorite thing about organizing the @phpledge right now is the relief people express when they realize they are not alone.

We do not need to roll over and accept mass death and disablement.

It may be a long road but together we _will_ change the status quo.

#CovidIsNotOver #PHPledge #HealthAndSafety #MaskUp #DEI

Just putting it out there: are there any #FOSDEM DevRoom organizers who are willing to raise the bar on health and safety?

I'd love to see some pockets of excellence on matters of COVID safety.

Robust #HealthAndSafety precautions are just like a #CodeOfConduct: they make events safer and more inclusive. More background at @phpledge / phpledge.com.

#DEI #CovidIsNotOver #PHPledge

Love is a verb. As we gather for holidays, we can demonstrate our love and care for one another by having open conversations about COVID precautions and taking steps to protect each other.

Thanks to the @PeoplesCDC for this graphic. Consider giving them a follow!

#MaskUp #CovidIsNotOver #HealthAndSafety #SeeYouSafer #PHPledge

A well crafted and applied Code of Conduct makes our events safer and more inclusive.

Health and Safety policies are no different.

Please join me in taking the Public Health Pledge:

✍️ I am committed to diversity and inclusion, including people with disabilities, chronic illness, and caregivers, therefore I pledge to only participate in or organize events that have robust Health and Safety policies.

Follow @phpledge, and learn more at https://phpledge.com

#CovidIsNotOver #PHPledge #Health

If you, like me, recognize that #CovidIsNotOver and that the lack of masking and other precautions puts all of us in danger and disproportionately harms marginalized people, esp people with disabilities or chronic illness and care givers:

Consider signing the Public Health Pledge: https://phpledge.com ✍️

We are committing to only attend and organize events that have robust Health and Safety policies 😷

Through collective power we can raise the bar! 🤝

Learn more and follow at @phpledge.

I don't need your tolerance. We need your fucking solidarity. Put on a mask. #CovidIsNotOver

Y'all, take notice. PyCon US is stepping up to the plate as an exemplar on how to approach Health and Safety measures 👏🏻

For all the specific details, committing to not surprise people with _reduced_ accommodations is key.

That's why it's #1 in the #PHPledge. (See phpledge.com.)

https://us.pycon.org/2023/about/health-safety-guidelines/

#OpenSource #COVIDIsNotOver