Clean Air

ILLUSTRATION of an intimate open mic event where people are wearing N-95 style masks covering their noses. Someone is speaking into a microphone and people are socially distanced from each other and having a good time. There is an air purifier in the background.
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Clean Air 604 aims to create safer arts spaces

Peak Web March 12, 2024

By: Michelle Young, Opinions Editor Clean Air 604 is currently fundraising to make Vancouver venues safer by “providing events with free masks, air purifiers, and more” in response to the lack of COVID-19 precautions at arts and culture events.  “The current state of accessibility for Vancouver arts and culture events is dismal,” said Hamzah Mansour, the founder and organizer of Clean Air 604. “Many people have been pushed out of spaces since the start of the pandemic, especially since COVID-19 protections were completely dismantled and abandoned starting in 2022. It is a central belief of mine that everyone deserves access…

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This is a photo of an individual on a bus wearing a mask. The two people next to them are also wearing masks.
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BC’s first annual clean air festival promotes immunocompromised accessibility

Peak Web September 14, 2023

By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer On September 2, BC’s first annual Clean Air Festival occurred at Trout Lake in East Vancouver. The event is supported by Protect Our Province, Safe Schools Coalition BC, Masks4EastVan, and Do No Harm BC. It…

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