This is a caller's list, not a dance ads list. Admins, can we please head off the inevitable cascade about this off topic post?
On Fri, Nov 26, 2021 at 5:46 PM Alison Murphy Maderas via Contra Callers < [email protected]> wrote: > Given that the vaccines do not stop the spread, only mute symptoms, and > that natural immunity isn't always documented, we will be hosting live in > person dances with a minimum of paperwork and a maximum of privacy in the > coming year. We are also considering prohibiting masks, as a)no > peer-reviewed studies published prior to 2020 show that they are effective > in preventing the spread of respiratory diseases b)many published studies > show they provide repositories for bacteria to breed, and increase reuptake > of both bacteria and CO2 and c) dancing with someone who covers their face > with a dirty hanky impairs communication and connection. We don't want to > discriminate needlessly, but we do believe that having everyone on the same > page with regards to their own personal responsibility to manage their > heath matters. The choice to attend an event where others will be holding > hands, touching each other, have visible faces and expect to see theirs, > and the vulnerability that comes with having a face that can be seen and > known, will be appreciated by those in attendance, and will provide a > strong unifying factor in community building. > > If any of this echoes positively with you, and you reside in the Jefferson > State area, please contact us at [email protected] for further > updates. Current counties of interest include Humboldt, Trinity, Shasta, > Tehama, and Siskiyou. Looking for dance space, media contacts, musicians > primarily in these areas. > > Cognitive dissonance between what I have written and your COVID beliefs? > Feel free to block emails from the above address and write me off. This > list is for contra dancing, not to debate misinformation and who is right > or wrong- it is my desire to start a dance, not a debate. I think we can > agree that the definition of science and the definition of policy are not > synonymous, and hope we may all dance together, both freely and safely, in > unity someday. > > Namaste, > Alison > > _______________________________________________ > Contra Callers mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >
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