Actions for Anyone

The NY State Legislature plans to re-introduce mask ban legislation A10057A/S09867 in the upcoming session beginning January 2025. While the Jews for Mask Rights Open Letter is only looking for Jewish signatures, anyone can help in the fight against mask bans! Here’s how:

Contact Your Elected Officials: Our call tool (bit.ly/no-mask-ban) has a script anyone can use. The script is designed so anyone can use it, regardless of religious affiliation.
Share the J4MR Open Letter: Anyone can help boost our reach to get more signatures by amplifying it on social media and within your network. We even have a sharing toolkit.

If you’re looking to oppose NY’s mask bans on behalf of an organization, please email us for details.

Other Organizations Fighting Mask Bans

Our letter is limited to Jewish signatories, but many groups opposing mask bans offer resources such as toolkits, public sign-on letters, and flyers that anyone can use and share.

Actions from Other Groups

COVID Advocacy NY Action Toolkit - New York
MaskTogetherAmerica’s Toolkit - Nationwide
Long Covid Justice Resources - Nationwide
NYCLU’s No Mask Ban Action - New York
StopMaskBans.com - Nationwide - Fight for the Future’s campaign with tools for emailing or calling reps. Includes a map to find actions in your state.
World Health Network - Nationwide - Weekly phone banks every Friday at 3 pm ET.

About NY’s Mask Bans

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Understanding New York's Anti-Mask Proposals

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Health Exemptions Won't Work: Why Mask Bans are Fundamentally Flawed

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