Interview: Paul Hennessy on local Long COVID, clean air organizing

In this 2-way episode of Still Here: Paul Hennessy, a COVID-19 safety advocate based in the Los Angeles area and the Activism Director for Mask Together America, shares more about getting involved in local COVID-19 organizing, a LA budget proposal that reallocated COVID-19 funds meant for cleaner air to other infrastructure upgrades, and considerations for demonstrations centering Long COVID.

The transcript of this Q&A is available ⁠on The Sick Times' website⁠. (Photo pictured courtesy of Elle Siebert.)

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Mentioned in this episode (in order of appearance):

• The Sick Times: Los Angeles’ $13M COVID-19 relief funds could go to building upgrades, not Long COVID care
• Los Angeles County Public Health: Public Health Virtual Town Hall on Long COVID
• Clean Air LA 
• The Wayside
• The Sick Times: Summer fundraiser: Help keep our essential work going into 2026

Additional audio in this episode: 

• Rude Mechanical Orchestra: Which Side Are You On? (orig. Florence Reece)