Conventions Cancelled By Corona Contagion — On March 20-22, Log On For KeepCalmCon
by Arrkay
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Furry con status updates via furrycons.com:
Cancelled: Furnal Equinox (Canada), Gateway Furmeet (Missouri), FurDu (Australia), Furry Weekend Atlanta (Georgia).
Postponed: Biggest Little Fur Con (Nevada), Otterdance (Netherlands), Golden State Fur Con (California), Fauntastic (France), Thaitails (Thailand).
BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY
Conventions the world over are cancelling or postponing in every fandom. The COVID-19 (Corona virus) preparation has many in isolation the world over. Travel is becoming more restricted between countries, and preppers are bulk-buying all the toilet paper. These quarantines and lock downs being so wide spread, it’s actually kind of an impressive feat of social engineering that hasn’t caused this much panic since Y2K. The purpose of isolation is to take the place of herd immunity that doesn’t exist for a new virus. Yes, healthy young furs probably won’t get very sick if they catch it, but these proactive measures are to protect the more vulnerable, elderly, and immune-compromised. It’s drastic, but the virus would spread alarmingly fast if we continued attending concerts and conventions.
You can help these conventions by:
- Donating your registration to the organization
- Sharing the information, store fronts, and art streams of artists and dealers affected by closures and postponements
- Donate to the charity of the event
- Be patient with event organizers, venue and hotel staff, and workers who cannot take the time off to self-isolate.