What is Mutual Aid?
Mutual aid is a volunteer-led initiative / project where groups of people in a particular area, or from a particular community join together to support one another, meeting vital community needs without the help of official bodies. It is, by definition, a horizontal mode of organising, in which all individuals are equally powerful.
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The United States Has a Long History of Mutual Aid Organizing
Source: Jacobin, 14 June, 2021 Mutual aid networks cropped up all over the United States at the start of the lockdown, helping communities organize themselves in the absence of adequate […]
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What is Mutual Aid, Why it’s Important and How to Get Involved
Ethical Unicorn, 2 June, 2021. Feeling helpless and frustrated about injustice? Want to push back against corrupt systems in society? Want to create a better future based on community care […]
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Can Mutual Aid Withstand Pandemic Fatigue?
Free goods and services distributed by mutual aid groups helped vulnerable New Yorkers survive 2020. As the pandemic eases, those organizations are more needed than ever. New York is a […]
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The Usefulness of Mutual Aid Against Our Failing Government
One of the most effective ways to organize your community and eventually build power as people is to engage in what is known as mutual aid. Mutual aid can be […]
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Mutual Aid and Workers’ Power
Mutual aid has strengthened relationships and expanded our movement. Socialists should embrace mutual aid efforts as we fight for a society rooted in solidarity. Much of the discussion and debate […]
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The Solidarity Economy
As mutual aid groups pick up the government’s slack during the pandemic, social justice organizations and funders are looking at how to continue this momentum. Ayear of the COVID-19 pandemic […]
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COVID and Cooperation in NYC: 2020 in Review
Covid-19 has significantly impacted all New Yorkers, but the worst impacts have been among communities that regularly face racism, sexism, homophobia, ableism, and classism. Low-income people are “essential workers” who […]
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‘Solidarity, Not Charity’: A Visual History of Mutual Aid
Tens of thousands of mutual aid networks and projects emerged around the world in 2020. They have long been a tool for marginalized groups. 2020 was a year of crisis. A year […]
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Mutual Aid Can’t Do It Alone
As the pandemic plunged millions into economic insecurity, the burgeoning practice of mutual aid has been vital. But we must demand much more. Since arriving on our shores this year, […]
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Hanukkah Is About Resistance. Let’s Resist This COVID Spike Through Mutual Aid.
With Hanukkah now upon us, the internet is abuzz with articles offering guidance on how to celebrate the holiday in the age of COVID-19. While most of them focus on practical issues […]