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As the State Fails Communities, Mutual Aid Projects are Working to Meet People’s Needs Across the UK
Since the beginning of the UK coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, tens of thousands of people have lost their lives. But the coronavirus crisis is not only a health crisis, it has had far […]
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‘The way we get through this is together’: the rise of mutual aid under coronavirus
Amid this unfolding disaster, we have seen countless acts of kindness and solidarity. It’s this spirit of generosity that will help guide us out of this crisis and into a […]
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Beyond Mutual Aid: Toward the Poor Organizing the Poor
In the early months of the Great Depression, Herbert Hoover was fond of saying that “prosperity is just around the corner.” At the same time, millions were losing their jobs, […]
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The politics of Covid-19: the frictions and promises of mutual aid
Thousands of mutual aid groups have sprung up around the UK, grounded in different experiences and perspectives. Amardeep Singh Dhillon asks: Whose vision of community-serving work will win out? ‘The group is […]
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From Mutual Aid To Dual Power: How Do We Build A New World In The Shell Of The Old?
Via Plan C: Mutual aid responses to the pandemic have the potential to develop into new, locally controlled institutions outside of the neoliberal economy and thus form counter-power to both […]
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Scrubs: The Story From The Bottom Up
By a volunteer of an autonomous scrub-producing unit. Key workers are risking their lives with no adequate protections as a result of decades of austerity. As the system is failing […]
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Growing Deeper Roots in Mutual Aid: a list of reflections, inspiration, & resources
While grieving the loss all around us, we’re simultaneously finding fortitude in a world suddenly in bloom with thousands upon thousands of mutual aid-based projects, ideas, and connections. We’ve seen […]
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Mutual Aid, Money and Shame
There is a lot to be said for the sudden upsurge in Mutual Aid groups up and down the country due to Covid-19. From the ways in which many of […]
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Mutual aid and solidarity against Covid-19: Interviews with political organizers (III)
The world is currently experiencing an extraordinary crisis as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic. Around the world, people on the ground have been organizing themselves in solidarity with each […]
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Mutual aid and solidarity against Covid-19: Interviews with political organizers (II)
The world is currently experiencing an extraordinary crisis as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic. Around the world, people on the ground have been organizing themselves in solidarity with each […]