The co-option of mutual aid
Mutual aid is rooted in Black and Indigenous resistance to state violence. We cannot allow white organizers, non-profits, and philanthropists to co-opt our teachings in a time of panic.
Mutual Aid Is Essential to Our Survival Regardless of Who Is in the White House
Mutual aid is inherently anti-authoritarian, demonstrating how we can organize human activity without coercion.
Shit's Totally FUCKED! What Can We Do?: A Mutual Aid Explainer
Freaked out by police? Pissed about ICE? Outraged at gentrification? What should we do? People are overwhelmed, pissed, and scared right now. This video is a...
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Solidarity, Not Charity: Mutual Aid’s An-archic History
Cover image: Molly Costello Although mutual aid has long been practiced by community organizers and activists, it gained prominence in U.S. media over the last year as hundreds of mutual aid networks rapidly formed to address the COVID-19 crisis. From New Jersey toCalifornia, mutual aid is being used to support community needs by sharing material…
Why 'Mutual Aid'? – social solidarity, not charity
Peter Kropotkin's most famous work advancing a belief in the depth of our connection to each other is titled 'Mutual Aid: A Factor in Evolution'.
The Black Panther Party’s Legacy of Community Empowerment Through Mutual Aid
The BPP protected and served their communities despite rampant racism and being the main targets of the FBI’s Counter-Intelligence Program.
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From Despair to Dignity: The Radical Work of Free Clinics
How Mutual Aid and Community Solidarity Transform Access to Healthcare
Feed Each Other: The Radical Power of Free Grocery Stores
How This Kind of Mutual Aid Transforms Hunger Relief into Community Empowerment
Putting Kropotkin Back into the Concept of Mutual Aid • SftP Magazine
For Kropotkin, the collective struggle of organisms against the harshness of their environment was as important as inter-species competition.
Collective Care Is Our Best Weapon against Pandemic and Endemic Disasters
NOTE: To add or update a listing, email Cindy at mutualaiddisasterrelief gmail com.
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to sweep around the world, now going on two years, compounded by other disasters like unprecedented climate catastrophes and fascism, statist and capitalist structures predictably continue to fail us in
Mutual Aid Disaster Relief
While this is US focussed, I'm adding it for inspiration ✊
Beyond Darwinism: Kropotkin's Vision of Mutual Aid
This is an INCREDIBLE list of resources, like wow.
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Lecture: The Case Against Competition
NO CONTEST: A lecture by Dr. Alfie Kohn on competition. Dr. John has written books like “the Case against Competition” and “punished by rewards” where he mak...
Discussing Mutual Aid and The End of Illusions with Seamus Geoghan
In this episode, I’m joined by Seamus Geoghan to talk about what it means to build real community as the system around us falls apart. We get into the role o...
The Self-Improvement Lie
While there is *obvious value in being self directed and having personal goals, for anyone who has ever struggled in this current system knows that essentially in order to get out if any struggle, we must rely on others. In other words - to be our best selves we must depend on others.
Literally all of science and anthropology has proven that we are a communal species - at no point in human history have we *ever been some lone wolf organism.
Sure there are examples of ascetecism:
Men often historically require an inititiattion into manhood, to seperate from the "mother" archetype into men. which likely explains why our patriarchal dominant society favours capitalism and individualist libertarianism (in contrast to anarchist DIY ethos of self empowerment to better the community)
Figures like Buddha or Throroux isolating themselves to find a personal truth - but even in the classic Zen Buddhist "Ox Herding Pictures", eventually we must all return to "the market" aka, the Commons.
Keep in mind in both these examples this type ofn
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The 10 best books on mutual aid and solidarity | ShelfCulture
A list of books on mutual aid that will bolster your understanding on how communities can better serve one another in tough times.
MUTUAL AID: How To Survive When The State Fails Us
What is mutual aid? It’s not charity — it’s how communities survive when the state fails. In this video, I break down its history, its politics, and how you ...
How Acupuncture Became a Radical Remedy in the Bronx
When Black and brown activists created Lincoln Detox, they also helped spread Eastern medicine.
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Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During this Crisis (And the Next), Part 1
In part 1 of Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During this Crisis (And the Next), Dean Spade outlines what mutual aid is, isn't, and could be. He also outline...
How Mutual Aid Works (and Why You Should Care)
Hey everyone, it's been a while since we last talked. I've been dealing with some health issues related to my Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (EDS). If you're unfamil...
5 steps To Start Mutual Aid! | Building An Alternative To Capitalism
This video is a list of 5 essential steps for doing successful mutual aid!Second Thought's Video on Mutual Aid:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45i5X2L1DMc&fe...
What Exactly Is Mutual Aid? How to Get Involved
A comprehensive guide, including how to get involved.
Let This Radicalize You: Organizing and the Revolution of Reciprocal Care a book by Kelly Hayes, Mariame Kaba, Harsha Walia, et al.
What fuels and sustains activism and organizing when it feels like our worlds are collapsing? Let This Radicalize You is a practical and imaginative resource for activists and organizers building power in an era of destabilization and catastrophe.Longtime organizers and movement educators Mariame Kaba and Kelly Hayes examine some of the political lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the convergence of mass protest and mass formations of mutual aid, and consider what this confluence of power can teach us about a future that will require mass acts of care, rescue and defense, in the face of both state violence and environmental disaster. The book is intended to aid and empower activists and organizers as they attempt to map their own journeys through the work of justice-making. It includes insights from a spectrum of experienced organizers, including Sharon Lungo, Carlos Saavedra, Ejeris Dixon, Barbara Ransby, and Ruth Wilson Gilmore about some of the difficult and joyous lessons they have learned in their work.
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