The movement for mutual aid during disasters isn’t something we invented. But we are trying to act as a swiss-army knife for this growing movement of movements, as it becomes more and more critical for our collective survival. One way we are supporting and uplifting this tactic, and the larger autonomous disaster relief movement, of which we are only a small part, is curating a database of news articles about autonomous, liberatory, mutual aid efforts in the context of disasters.
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Seattle Mutual Aid Groups Try to Keep Unhoused Neighbors Alive in the Snow“We shouldn’t have to be the ones doing this.”
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Mutual aid groups give personalized help after Hurricane IdaFollowing Hurricane Ida, mutual aid networks sprang into action to supplement the more established relief services from federal and local governments, and charities
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Are Community Fridges Still Stocked?What does the future of mutual aid look like as we “learn to live” with COVID?
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Whiskey Bayou Hosts New Orleans Food Trucks, Restaurants to Feed Arabi NeighborsLocal mutual aid group Imagine Water Works joined forces with the Arabi bar to provide supplies, food, and camaraderie for tornado victims
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‘They just forgot about us’: a US motel of climate refugees with nowhere to go – photo essayNearly a year ago, a fire upended their lives. Now the Oregon residents find themselves stuck in limbo
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CrimethincDrawing on interviews with local anarchists, we explore the colonial roots of the ongoing catastrophes Hurricane Ida has exacerbated in Louisiana and discuss how communities can create truly resilient infrastructure for all.
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A Plea for Help from New Orleans: Curfew & Cops Are Not Aid for the Poor After Ida, Says Malik ...As the death toll from the remnants of Hurricane Ida in the northeastern United States climbs to 46, President Biden is visiting New Orleans, which is under curfew enforced by police and the National ...
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What to Know About Disaster CapitalismPrivate industries often exploit crises to turn a profit.
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After Hurricane Ida, mutual aid provides safety and survival in New OrleansMutual aid networks are pulling together resources to support those most in need in New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Ida.
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Mutual Aid Is Changing the Way We Help Each OtherMutual aid is not based on giving from one person’s excess, but practicing solidarity within a community.
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What Can Mutual Aid Do In a Disaster?“Nobody I knew, [was] predicting a viral pandemic, but we were poised to react to disaster in ways that most people weren’t,” said one organizer.
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With the Lights Out: A Discussion with Lobelia Commons on Mutual Aid, Climate Change, and Hurricane ...What happens with the lights go out and the police guard stores filled with food? Will our networks be ready to sustain ourselves? Will we be able to help our neighbors or keep to ourselves? Can ...
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Mutual aid, community resources for Kentuckians affected by stormsThe following list of recourses was organized by Kentucky Civic Engagement Table and Hood to the Holler. These resources may be updated as this crisis unfolds. Click here for MOST UPDATED list. Che…
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Sunrise Movement Says Call Tornado Devastation What It Is: "A Climate Disaster"Sunrise stressed that sweeping climate action, including passing the Build Back Better Act, is imperative.
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The Farmworker CaravanMutual Aid in California’s Migrant Worker Communities
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SoutherlySix months after Ida, a co-founder of the Louisiana Just Recovery Network reflects on the group’s effort to repair homes and train workers.
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Gas Tax Pilot An Attack On Working Class Mutual AidSenate Gas Tax/VMT Pilot included in infrastructure bill hurts commuting workers, electric car drivers and Mutual Aid groups like MIMAC.
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Portland anarchists speak about their heat wave relief efforts, public perceptionBy MELISSA “CLAUDIO” LEWIS On June 27th, Portland was breaking heat records, as a group of anarchists and other leftists were hauling supplies into a homeless encampment. “I knew you gu…
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It's Going DownReport from The Gym, a mutual aid network in Brooklyn, New York, about the recent reclamation of a vacant property for use as a mutual aid hub and subsequent eviction by the NYPD.
