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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Notes from the TransitionOn the fifteenth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, I thought it an appropriate time to share my journal from those days, 15 years ago, when I rushed to New Orleans to do what I could in the wake of the hurricane.
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The Temp WorkerNearly two years ago a group named Occupy Sandy organized an unprecedented response to the unprecedented disaster that was Hurricane Sandy.
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RegenerationWe have just passed the second anniversary of one of the most destructive hurricanes Houston and the state of Texas have ever experienced. What transpired in Houston in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey is a microcosm of national and international dynamics.
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Waging NonviolenceAfter a devastating wildfire season on the West Coast, climate activists are busy mobilizing mutual aid, young voters and a just recovery.
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Al JazeeraActivist groups in Oregon are collecting and distributing supplies to families displaced by deadly wildfires.
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It's Going DownOn this episode, we have an interview with the Portland chapter of Symbiosis, an autonomous anti-capitalist group organizing dual power programs and initiatives in the Pacific Northwest. In the wake of the spreading wildfires, the group began to organize mutual aid fire relief efforts along with a network for many other organizations. We speak about the growing mutual aid response in Portland, the size and scale of the efforts, and much more.
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Religion NewsMutual aid groups are partnering with churches to set up donation drives and tent distribution centers with hygiene kits, school supplies, clothing and food.
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High Country NewsIn a time of crisis, communities come together to engineer their own response.
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The OregonianOn Thursday morning, some 50 volunteers with EWOKS, Equitable Workers Offering Kommunity Support, set up an aid station at Clackamas United Church of Christ in Milwaukie for fire evacuees and anyone else in need of help.
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PDX EaterAs the state burns, some restaurants and kitchens are able to provide meals to firefighters and those affected by the fires
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AgencyMost people on the US West Coast are painfully aware that this summer has given rise to a really intense and tragic wildfire season. Even though temperatures are starting to cool, at the time of writing this there are still at least 42 major wildfires burning in California, Oregon and Washington.
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News 10Hawthorne Park in downtown Medford has become a makeshift hub for residents displaced by the Almeda Fire to get essential goods and services when they have no other option. A number of different organizations, including Highway Compassion Project and Hawthorne Mutual Aid, have set up shop in the park to provide those here with food, water and clothes as well a place to wash up.
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The New RepublicA tale from the front lines of the Oregon wildfires
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It's Going DownA look at the growth of mutual aid initiatives in the Portland area in the face of massive wildfires which have raged across the Pacific Northwest.
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It's Going DownAs one of the most severe fire seasons attacks the West coast, prisoners across Oregon are being shuffled into sub-standard conditions and possible COVID-19 exposure as Governor Brown continues to deny releases.
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TruthoutLaw enforcement agencies in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States are struggling to dissuade people from buying into conspiracy theories alleging extremists are starting many of the wildfires currently ravaging the area.
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KQEDMany Bay Area residents have taken refuge inside their homes as the state faces wildfires, heat and poor air quality. But these overlapping crises are not as easy to shelter from for vulnerable communities that have already been disproportionately affected by the coronavirus pandemic for months.
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The Heraldsburg TribuneBringing the goods — In response to the fire emergency CALMA, the Myriad Outreach Project and Direct Action to Farm Workers worked with Corazón to get donated goods like masks, camping gear and gas gift cards to local farm workers.
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Good TimesLocal group raises money to support homeless people displaced by the fire
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NACLAFaced with an onslaught of disasters and the injustices of colonialism, Puerto Rican communities have bet on their own survival. Their mutual aid efforts testify to both the power of grassroots organizing and the scale of state neglect.
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Yes MagazineThree groups using mutual aid as a tool for natural disaster response.