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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Community groups and activists pivot to mutual aid amid ongoing water crisis in Jackson, MississippiWith 150,000 residents still lacking safe drinking water, grassroots organizations are scrambling to address a crisis decades in the making.
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As Ian leaves Florida, Tampa Bay group sets up relief hub and gathers supplies for hardest hit areasThe relief hub will serve locals and communities south of Tampa that were hit hardest by Hurricane Ian
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“We Don’t Care About Y’All”: Incarcerated People in Hurricane Ian’s Path Not Evacuated, ...As millions of Florida residents in the path of Hurricane Ian were ordered to evacuate, advocates pushed authorities to also evacuate what they say are as many as 176,000 people incarcerated in ...
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Eastern Kentucky has long been neglected. After recent floods, locals are relying on each other yet ...Recent severe flooding dealt another blow to an already struggling region, and community members have moved quickly to help their neighbors. But in eastern Kentucky, this kind of care isn't just ...
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Flooding in the Sacrifice Zone | Tarence RayEven before the flood, parts of Eastern Kentucky looked like what they call natural disaster, all the time, every day.
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The Response: Wartime Mutual Aid in UkraineNew audio documentary provides a significant glimpse into mutual aid in Ukraine and explores how people are surviving war through solidarity.
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Mutual Aid Groups That Arose During COVID Gather to Build Power RegionallyDurable mutual aid networks prioritize building relationships around anti-authoritarian, anti-capitalist values.
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Our Community, Our Duty: Chehalis River Mutual Aid Network Takes to the Streets - GraysHarborTalkThe Chehalis River Mutual Aid Network in Aberdeen offers solidarity with those who struggle to retain dignity in a world that seeks to remove and displace them.
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Ashes and silver linings: Marshall Fire survivors reflectColorado’s most destructive fire leaves behind grief and slow recoveries.
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When the Floods Come: Mutual Aid in the Face of Rising Waters in AppalachiaA personal reflection of the recent floods in Appalachia and their impact on autonomous and mutual aid organizing. I hate floods. The unstoppable rush of water, waste, runoff, debris, trash, and ...
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Mutual Aid — Not Police — Helped New Yorkers in the Wake of Hurricane IdaGovernment on every level has failed us by investing in police instead of environmentally conscious community safety.
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FEMA Isn’t Only Solution to Climate Disaster. Government Must Fund Mutual Aid.As wildfire and hurricane season approaches, we must demand solutions that empower communities to rebuild with dignity.
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The InterceptThe Intercept mapped climate risks for 6,500 detention facilities. In some already miserable places, the suffering is set to intensify.
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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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BloombergCommunity networks to support residents in disaster and sickness have been around since the 19th century. After Hurricane Ida, social media amplified the calls for aid.
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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.
