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.
-
While We’re Forced Apart, Mutual Aid Groups Bring Neighbors Back TogetherLocal mutual aid groups are helping community members find housing, food, and support—all while maintaining social distance.
-
Mutual aid group helps those in WigtonSUPPORT groups are being set up across the county to try and combat the effects of people having to self-isolate due to coronavirus.
-
Students Form Mutual Aid Networks to Meet Needs in Pandemic CrisisA silver lining in the current pandemic is the emergence of bottom-up, mutual aid networks across the country and beyond.
-
The Washington PostAs the number of confirmed covid-19 cases increases around the world, people are struggling to keep themselves mentally and physically safe and stable. Some individuals and communities are having a tougher time than others, especially the marginalized.
-
How to help people during the pandemic, one Google spreadsheet at a timeThousands of volunteers in "mutual aid" groups are bringing groceries, medications, and more to vulnerable strangers.
-
With a little help: Brookline neighbors band together to lessen coronavirus impactHours after the coronavirus pandemic saw its first cases in Brookline, social media pages exploded. Some community members turned to Facebook groups or
-
Norfolk organizers help elderly, vulnerable citizens find volunteers during COVID-19 pandemicA grassroots group is stepping in to make sure people have the necessities to weather the worst of the coronavirus outbreak.
-
How Yorkshire's coronavirus Mutual Aid online groups are helping the vulnerableYorkshire and the Humber has contributed over 70 of the more than 1,000 volunteer groups that have launched in the space of a week to help isolated people during the pandemic.
-
Covid-19 mutual aid: the challenge of helping the vulnerable survive quarantine brings out best in ...A small army of altruistic Britons are banding together to help others survive their time in quarantine.In Long Ashton in north Somerset, Alison Langan, 71, who describes herself as a “technological
-
In Solidarity with Tacoma Mutual Aid Collective - South Sound MagazineLooking to support boots-on-the-ground efforts in Tacoma during the COVID-19 crisis? Tacoma Mutual Aid Collective is a good place to start.
-
Local communities assembling mutual aid groups to help residents in needHundreds of volunteers are coming together through “mutual aid groups” in Massachusetts to help everyone affected by the COVID-19 mandates.
-
Mutual Aid, Social Distancing, and Dual Power in the State of Emergencyby Woodbine The viral crisis has mutated into a general crisis of social reproduction with no end in sight. With the shutdown of businesses, schools, and countless other institutions, millions are ...
-
Opinion | Feeling Powerless About Coronavirus? Join a Mutual-Aid NetworkA quarantine is the perfect time to get (virtually) close to your community.
-
Coronavirus: Volunteers flock to join community support groupsAn army of volunteers joins Mutual Aid groups to help the vulnerable during the coronavirus crisis.
-
COVID-19: Facebook and community aid groups help break isolationWhile self-quarantines and social distancing increase isolation, grass-roots support groups are fighting the pandemic on a community level.
-
California on Coronavirus Lockdown : IndybayCalifornia residents have been ordered to "stay at home" to suppress the spread of COVID-19. Stringent mitigation measures mean millions are without an income. Students face the possibility ...
-
All the inspiring ways regular people, not politicians, are working to help AmericansAs the U.S. government struggles to find its footing in the midst of a pandemic, with national leadership sometimes at odds with local officials and city residents over the best way to respond to the ...
-
To Survive Systemic Failure Induced by COVID-19, We Need Mutual AidMutual aid efforts catalyzed by the pandemic show us the ways we can challenge the systems that have failed us.
-
Communities rally around one another — and Google Docs — to bring coronavirus aidSo many groups have popped up in the past five days that there are now master spreadsheets circulating on Twitter, Nextdoor and Facebook.
-
Solidarity Not Charity: Mutual Aid & How to Organize in the Age of CoronavirusAs lockdowns and layoffs sweep the U.S., mutual aid groups are forming to protect and provide for the vulnerable, including the elderly, incarcerated, undocumented and unhoused. We look at the ...
