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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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.
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How mutual aid networks helped people through the pandemicLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — When her apartment’s lease ended in December, Heather Boyd said her landlord gave her two choices: leave or face eviction.
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As Things Go Back to ‘Normal,’ What Happens to Mutual Aid?Mutual aid groups helped many communities weather the early parts of the pandemic. With people going back into the world, what happens now?
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Have Extra Bottles Of Water? Drop Them Off With Boise Mutual AidAs temperatures in Idaho are reaching record levels, one mutual aid group in Boise is helping get cold water to vulnerable populations.
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Mutual AidAfter the pandemic hit a year ago, three sites for food sharing suddenly and inexplicably, or at least without fanfare or introduction, appeared in different directions within four blocks of
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How a Year of Mutual Aid Fed Minneapolis'The murder of George Floyd has been an impetus for those of us who believe in making healthy, whole foods more accessible in a country that constantly fails BIPOC people in a myriad of ...
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‘Together for Change:’ Local Mutual Aid Group Delivers Essential Items to People in NeedDuring the pandemic, thousands of volunteers across the country have brought groceries and other essential items to community members in need. Here's one example from Sonoma County.
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The Black Panthers and Young Lords: How Today’s Mutual Aid Strategies Took ShapeIt is impossible to be free under today’s violence of capitalism, colonialism, white supremacy and militarized policing; these are our oppressors.
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Rhode Island community members turn to mutual aid, direct outreach during pandemic“All Services Free & Confidential,” reads a corner of the black-and-white handout being distributed to Kennedy Plaza passersby on a chilly March afternoon. The other side of the printed ...
