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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[Act Out! 182] - Amazon IS The Government, No Press for Nobel Winner & Post-Hurricane UpdatesAmazon gets cozy with the CIA, DHS and ICE. The Nobel Peace Prize winner you didn't hear about and why. Dezeray Lyn joins the show...
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This Is America #35: Hurricane Michael & Proud Boys Attack - It's Going DownWelcome, to This Is America, October 15th, 2018. We have an action packed show for you today. First, we’re going to bring you an interview straight out of Tallahassee, Florida, where Pearson, one ...
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The Response Podcast Episode 2: How Puerto Ricans are Restoring Power to the People - ResilienceIn the midst of all the austerity and hurricane-driven chaos, a quiet revolution has been slowly taking place on the island.
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Coffee with Comrades: Episode 15: “Solidarity, Not Charity” feat. Mutual Aid Disaster ReliefIn this early edition of Coffee with Comrades, Pearson sits down for a conversation with Jimmy Dunson of Mutual Aid Disaster Relief. But first, in the absence of our beloved Bree, Pearson invites ...
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This Is America #31: Autonomous Florence Relief Efforts - It's Going DownWelcome, to This Is America, September 20th, 2018. In today’s episode we’re going to talk specifically about Hurricane Florence, and anarchist and autonomous disaster relief responses to it. ...
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This Is America #30: Into the Eye of the Storm - It's Going DownWelcome, to This Is America, September 13th, 2018. We have a special show today, as we will present an interview with Blue Ridge Autonomous Defense, a group of people that are gathering supplies as ...
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Newsweek
In August, nearly one year after Hurricane Maria wrecked Puerto Rico's electrical grid and plunged its 3.4 million residents into darkness, island officials heralded a milestone: The lights were back on. The state-owned electric company even tweeted a photo of a smiling family it said was the last to receive power.
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Disaster bag effort hopes to better prepare Houstonians for next stormThe effort is fledgling, but a Houston nonprofit hopes to distribute at least 500 disaster...
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Best of the Left
Today we take a look at the high toll Puerto Rico is paying, in both money and lives, for the triple disasters of colonialism, Hurricane Maria and disaster capitalism
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This is America #2: Puerto Rican Squats, Prison Drones, & More - It's Going DownUpdate: Host says “FUCK ICE!,” in this episode. We’re still learning. Just FYI if you were going to play this on the radio. Feel free to bleep. As we reported Monday, hurricane season ...
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Puerto Ricans and Ultrarich “Puertopians” Are Locked in a Pitched Struggle Over How to Remake ...Six months after Hurricane Maria, Puerto Ricans are designing a recovery that defends their island. Politicians and bitcoin billionaires have other ideas.
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Inspired by the Black Panther Party and the Young Lords, Puerto Rican Activists Launch Centro De ...Inspired by the Black Panthers and The Young Lords, Centro De Apoyo Mutuo, a group of community activists in Caguas, Puerto Rico offer aid to residents in need. Centro De Apoyo Mutuo (CAM) means ...
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We're still fixing Harvey's mess; let's do it in best way possible wayHow can Houstonians access the help they need after Harvey? In the months since the storm, West Street Recovery has been working with other grassroots groups to connect those hardest hit by Harvey ...
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Thousands of Texans are still in temporary housing awaiting Hurricane Harvey aidFive months after Hurricane Harvey tore through Houston with record rainfall and 130 mph winds, 33,000 Texans are still displaced and living in temporary federal housing. Meanwhile, 80 percent of ...