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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Occupy Sandy Becomes 21st Century's Relief OrganizationAs local leaders and citizens complain of FEMA and the Red Cross and general government absences in their own neighborhoods, independent and local volunt...
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Occupy Sandy Efforts Highlight Need for Solidarity, Not CharityOccupy Sandy, the grassroots relief effort started by Occupy Wall Street, has been helping individuals when traditional aid groups and organizations have failed to show up.
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Is OWS Outperforming the Red Cross in Disaster Relief?In Sunset Park, a predominantly Mexican and Chinese neighborhood in South Brooklyn, St. Jacobi’s Church was one of the go-to hubs for people who wanted...
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Occupy SandyAt the St. Francis de Sales church on B-129th Street, the church hall has been taken over by Occupy Sandy--an offshoot of the still-active networks of …
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Palestine, Haiti, and the Politics of Aid: “Disaster Relief” vs Sustainability and ...The authors, members of INCITE! Women of Color Against Violence, ask why there were very different responses by the US and Europe to the earthquake in Haiti and Israeli war on Gaza? In both cases, ...
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Haiti: Responding to the SituationJanuary 20, 2010 It has been a week since we all learned of the devastating situation unfolding in Haiti, as thousands struggle to survive and await rescue and humanitarian assistance. INCITE! ...
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Activist Lisa Fithian Never Hesitates to Shut It DownNationally recognized activist Lisa Fithian talks about her work, her new book, and a lifetime dedicated to resistance.
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“Shut It Down: Stories from a Fierce, Loving Resistance”: Lisa Fithian Reflects on Decades of ...Activist and organizer Lisa Fithian looks back on decades of activism and paves a road forward for current movements in her new book, “Shut It Down: Stories from a Fierce, Loving Resistance.” We ...
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Solidarity Not Charity - CounterPunch.orgscott crow’s Black Flags and Windmills throws racist media sound bites of looting into the recycle bin of the internet and places the reader inside the battlefield of hope in New Orleans after the ...
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Q&A With Scott CrowAnarchist and community organizer co-founded Common Ground Collective
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If You are Poor, It’s Like the Hurricane Just Happened: Malik Rahim on Katrina 10 Years AfterWe continue our coverage of the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina by speaking to Malik Rahim, co-founder of the Common Ground Collective and one of the founders of the Louisiana chapter of the ...
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‘Katrina: After the Flood’The New York Times sent Gary Rivlin to Baton Rouge and New Orleans, days after the storm, to cover Katrina as an outsider. Rivlin’s instincts had him looking forward “to the mess ahead. ...
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The unheard story of Hurricane Katrina 9yrs on: Blackwater, white militias & community ...Abby Martin features special coverage dedicated to the ninth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, the military response and why Blackwater mercenaries were sent in to New Orleans as first responders
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A Paradise Built in Hell: Rebecca Solnit on “The Extraordinary Communities that Arise in ...We speak with author, historian and activist Rebecca Solnit about her latest book that examines Hurricane Katrina and other disasters. A Paradise Built in Hell: The Extraordinary Communities that ...
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The Secret History of Hurricane KatrinaThere was nothing natural about the disaster that befell New Orleans in Katrina's aftermath.
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Post-Katrina, White Vigilantes Shot African-Americans With ImpunityProPublica is an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest.
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Katrina's Hidden Race WarWhite vigilante justice tore through New Orleans after the storm. But no official investigation has shed light on the violence.
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ReasonAfter Katrina, nontraditional, decentralized relief steps in where big government and big charity failed.
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Hundreds Face Eviction in New OrleansOver 100 families living in an apartment complex in the Algiers neighborhood of New Orleans are facing eviction. Tenants in the complex recently received notices telling them they had to vacate the ...
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Democracy Now!We speak with New Orleans community activist and co-founder of the Common Ground Collective, Malik Rahim, about his continued relief efforts in the Gulf Coast, the racism in the federal government’s response to the disaster and much more.
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New Orleans City BusinessDressed in cuffed dirty jeans, a purple T-shirt and dusty flip-flops, Amy Squires unloads bottled gallons of water for New Orleans residents under a distribution tent on Pauline Street in the Ninth Ward.
