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= Examples of mutual aid =
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*Collecting food from grocery stores, restaurants, or individuals and then distribute to those who are in need, at high risk, or sick. <ref>https://www.afsc.org/blogs/news-and-commentary/how-to-create-mutual-aid-network#:~:text=Examples%20include%3A,at%20high%20risk%2C%20or%20sick</ref>  
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Disability aid
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Matching people up with folks who need extra support during the pandemic. <ref>https://www.afsc.org/blogs/news-and-commentary/how-to-create-mutual-aid-network#:~:text=Examples%20include%3A,at%20high%20risk%2C%20or%20sick</ref>  
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Revision as of 21:45, 23 November 2022

Mutual aid describes acts of care, reciprocity, and solidarity people engage in to meet each other’s needs without support from the state or charities, particularly during times of crisis or changes in political conditions; building new social relations to create more survivable conditions. - Dean Spade, adapted by Michelle Xie [1]



Examples of mutual aid

Food distribution

  • Collecting food from grocery stores, restaurants, or individuals and then distribute to those who are in need, at high risk, or sick. [2]

Disability aid

Matching people up with folks who need extra support during the pandemic. [3]





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