tuesday wrote on March 20, 2022 at 5:18 AM

I think that the thing about mutual aid is that there has to be some effort that move beyond just providing for the needs of individuals. We have to build things that replace the state and capitalist apparatuses for the needs that we're providing.

fortmis OP wrote on March 21, 2022 at 3:08 PM

i agree and i think that if mutual aid is done in its true style, it would automatically replace capitalist exchanges and binds. but I'm not sure if all mutual aid does this. a lot of mutual aid is go fund me type thing, and I find it to be good in emergency settings, but it's not really truly mutual aid.

Mutual Aid

This forum is dedicated to setting up structures and networks of aid, on all scales, whether interpersonal or international, as well as just showcasing and talking about examples of help and care.
Common projects like Anarchist Black Cross chapters and Food Not Bombs are meaningful examples of developed projects embodying mutual aid.

It's also a good place to show us getting things done to help others in the spaces where capitalism has failed to, like disaster relief, and for thinking about the broader significance of these acts for our struggles.

There is also significant room here for appealing for financial assistance for comrades in prison or affected by disaster, for example.

Check out mutualaiddisasterrelief.com's resource page here, for loads of useful info.

If you have suggestions for the forum, a desire to change its look, or to become a moderator, please feel encouraged make a post about it in the forum or contact the moderator(s) directly.

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