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Mutual aid is where a group of people organise to meet their own needs.
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This organization is done outside of the formal frameworks of charities, NGO& #39;s and government.
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Mutual aid is, by definition, a horizontal mode of organising.
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All individuals involved in mutual aid are equally powerful.
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There are no & #39;leaders& #39; or unelected & #39;steering committees& #39; in mutual aid projects.
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In mutual aid work, there is only a group of people working together as equals.
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In mutual aid projects, & #39;help& #39; flows in many directions.
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The role of & #39;helper& #39; is not fixed - instead, we all rely on each other.
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Mutual aid is believing in each other.
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Mutual aid is about building co-operative projects.
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Mutual aid is practising making decisions together.
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Mutual aid is about sharing things and meeting more people in our communities.
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Learning about each other& #39;s skills and needs is central to mutual aid.
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Questioning how the current systems do and don& #39;t work is part of mutual aid.
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Mutual aid work may not always be easy, but it is deeply satisfying.
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Solidarity, participation and liberation are at the centre of mutual aid.
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Mutual aid work is about finding new projects and new understandings.
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Mutual aid affirms that we& #39;re all we& #39;ve got, we& #39;re all we need.
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Mutual aid is about changing social relations...
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... in order for us to all be protected from the current crisis...
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... and better prepared for future catastrophes.
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Mutual aid isn& #39;t about & #39;saving& #39; anyone...
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... it& #39;s about people coming together, in a spirit of solidarity...
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... to support and look out for one another.
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Different mutual aid projects fight for justice on a broad spectrum of fronts...
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... for example, prison reform, renter& #39;s rights and community resistance to gentrification.
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No-one will be left behind.
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