An Introduction to Mutual Aid - (1/28)

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"We're all we've got, we're all we need."

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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'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 'leaders' or unelected 'steering committees' 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, 'help' flows in many directions.

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The role of 'helper' 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's skills and needs is central to mutual aid.

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Questioning how the current systems do and don'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're all we've got, we'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't about 'saving' anyone...

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... it'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's rights and community resistance to gentrification.

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No-one will be left behind.