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A lot of folks are disappointed by the lack of positive change we're going to see no matter the results of the election. But electoral politics was never where the real work is.
This is a thread of resources for volunteering/mutual aid. Feel free to reply with others.
This is a thread of resources for volunteering/mutual aid. Feel free to reply with others.
Food Not Bombs chapters.
An all-volunteer movement that recovers food that would otherwise be discarded, and shares free vegan and vegetarian meals with the hungry in protest to war, poverty, and destruction of the environment.
https://foodnotbombs.net/info/locations/
An all-volunteer movement that recovers food that would otherwise be discarded, and shares free vegan and vegetarian meals with the hungry in protest to war, poverty, and destruction of the environment.
https://foodnotbombs.net/info/locations/
Homeless Shelter Directory for volunteering information.
(Best to avoid the Salvation Army due to homophobia, transphobia, strict adherence to the worst of Christian values, and worker's rights issues.)
https://www.homelessshelterdirectory.org/
(Best to avoid the Salvation Army due to homophobia, transphobia, strict adherence to the worst of Christian values, and worker's rights issues.)
https://www.homelessshelterdirectory.org/
Animal Shelter Directory. https://www.petfinder.com/animal-shelters-and-rescues/search/
25 ways to volunteer online/from home. https://www.operationwarm.org/blog/25-volunteer-jobs-to-do-from-home/
Write A Prisoner - Prison Pen Pals https://writeaprisoner.com/
Write to New Afrikan political prisoners & prisoners of war. https://newafrikan77.wordpress.com/2017/11/20/new-afrikan-political-prisoners-prisoners-of-war-addresses/amp/?__twitter_impression=true
Write to political prisoners & prisoners of war, organized by the Anarchist Black Cross. https://nycabc.wordpress.com/2020/07/24/guide_13-4/amp/?__twitter_impression=true
5 ways to participate in mutual aid now.
(Well, after the pandemic.) https://www.anarchistagency.com/commentary/five-ways-you-can-engage-in-mutual-aid-now/
(Well, after the pandemic.) https://www.anarchistagency.com/commentary/five-ways-you-can-engage-in-mutual-aid-now/
This list is in now way exhaustive. So, if you're disillusioned by electoral politics & want to do some good in the world, I suggest you be the change you wanna see, cliche or not. Take it into your own hands to bring about the positive things you want for your community.
Voting should never be your sole source of activism. We've got time to plan due to the pandemic. Use it to come up with ways to better your community.
Use Signal to organize w/friends & allies in your area so that when it's over, the real work can begin. https://signal.org/en/
Use Signal to organize w/friends & allies in your area so that when it's over, the real work can begin. https://signal.org/en/
