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We have not updated this webpage since 2021.

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This pandemic has reaffirmed that we are all interconnected – our health and ability to thrive depends on our collective action. Right now, we must cooperate for the common good, starting at the hyper-local level with our buildings, blocks, or neighborhoods. 

We encourage you, your family, and your neighbors to get organized locally and set up systems to share support, supplies, and information through a mutual aid network. 

What is mutual aid?

  • Mutual aid is about creating systems that empower your community to meet their own needs.

  • It’s premised on solidarity rather than charity, and is about sharing power rather than relying on external structures (like government or philanthropy) to solve problems.  

  • Mutual aid work often starts with addressing material needs like food, childcare, errands, and monetary support. Over time, your organizing may also grow into collective action and advocacy, building long term trust, relationships, and understanding. 

  • Learn more about mutual aid at the Big Door Brigade website.  

A majority of our budget comes from our members’ monthly donations. In 2024, our goal is to raise 70% of our budget from dues-paying members. That will enable us to be 100% accountable to people like you. Your gift allows us to respond rapidly to emerging issues, to take on powerful interests, and spend as little time possible on fundraising so we can focus on the crucial work that needs to get done every day.