Leftists from multiple tendencies with a shared belief in direct action, organising to help those who capitalism hurts the most. Solidarity, not charity.
Solidarity Not Charity: Radical Approaches to Mutual Aid
Join us and @MutualAidEdin (Among others) for the first of our new line of teachouts on Thursday 8-9:30 PM
Click link to join:
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BREAKING: Homeless & underhoused residents of Vancouver's DTES take over a vacant school building, launching the #StewartSquat. Squatters say they have no other options to stay safe from #COVID19, call on others to help defend the squat so more can join. https://t.co/WW7xZOeH2y
Seriously, fuck this #clapforNHS shit: once lockdown is over we need revenge for every NHS worker who dies because of this government's malicious negligence in handling this crisis
ORGANISING A SOLIDARITY KITCHEN: REFLECTIONS FROM COOPERATION BIRMINGHAM
We need to have a major role in writing the new rules of the world to come. A world of hope.
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@Volontarie_MI @CovidAidUK@sgvmutualaid@NCLMutualAid
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Understanding what Mutual Aid is, how it works and how it can help us in this time of crisis is paramount. Free self-learning multimedia model out now.
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BREAKING: Poor & homeless activists & supporters take over a vacant community centre in Surrey BC, starting the #HothouseSquat. Squatters say they are seizing public property to protect themselves from #COVID19 & call on others to do the same. https://t.co/HRDF55cbbD
AN INSIDE LOOK AT ONE OF BRISTOL'S NEW CORONAVIRUS MUTUAL AID GROUPS
Only by organising together in a spirit of mutual aid, rather than charity or voluntarism, that we can support each other to survive. #MutualAid
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All power to them.
I know it's dull being stuck inside, but please don't order stuff that isn't totally essential. Each boredom-induced online order is another postal worker being put at unnecessary risk.
Mutual aid and solidarity are the only things that will get us through this crisis. Check on your pals - housed and houseless - and look after each other.
We have already been training for this moment, because skills don’t develop overnight. Without #5Demands, this will be all of us [credit to @indeclineofficial on instagram]
THIS IS BIG. Homeless families are taking over vacant homes in LA owned by the state. (!!!!!!!!!)
“With the coronavirus, they want us to be quarantined in our homes, but some of us don’t have homes,” said Martha Escudero who works as an elderly caregiver.
To top off our Week of Action in Scotland we've organised a Critical Disability Workshop from Tripod at ACE, 18.00 - 20.00 TONIGHT! All are welcome - hope to see you there!
We've got a great lineup of training for our week of action, starting with legal observing with @GBCLegal this Sunday.
Plus environmental workplace organiser training with @EarthStrikeUK next Wednesday and two workshops from Tripod.
Join us and @EdinSisters at the Autonomous Centre of Edinburgh at 7PM tonight for a live streamed workshop on how and why to set up a food cooperative in Edinburgh. All are welcome!
Facebook event link below:
https://t.co/5Emt7zhQWc