This week, Stephanie Rearick discusses how to get started organizing mutual aid projects, and Julian Rose discusses some considerations for long-term sustainability.
Then, Soita Wepukhulu talks to members of LGBTIQ mutual aid groups in Kenya and Uganda about how they raise money to fund their own activities, and how they provide assistance to each other through good times and bad.
And last but not least, we're kicking off a fundraising campaign of our own, since we neglected to to that last year and our funds are running a little low. If you can spare a few dollars, consider making a contribution to GEO to help us continue our coverage of the worker co-op and solidarity economy movements.
Building and Sustaining Projects with Stephanie Rearick and Julian Rose
by Shareable
In this session, Stephanie Rearick of Humans United in Mutual Aid Networks discusses getting started on projects and Julian Rose of Endstate ATL and New Economy Coalition discusses key considerations for sustainability, including governance, power, conflict, and more.Â
What the World can Learn from Radical Queer Aid Collectives in East Africa
by Soita Khatondi Wepukhulu
Since their inception, The Trans and Queer Fund and UmaUma Buy Nothing group, both based in Kenya, and an untitled queer collective in Uganda have organised themselves to be independent from foreign donors, which they say do not understand the realities of the communities they serve.
Limited Equity Housing Cooperatives: a Solution for Our Times
Nonprofit Quarterly — A limited-equity housing cooperative is a form of shared housing in which many individuals or families jointly purchase housing, often a multi-unit home. Instead of owning a particular unit within it, each party owns a share of the property as a whole, which expands access to home ownership for lower-income people...
Why Mutual Aid and Collective Care Matter Right Now—and What You Can Do
Moms Clean Air Force — You don’t have to join or start a formal mutual aid network to practice collective care—though if you’d like to, here’s a list of existing networks across the country and a primer on how to start your own. Each of us can work on orienting our lives toward an ethos of collective care in small, intentional ways. Here are a few ideas on doing just that from the Moms Clean Air Force team:...
Where’d all the LA fire volunteers go?
LA Public Press — Mutual aid was a buzzword in the aftermath of the Palisades and Eaton fires in January. There was an outpouring of donation and volunteer support to grassroots organizations, some that have existed for several years but hadn’t ever seen that level of support. But two months after flames tore through the region,  interest in volunteering is beginning to lag, and mutual aid organizers are reflecting on what can be done to sustain mutual aid in the long term. They also flagged concerns with the way locals who wanted to help fire victims turned up their noses at LA’s most vulnerable people...
Sociocracy: A ‘light in our path towards a co-operative society’
Co-operative News — When it comes to collective leadership, simply having the willingness to work in this way is not always enough, and trying to ensure everyone is heard without systems and structures to support this aim can become messy and unworkable. A growing number of co-ops are exploring how the governance system of sociocracy can help them to ensure those involved have a say while still getting things done...
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