Oh very much agreed. There's a lot to be said about mutual aid vs. charity, and to my mind they're fairly different. I think robust mutual aid work does something very different than charity (the way its set up within the non-profit industrial complex specifically) . And mutual aid incorporated within our organizing, within a broader fra…
Oh very much agreed. There's a lot to be said about mutual aid vs. charity, and to my mind they're fairly different. I think robust mutual aid work does something very different than charity (the way its set up within the non-profit industrial complex specifically) . And mutual aid incorporated within our organizing, within a broader framework of building power, is very important in my opinion. Thank you for teasing that out!
It’s good to make this distinction between charity and organizing though! Just thought I’d add that because some people who can be not so talented at organizing are very good at mutual aid (and vice versa).
Oh very much agreed. There's a lot to be said about mutual aid vs. charity, and to my mind they're fairly different. I think robust mutual aid work does something very different than charity (the way its set up within the non-profit industrial complex specifically) . And mutual aid incorporated within our organizing, within a broader framework of building power, is very important in my opinion. Thank you for teasing that out!
It’s good to make this distinction between charity and organizing though! Just thought I’d add that because some people who can be not so talented at organizing are very good at mutual aid (and vice versa).