community check

covid-19

politics + activism

This Relief Fund is Supporting LGBTQ Immigrants During the Pandemic and They Want Your Help

“There is something very powerful about direct community aid because it allows people to bypass institutional barriers and access what they need. There isn’t a Board of Directors or a…

L —

Jul 23, 2020

community check

covid-19

politics + activism

How to Start a Mutual Aid Fund

I know that collective care is the future because it has made my past and present possible. We must acknowledge that mutual aid is not original—or optional—for chronically dispossessed people…

Tala Khanmalek —

Jun 18, 2020

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covid-19

politics + activism

Queens Center for Gay Seniors Creates Phone Check-In Project, Connecting LGBTQ Elders and Youths During the Pandemic and Beyond

This incredible showing of support and care across generations makes us hopeful for what the future of the New York queer community will look like moving forward.

Abbie LeWarn —

Jun 15, 2020

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covid-19

first person

MedSupplyDrive Relief Work Started with COVID-19, Now Includes Support for Protestors

We cold-called and emailed hundreds of places, heart in mouth, praying for someone to be generous. And people came through, offering gloves, masks, and more.

Joya Ahmad —

Jun 9, 2020

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covid-19

politics + activism

Bed-Stuy Strong: How to Start a 3,000-Member Neighborhood Mutual Aid Network

“Nobody may come to help us in time; we are all we’ve got. We need to organize, quickly, online, and geographically.”

Sarah Thankam Mathews —

Jun 4, 2020

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covid-19

politics + activism

Keep It On The DL Encourages Community Members to Share Tips and Resources for Distance Learning

All people deserve the right to continue their education regardless of their ability to sit in a physical classroom. Accessibility should never determine a child’s ability to learn.

Lafi —

Jun 2, 2020

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covid-19

first person

My Mother’s WeChat Mutual Aid Network Is a Project of Diaspora Activism

Participating in my mother’s diaspora mutual aid WeChat group helped me learn how far diasporic people will go for strangers sharing a common language when governmental aid fails.

Rita Wenxin Wang —

May 28, 2020

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covid-19

politics + activism

Let’s Live: North Bronx Collective is Building Resilience for the Long Road

Our collectives are here in mutual aid because we are poor people helping poor people. No charity, no hand-outs, just solidarity because we are all in this together building with…

LoriKim Alexander —

May 26, 2020

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covid-19

culture

BUFU’s Cloud 9 Builds New Networks of Care for QTPOC During the Pandemic and Beyond

“We want to create the interconnectedness necessary to build futures together.”

Elle McKenzie —

May 21, 2020

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covid-19

culture

Organizing A Sex Work COVID-19 Relief Fund Restored My Faith In Community

People are coming together around this thing we’re doing – and so many other mutual aid projects – and it’s more powerful and vibrant than almost anything I’d experienced in…

Kai Cheng —

May 19, 2020

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covid-19

culture

Using Seeds and Soil, Cuir Kitchen Brigade Helps People Feed Themselves and Their Neighbors Through the Coronavirus Pandemic

Our way is a commitment to long lasting change, to self-sufficiency, to inter-dependence and to creating the world we want to see.

Luz Cruz —

May 14, 2020

community check

covid-19

culture

Queer NYC Cyclists Deliver Care Amid the COVID-19 Crisis

Welcome to COMMUNITY CHECK, a series about mutual aid and taking care of each other in the time of coronavirus.

Bani Amor —

May 12, 2020