The words mutual aid seem to be on everyone’s lips right now. What exactly is mutual aid? And how do we set up a mutual aid project that makes the impact our communities need? Dean Spade walks us through the basics of mutual aid, flags some common...
Today’s episode is about one busy family and the food drop-offs they are doing for over 100 people. One of the tenets of mutual aid is that it is grounded in solidarity, not charity. When you hear Boo Torres talk about what she’s up to, you can feel...
Lea and Bong call in from Korea to tell us what it’s like to live in a country that swiftly flattened the COVID-19 curve through a collective culture (masks, masks, masks!) and cool apps. The conversation expands when Bong credits this achievement...
Zephyr and Julianne reassess what is actually essential, settle into a new pace, and explore opportunities this crisis offers us. Asserting that “growth happens under our feet,” they offer advice about how to start a garden from anywhere, even on...
Zephyr and Julianne met and fell in love at the Standing Rock Dakota access pipeline water protector encampment in 2016. In this episode they reflect on how Standing Rock prepared them for the COVID-19 pandemic. They explore uncertain and shifting...
Welcome to Dispatches: Conversations about getting through the COVID crisis with community care, mutual aid, and personal and collective resistance. I’m your host, Becka Tilsen, what a strange time we are in, I’m so glad to be in it with...
