What is mutual aid? It’s not charity — it’s how communities survive when the state fails. In this video, I break down its history, its politics, and how you can get involved today. From the Black Panther Party’s free breakfast programs to today’s disaster relief networks, mutual aid has always been a tool for survival pending revolution.

Episode 4 of the DIRECT ACTION 101 series

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CHAPTERS

00:00 INTRO

01:25 What is MUTUAL AID?

04:20 Collective Economies and the democratic nature of Mutual Aid

06:27 The necessity of STATE VIOLENCE vs the power of MUTUAL AID

08:21 on FOOD COLLECTIVISM as a form of MUTUAL AID

11:29 The Black Panther Party FREE BREAKFAST PROGRAM as Mutual Aid

14:24 COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE as Mutual Aid and Young Lords Lincoln Hospital Takeover

19:34 HOTLINE AND CHATSERVICES as a form of HARM REDUCTION

21:47 MEANS TV - Support my channel by signing up with my code

22:40 On EDUCATIONAL MUTUAL AID w/ BPP Liberation Schools and Jamal Joseph

34:50 On building community trust through MUTUAL AID

36:09 HOUSING MUTUAL AID - camp sweeps, squatting, etc

37:35 Interview w SAM a mutual aid organizer

44:59 On SQUATTING and my time in Spain

49:09 On LEGAL AND JAIL SUPPORT and the FREE HUEY campaign

52:06 The Panther 21 Trial and Jamal Joseph's experience

01:00:45 My story - Doing legal support work with THE BOEING 5

01:02:48 On DISASTER RELIEF MUTUAL AID and Hurricane Katrina

01:08:38 On ABOLITIONARY MUTUAL AID and the Attica Uprising

01:14:39 OUTRO

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Books to Read on Mutual Aid

Disaster Anarchy: Mutual Aid and Radical Action
Rhiannon Firth examines how mutual aid networks have emerged in response to crises like Hurricane Sandy and COVID-19, highlighting their effectiveness and challenges.

https://bookshop.org/a/109212/9781839762123

Disaster Anarchy: Mutual Aid and Radical Action
Rhiannon Firth examines how mutual aid networks have emerged in response to crises like Hurricane Sandy and COVID-19, highlighting their effectiveness and challenges.

https://bookshop.org/a/109212/9780745340456

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Other Resources

• It’s Going Down: What Is Mutual Aid? (short explainer)
  https://itsgoingdown.org/what-is-mutual-aid/

• The Laura Flanders Show: Mutual Aid — Not Charity but Solidarity
  https://lauraflanders.org/2020/05/mutual-aid-not-charity-but-solidarity/

• Vera Institute: Mutual Aid in Action During COVID-19
  https://www.vera.org/news/covid-19-1

  Unicorn Riot: Frontline Mutual Aid at Standing Rock
  https://unicornriot.ninja/tag/standing-rock/

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