Megan Somerday is the chapter co-chair for NC Piedmont DSA. She talks about the Mutual Aid Carrboro & N.C. Piedmont DSA Covid-19 Relief Mutual Aid fund, how to mobilize new members into organizing work, the differences between mutual aid and charity and organizing during Covid-19.

https://www.dsanc.org/

https://www.mutualaidcarrboro.org/

0:00 - Introduction 

1:25 - Covid-19 Mutual Aid Fund

7:22 - Partnership w/ Carrboro Mutual Aid 

9:47 - Fundraising & Music Stream

15:43 - How to organize mutual aid funds in local chapters

18:39 - Mobilizing new members

22:38 - Success of the fund

26:08 - Mutual Aid vs Charity

31:00 - Challenges of mutual aid organizing

36:30 - Organizing in Covid-19