Take Action: Explore Mutual Aid Work
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In this special summer series about taking action to care for community, Kiesha is taking a pause from interviews to share what she is learning about people who have led important movements in their communities along with the actions they are inspiring her to take. This episode features the writing of activist Dean Spade, who authored the book Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During This Crisis (and the Next) and has inspired Kiesha's current focus. Mutual aid projects are a form of political participation in which people take responsibility for caring for one another and changing political conditions not just through symbolic acts or putting pressure on gov't representatives, but by actually building new social relations that are more survivable. Episode Resources: Buy the Book: Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During This Crisis (and the Next) by Dean Spade " target="_blank">Learn about Dean Spade Video: We're All We've Got, We're All We Need: A Mutual Aid Explainer Organizations mentioned in this episode: Oakland Power Projects SRLP (Sylvia Rivera Law Project) About the BLACK PANTHER PARTY COMMUNITY SURVIVAL PROGRAMS @ BPPALN.org Contact Info Send booking inquiries for Kiesha to speak or conduct interviews to (info at kieshagarrison.co) Kiesha on IG: @kiesha_garrison Directly support the podcast financially: Cash App Venmo PayPal.Me To connect with host Kiesha B. Free, visit kiesha.org
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This is the kickoff episode of the special YOU Better! Take Action Series for Summer 2022 in which Kiesha Garrison will bring listeners on her journey of getting herself informed inspired to take action for social change. In this episode she shares what she has learned about mutual aid, a form of political and community action that can empower people to care for each other and learn about the root causes of the conditions in which they find themselves. She also introduces listeners to queer and trans liberation activist named Dean Spade.
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