We will be talking about Mutual Aid during COVID with Yaya Ogaldez of Mutual Aid Diaster Relief RVA, Kelly Henriquez of Masks for Essential Retail RVA, Yanet Amado - Student Organizer (UndocuRams + beyond) and soon-to-be VCU graduate, and Haydi Torres of Movimiento Cosecha.
Thanks so much to our guests. We would also like to acknowledge the organizers of Movimiento Cosecha, and organizers and community members everywhere, who have lost their lives to COVID-19.
Check out more content from Black activists on the ground bringing you racial narratives from the former Capitol of the Confederacy on www.racecapitol.com.
Check out local coverage in #RVA https://vpm.org/news/articles/13510/organizers-say-covid-19-demands-solidarity-not-charity
Resources from today's episode:
Definition of mutual aid: http://bigdoorbrigade.com/what-is-mutual-aid/
https://mutualaiddisasterrelief.org/about/
History of mutual aid: https://hsp.org/history-online/exhibits/richard-allen-apostle-of-freedom/the-free-african-society & https://philadelphiapartisan.com/2017/12/21/to-serve-the-people-contribution-to-a-defense-of-mutual-aid-revolutionary-culture-and-survival-pending-revolution/
Information about Richmond Mutual Aid Disaster Relief: https://www.instagram.com/mad_rva/
Check out these Orgs:
Movimiento Cosecha: https://www.lahuelga.com/
UndocuRAMs: https://www.facebook.com/undocurams/
New Virginia Majority: https://www.newvirginiamajority.org/
National Korean American Service & Education Consortium (NAKASEC): https://nakasec.org/
CASA: https://wearecasa.org/who-we-are/