When we think about acute and chronic disasters, who are we relying on to drive change? In the face of institutional gaps and uncertainty – what can we do for ourselves, together? This korero is rooted in exploring what community care looks like in the face of disaster and ongoing polycrises, and what each of us can do to organise collectively around our needs. We will walk through tangible examples from Monica’s experiences of mutual aid organizing for different crisis contexts in Chicago (USA), dispelling disaster myths, what anarchist approaches to community care look like, and brainstorming around what we can do together around what we face as community members in Te Whanganui-a-Tara. Zines and kai will be shared.
Care, anarchy, and mutual aid: responses to crisis and disaster by the community, for the community
Seminar
