Mutual Aid

Mutual aid is the idea that communities can rally to BECOME the solutions and support systems we all need. When crisis strikes, being able to connect with those around you around effectively can make all the difference, but first, we must deepen and expand the paradigm of mutual aid and the infrastructure that supports it.

There is a new labor movement afoot in this country. And while we are drowning in the stories of things that aren’t working, there are people working to make work itself work for so many of us.” - Baratunde


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Noteworthy Quotes

“When you create exclusions and categories, where some workers have rights and some workers don’t have rights, then you incentivize companies to create a workforce made out of all the people who don’t have any rights.” - Michelle Miller

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“There is a new labor movement afoot in this country. And while we are drowning in the stories of things that aren’t working, there are people working to make work itself work for so many of us.” - Baratunde

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“There is this huge moment of opportunity, with a quarter of the country that’s unemployed, to think about people actually creating their own worker-owned spaces at scale.” - Saru Jayaraman

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Internally Reflect

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Become Informed

1. Fight for $15

As Heather explained, solidarity dividends are the gains we get when we work together across racial divides. Fight for $15 is an international movement for workers’ rights and a $15 minimum wage. Heather McGhee from Season 2 Episode 2 cites this movement as a perfect example of reaching across racial lines. The website fightfor15.org has all sorts of ways you can get involved, from signing a petition to organizing in your place of work.

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1. Fight for $150
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As Heather explained, solidarity dividends are the gains we get when we work together across racial divides. Fight for $15 is an international movement for workers’ rights and a $15 minimum wage. Heather McGhee from Season 2 Episode 2 cites this movement as a perfect example of reaching across racial lines. The website fightfor15.org has all sorts of ways you can get involved, from signing a petition to organizing in your place of work.

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