Summary:
In times of crisis, communities can come together to support one another. Organising communication is the first step to unifying a community.
The objective:
- Making sure everyone (especially the most vulnerable) are supported in their community, and that support carries on throughout the outbreak.
- Trying to minimise contact to minimise the risk of spreading the virus while weāre supporting each other. Thereās evidence showing that a lot of people donāt have symptoms but can still be carriers of it, so even if you feel fine, play it safe.
The tools :
Some of the XR UK people are maintaining this unofficial guide to self-organizing community support during COVID:
Here is an easy to follow flyer:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/12rECIav1Cqef1ezexkLRNKnMRH72hrhp
And a more in-depth document with more ways communities can start cooperatives and mutual aid groups:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_jdGnT0I8R6hkQHjPX6ntMU6srRygOuiQQi0J6ghWp0/edit
Once you have a group please list it on viralkindness.org.au and helpfulneighbours.com.au
The action :
Anyone can organize these actions at any level of engagement, and everyone can play a role.
Public health reminder: āPrioritise safety: Community care is about preventing the spread of Covid-19 and providing support for the most vulnerable. Before engaging in a mutual aid project, please familiarise yourself with Queercareās guidelines on how to support others without spreading the infection. Those who are self isolating can get involved in online or phone based organising.ā (lovingly copied from https://covidmutualaid.org/ )
We invite you to appoint display and action coordinators by local group in order to be able to reproduce these actions more easily
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