Tag: Mutual Aid

During lockdown, there was a surprising increase in local participation - demonstrating the positive role of community power in emergencies.

Have a Listen: The public response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been a source of much-needed hope. Thousands of spontaneous, voluntary Mutual Aid groups have emerged to support the most vulnerable people in our society. They are supplying food...

This report argues that the Mutual Aid phenomenon is a powerful demonstration what’s possible when communities come together.

Across the country, thousands of Mutual Aid groups have emerged, taking on vital work and supporting the most vulnerable people in their communities through this unprecedented disaster. The flourishing of these groups raises many questions, particularly for those of...

Mutual Aid groups have been an indispensable part of the country’s response to COVID-19, powered by people on furlough. Research published today (14 July 2020) by the New Local Government Network (NLGN) suggests a huge proportion of the millions...

The Mutual Aid phenomenon is a powerful demonstration what’s possible when communities come together. So how does it continue?

If there has been anything heartening to come out of misery of the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been the growth of mutual aid groups, which we have seen spring up across the length and breadth of the country. But...