What is mutual aid? Why are more people turning to informal efforts to help each other?


By AGENCY
People take food from a community fridge in Brooklyn, New York. — AP

When major disruptions happen in communities, often the first people to respond are the ­residents themselves and their neighbours.

When the pandemic shut down daily life or after a disaster like a hurricane or wildfire, people get together to take care of each other.

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