[rad-green] TOOLKIT: Mutual Aid 101 #WeGotOurBlock
"Sid Shniad" (via rad-green Mailing List) <[email protected]> Sat, 21 Mar 2020 17:57:54 -0700
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format... ------------=_1584838703-7785-161026 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="000000000000f19c2a05a167022e" --000000000000f19c2a05a167022e Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable https://gdoc.pub/doc/e/2PACX-1vRMxV09kdojzMdyOfapJUOB6Ko2_1iAfIm8ELeIgma21w= It5HoTqP1QXadF01eZc0ySrPW6VtU_veyp?akid=3D774.783316.U1PT7C&rd=3D1&t=3D2 TOOLKIT Mutual Aid 101 #WeGotOurBlock This toolkit includes step by step instructions for how you can build your own mutual aid network while staying safe from the spread of COVID-19. You can start by posting on social media: =E2=80=9CI=E2=80=99m going to support= my neighbors through COVID-19. Ocasiocortez.com/we-got-our-block #WeGotOurBlock=E2=80=9D= and keep us updated on your mutual aid work through #WeGotOurBlock. On Wednesday, March 18, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and organizer Mariame Kaba discussed a response to COVID-19 based in community building and resource sharing =E2=80=94 =E2=80=9CMutual Aid.=E2=80=9D Mutual aid is =E2=80=9Ccooperation for the sake of the common good.=E2=80= =9D It=E2=80=99s getting people to come together to meet each other=E2=80=99s needs, recognizing tha= t as humans, our survival is dependent on one another. If you=E2=80=99re interes= ted in learning more about the long history, politics and practice of mutual aid, we encourage you to read the links we=E2=80=99re including at the end of th= is toolk it. Mariame is raising money to distribute to mutual aid projects. If you=E2=80=99d like to contribute, donate here <https://tinyurl.com/Mutua= lAid2020> Credit: Becca Barad Table of Contents Page 4What is Mutual Aid? Page 5-8Building a Neighborhood Pod Page 9-10An Invite for Neighbors Page 11Health & Safety Tips Page 12More Resources What is Mutual Aid?Mutual Aid is a practice and politics that emphasizes solidarity rather than charity. What does that mean? It means we recognize that our well-being, health and dignity are all bound up in each other. It means that we understand our survival depends on cooperation, not competition. In this particular moment, we see that our health is also dependent on other people=E2=80=99s health, and we can literally save each = other=E2=80=99s lives. Rather than disengage and feel powerless, mutual aid allows us to plug in where we can make the most impact =E2=80=94 locally.Mutual Aid is= =E2=80=A6 - Getting people together in your community to provide material support to each other - Building relationships with your neighbors based on trust and common interest - Making decisions by consensus rather than relying on authority or hierarchy - Sharing things rather than hoarding things - Treating no one as disposable - Providing all kinds of support, ranging from food prep to childcare to translation to emotional support, and recognizing the value of all of th= em - A political education opportunity, where we build the relationships and analysis to understand why we are in the conditions that we=E2=80=99= re in - Preparation for the next disaster (natural or economic). Next time around we=E2=80=99ll already have relationships with each other and know= who is vulnerable and needs support - A great jumping off point for other kinds of organizing and movement work Mutual Aid is not=E2=80=A6 - Quid pro quo transactions - Only for disasters or crises - Charity or a way to =E2=80=9Csave=E2=80=9D people - A reason for a social safety net not to exist Building a Neighborhood Pod This guide is adapted from Mutual Aid Medford and Somerville=E2=80=99s =E2= =80=9CNeighborhood Pods How To.=E2=80=9D <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1j8ADhLEuKNDZ1a_opmzudywJPKMXcNKu01V1xY= 2MiIA/edit?usp=3Dsharing> Before the first step: Who=E2=80=99s in your support network? Before beginn= ing to build your neighborhood pod, we recommend taking some time to figure out who would already show up for you when you=E2=80=99re in crisis, and vice v= ersa. Check out this resource <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-QfMn1DE6ymhKZMpXN1LQvD6Sy_HSnnCK6gTO7= ZLFrE/edit?usp=3Dsharing> by Rebel Sidney Black. Step 1:Find a buddy or two (if you can) to build your neighborhood network/pod. - A buddy helps make the work feel less overwhelming =E2=80=94 you can p= lan things together - A buddy keeps you accountable to each other - A buddy may have relationships and know resources you don=E2=80=99t Start by identifying someone in your building or block, and text/call them to ask them to be your partner in building a neighborhood network. Step 2:Identify your zone. Are you trying to support people on your floor, in your building, your block, your neighborhood, or a non-geography-specific social community? Try to start small: 5 - 20 people is a good ballpark. Build out as you gain confidence, organization and more knowledge of the resources in your community. Step 3:Invite your neighbors. If you don=E2=80=99t already have phone contacts for your neighbors, you=E2= =80=99ll need to reach them somehow. Here are some ideas: - If you have some phone contacts of your neighbors but not all of them, ask for your contacts to connect you with the neighbors you don=E2=80=99= t know. - Reach out to people via email or social media such as a building Facebook group. You can also post something in adjacent spaces, such as a list-serve for parents of a local school where the majority of the famil= ies live in your neighborhood. - You can flyer in spaces where people tend to congregate or pass through, such as elevators, lobbies, laundry rooms, bike rooms, or garag= es. You can flyer the doors of your neighbors. Just be sure to limit person-to-person contact. Note: Initial outreach should be language-accessible. For example, if your building is majority Korean-speaking, include both English and Korean in your invite. For a sample invite (text or flyer) in several languages, please check out <https://gdoc.pub/raw/doc/e/2PACX-1vRMxV09kdojzMdyOfapJUOB6Ko2_1iAfIm8ELeIg= ma21wIt5HoTqP1QXadF01eZc0ySrPW6VtU_veyp#id.hle5icd3rco3> page <https://gdoc.pub/raw/doc/e/2PACX-1vRMxV09kdojzMdyOfapJUOB6Ko2_1iAfIm8ELeIg= ma21wIt5HoTqP1QXadF01eZc0ySrPW6VtU_veyp#id.hle5icd3rco3> 9 <https://gdoc.pub/raw/doc/e/2PACX-1vRMxV09kdojzMdyOfapJUOB6Ko2_1iAfIm8ELeIg= ma21wIt5HoTqP1QXadF01eZc0ySrPW6VtU_veyp#id.hle5icd3rco3> =2E Step 4:Build your pod. Name your group. If your pod/network is more than 30 people, consider splitting into two groups. Big groups can get unwieldy and you can always still reach out to and coordinate with the other group! You have a couple options in terms of communications setup: - Make a group text or social media chat if everyone is comfortable with text/social media. - If most people can do text but some can only talk by phone, assign people responsible for calling those people to update them. - If most people are only comfortable talking by phone, set up a phone tree.* *What=E2=80=99s a phone tree? Check out this resource <https://www.aauw.org/resource/how-to-build-a-phone-tree/> for more information. A phone tree is a system for spreading information with a group of people quickly through the phone. You have a few people, called your =E2=80=9Ckey group,=E2=80=9D and they communicate information to and f= rom the subgroups they=E2=80=99re responsible for. That way, each time something ne= eds to be shared, you don=E2=80=99t have to set up a huge conference call. We very= much still recommend phone/video conference calls for discussion and decision-making, because non-hierarchical coordination is key to mutual aid. You can get a free Zoom account for your videoconferencing needs! Step 5:Have an intro conversation with each other. Set some community agreements, for example, treating each other with respect and assuming the best intentions. You also want to get a sense of what each person needs, and what each person can do to help. These are some questions to ask each other: - What are your hobbies and interests? - What languages do you speak? - When are you generally working/busy and when are you generally available? - How regularly do you want to check in? - What is your living situation like and who else lives with you? - Who are your emergency contacts? - What resources, skills or knowledge do you have that you could share with the pod or help others with? - What are your needs? What are you afraid of losing? What do you need help with? - Do you have any important health info about yourself you want to share with me? For example, do you have regular prescriptions or appointments = you need to maintain? - What will be your primary concerns if the pandemic lasts two months or longer? You might find that it takes multiple conversations with each other before people feel comfortable discussing the last few questions. That=E2=80=99s o= kay! Relationship building is not a means to mutual aid, but fundamental to the work itself. There are several ways to do this in a group that=E2=80=99s larger than a c= ouple people. 1. We recommend focusing on building relationships with each other before immediately jumping into asks. One way to do this is dividing everyone up into pairs. Each pair then talks to each other over video/ph= one and takes notes about the conversation to input into a spreadsheet. Swit= ch pairings and do a couple more rounds of 1-on-1 conversations so people in your pod have relationships with not just one other person in the pod, b= ut multiple other people! 2. You could also use a Google Form or Spreadsheet and have everyone input their responses on their own and read over each other=E2=80=99s re= sponses to the questions. If you go with #1, make sure to clarify upfront what information gets shared with everyone in the pod and what information stays in your small group conversation. Consent about information sharing is important. Step 6:Support each other. Your pod will have lots of needs at this time, and they may change as this pandemic continues. Some needs that might or have already come up: - Food (both grocery store trips and prep) - Childcare (especially as schools close) - Picking up medicine or other absolutely essential errands - Cleaning supplies - Financial support (especially as more workers get laid off or have to stay home without sick leave) - Emotional support and socializing - Mental health counseling and services - Recreational activities, for both adults and children - Help navigating benefits processes - Language translation/support - Information on what community resources are available - Tech assistance - Internet access - Timely and accurate public health information An Invite for NeighborsHere is a sample text/invite for neighbors, in some of the most commonly-spoken languages in Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez=E2=80= =99s district NY-14. LANGUAGE INVITE English =E2=80=9CHello! I=E2=80=99m [NAME]. I live [in your building/on your block/= in your neighborhood] and this is my number: [PHONE #]. I=E2=80=99m reaching out because I know that with COVID-19, it=E2=80=99s im= portant for us to be connected to each other so we can pool resources, share information, and help support one another. I=E2=80=99m going to coordinate a group text or a phone call for our [building/block/neighborhood/community]. Will you please reach out to me on my phone so we have your contact information? Thank you!=E2=80=9D Spanish =C2=A1Hola! Soy [NAME]. Vivo [en su edificio/en su cuadra/en su vecindario]= y este es mi n=C3=BAmero: [PHONE #]. Me estoy poniendo en contacto porque se que con el coronavirus es importante que estemos conectados para que podamos compartir recursos e informaci=C3=B3n y ayudarnos unos a otros. Voy a coordinar un grupo de texto o una llamada telef=C3=B3nica para [nuest= ro edificio/ nuestra cuadra/ nuestra comunidad]. =C2=BFMe podr=C3=ADa contactar por tel=C3=A9fono para que tenga su informac= i=C3=B3n? =C2=A1Gracias!" 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Chinese (Mandarin, but you can use for Cantonese speakers as well) =E4=BD=A0=E5=A5=BD=EF=BC=81=E6=88=91=E6=98=AF=EF=BC=BBNAME=EF=BC=BD=E3=80= =82=E6=88=91=E4=BD=8F=E5=9C=A8=EF=BC=BB=E8=BF=99=E4=B8=AA=E6=A5=BC=E6=88=BF= =EF=BC=8F =E8=BF=99=E4=B8=AA=E8=A1=97=E5=8C=BA=EF=BC=8F=E8=BF=99=E4=B8=AA= =E7=A4=BE=E5=8C=BA=EF=BC=BD=E3=80=82=E8=BF=99=E6=98=AF=E6=88=91=E7=9A=84=E7= =94=B5=E8=AF=9D=E5=8F=B7=E7=A0=81=EF=BC=BBPHONE #]=E3=80=82 =E6=88=91=E4=BB=AC=E5=B8=8C=E6=9C=9B=E5=9C=A8=E6=96=B0=E5=86=A0=E7=97=85=E6= =AF=92=E7=96=AB=E6=83=85=E6=9C=9F=E9=97=B4=E4=BF=9D=E6=8C=81=E5=AF=86=E5=88= =87=E8=81=94=E7=B3=BB=EF=BC=8C=E5=88=86=E4=BA=AB=E8=B5=84=E6=BA=90=EF=BC=8C= =E4=BF=A1=E6=81=AF=EF=BC=8C=E4=BA=92=E7=9B=B8=E6=94=AF=E6=8C=81=E3=80=82 =E6=88=91=E4=BC=9A=E5=BB=BA=E7=AB=8B=E4=B8=80=E4=B8=AA=E4=BF=A1=E6=81=AF=E5= =92=8C=E7=94=B5=E8=AF=9D=E4=BA=A4=E6=B5=81=E7=BE=A4=E3=80=82 =E8=AF=B7=E4=BD=A0=E4=BB=AC=E8=81=94=E7=B3=BB=E6=88=91=EF=BC=8C=E6=8F=90=E4= =BE=9B=E4=BD=A0=E4=BB=AC=E7=9A=84=E8=81=94=E7=B3=BB=E6=96=B9=E5=BC=8F=E3=80= =82=E8=B0=A2=E8=B0=A2=EF=BC=81 Health & Safety TipsOrganizing mutual aid during COVID-19 means taking extra precautions to protect yourself and your community from the spread of the virus. Here are some tips for minimizing your exposure: - Practice social distancing. Do not interact with people face-to-face. Connect with each other through phone/web. - Go to grocery stores and pharmacies for essential errands at non-peak hours. - Use delivery services when possible so you stay home. Pool money to pay for these services or find a volunteer delivery collective in your community. - When dropping off food/medicine for someone, they should not open the door while you are there. Coordinate the dropoff through text/phone or speak through the door. Don=E2=80=99t touch doorbells with your finger. - Consider using digital payments rather than handing cash back and forth for errand reimbursements. - Pool money to support one another so folks can stay home from work when they are sick or if they have a job that does not allow them to work remotely. - Try to remain local and bike, walk, scooter or drive. Avoid public transit when possible. Avoid rideshares and taxis when possible. - When you=E2=80=99re outside, try to keep 6 feet away from other people= at all times. - Wipe down and disinfect everything you bring into your home. More resourcesWe can=E2=80=99t stress enough, this kit is only the very beg= inning of the long history and practice of mutual aid work. To learn more, check out these resources: - Big Door Brigade <http://bigdoorbrigade.com/> - a website guide to everything mutual aid by organizer Dean Spade. - Mutual Aid Disaster Relief <https://mutualaiddisasterrelief.org/> - a mutual aid network with many guides, reports and resources. - A chart <http://www.deanspade.net/2019/09/25/leadership-qualities-that-support-m= utuality-and-collaboration/> by organizer Dean Spade on leadership qualities that support cooperation/mutuality versus hierarchy in building organizations. - A podcast <https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/rebel-steps/e/55103630?autoplay=3Dtrue= > by Rebel Sidney Black on the differences between mutual aid and charity. - A poem <https://www.historyisaweapon.com/defcon1/piercylowroad.html> = =E2=80=9CThe Low Road=E2=80=9D by Marge Piercy. - A longer article <http://www.deanspade.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Mutual-Aid-Article-= Social-Text-Final.pdf> by organizer Dean Spade =E2=80=9CSolidarity Not Charity=E2=80=9D about the = theory, history and practice of mutual aid - A report-back <https://www.alliedmedia.org/sites/default/files/creating_collective_acc= ess.pdf> on mutual aid in the context of disability justice. - An example <https://rpcrt.org/?fbclid=3DIwAR26GeTSAf70XRSzE9A6jlivSu87ndQhMSP7K-67y= K1Vk8qMCR31Iq_57w8> of a rapid-response team being built out in Rogers Park, Chicago. - Demands <https://transformativespaces.org/2020/03/04/demands-from-grassroots-org= anizers-concerning-covid-19/> from grassroots organizers for a just response to COVID-19. - Continuously updated list <http://bigdoorbrigade.com/2020/03/16/covid-19-mutual-aid-resources/> of resources (by Dean Spade) on COVID-19 mutual aid. --=20 ---=20 You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "= Sid-l" group. 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You can start by posting on = social media:=C2=A0</span><span style=3D"font-size:14pt;color:rgb(60,47,129= )">=E2=80=9CI=E2=80=99m going to support my neighbors through COVID-19. Oca= siocortez.com/we-got-our-block</span><span style=3D"font-size:14pt;color:rg= b(60,47,129)">=C2=A0</span><span style=3D"font-size:14pt;color:rgb(60,47,12= 9)">#WeGotOurBlock=E2=80=9D</span><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;fo= nt-size:14pt;color:rgb(60,47,129);font-weight:700">=C2=A0and keep us update= d on your mutual aid work through #WeGotOurBlock.</span></p><p style=3D"mar= gin:0px;font-size:13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";padding-top:0pt= ;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.15;height:13pt"><span style=3D"vertical-a= lign:baseline;font-size:14pt;color:rgb(60,47,129);font-weight:700"></span><= /p><p style=3D"margin:0px;font-size:13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova&quo= t;;padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.15;text-align:center"><= span style=3D"font-size:14pt;color:rgb(60,47,129)">On Wednesday, March 18, = Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and =C2=A0 organizer</span><span sty= le=3D"font-size:14pt;color:rgb(60,47,129)">=C2=A0Mariame Kaba</span><span s= tyle=3D"font-size:14pt;color:rgb(60,47,129)">=C2=A0discussed a response to = COVID-19 based in community building and resource sharing =E2=80=94=C2=A0</= span><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-size:14pt;color:rgb(60,47,= 129);font-weight:700">=E2=80=9CMutual Aid.=E2=80=9D</span></p><p style=3D"m= argin:0px;font-size:13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";padding-top:0= pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.15;text-align:center;height:13pt"><span= style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-size:14pt;color:rgb(60,47,129)"></sp= an></p><p style=3D"margin:0px;font-size:13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova= ";padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.15;text-align:cente= r"><span style=3D"font-size:14pt;color:rgb(60,47,129)">Mutual aid is=C2=A0<= /span><span style=3D"font-size:14pt;color:rgb(60,47,129);font-weight:700">= =E2=80=9Ccooperation for the sake of the common good.=E2=80=9D</span><span = style=3D"font-size:14pt;color:rgb(60,47,129)">=C2=A0It=E2=80=99s getting pe= ople to come together to meet each other=E2=80=99s needs, recognizing that = as humans, our survival is dependent on one another. If you=E2=80=99re inte= rested in learning more about the long history, politics and practice of mu= tual aid, we encourage you to read the links we=E2=80=99re including at the= end of this=C2=A0</span><span style=3D"font-size:14pt;color:rgb(60,47,129)= ">toolk</span><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-size:14pt;color:r= gb(60,47,129)">it.</span></p><p style=3D"margin:0px;font-size:13pt;font-fam= ily:"Proxima Nova";padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height= :1.15;text-align:center;height:13pt"><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline= ;font-size:14pt;color:rgb(60,47,129)"></span></p><p style=3D"margin:0px;fon= t-size:13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";padding-top:0pt;padding-bo= ttom:0pt;line-height:1.15;text-align:center"><span style=3D"vertical-align:= baseline;font-size:14pt;color:rgb(60,47,129)">Mariame is raising money to d= istribute to mutual aid projects.</span></p><p style=3D"margin:0px;font-siz= e:13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:= 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style=3D"border-spacing:0px;border-collapse:collapse;margin-right:auto;= color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans,sans-serif;font-size:medium"><tbody= ><tr style=3D"height:0pt"><td colspan=3D"1" rowspan=3D"1" style=3D"padding:= 5pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(255,255,255);border-width:1pt;verti= cal-align:top;width:540pt"><p style=3D"margin:0px;font-size:13pt;font-famil= y:"Proxima Nova";padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1= ;height:13pt"><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-size:13pt;backgro= und-color:rgb(157,151,192)"></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p style= =3D"margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13pt;font-family:"Proxima No= va";padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.15"><span style= =3D"overflow:hidden;display:inline-block;margin:0px;border:0px solid rgb(0,= 0,0);width:721.32px;height:541.5px"><img alt=3D"" src=3D"https://lh5.google= usercontent.com/SJoqspO34N4Uf09W-AzEicwin_kfvk__LFlb2_17w3GJvJsx9d0WzfQqTf9= 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Nova";padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-he= ight:1.15;height:13pt"><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-size:13p= t;font-style:italic"></span></p><h1 id=3D"m_-777292780029909429m_-533094995= 3965274682gmail-h.aze4utuqjptb" style=3D"padding-top:0pt;color:rgb(60,47,12= 9);font-size:30pt;padding-bottom:0pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";l= ine-height:1.15;break-after:avoid"><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;f= ont-size:30pt">Table of Contents</span></h1><p style=3D"margin:0px;color:rg= b(0,0,0);font-size:13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";padding-top:0p= t;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.15;height:13pt"><span style=3D"vertical-= align:baseline;font-size:13pt"></span></p><h2 id=3D"m_-777292780029909429m_= -5330949953965274682gmail-h.luf0zj5h2va" style=3D"padding-top:0pt;color:rgb= (60,47,129);font-size:18pt;padding-bottom:0pt;font-family:"Proxima Nov= a";line-height:1.15;break-after:avoid"><span style=3D"vertical-align:b= aseline;font-size:18pt">Page 4</span></h2><h2 id=3D"m_-777292780029909429m_= -5330949953965274682gmail-h.qo1vaf92ucx3" style=3D"padding-top:0pt;color:rg= b(60,47,129);font-size:18pt;padding-bottom:0pt;font-family:"Proxima No= va";line-height:1.15;break-after:avoid"><span style=3D"color:rgb(157,1= 51,192);vertical-align:baseline;font-size:18pt">What is Mutual Aid?</span><= /h2><p style=3D"margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13pt;font-family:&quo= t;Proxima Nova";padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.15;he= ight:13pt"><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-size:13pt"></span></= p><h2 id=3D"m_-777292780029909429m_-5330949953965274682gmail-h.6ymxbqq5n5v"= style=3D"padding-top:0pt;color:rgb(60,47,129);font-size:18pt;padding-botto= m:0pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";line-height:1.15;break-after:avo= id"><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-size:18pt">Page 5-8</span><= /h2><h2 id=3D"m_-777292780029909429m_-5330949953965274682gmail-h.lf4d2bsaxh= fe" style=3D"padding-top:0pt;color:rgb(60,47,129);font-size:18pt;padding-bo= ttom:0pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";line-height:1.15;break-after:= avoid"><span style=3D"color:rgb(157,151,192);vertical-align:baseline;font-s= ize:18pt">Building a Neighborhood Pod</span></h2><p style=3D"margin:0px;col= or:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";padding-t= op:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.15;height:13pt"><span style=3D"vert= ical-align:baseline;font-size:13pt"></span></p><h2 id=3D"m_-777292780029909= 429m_-5330949953965274682gmail-h.vqrztz5ki1cn" style=3D"padding-top:0pt;col= or:rgb(60,47,129);font-size:18pt;padding-bottom:0pt;font-family:"Proxi= ma Nova";line-height:1.15;break-after:avoid"><span style=3D"vertical-a= lign:baseline;font-size:18pt">Page 9-10</span></h2><h2 id=3D"m_-77729278002= 9909429m_-5330949953965274682gmail-h.by2yp4h4k97r" style=3D"padding-top:0pt= ;color:rgb(60,47,129);font-size:18pt;padding-bottom:0pt;font-family:"P= roxima Nova";line-height:1.15;break-after:avoid"><span style=3D"color:= rgb(157,151,192);vertical-align:baseline;font-size:18pt">An Invite for Neig= hbors</span></h2><p style=3D"margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13pt;fon= t-family:"Proxima Nova";padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-h= eight:1.15;height:13pt"><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-size:13= pt"></span></p><h2 id=3D"m_-777292780029909429m_-5330949953965274682gmail-h= .9zioi4q492hc" style=3D"padding-top:0pt;color:rgb(60,47,129);font-size:18pt= ;padding-bottom:0pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";line-height:1.15;b= reak-after:avoid"><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-size:18pt">Pa= ge 11</span></h2><h2 id=3D"m_-777292780029909429m_-5330949953965274682gmail= -h.il0u6exi8gh9" style=3D"padding-top:0pt;color:rgb(60,47,129);font-size:18= pt;padding-bottom:0pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";line-height:1.15= ;break-after:avoid"><span style=3D"color:rgb(157,151,192);vertical-align:ba= seline;font-size:18pt">Health & Safety Tips</span></h2><p style=3D"marg= in:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova"= ;padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.15;height:13pt"><span sty= le=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-size:13pt"></span></p><h2 id=3D"m_-77729= 2780029909429m_-5330949953965274682gmail-h.5vfora6zds42" style=3D"padding-t= op:0pt;color:rgb(60,47,129);font-size:18pt;padding-bottom:0pt;font-family:&= quot;Proxima Nova";line-height:1.15;break-after:avoid"><span style=3D"= vertical-align:baseline;font-size:18pt">Page 12</span></h2><h2 id=3D"m_-777= 292780029909429m_-5330949953965274682gmail-h.48dh3x141ytd" style=3D"padding= -top:0pt;color:rgb(60,47,129);font-size:18pt;padding-bottom:0pt;font-family= :"Proxima Nova";line-height:1.15;break-after:avoid"><span style= =3D"color:rgb(157,151,192)">More Resources</span></h2><p style=3D"margin:0p= x;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";padd= ing-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.15;height:13pt"><span style=3D= "vertical-align:baseline;font-size:13pt"></span></p><p style=3D"margin:0px;= color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";paddin= g-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.15;height:13pt"><span style=3D"v= ertical-align:baseline;font-size:13pt"></span></p><p style=3D"margin:0px;co= lor:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";padding-= top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.15;height:13pt"><span style=3D"ver= tical-align:baseline;font-size:13pt;font-style:italic"></span></p><h1 id=3D= "m_-777292780029909429m_-5330949953965274682gmail-h.vnr8gbae3shc" style=3D"= padding-top:0pt;color:rgb(60,47,129);font-size:30pt;padding-bottom:0pt;font= -family:"Proxima Nova";line-height:1.15;break-after:avoid"><span = style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-size:30pt">What is Mutual Aid?</span>= </h1><h3 id=3D"m_-777292780029909429m_-5330949953965274682gmail-h.xyejfyl4h= o7" style=3D"padding-top:0pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:14pt;padding-bottom= :10pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";line-height:1.15;break-after:avo= id">Mutual Aid is a practice and politics that emphasizes solidarity rather= than charity. What does that mean? It means we recognize that our well-bei= ng, health and dignity are all bound up in each other. It means that we und= erstand our survival depends on cooperation, not competition. In this parti= cular moment, we see that our health is also dependent on other people=E2= =80=99s health, and we can literally save each other=E2=80=99s lives. Rathe= r than disengage and feel powerless, mutual aid allows us to plug in where = we can make the most impact =E2=80=94 locally.</h3><h2 id=3D"m_-77729278002= 9909429m_-5330949953965274682gmail-h.n4uffj5u5q9y" style=3D"padding-top:0pt= ;color:rgb(60,47,129);font-size:18pt;padding-bottom:0pt;font-family:"P= roxima Nova";line-height:1.5;break-after:avoid"><span style=3D"color:r= gb(106,168,79);vertical-align:baseline;font-size:18pt">Mutual Aid is=E2=80= =A6</span></h2><ul style=3D"padding:0px;margin:0px;list-style-type:none;col= or:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans,sans-serif;font-size:medium"><li style= =3D"font-size:13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";margin-left:36pt;pa= dding-top:0pt;padding-left:0pt;padding-bottom:10pt;line-height:1;break-afte= r:avoid;text-align:left"><h4 id=3D"m_-777292780029909429m_-5330949953965274= 682gmail-h.vl10wevmh6ub" style=3D"padding-top:0pt;font-size:13pt;padding-bo= ttom:10pt;line-height:1;break-after:avoid;font-style:italic;display:inline"= ><span style=3D"font-weight:400;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:13pt">Get= ting people together in your community to provide material support to each = other</span></h4></li><li style=3D"font-size:13pt;font-family:"Proxima= Nova";margin-left:36pt;padding-top:0pt;padding-left:0pt;padding-botto= m:10pt;line-height:1;break-after:avoid;text-align:left"><h4 id=3D"m_-777292= 780029909429m_-5330949953965274682gmail-h.vl10wevmh6ub-1" style=3D"padding-= top:0pt;font-size:13pt;padding-bottom:10pt;line-height:1;break-after:avoid;= font-style:italic;display:inline"><span style=3D"font-weight:400;vertical-a= lign:baseline;font-size:13pt">Building relationships with your neighbors ba= sed on trust and common interest</span></h4></li><li style=3D"font-size:13p= t;font-family:"Proxima Nova";margin-left:36pt;padding-top:0pt;pad= ding-left:0pt;padding-bottom:10pt;line-height:1;break-after:avoid;text-alig= n:left"><h4 id=3D"m_-777292780029909429m_-5330949953965274682gmail-h.vl10we= vmh6ub-2" style=3D"padding-top:0pt;font-size:13pt;padding-bottom:10pt;line-= height:1;break-after:avoid;font-style:italic;display:inline"><span style=3D= "font-weight:400;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:13pt">Making decisions b= y consensus rather than relying on authority or hierarchy</span></h4></li><= li style=3D"font-size:13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";margin-left= :36pt;padding-top:0pt;padding-left:0pt;padding-bottom:10pt;line-height:1;br= eak-after:avoid;text-align:left"><h4 id=3D"m_-777292780029909429m_-53309499= 53965274682gmail-h.vl10wevmh6ub-3" style=3D"padding-top:0pt;font-size:13pt;= padding-bottom:10pt;line-height:1;break-after:avoid;font-style:italic;displ= ay:inline"><span style=3D"font-weight:400;vertical-align:baseline;font-size= :13pt">Sharing things rather than hoarding things</span></h4></li><li style= =3D"font-size:13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";margin-left:36pt;pa= dding-top:0pt;padding-left:0pt;padding-bottom:10pt;line-height:1;break-afte= r:avoid;text-align:left"><h4 id=3D"m_-777292780029909429m_-5330949953965274= 682gmail-h.vl10wevmh6ub-4" style=3D"padding-top:0pt;font-size:13pt;padding-= bottom:10pt;line-height:1;break-after:avoid;font-style:italic;display:inlin= e"><span style=3D"font-weight:400;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:13pt">T= reating no one as disposable</span></h4></li><li style=3D"font-size:13pt;fo= nt-family:"Proxima Nova";margin-left:36pt;padding-top:0pt;padding= -left:0pt;padding-bottom:10pt;line-height:1;break-after:avoid;text-align:le= ft"><h4 id=3D"m_-777292780029909429m_-5330949953965274682gmail-h.vl10wevmh6= ub-5" style=3D"padding-top:0pt;font-size:13pt;padding-bottom:10pt;line-heig= ht:1;break-after:avoid;font-style:italic;display:inline"><span style=3D"fon= t-weight:400;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:13pt">Providing all kinds of= support, ranging from food prep to childcare to translation to emotional s= upport, and recognizing the value of all of them</span></h4></li><li style= =3D"font-size:13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";margin-left:36pt;pa= dding-top:0pt;padding-left:0pt;padding-bottom:10pt;line-height:1;break-afte= r:avoid;text-align:left"><h4 id=3D"m_-777292780029909429m_-5330949953965274= 682gmail-h.vl10wevmh6ub-6" style=3D"padding-top:0pt;font-size:13pt;padding-= bottom:10pt;line-height:1;break-after:avoid;font-style:italic;display:inlin= e"><span style=3D"font-weight:400;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:13pt">A= political education opportunity, where we build the relationships and anal= ysis to understand why we are in the conditions that we=E2=80=99re in</span= ></h4></li><li style=3D"font-size:13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova"= ;margin-left:36pt;padding-top:0pt;padding-left:0pt;padding-bottom:10pt;line= -height:1;break-after:avoid;text-align:left"><h4 id=3D"m_-77729278002990942= 9m_-5330949953965274682gmail-h.vl10wevmh6ub-7" style=3D"padding-top:0pt;fon= t-size:13pt;padding-bottom:10pt;line-height:1;break-after:avoid;font-style:= italic;display:inline"><span style=3D"font-weight:400;vertical-align:baseli= ne;font-size:13pt">Preparation for the next disaster (natural or economic).= Next time around we=E2=80=99ll already have relationships with each other = and know who is vulnerable and needs support</span></h4></li><li style=3D"f= ont-size:13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";margin-left:36pt;padding= -top:0pt;padding-left:0pt;padding-bottom:10pt;line-height:1;break-after:avo= id;text-align:left"><h4 id=3D"m_-777292780029909429m_-5330949953965274682gm= ail-h.vl10wevmh6ub-8" style=3D"padding-top:0pt;font-size:13pt;padding-botto= m:10pt;line-height:1;break-after:avoid;font-style:italic;display:inline">A = great jumping off point for other kinds of organizing and movement work</h4= ></li></ul><p style=3D"margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13pt;font-fami= ly:"Proxima Nova";padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:= 1.15;height:13pt"><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-size:13pt"></= span></p><h2 id=3D"m_-777292780029909429m_-5330949953965274682gmail-h.1g7ra= bk95sdo" style=3D"padding-top:0pt;color:rgb(60,47,129);font-size:18pt;paddi= ng-bottom:0pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";line-height:1.5;break-af= ter:avoid"><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(224,102,102);fo= nt-size:18pt">Mutual Aid is not=E2=80=A6</span></h2><ul style=3D"padding:0p= x;margin:0px;list-style-type:none;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans,s= ans-serif;font-size:medium"><li style=3D"font-size:13pt;font-family:"P= roxima Nova";margin-left:36pt;padding-top:0pt;padding-left:0pt;padding= -bottom:10pt;line-height:1;break-after:avoid;text-align:left"><h4 id=3D"m_-= 777292780029909429m_-5330949953965274682gmail-h.dgdcdxblu9nj" style=3D"padd= ing-top:0pt;font-size:13pt;padding-bottom:10pt;line-height:1;break-after:av= oid;font-style:italic;display:inline"><span style=3D"font-weight:400;vertic= al-align:baseline;font-size:13pt">Quid pro quo transactions</span></h4></li= ><li style=3D"font-size:13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";margin-le= ft:36pt;padding-top:0pt;padding-left:0pt;padding-bottom:10pt;line-height:1;= break-after:avoid;text-align:left"><h4 id=3D"m_-777292780029909429m_-533094= 9953965274682gmail-h.dgdcdxblu9nj-9" style=3D"padding-top:0pt;font-size:13p= t;padding-bottom:10pt;line-height:1;break-after:avoid;font-style:italic;dis= play:inline"><span style=3D"font-weight:400;vertical-align:baseline;font-si= ze:13pt">Only for disasters or crises</span></h4></li><li style=3D"font-siz= e:13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";margin-left:36pt;padding-top:0p= t;padding-left:0pt;padding-bottom:10pt;line-height:1;break-after:avoid;text= -align:left"><h4 id=3D"m_-777292780029909429m_-5330949953965274682gmail-h.d= gdcdxblu9nj-10" style=3D"padding-top:0pt;font-size:13pt;padding-bottom:10pt= ;line-height:1;break-after:avoid;font-style:italic;display:inline"><span st= yle=3D"font-weight:400;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:13pt">Charity or a= way to =E2=80=9Csave=E2=80=9D people</span></h4></li><li style=3D"font-siz= e:13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";margin-left:36pt;padding-top:0p= t;padding-left:0pt;padding-bottom:10pt;line-height:1;break-after:avoid;text= -align:left"><h4 id=3D"m_-777292780029909429m_-5330949953965274682gmail-h.d= gdcdxblu9nj-11" style=3D"padding-top:0pt;font-size:13pt;padding-bottom:10pt= ;line-height:1;break-after:avoid;font-style:italic;display:inline"><span st= yle=3D"font-weight:400;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:13pt">A reason for= a social safety net not to exist</span></h4></li></ul><p style=3D"margin:0= px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";pad= ding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.15;height:13pt"><span style= =3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-size:13pt"></span></p><h1 id=3D"m_-7772927= 80029909429m_-5330949953965274682gmail-h.mii9z9ttlb1w" style=3D"padding-top= :0pt;color:rgb(60,47,129);font-size:30pt;padding-bottom:0pt;font-family:&qu= ot;Proxima Nova";line-height:1.15;break-after:avoid"><span style=3D"ve= rtical-align:baseline;font-size:30pt">Building a Neighborhood Pod</span></h= 1><p style=3D"margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13pt;font-family:"= Proxima Nova";padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.15"><sp= an style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-style:italic">This guide is adapted from Mu= tual Aid Medford and Somerville=E2=80=99s=C2=A0</span><span style=3D"text-d= ecoration-line:underline;color:rgb(17,85,204);font-size:12pt;font-style:ita= lic"><a href=3D"https://docs.google.com/document/d/1j8ADhLEuKNDZ1a_opmzudyw= JPKMXcNKu01V1xY2MiIA/edit?usp=3Dsharing" style=3D"color:inherit;text-decora= tion:inherit" target=3D"_blank">=E2=80=9CNeighborhood Pods How To.=E2=80=9D= </a></span></p><p style=3D"margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13pt;font-= family:"Proxima Nova";padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-hei= ght:1.15;height:13pt"><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-size:13pt= ;font-style:italic"></span></p><h3 id=3D"m_-777292780029909429m_-5330949953= 965274682gmail-h.bbdd0mg3r2d4" style=3D"padding-top:0pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);fo= nt-size:14pt;padding-bottom:10pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";line-= height:1.15;break-after:avoid"><span>Before the first step:</span>=C2=A0Who= =E2=80=99s in your support network? Before beginning to build your neighbor= hood pod, we recommend taking some time to figure out who would already sho= w up for you when you=E2=80=99re in crisis, and vice versa. Check out=C2=A0= <span style=3D"text-decoration-line:underline;color:rgb(17,85,204)"><a href= =3D"https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-QfMn1DE6ymhKZMpXN1LQvD6Sy_HSnnCK6g= TO7ZLFrE/edit?usp=3Dsharing" style=3D"color:inherit;text-decoration:inherit= " target=3D"_blank">this resource</a></span><span style=3D"vertical-align:b= aseline;font-size:14pt">=C2=A0by Rebel Sidney Black.</span></h3><p style=3D= "margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova&= quot;;padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.15;height:13pt"><spa= n style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-size:13pt"></span></p><h2 id=3D"m_-= 777292780029909429m_-5330949953965274682gmail-h.io9hu6xihdyr" style=3D"padd= ing-top:0pt;color:rgb(60,47,129);font-size:18pt;padding-bottom:0pt;font-fam= ily:"Proxima Nova";line-height:1.15;break-after:avoid"><span styl= e=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-size:18pt">Step 1:</span></h2><h5 id=3D"m= _-777292780029909429m_-5330949953965274682gmail-h.m2mggo4teasi" style=3D"pa= dding-top:0pt;color:rgb(157,151,192);font-size:18pt;padding-bottom:10pt;fon= t-family:"Proxima Nova";line-height:1;break-after:avoid"><span st= yle=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-size:18pt">Find a buddy or two (if you = can) to build your neighborhood network/pod.</span></h5><ul style=3D"paddin= g:0px;margin:0px;list-style-type:none;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sa= ns,sans-serif;font-size:medium"><li style=3D"font-size:13pt;font-family:&qu= ot;Proxima Nova";margin-left:36pt;padding-top:0pt;padding-left:0pt;pad= ding-bottom:10pt;line-height:1;break-after:avoid;text-align:left"><h4 id=3D= "m_-777292780029909429m_-5330949953965274682gmail-h.mb7gz48ll6r1" style=3D"= padding-top:0pt;font-size:13pt;padding-bottom:10pt;line-height:1;break-afte= r:avoid;font-style:italic;display:inline"><span style=3D"font-weight:400;ve= rtical-align:baseline;font-size:13pt">A buddy helps make the work feel less= overwhelming =E2=80=94 you can plan things together</span></h4></li><li st= yle=3D"font-size:13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";margin-left:36pt= ;padding-top:0pt;padding-left:0pt;padding-bottom:10pt;line-height:1;break-a= fter:avoid;text-align:left"><h4 id=3D"m_-777292780029909429m_-5330949953965= 274682gmail-h.mb7gz48ll6r1-12" style=3D"padding-top:0pt;font-size:13pt;padd= ing-bottom:10pt;line-height:1;break-after:avoid;font-style:italic;display:i= nline"><span style=3D"font-weight:400;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:13p= t">A buddy keeps you accountable to each other</span></h4></li><li style=3D= "font-size:13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";margin-left:36pt;paddi= ng-top:0pt;padding-left:0pt;padding-bottom:10pt;line-height:1;break-after:a= void;text-align:left"><h4 id=3D"m_-777292780029909429m_-5330949953965274682= gmail-h.mb7gz48ll6r1-13" style=3D"padding-top:0pt;font-size:13pt;padding-bo= ttom:10pt;line-height:1;break-after:avoid;font-style:italic;display:inline"= ><span style=3D"font-weight:400;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:13pt">A b= uddy may have relationships and know resources you don=E2=80=99t</span></h4= ></li></ul><p style=3D"margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13pt;font-fami= ly:"Proxima Nova";padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:= 1.15">Start by identifying someone in your building or block, and text/call= them to ask them to be your partner in building a neighborhood network.</p= ><p style=3D"margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13pt;font-family:"P= roxima Nova";padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.15;heigh= t:13pt"><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-size:13pt"></span></p><= h2 id=3D"m_-777292780029909429m_-5330949953965274682gmail-h.u3mh7lf3jkfj" s= tyle=3D"padding-top:0pt;color:rgb(60,47,129);font-size:18pt;padding-bottom:= 0pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";line-height:1.15;break-after:avoid= "><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-size:18pt">Step 2:</span></h2= ><h5 id=3D"m_-777292780029909429m_-5330949953965274682gmail-h.anromvshgew" = style=3D"padding-top:0pt;color:rgb(157,151,192);font-size:18pt;padding-bott= om:0pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";line-height:1.15;break-after:av= oid">Identify your zone.</h5><p style=3D"margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-s= ize:13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";padding-top:0pt;padding-botto= m:0pt;line-height:1.15"><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-size:13= pt">Are you trying to support people on your floor, in your building, your = block, your neighborhood, or a non-geography-specific social community? Try= to start small: 5 - 20 people is a good ballpark. Build out as you gain co= nfidence, organization and more knowledge of the resources in your communit= y.</span></p><p style=3D"margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13pt;font-fa= mily:"Proxima Nova";padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-heigh= t:1.15;height:13pt"><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-size:13pt">= </span></p><h2 id=3D"m_-777292780029909429m_-5330949953965274682gmail-h.g7a= 4157uhtyt" style=3D"padding-top:0pt;color:rgb(60,47,129);font-size:18pt;pad= ding-bottom:0pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";line-height:1.15;break= -after:avoid"><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-size:18pt">Step 3= :</span></h2><h5 id=3D"m_-777292780029909429m_-5330949953965274682gmail-h.3= ew2xcv5ipj1" style=3D"padding-top:0pt;color:rgb(157,151,192);font-size:18pt= ;padding-bottom:0pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";line-height:1.15;b= reak-after:avoid"><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-size:18pt">In= vite your neighbors.</span></h5><p style=3D"margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);fon= t-size:13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";padding-top:0pt;padding-bo= ttom:0pt;line-height:1.15"><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-size= :13pt">If you don=E2=80=99t already have phone contacts for your neighbors,= you=E2=80=99ll need to reach them somehow. Here are some ideas:</span></p>= <ul style=3D"padding:0px;margin:0px;list-style-type:none;color:rgb(0,0,0);f= ont-family:arial,sans,sans-serif;font-size:medium"><li style=3D"font-size:1= 3pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";margin-left:36pt;padding-top:0pt;p= adding-left:0pt;padding-bottom:10pt;line-height:1;break-after:avoid;text-al= ign:left"><h4 id=3D"m_-777292780029909429m_-5330949953965274682gmail-h.6um3= v3jsmy89" style=3D"padding-top:0pt;font-size:13pt;padding-bottom:10pt;line-= height:1;break-after:avoid;font-style:italic;display:inline"><span style=3D= "font-weight:400;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:13pt">If you have some p= hone contacts of your neighbors but not all of them, ask for your contacts = to connect you with the neighbors you don=E2=80=99t know.</span></h4></li><= li style=3D"font-size:13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";margin-left= :36pt;padding-top:0pt;padding-left:0pt;padding-bottom:10pt;line-height:1;br= eak-after:avoid;text-align:left"><h4 id=3D"m_-777292780029909429m_-53309499= 53965274682gmail-h.44qddpntifiw" style=3D"padding-top:0pt;font-size:13pt;pa= dding-bottom:10pt;line-height:1;break-after:avoid;font-style:italic;display= :inline"><span style=3D"font-weight:400;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:1= 3pt">Reach out to people via email or social media such as a building Faceb= ook group. You can also post something in adjacent spaces, such as a list-s= erve for parents of a local school where the majority of the families live = in your neighborhood.</span></h4></li><li style=3D"font-size:13pt;font-fami= ly:"Proxima Nova";margin-left:36pt;padding-top:0pt;padding-left:0= pt;padding-bottom:10pt;line-height:1;break-after:avoid;text-align:left"><h4= id=3D"m_-777292780029909429m_-5330949953965274682gmail-h.44qddpntifiw-14" = style=3D"padding-top:0pt;font-size:13pt;padding-bottom:10pt;line-height:1;b= reak-after:avoid;font-style:italic;display:inline"><span style=3D"font-weig= ht:400;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:13pt">You can flyer in spaces wher= e people tend to congregate or pass through, such as elevators, lobbies, la= undry rooms, bike rooms, or garages. You can flyer the doors of your neighb= ors. Just be sure to limit person-to-person contact.</span></h4></li></ul><= p style=3D"margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13pt;font-family:"Pro= xima Nova";padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.15;height:= 13pt"><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-size:13pt"></span></p><p = style=3D"margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13pt;font-family:"Proxi= ma Nova";padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.15"><span st= yle=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-size:13pt;background-color:rgb(235,234,= 242)">Note: Initial outreach should be language-accessible. For example, if= your building is majority Korean-speaking, include both English and Korean= in your invite.</span></p><p style=3D"margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-siz= e:13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:= 0pt;line-height:1.15;height:13pt"><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;fo= nt-size:13pt"></span></p><p style=3D"margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:= 13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0p= t;line-height:1.15"><span style=3D"background-color:rgb(235,234,242)">For a= sample invite (text or flyer) in several languages, please=C2=A0</span><sp= an style=3D"text-decoration-line:underline;background-color:rgb(235,234,242= );color:rgb(17,85,204)"><a href=3D"https://gdoc.pub/raw/doc/e/2PACX-1vRMxV0= 9kdojzMdyOfapJUOB6Ko2_1iAfIm8ELeIgma21wIt5HoTqP1QXadF01eZc0ySrPW6VtU_veyp#i= d.hle5icd3rco3" style=3D"color:inherit;text-decoration:inherit" target=3D"_= blank">check out=C2=A0</a></span><span style=3D"text-decoration-line:underl= ine;background-color:rgb(235,234,242);color:rgb(17,85,204)"><a href=3D"http= s://gdoc.pub/raw/doc/e/2PACX-1vRMxV09kdojzMdyOfapJUOB6Ko2_1iAfIm8ELeIgma21w= It5HoTqP1QXadF01eZc0ySrPW6VtU_veyp#id.hle5icd3rco3" style=3D"color:inherit;= text-decoration:inherit" target=3D"_blank">page=C2=A0</a></span><span style= =3D"text-decoration-line:underline;background-color:rgb(235,234,242);color:= rgb(17,85,204)"><a href=3D"https://gdoc.pub/raw/doc/e/2PACX-1vRMxV09kdojzMd= yOfapJUOB6Ko2_1iAfIm8ELeIgma21wIt5HoTqP1QXadF01eZc0ySrPW6VtU_veyp#id.hle5ic= d3rco3" style=3D"color:inherit;text-decoration:inherit" target=3D"_blank">9= </a></span><span style=3D"background-color:rgb(235,234,242)">.</span></p><p= style=3D"margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13pt;font-family:"Prox= ima Nova";padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.15;height:1= 3pt"><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-size:13pt"></span></p><h2 = id=3D"m_-777292780029909429m_-5330949953965274682gmail-h.ir38q0w96yfo" styl= e=3D"padding-top:0pt;color:rgb(60,47,129);font-size:18pt;padding-bottom:0pt= ;font-family:"Proxima Nova";line-height:1.15;break-after:avoid"><= span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-size:18pt">Step 4:</span></h2><h= 5 id=3D"m_-777292780029909429m_-5330949953965274682gmail-h.a4zazsqip6v8" st= yle=3D"padding-top:0pt;color:rgb(157,151,192);font-size:18pt;padding-bottom= :0pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";line-height:1.15;break-after:avoi= d"><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-size:18pt">Build your pod.</= span></h5><p style=3D"margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13pt;font-famil= y:"Proxima Nova";padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1= .15"><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-size:13pt">Name your group= . If your pod/network is more than 30 people, consider splitting into two g= roups. Big groups can get unwieldy and you can always still reach out to an= d coordinate with the other group!</span></p><p style=3D"margin:0px;color:r= gb(0,0,0);font-size:13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";padding-top:0= pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.15;height:13pt"><span style=3D"vertical= -align:baseline;font-size:13pt"></span></p><p style=3D"margin:0px;color:rgb= (0,0,0);font-size:13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";padding-top:0pt= ;padding-bottom:10pt;line-height:1.15"><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseli= ne;font-size:13pt">You have a couple options in terms of communications set= up:</span></p><ul style=3D"padding:0px;margin:0px;list-style-type:none;colo= r:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans,sans-serif;font-size:medium"><li style= =3D"font-size:13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";margin-left:36pt;pa= dding-top:0pt;padding-left:0pt;padding-bottom:10pt;line-height:1;break-afte= r:avoid;text-align:left"><h4 id=3D"m_-777292780029909429m_-5330949953965274= 682gmail-h.6fj2cbk1tw9t" style=3D"padding-top:0pt;font-size:13pt;padding-bo= ttom:10pt;line-height:1;break-after:avoid;font-style:italic;display:inline"= ><span style=3D"font-weight:400;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:13pt">Mak= e a group text or social media chat if everyone is comfortable with text/so= cial media.</span></h4></li><li style=3D"font-size:13pt;font-family:"P= roxima Nova";margin-left:36pt;padding-top:0pt;padding-left:0pt;padding= -bottom:10pt;line-height:1;break-after:avoid;text-align:left"><h4 id=3D"m_-= 777292780029909429m_-5330949953965274682gmail-h.6fj2cbk1tw9t-15" style=3D"p= adding-top:0pt;font-size:13pt;padding-bottom:10pt;line-height:1;break-after= :avoid;font-style:italic;display:inline"><span style=3D"font-weight:400;ver= tical-align:baseline;font-size:13pt">If most people can do text but some ca= n only talk by phone, assign people responsible for calling those people to= update them.</span></h4></li><li style=3D"font-size:13pt;font-family:"= ;Proxima Nova";margin-left:36pt;padding-top:0pt;padding-left:0pt;paddi= ng-bottom:10pt;line-height:1;break-after:avoid;text-align:left"><h4 id=3D"m= _-777292780029909429m_-5330949953965274682gmail-h.6fj2cbk1tw9t-16" style=3D= "padding-top:0pt;font-size:13pt;padding-bottom:10pt;line-height:1;break-aft= er:avoid;font-style:italic;display:inline"><span style=3D"font-weight:400;v= ertical-align:baseline;font-size:13pt">If most people are only comfortable = talking by phone, set up a phone tree.*</span></h4></li></ul><p style=3D"ma= rgin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova&quo= t;;padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.15;height:13pt"><span s= tyle=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-size:13pt"></span></p><p style=3D"marg= in:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova"= ;padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.15"><span style=3D"backgr= ound-color:rgb(235,234,242)">*What=E2=80=99s a phone tree?</span><span styl= e=3D"font-style:italic">=C2=A0</span><span>Check out=C2=A0</span><span styl= e=3D"text-decoration-line:underline;color:rgb(17,85,204)"><a href=3D"https:= //www.aauw.org/resource/how-to-build-a-phone-tree/" style=3D"color:inherit;= text-decoration:inherit" target=3D"_blank">this resource</a></span><span>= =C2=A0for more information. A phone tree is a system for spreading informat= ion with a group of people quickly through the phone. You have a few people= , called your =E2=80=9Ckey group,=E2=80=9D and they communicate information= to and from the subgroups they=E2=80=99re responsible for. That way, each = time something needs to be shared, you don=E2=80=99t have to set up a huge = conference call. We very much still recommend phone/video conference calls = for discussion and decision-making, because non-hierarchical coordination i= s key to mutual aid. You can get a free Zoom account for your videoconferen= cing</span>=C2=A0needs<span>!</span></p><p style=3D"margin:0px;color:rgb(0,= 0,0);font-size:13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";padding-top:0pt;pa= dding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.15;height:13pt"><span style=3D"vertical-alig= n:baseline;font-size:13pt;font-weight:700"></span></p><h2 id=3D"m_-77729278= 0029909429m_-5330949953965274682gmail-h.yearcgnz96l2" style=3D"padding-top:= 0pt;color:rgb(60,47,129);font-size:18pt;padding-bottom:0pt;font-family:&quo= t;Proxima Nova";line-height:1.15;break-after:avoid"><span style=3D"ver= tical-align:baseline;font-size:18pt">Step 5:</span></h2><h5 id=3D"m_-777292= 780029909429m_-5330949953965274682gmail-h.hdxazuuil1we" style=3D"padding-to= p:0pt;color:rgb(157,151,192);font-size:18pt;padding-bottom:0pt;font-family:= "Proxima Nova";line-height:1.15;break-after:avoid">Have an intro = conversation with each other.</h5><p style=3D"margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);f= ont-size:13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";padding-top:0pt;padding-= bottom:0pt;line-height:1.15"><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-si= ze:13pt">Set some community agreements, for example, treating each other wi= th respect and assuming the best intentions. You also want to get a sense o= f what each person needs, and what each person can do to help.</span></p><p= style=3D"margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13pt;font-family:"Prox= ima Nova";padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.15;height:1= 3pt"><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-size:13pt;font-weight:700"= ></span></p><p style=3D"margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13pt;font-fam= ily:"Proxima Nova";padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:10pt;line-heigh= t:1.15"><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-size:13pt">These are so= me questions to ask each other:</span></p><ul style=3D"padding:0px;margin:0= px;list-style-type:none;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans,sans-serif;= font-size:medium"><li style=3D"font-size:13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nov= a";margin-left:36pt;padding-top:0pt;padding-left:0pt;padding-bottom:10= pt;line-height:1;break-after:avoid;text-align:left"><h4 id=3D"m_-7772927800= 29909429m_-5330949953965274682gmail-h.3u8kmcdv35rx" style=3D"padding-top:0p= t;font-size:13pt;padding-bottom:10pt;line-height:1;break-after:avoid;font-s= tyle:italic;display:inline"><span style=3D"font-weight:400;vertical-align:b= aseline;font-size:13pt">What are your hobbies and interests?</span></h4></l= i><li style=3D"font-size:13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";margin-l= eft:36pt;padding-top:0pt;padding-left:0pt;padding-bottom:10pt;line-height:1= ;break-after:avoid;text-align:left"><h4 id=3D"m_-777292780029909429m_-53309= 49953965274682gmail-h.3u8kmcdv35rx-17" style=3D"padding-top:0pt;font-size:1= 3pt;padding-bottom:10pt;line-height:1;break-after:avoid;font-style:italic;d= isplay:inline"><span style=3D"font-weight:400;vertical-align:baseline;font-= size:13pt">What languages do you speak?</span></h4></li><li style=3D"font-s= ize:13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";margin-left:36pt;padding-top:= 0pt;padding-left:0pt;padding-bottom:10pt;line-height:1;break-after:avoid;te= xt-align:left"><h4 id=3D"m_-777292780029909429m_-5330949953965274682gmail-h= .3u8kmcdv35rx-18" style=3D"padding-top:0pt;font-size:13pt;padding-bottom:10= pt;line-height:1;break-after:avoid;font-style:italic;display:inline"><span = style=3D"font-weight:400;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:13pt">When are y= ou generally working/busy and when are you generally available?</span></h4>= </li><li style=3D"font-size:13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";margi= n-left:36pt;padding-top:0pt;padding-left:0pt;padding-bottom:10pt;line-heigh= t:1;break-after:avoid;text-align:left"><h4 id=3D"m_-777292780029909429m_-53= 30949953965274682gmail-h.3u8kmcdv35rx-19" style=3D"padding-top:0pt;font-siz= e:13pt;padding-bottom:10pt;line-height:1;break-after:avoid;font-style:itali= c;display:inline"><span style=3D"font-weight:400;vertical-align:baseline;fo= nt-size:13pt">How regularly do you want to check in?</span></h4></li><li st= yle=3D"font-size:13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";margin-left:36pt= ;padding-top:0pt;padding-left:0pt;padding-bottom:10pt;line-height:1;break-a= fter:avoid;text-align:left"><h4 id=3D"m_-777292780029909429m_-5330949953965= 274682gmail-h.3u8kmcdv35rx-20" style=3D"padding-top:0pt;font-size:13pt;padd= ing-bottom:10pt;line-height:1;break-after:avoid;font-style:italic;display:i= nline"><span style=3D"font-weight:400;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:13p= t">What is your living situation like and who else lives with you?</span></= h4></li><li style=3D"font-size:13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";ma= rgin-left:36pt;padding-top:0pt;padding-left:0pt;padding-bottom:10pt;line-he= ight:1;break-after:avoid;text-align:left"><h4 id=3D"m_-777292780029909429m_= -5330949953965274682gmail-h.3u8kmcdv35rx-21" style=3D"padding-top:0pt;font-= size:13pt;padding-bottom:10pt;line-height:1;break-after:avoid;font-style:it= alic;display:inline"><span style=3D"font-weight:400;vertical-align:baseline= ;font-size:13pt">Who are your emergency contacts?</span></h4></li><li style= =3D"font-size:13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";margin-left:36pt;pa= dding-top:0pt;padding-left:0pt;padding-bottom:10pt;line-height:1;break-afte= r:avoid;text-align:left"><h4 id=3D"m_-777292780029909429m_-5330949953965274= 682gmail-h.3u8kmcdv35rx-22" style=3D"padding-top:0pt;font-size:13pt;padding= -bottom:10pt;line-height:1;break-after:avoid;font-style:italic;display:inli= ne"><span style=3D"font-weight:400;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:13pt">= What resources, skills or knowledge do you have that you could share with t= he pod or help others with?</span></h4></li><li style=3D"font-size:13pt;fon= t-family:"Proxima Nova";margin-left:36pt;padding-top:0pt;padding-= left:0pt;padding-bottom:10pt;line-height:1;break-after:avoid;text-align:lef= t"><h4 id=3D"m_-777292780029909429m_-5330949953965274682gmail-h.3u8kmcdv35r= x-23" style=3D"padding-top:0pt;font-size:13pt;padding-bottom:10pt;line-heig= ht:1;break-after:avoid;font-style:italic;display:inline"><span style=3D"fon= t-weight:400;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:13pt">What are your needs? W= hat are you afraid of losing? What do you need help with?</span></h4></li><= li style=3D"font-size:13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";margin-left= :36pt;padding-top:0pt;padding-left:0pt;padding-bottom:10pt;line-height:1;br= eak-after:avoid;text-align:left"><h4 id=3D"m_-777292780029909429m_-53309499= 53965274682gmail-h.3u8kmcdv35rx-24" style=3D"padding-top:0pt;font-size:13pt= ;padding-bottom:10pt;line-height:1;break-after:avoid;font-style:italic;disp= lay:inline"><span style=3D"font-weight:400;vertical-align:baseline;font-siz= e:13pt">Do you have any important health info about yourself you want to sh= are with me? For example, do you have regular prescriptions or appointments= you need to maintain?</span></h4></li><li style=3D"font-size:13pt;font-fam= ily:"Proxima Nova";margin-left:36pt;padding-top:0pt;padding-left:= 0pt;padding-bottom:10pt;line-height:1;break-after:avoid;text-align:left"><h= 4 id=3D"m_-777292780029909429m_-5330949953965274682gmail-h.3u8kmcdv35rx-25"= style=3D"padding-top:0pt;font-size:13pt;padding-bottom:10pt;line-height:1;= break-after:avoid;font-style:italic;display:inline"><span style=3D"font-wei= ght:400;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:13pt">What will be your primary c= oncerns if the pandemic lasts two months or longer?</span></h4></li></ul><p= style=3D"margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13pt;font-family:"Prox= ima Nova";padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.15;height:1= 3pt"><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-size:13pt"></span></p><p s= tyle=3D"margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13pt;font-family:"Proxim= a Nova";padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.15"><span sty= le=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-size:13pt">You might find that it takes = multiple conversations with each other before people feel comfortable discu= ssing the last few questions. That=E2=80=99s okay! Relationship building is= not a means to mutual aid, but fundamental to the work itself.</span></p><= p style=3D"margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13pt;font-family:"Pro= xima Nova";padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.15;height:= 13pt"><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-size:13pt"></span></p><p = style=3D"margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13pt;font-family:"Proxi= ma Nova";padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.15"><span st= yle=3D"background-color:rgb(235,234,242)">There are several ways to do this= in a group that=E2=80=99s larger than a couple people.</span></p><p style= =3D"margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13pt;font-family:"Proxima No= va";padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.15;height:13pt"><= span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-size:13pt"></span></p><ol start= =3D"1" style=3D"margin:0px;padding:0px;list-style-type:none;color:rgb(0,0,0= );font-family:arial,sans,sans-serif;font-size:medium"><li style=3D"font-siz= e:13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:= 0pt;line-height:1.15;text-align:left;margin-left:36pt;padding-left:0pt"><sp= an style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-size:13pt">We recommend focusing o= n building relationships with each other before immediately jumping into as= ks. One way to do this is dividing everyone up into pairs. Each pair then t= alks to each other over video/phone and takes notes about the conversation = to input into a spreadsheet. Switch pairings and do a couple more rounds of= 1-on-1 conversations so people in your pod have relationships with not jus= t one other person in the pod, but multiple other people!</span></li><li st= yle=3D"font-size:13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";margin-left:36pt= ;padding-top:0pt;padding-left:0pt;padding-bottom:10pt;line-height:1;break-a= fter:avoid;text-align:left"><h4 id=3D"m_-777292780029909429m_-5330949953965= 274682gmail-h.7fkugi4mg3n2" style=3D"padding-top:0pt;font-size:13pt;padding= -bottom:10pt;line-height:1;break-after:avoid;font-style:italic;display:inli= ne"><span style=3D"font-style:normal">You could also use a Google Form or S= preadsheet and have everyone input their responses on their own and read ov= er each other=E2=80=99s responses to the questions</span><span style=3D"fon= t-weight:400;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:13pt">.</span></h4></li></ol= ><p style=3D"margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13pt;font-family:"P= roxima Nova";padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.15;heigh= t:13pt"><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-size:13pt"></span></p><= p style=3D"margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13pt;font-family:"Pro= xima Nova";padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.15"><span = style=3D"background-color:rgb(235,234,242)">If you go with #1</span><span s= tyle=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-size:13pt">, make sure to clarify upfr= ont what information gets shared with everyone in the pod and what informat= ion stays in your small group conversation. Consent about information shari= ng is important.</span></p><p style=3D"margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-siz= e:13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:= 0pt;line-height:1.15;height:13pt"><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;fo= nt-size:13pt"></span></p><h2 id=3D"m_-777292780029909429m_-5330949953965274= 682gmail-h.97jz5o1cgg3s" style=3D"padding-top:0pt;color:rgb(60,47,129);font= -size:18pt;padding-bottom:0pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";line-hei= ght:1.15;break-after:avoid"><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-siz= e:18pt">Step 6:</span></h2><h5 id=3D"m_-777292780029909429m_-53309499539652= 74682gmail-h.ldtajxskvqer" style=3D"padding-top:0pt;color:rgb(157,151,192);= font-size:18pt;padding-bottom:0pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";line= -height:1.15;break-after:avoid"><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font= -size:18pt">Support each other.</span></h5><p style=3D"margin:0px;color:rgb= (0,0,0);font-size:13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";padding-top:0pt= ;padding-bottom:10pt;line-height:1.15"><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseli= ne;font-size:13pt">Your pod will have lots of needs at this time, and they = may change as this pandemic continues. Some needs that might or have alread= y come up:</span></p><ul style=3D"padding:0px;margin:0px;list-style-type:no= ne;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans,sans-serif;font-size:medium"><li= style=3D"font-size:13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";margin-left:3= 6pt;padding-top:0pt;padding-left:0pt;padding-bottom:10pt;line-height:1;brea= k-after:avoid;text-align:left"><h4 id=3D"m_-777292780029909429m_-5330949953= 965274682gmail-h.45djvjd0o71b" style=3D"padding-top:0pt;font-size:13pt;padd= ing-bottom:10pt;line-height:1;break-after:avoid;font-style:italic;display:i= nline"><span style=3D"font-weight:400;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:13p= t">Food (both grocery store trips and prep)</span></h4></li><li style=3D"fo= nt-size:13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";margin-left:36pt;padding-= top:0pt;padding-left:0pt;padding-bottom:10pt;line-height:1;break-after:avoi= d;text-align:left"><h4 id=3D"m_-777292780029909429m_-5330949953965274682gma= il-h.45djvjd0o71b-26" style=3D"padding-top:0pt;font-size:13pt;padding-botto= m:10pt;line-height:1;break-after:avoid;font-style:italic;display:inline"><s= pan style=3D"font-weight:400;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:13pt">Childc= are (especially as schools close)</span></h4></li><li style=3D"font-size:13= pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";margin-left:36pt;padding-top:0pt;pa= dding-left:0pt;padding-bottom:10pt;line-height:1;break-after:avoid;text-ali= gn:left"><h4 id=3D"m_-777292780029909429m_-5330949953965274682gmail-h.45djv= jd0o71b-27" style=3D"padding-top:0pt;font-size:13pt;padding-bottom:10pt;lin= e-height:1;break-after:avoid;font-style:italic;display:inline"><span style= =3D"font-weight:400;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:13pt">Picking up medi= cine or other absolutely essential errands</span></h4></li><li style=3D"fon= t-size:13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";margin-left:36pt;padding-t= op:0pt;padding-left:0pt;padding-bottom:10pt;line-height:1;break-after:avoid= ;text-align:left"><h4 id=3D"m_-777292780029909429m_-5330949953965274682gmai= l-h.45djvjd0o71b-28" style=3D"padding-top:0pt;font-size:13pt;padding-bottom= :10pt;line-height:1;break-after:avoid;font-style:italic;display:inline"><sp= an style=3D"font-weight:400;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:13pt">Cleanin= g supplies</span></h4></li><li style=3D"font-size:13pt;font-family:"Pr= oxima Nova";margin-left:36pt;padding-top:0pt;padding-left:0pt;padding-= bottom:10pt;line-height:1;break-after:avoid;text-align:left"><h4 id=3D"m_-7= 77292780029909429m_-5330949953965274682gmail-h.45djvjd0o71b-29" style=3D"pa= dding-top:0pt;font-size:13pt;padding-bottom:10pt;line-height:1;break-after:= avoid;font-style:italic;display:inline"><span style=3D"font-weight:400;vert= ical-align:baseline;font-size:13pt">Financial support (especially as more w= orkers get laid off or have to stay home without sick leave)</span></h4></l= i><li style=3D"font-size:13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";margin-l= eft:36pt;padding-top:0pt;padding-left:0pt;padding-bottom:10pt;line-height:1= ;break-after:avoid;text-align:left"><h4 id=3D"m_-777292780029909429m_-53309= 49953965274682gmail-h.45djvjd0o71b-30" style=3D"padding-top:0pt;font-size:1= 3pt;padding-bottom:10pt;line-height:1;break-after:avoid;font-style:italic;d= isplay:inline"><span style=3D"font-weight:400;vertical-align:baseline;font-= size:13pt">Emotional support and socializing</span></h4></li><li style=3D"f= ont-size:13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";margin-left:36pt;padding= -top:0pt;padding-left:0pt;padding-bottom:10pt;line-height:1;break-after:avo= id;text-align:left"><h4 id=3D"m_-777292780029909429m_-5330949953965274682gm= ail-h.45djvjd0o71b-31" style=3D"padding-top:0pt;font-size:13pt;padding-bott= om:10pt;line-height:1;break-after:avoid;font-style:italic;display:inline"><= span style=3D"font-weight:400;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:13pt">Menta= l health counseling and services</span></h4></li><li style=3D"font-size:13p= t;font-family:"Proxima Nova";margin-left:36pt;padding-top:0pt;pad= ding-left:0pt;padding-bottom:10pt;line-height:1;break-after:avoid;text-alig= n:left"><h4 id=3D"m_-777292780029909429m_-5330949953965274682gmail-h.45djvj= d0o71b-32" style=3D"padding-top:0pt;font-size:13pt;padding-bottom:10pt;line= -height:1;break-after:avoid;font-style:italic;display:inline"><span style= =3D"font-weight:400;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:13pt">Recreational ac= tivities, for both adults and children</span></h4></li><li style=3D"font-si= ze:13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";margin-left:36pt;padding-top:0= pt;padding-left:0pt;padding-bottom:10pt;line-height:1;break-after:avoid;tex= t-align:left"><h4 id=3D"m_-777292780029909429m_-5330949953965274682gmail-h.= 45djvjd0o71b-33" style=3D"padding-top:0pt;font-size:13pt;padding-bottom:10p= t;line-height:1;break-after:avoid;font-style:italic;display:inline"><span s= tyle=3D"font-weight:400;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:13pt">Help naviga= ting benefits processes</span></h4></li><li style=3D"font-size:13pt;font-fa= mily:"Proxima Nova";margin-left:36pt;padding-top:0pt;padding-left= :0pt;padding-bottom:10pt;line-height:1;break-after:avoid;text-align:left"><= h4 id=3D"m_-777292780029909429m_-5330949953965274682gmail-h.45djvjd0o71b-34= " style=3D"padding-top:0pt;font-size:13pt;padding-bottom:10pt;line-height:1= ;break-after:avoid;font-style:italic;display:inline"><span style=3D"font-we= ight:400;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:13pt">Language translation/suppo= rt</span></h4></li><li style=3D"font-size:13pt;font-family:"Proxima No= va";margin-left:36pt;padding-top:0pt;padding-left:0pt;padding-bottom:1= 0pt;line-height:1;break-after:avoid;text-align:left"><h4 id=3D"m_-777292780= 029909429m_-5330949953965274682gmail-h.45djvjd0o71b-35" style=3D"padding-to= p:0pt;font-size:13pt;padding-bottom:10pt;line-height:1;break-after:avoid;fo= nt-style:italic;display:inline"><span style=3D"font-weight:400;vertical-ali= gn:baseline;font-size:13pt">Information on what community resources are ava= ilable</span></h4></li><li style=3D"font-size:13pt;font-family:"Proxim= a Nova";margin-left:36pt;padding-top:0pt;padding-left:0pt;padding-bott= om:10pt;line-height:1;break-after:avoid;text-align:left"><h4 id=3D"m_-77729= 2780029909429m_-5330949953965274682gmail-h.45djvjd0o71b-36" style=3D"paddin= g-top:0pt;font-size:13pt;padding-bottom:10pt;line-height:1;break-after:avoi= d;font-style:italic;display:inline"><span style=3D"font-weight:400;vertical= -align:baseline;font-size:13pt">Tech assistance</span></h4></li><li style= =3D"font-size:13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";margin-left:36pt;pa= dding-top:0pt;padding-left:0pt;padding-bottom:10pt;line-height:1;break-afte= r:avoid;text-align:left"><h4 id=3D"m_-777292780029909429m_-5330949953965274= 682gmail-h.45djvjd0o71b-37" style=3D"padding-top:0pt;font-size:13pt;padding= -bottom:10pt;line-height:1;break-after:avoid;font-style:italic;display:inli= ne"><span style=3D"font-weight:400;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:13pt">= Internet access</span></h4></li><li style=3D"font-size:13pt;font-family:&qu= ot;Proxima Nova";margin-left:36pt;padding-top:0pt;padding-left:0pt;pad= ding-bottom:10pt;line-height:1;break-after:avoid;text-align:left"><h4 id=3D= "m_-777292780029909429m_-5330949953965274682gmail-h.45djvjd0o71b-38" style= =3D"padding-top:0pt;font-size:13pt;padding-bottom:10pt;line-height:1;break-= after:avoid;font-style:italic;display:inline"><span style=3D"font-weight:40= 0;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:13pt">Timely and accurate public health= information</span></h4></li></ul><p style=3D"margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);f= ont-size:13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";padding-top:0pt;padding-= bottom:0pt;line-height:1.15;height:13pt"><span style=3D"vertical-align:base= line;font-size:13pt"></span></p><a id=3D"m_-777292780029909429m_-5330949953= 965274682gmail-id.hle5icd3rco3" style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial= ,sans,sans-serif;font-size:medium"></a><h1 id=3D"m_-777292780029909429m_-53= 30949953965274682gmail-h.8ihonbru10f7" style=3D"padding-top:0pt;color:rgb(6= 0,47,129);font-size:30pt;padding-bottom:0pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova&= quot;;line-height:1.15;break-after:avoid"><span style=3D"vertical-align:bas= eline;font-size:30pt">An Invite for Neighbors</span></h1><h3 id=3D"m_-77729= 2780029909429m_-5330949953965274682gmail-h.ca4lj43t6c5v" style=3D"padding-t= op:0pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:14pt;padding-bottom:10pt;font-family:&quo= t;Proxima Nova";line-height:1.15;break-after:avoid"><span style=3D"ver= tical-align:baseline;font-size:14pt">Here is a sample text/invite for neigh= bors, in some of the most commonly-spoken languages in Congresswoman Ocasio= -Cortez=E2=80=99s district NY-14.</span></h3><p style=3D"margin:0px;color:r= gb(0,0,0);font-size:13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";padding-top:0= pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.15;height:13pt"><span style=3D"vertical= -align:baseline;font-size:13pt"></span></p><p style=3D"margin:0px;color:rgb= (0,0,0);font-size:13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";padding-top:0pt= ;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.15;height:13pt"><span style=3D"vertical-a= lign:baseline;font-size:13pt"></span></p><a id=3D"m_-777292780029909429m_-5= 330949953965274682gmail-t.b12b932008887108d24de52126cad59e0eb6a6f6" style= =3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans,sans-serif;font-size:medium"></= a><a id=3D"m_-777292780029909429m_-5330949953965274682gmail-t.2" style=3D"c= olor:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans,sans-serif;font-size:medium"></a><ta= ble style=3D"border-spacing:0px;border-collapse:collapse;margin-right:auto;= color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans,sans-serif;font-size:medium"><tbody= ><tr style=3D"height:0pt"><td colspan=3D"1" rowspan=3D"1" style=3D"padding:= 5pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);border-width:1pt;vertical-al= ign:top;width:113.2pt;background-color:rgb(235,234,242)"><p style=3D"margin= :0px;font-size:13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";padding-top:0pt;pa= dding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1"><span style=3D"font-weight:700">L</span><sp= an style=3D"font-weight:700">ANGUAGE</span></p></td><td colspan=3D"1" rowsp= an=3D"1" style=3D"padding:5pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);bo= rder-width:1pt;vertical-align:top;width:354.8pt"><p style=3D"margin:0px;fon= t-size:13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";padding-top:0pt;padding-bo= ttom:0pt;line-height:1"><span style=3D"font-weight:700">INVITE</span></p></= td></tr><tr style=3D"height:0pt"><td colspan=3D"1" rowspan=3D"1" style=3D"p= adding:5pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);border-width:1pt;vert= ical-align:top;width:113.2pt;background-color:rgb(235,234,242)"><p style=3D= "margin:0px;font-size:13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";padding-top= :0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1"><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseli= ne;font-size:13pt;font-weight:700">English</span></p></td><td colspan=3D"1"= rowspan=3D"1" style=3D"padding:5pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0= ,0);border-width:1pt;vertical-align:top;width:354.8pt"><p style=3D"margin:0= px;font-size:13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";padding-top:0pt;padd= ing-bottom:0pt;line-height:1"><span>=E2=80=9CHello! I=E2=80=99m=C2=A0</span= ><span style=3D"font-weight:700">[NAME]</span><span>. I live=C2=A0</span><s= pan style=3D"font-weight:700">[in your building/on your block/in your neigh= borhood]</span><span>=C2=A0and this is my number:=C2=A0</span><span style= =3D"font-weight:700">[PHONE #]</span><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline= ;font-size:13pt">.</span></p><p style=3D"margin:0px;font-size:13pt;font-fam= ily:"Proxima Nova";padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height= :1;height:13pt"><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-size:13pt"></sp= an></p><p style=3D"margin:0px;font-size:13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova= ";padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1"><span style=3D"ver= tical-align:baseline;font-size:13pt">I=E2=80=99m reaching out because I kno= w that with COVID-19, it=E2=80=99s important for us to be connected to each= other so we can pool resources, share information, and help support one an= other.</span></p><p style=3D"margin:0px;font-size:13pt;font-family:"Pr= oxima Nova";padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1;height:13= pt"><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-size:13pt"></span></p><p st= yle=3D"margin:0px;font-size:13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";paddi= ng-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1"><span>I=E2=80=99m going to coo= rdinate a group text or a phone call for our=C2=A0</span><span style=3D"fon= t-weight:700">[building/block/neighborhood/community]</span><span style=3D"= vertical-align:baseline;font-size:13pt">.</span></p><p style=3D"margin:0px;= font-size:13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";padding-top:0pt;padding= -bottom:0pt;line-height:1;height:13pt"><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseli= ne;font-size:13pt"></span></p><p style=3D"margin:0px;font-size:13pt;font-fa= mily:"Proxima Nova";padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-heigh= t:1"><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-size:13pt">Will you please= reach out to me on my phone so we have your contact information? Thank you= !=E2=80=9D</span></p><p style=3D"margin:0px;font-size:13pt;font-family:&quo= t;Proxima Nova";padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1;heigh= t:13pt"><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-size:13pt"></span></p><= /td></tr><tr style=3D"height:0pt"><td colspan=3D"1" rowspan=3D"1" style=3D"= padding:5pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);border-width:1pt;ver= tical-align:top;width:113.2pt;background-color:rgb(235,234,242)"><p style= =3D"margin:0px;font-size:13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";padding-= top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1"><span style=3D"font-weight:700">S= panish</span></p></td><td colspan=3D"1" rowspan=3D"1" style=3D"padding:5pt;= border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);border-width:1pt;vertical-align:= top;width:354.8pt"><p style=3D"margin:0px;font-size:13pt;font-family:"= Proxima Nova";padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1">=C2=A1= Hola! Soy=C2=A0<span style=3D"font-weight:700">[NAME]</span>. Vivo<span sty= le=3D"font-weight:700">=C2=A0[en su edificio/en su cuadra/en su vecindario]= =C2=A0</span>y este es mi n=C3=BAmero:<span style=3D"font-weight:700">=C2= =A0[PHONE #]</span><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-size:13pt">.= </span></p><p style=3D"margin:0px;font-size:13pt;font-family:"Proxima = Nova";padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1;height:13pt"><s= pan style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-size:13pt"></span></p><p style=3D= "margin:0px;font-size:13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";padding-top= :0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1"><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseli= ne;font-size:13pt">Me estoy poniendo en contacto porque se que con el coron= avirus es importante que estemos conectados para que podamos compartir recu= rsos e informaci=C3=B3n y ayudarnos unos a otros.</span></p><p style=3D"mar= gin:0px;font-size:13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";padding-top:0pt= ;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1;height:13pt"><span style=3D"vertical-alig= n:baseline;font-size:13pt"></span></p><p style=3D"margin:0px;font-size:13pt= ;font-family:"Proxima Nova";padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;li= ne-height:1">Voy a coordinar un grupo de texto o una llamada telef=C3=B3nic= a para<span style=3D"font-weight:700">=C2=A0[nuestro edificio/ nuestra cuad= ra/ nuestra comunidad]</span><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-si= ze:13pt">.</span></p><p style=3D"margin:0px;font-size:13pt;font-family:&quo= t;Proxima Nova";padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1;heigh= t:13pt"><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-size:13pt"></span></p><= p style=3D"margin:0px;font-size:13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";p= adding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1">=C2=BFMe podr=C3=ADa conta= ctar por tel=C3=A9fono para que tenga su informaci=C3=B3n? =C2=A0=C2=A1Grac= ias!"=C2=A0<span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-= family:Arial">=C2=A0</span></p><p style=3D"margin:0px;font-size:13pt;font-f= amily:"Proxima Nova";padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-heig= ht:1;height:13pt"><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;fon= t-family:Arial"></span></p><p style=3D"margin:0px;font-size:13pt;font-famil= y:"Proxima Nova";padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1= ;height:13pt"><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-fa= mily:Arial"></span></p><p style=3D"margin:0px;font-size:13pt;font-family:&q= uot;Proxima Nova";padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1;hei= ght:13pt"><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-size:11pt;font-family= :Arial"></span></p></td></tr><tr style=3D"height:0pt"><td colspan=3D"1" row= span=3D"1" style=3D"padding:5pt;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);= border-width:1pt;vertical-align:top;width:113.2pt;background-color:rgb(235,= 234,242)"><p style=3D"margin:0px;font-size:13pt;font-family:"Proxima N= ova";padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1"><span style=3D"= font-weight:700">Bengali</span></p></td><td 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Nova";padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;= line-height:1;height:13pt"><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-size= :13pt"></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p style=3D"margin:0px;color:rg= b(0,0,0);font-size:13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";padding-top:0p= t;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.15;height:13pt"><span style=3D"vertical-= align:baseline;font-size:13pt"></span></p><p style=3D"margin:0px;color:rgb(= 0,0,0);font-size:13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";padding-top:0pt;= padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1.15;height:13pt"><span style=3D"vertical-al= ign:baseline;font-size:13pt"></span></p><h1 id=3D"m_-777292780029909429m_-5= 330949953965274682gmail-h.q3n4n2nasaz9" style=3D"padding-top:0pt;color:rgb(= 60,47,129);font-size:30pt;padding-bottom:0pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova= ";line-height:1.15;break-after:avoid"><span style=3D"vertical-align:ba= seline;font-size:30pt">Health & Safety Tips</span></h1><h3 id=3D"m_-777= 292780029909429m_-5330949953965274682gmail-h.fo1c8kcpo0wd" style=3D"padding= -top:0pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:14pt;padding-bottom:10pt;font-family:&q= uot;Proxima Nova";line-height:1.15;break-after:avoid">Organizing mutua= l aid during COVID-19 means taking extra precautions to protect yourself an= d your community from the spread of the virus. Here are some tips for minim= izing your exposure:</h3><ul style=3D"padding:0px;margin:0px;list-style-typ= e:none;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans,sans-serif;font-size:medium"= ><li style=3D"font-size:13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";margin-le= ft:36pt;padding-top:0pt;padding-left:0pt;padding-bottom:10pt;line-height:1;= break-after:avoid;text-align:left"><h4 id=3D"m_-777292780029909429m_-533094= 9953965274682gmail-h.azxokebt1aqg" style=3D"padding-top:0pt;font-size:13pt;= padding-bottom:10pt;line-height:1;break-after:avoid;font-style:italic;displ= ay:inline"><span style=3D"font-weight:400;vertical-align:baseline;font-size= :13pt">Practice social distancing. Do not interact with people face-to-face= . Connect with each other through phone/web.</span></h4></li><li style=3D"f= ont-size:13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";margin-left:36pt;padding= -top:0pt;padding-left:0pt;padding-bottom:10pt;line-height:1;break-after:avo= id;text-align:left"><h4 id=3D"m_-777292780029909429m_-5330949953965274682gm= ail-h.6a85i2cmnjzs" style=3D"padding-top:0pt;font-size:13pt;padding-bottom:= 10pt;line-height:1;break-after:avoid;font-style:italic;display:inline"><spa= n style=3D"font-weight:400;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:13pt">Go to gr= ocery stores and pharmacies for essential errands at non-peak hours.</span>= </h4></li><li style=3D"font-size:13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";= margin-left:36pt;padding-top:0pt;padding-left:0pt;padding-bottom:10pt;line-= height:1;break-after:avoid;text-align:left"><h4 id=3D"m_-777292780029909429= m_-5330949953965274682gmail-h.6a85i2cmnjzs-39" style=3D"padding-top:0pt;fon= t-size:13pt;padding-bottom:10pt;line-height:1;break-after:avoid;font-style:= italic;display:inline"><span style=3D"font-weight:400;vertical-align:baseli= ne;font-size:13pt">Use delivery services when possible so you stay home. Po= ol money to pay for these services or find a volunteer delivery collective = in your community.</span></h4></li><li style=3D"font-size:13pt;font-family:= "Proxima Nova";margin-left:36pt;padding-top:0pt;padding-left:0pt;= padding-bottom:10pt;line-height:1;break-after:avoid;text-align:left"><h4 id= =3D"m_-777292780029909429m_-5330949953965274682gmail-h.6a85i2cmnjzs-40" sty= le=3D"padding-top:0pt;font-size:13pt;padding-bottom:10pt;line-height:1;brea= k-after:avoid;font-style:italic;display:inline"><span style=3D"font-weight:= 400;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:13pt">When dropping off food/medicine= for someone, they should not open the door while you are there. Coordinate= the dropoff through text/phone or speak through the door. Don=E2=80=99t to= uch doorbells with your finger.</span></h4></li><li style=3D"font-size:13pt= ;font-family:"Proxima Nova";margin-left:36pt;padding-top:0pt;padd= ing-left:0pt;padding-bottom:10pt;line-height:1;break-after:avoid;text-align= :left"><h4 id=3D"m_-777292780029909429m_-5330949953965274682gmail-h.6a85i2c= mnjzs-41" style=3D"padding-top:0pt;font-size:13pt;padding-bottom:10pt;line-= height:1;break-after:avoid;font-style:italic;display:inline"><span style=3D= "font-weight:400;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:13pt">Consider using dig= ital payments rather than handing cash back and forth for errand reimbursem= ents.</span></h4></li><li style=3D"font-size:13pt;font-family:"Proxima= Nova";margin-left:36pt;padding-top:0pt;padding-left:0pt;padding-botto= m:10pt;line-height:1;break-after:avoid;text-align:left"><h4 id=3D"m_-777292= 780029909429m_-5330949953965274682gmail-h.6a85i2cmnjzs-42" style=3D"padding= -top:0pt;font-size:13pt;padding-bottom:10pt;line-height:1;break-after:avoid= ;font-style:italic;display:inline"><span style=3D"font-weight:400;vertical-= align:baseline;font-size:13pt">Pool money to support one another so folks c= an stay home from work when they are sick or if they have a job that does n= ot allow them to work remotely.</span></h4></li><li style=3D"font-size:13pt= ;font-family:"Proxima Nova";margin-left:36pt;padding-top:0pt;padd= ing-left:0pt;padding-bottom:10pt;line-height:1;break-after:avoid;text-align= :left"><h4 id=3D"m_-777292780029909429m_-5330949953965274682gmail-h.6a85i2c= mnjzs-43" style=3D"padding-top:0pt;font-size:13pt;padding-bottom:10pt;line-= height:1;break-after:avoid;font-style:italic;display:inline"><span style=3D= "font-weight:400;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:13pt">Try to remain loca= l and bike, walk, scooter or drive. Avoid public transit when possible. Avo= id rideshares and taxis when possible.</span></h4></li><li style=3D"font-si= ze:13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";margin-left:36pt;padding-top:0= pt;padding-left:0pt;padding-bottom:10pt;line-height:1;break-after:avoid;tex= t-align:left"><h4 id=3D"m_-777292780029909429m_-5330949953965274682gmail-h.= 6a85i2cmnjzs-44" style=3D"padding-top:0pt;font-size:13pt;padding-bottom:10p= t;line-height:1;break-after:avoid;font-style:italic;display:inline"><span s= tyle=3D"font-weight:400;vertical-align:baseline;font-size:13pt">When you=E2= =80=99re outside, try to keep 6 feet away from other people at all times.</= span></h4></li><li style=3D"font-size:13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova&q= uot;;margin-left:36pt;padding-top:0pt;padding-left:0pt;padding-bottom:10pt;= line-height:1;break-after:avoid;text-align:left"><h4 id=3D"m_-7772927800299= 09429m_-5330949953965274682gmail-h.6a85i2cmnjzs-45" style=3D"padding-top:0p= t;font-size:13pt;padding-bottom:10pt;line-height:1;break-after:avoid;font-s= tyle:italic;display:inline"><span style=3D"font-weight:400;vertical-align:b= aseline;font-size:13pt">Wipe down and disinfect everything you bring into y= our home.</span></h4></li></ul><p style=3D"margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font= -size:13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";padding-top:0pt;padding-bot= tom:0pt;line-height:1.15;height:13pt"><span style=3D"vertical-align:baselin= e;font-size:13pt"></span></p><p style=3D"margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-s= ize:13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";padding-top:0pt;padding-botto= m:0pt;line-height:1.15;height:13pt"><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;= font-size:13pt"></span></p><h1 id=3D"m_-777292780029909429m_-53309499539652= 74682gmail-h.sj1y5q36tgc2" style=3D"padding-top:0pt;color:rgb(60,47,129);fo= nt-size:30pt;padding-bottom:0pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";line-h= eight:1.15;break-after:avoid"><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-s= ize:30pt">More resources</span></h1><h3 id=3D"m_-777292780029909429m_-53309= 49953965274682gmail-h.s6wqzsuqe4mb" style=3D"padding-top:0pt;color:rgb(0,0,= 0);font-size:14pt;padding-bottom:10pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";= line-height:1.15;break-after:avoid"><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;= font-size:14pt">We can=E2=80=99t stress enough, this kit is only the very b= eginning of the long history and practice of mutual aid work. To learn more= , check out these resources:</span></h3><ul style=3D"padding:0px;margin:0px= ;list-style-type:none;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans,sans-serif;fo= nt-size:medium"><li style=3D"font-size:13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova&= quot;;margin-left:36pt;padding-top:0pt;padding-left:0pt;padding-bottom:10pt= ;line-height:1;break-after:avoid;text-align:left"><h4 id=3D"m_-777292780029= 909429m_-5330949953965274682gmail-h.efvxqt1iiwqc" style=3D"padding-top:0pt;= font-size:13pt;padding-bottom:10pt;line-height:1;break-after:avoid;font-sty= le:italic;display:inline"><span style=3D"font-style:normal;color:rgb(17,85,= 204);text-decoration-line:underline"><a href=3D"http://bigdoorbrigade.com/"= style=3D"color:inherit;text-decoration:inherit" target=3D"_blank">Big Door= Brigade</a></span><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-size:13pt;fo= nt-style:normal;font-weight:400">=C2=A0- a website guide to everything mutu= al aid by organizer Dean Spade.</span></h4></li><li style=3D"font-size:13pt= ;font-family:"Proxima Nova";margin-left:36pt;padding-top:0pt;padd= ing-left:0pt;padding-bottom:10pt;line-height:1;break-after:avoid;text-align= :left"><h4 id=3D"m_-777292780029909429m_-5330949953965274682gmail-h.efvxqt1= iiwqc-46" style=3D"padding-top:0pt;font-size:13pt;padding-bottom:10pt;line-= height:1;break-after:avoid;font-style:italic;display:inline"><span style=3D= "font-style:normal;color:rgb(17,85,204);text-decoration-line:underline"><a = href=3D"https://mutualaiddisasterrelief.org/" style=3D"color:inherit;text-d= ecoration:inherit" target=3D"_blank">Mutual Aid Disaster Relief</a></span><= span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-size:13pt;font-style:normal;font= -weight:400">=C2=A0- a mutual aid network with many guides, reports and res= ources.</span></h4></li><li style=3D"font-size:13pt;font-family:"Proxi= ma Nova";margin-left:36pt;padding-top:0pt;padding-left:0pt;padding-bot= tom:10pt;line-height:1;break-after:avoid;text-align:left"><h4 id=3D"m_-7772= 92780029909429m_-5330949953965274682gmail-h.efvxqt1iiwqc-47" style=3D"paddi= ng-top:0pt;font-size:13pt;padding-bottom:10pt;line-height:1;break-after:avo= id;font-style:italic;display:inline"><span style=3D"font-style:normal;color= :rgb(17,85,204);text-decoration-line:underline"><a href=3D"http://www.deans= pade.net/2019/09/25/leadership-qualities-that-support-mutuality-and-collabo= ration/" style=3D"color:inherit;text-decoration:inherit" target=3D"_blank">= A chart</a></span><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-size:13pt;fon= t-style:normal;font-weight:400">=C2=A0by organizer Dean Spade on leadership= qualities that support cooperation/mutuality versus hierarchy in building = organizations.</span></h4></li><li style=3D"font-size:13pt;font-family:&quo= t;Proxima Nova";margin-left:36pt;padding-top:0pt;padding-left:0pt;padd= ing-bottom:10pt;line-height:1;break-after:avoid;text-align:left"><h4 id=3D"= m_-777292780029909429m_-5330949953965274682gmail-h.efvxqt1iiwqc-48" style= =3D"padding-top:0pt;font-size:13pt;padding-bottom:10pt;line-height:1;break-= after:avoid;font-style:italic;display:inline"><span style=3D"font-style:nor= mal;color:rgb(17,85,204);text-decoration-line:underline"><a href=3D"https:/= /www.stitcher.com/podcast/rebel-steps/e/55103630?autoplay=3Dtrue" style=3D"= color:inherit;text-decoration:inherit" target=3D"_blank">A podcast</a></spa= n><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-size:13pt;font-style:normal;f= ont-weight:400">=C2=A0by Rebel Sidney Black on the differences between mutu= al aid and charity.</span></h4></li><li style=3D"font-size:13pt;font-family= :"Proxima Nova";margin-left:36pt;padding-top:0pt;padding-left:0pt= ;padding-bottom:10pt;line-height:1;break-after:avoid;text-align:left"><h4 i= d=3D"m_-777292780029909429m_-5330949953965274682gmail-h.efvxqt1iiwqc-49" st= yle=3D"padding-top:0pt;font-size:13pt;padding-bottom:10pt;line-height:1;bre= ak-after:avoid;font-style:italic;display:inline"><span style=3D"font-style:= normal;color:rgb(17,85,204);text-decoration-line:underline"><a href=3D"http= s://www.historyisaweapon.com/defcon1/piercylowroad.html" style=3D"color:inh= erit;text-decoration:inherit" target=3D"_blank">A poem</a></span><span styl= e=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-size:13pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:4= 00">=C2=A0=E2=80=9CThe Low Road=E2=80=9D by Marge Piercy.</span></h4></li><= li style=3D"font-size:13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";margin-left= :36pt;padding-top:0pt;padding-left:0pt;padding-bottom:10pt;line-height:1;br= eak-after:avoid;text-align:left"><h4 id=3D"m_-777292780029909429m_-53309499= 53965274682gmail-h.efvxqt1iiwqc-50" style=3D"padding-top:0pt;font-size:13pt= ;padding-bottom:10pt;line-height:1;break-after:avoid;font-style:italic;disp= lay:inline"><span style=3D"font-style:normal;color:rgb(17,85,204);text-deco= ration-line:underline"><a href=3D"http://www.deanspade.net/wp-content/uploa= ds/2020/03/Mutual-Aid-Article-Social-Text-Final.pdf" style=3D"color:inherit= ;text-decoration:inherit" target=3D"_blank">A longer article</a></span><spa= n style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-size:13pt;font-style:normal;font-we= ight:400">=C2=A0by organizer Dean Spade =E2=80=9CSolidarity Not Charity=E2= =80=9D about the theory, history and practice of mutual aid</span></h4></li= ><li style=3D"font-size:13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";margin-le= ft:36pt;padding-top:0pt;padding-left:0pt;padding-bottom:10pt;line-height:1;= break-after:avoid;text-align:left"><h4 id=3D"m_-777292780029909429m_-533094= 9953965274682gmail-h.8t4cwwnopuar" style=3D"padding-top:0pt;font-size:13pt;= padding-bottom:10pt;line-height:1;break-after:avoid;font-style:italic;displ= ay:inline"><span style=3D"font-style:normal;color:rgb(17,85,204);text-decor= ation-line:underline"><a href=3D"https://www.alliedmedia.org/sites/default/= files/creating_collective_access.pdf" style=3D"color:inherit;text-decoratio= n:inherit" target=3D"_blank">A report-back</a></span><span style=3D"vertica= l-align:baseline;font-size:13pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:400">=C2=A0on= mutual aid in the context of disability justice.</span></h4></li><li style= =3D"font-size:13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";margin-left:36pt;pa= dding-top:0pt;padding-left:0pt;padding-bottom:10pt;line-height:1;break-afte= r:avoid;text-align:left"><h4 id=3D"m_-777292780029909429m_-5330949953965274= 682gmail-h.efvxqt1iiwqc-51" style=3D"padding-top:0pt;font-size:13pt;padding= -bottom:10pt;line-height:1;break-after:avoid;font-style:italic;display:inli= ne"><span style=3D"font-style:normal;color:rgb(17,85,204);text-decoration-l= ine:underline"><a href=3D"https://rpcrt.org/?fbclid=3DIwAR26GeTSAf70XRSzE9A= 6jlivSu87ndQhMSP7K-67yK1Vk8qMCR31Iq_57w8" style=3D"color:inherit;text-decor= ation:inherit" target=3D"_blank">An example</a></span><span style=3D"vertic= al-align:baseline;font-size:13pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:400">=C2=A0o= f a rapid-response team being built out in Rogers Park, Chicago.</span></h4= ></li><li style=3D"font-size:13pt;font-family:"Proxima Nova";padd= ing-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line-height:1;text-align:left;margin-left:36= pt;padding-left:0pt"><span style=3D"text-decoration-line:underline;color:rg= b(17,85,204)"><a href=3D"https://transformativespaces.org/2020/03/04/demand= s-from-grassroots-organizers-concerning-covid-19/" style=3D"color:inherit;t= ext-decoration:inherit" target=3D"_blank">Demands</a></span><span style=3D"= vertical-align:baseline;font-size:13pt">=C2=A0from grassroots organizers fo= r a just response to COVID-19.<br></span></li><li style=3D"font-size:13pt;f= ont-family:"Proxima Nova";padding-top:0pt;padding-bottom:0pt;line= -height:1;text-align:left;margin-left:36pt;padding-left:0pt"><span style=3D= "text-decoration-line:underline;color:rgb(17,85,204)"><a href=3D"http://big= doorbrigade.com/2020/03/16/covid-19-mutual-aid-resources/" style=3D"color:i= nherit;text-decoration:inherit" target=3D"_blank">Continuously updated list= </a></span><span style=3D"vertical-align:baseline;font-size:13pt">=C2=A0of = resources (by Dean Spade) on COVID-19 mutual aid.</span></li></ul><br></div= ></div> </div></div> <p></p> -- <br /> <br /> --- <br /> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups &= quot;Sid-l" group.<br /> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an e= mail to <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">sid-l+unsubsc= [email protected]</a>.<br /> To view this discussion on the web visit <a href=3D"https://groups.google.c= om/d/msgid/sid-l/CACKppcyKEqEBr8jdzpWdxT-aQmYb8vhBdhhsyohdqgzYgREimw%40mail= .gmail.com?utm_medium=3Demail&utm_source=3Dfooter">https://groups.google.co= m/d/msgid/sid-l/CACKppcyKEqEBr8jdzpWdxT-aQmYb8vhBdhhsyohdqgzYgREimw%40mail.= gmail.com</a>.<br /> --000000000000f19c2a05a167022e-- ------------=_1584838703-7785-161026 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit --- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[email 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