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Check out this article on Mutual Aid Eastie: https://eastboston.com/coordinating-mediating-and-empowering-mutual-aid-eastie-lends-a-hand/ (published July 8, 2025, written by Anna Hu). I was interviewed and quoted and the author referenced our report Mutual Aid Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Check out this new podcast featuring the panel on Mutual Aid — Lessons from East Boston from October 3, 2024. This panel shared findings from our May 2024 report Mutual Aid Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic. Thanks to Cities@Tufts and Shareable for turning the panel into this episode! Panel: Isabella Buford (Tufts UEP), Paulina CasasolaContinue reading Podcast: Mutual Aid — Lessons from East Boston
Our final report is now released — Mutual Aid Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic: Strengthening Civic Infrastructure in East Boston through Community Care.Continue reading New Report — Mutual Aid Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic: Strengthening Civic Infrastructure in East Boston through Community Care
Nuestro informe final ha sido publicado — Lo que la pandemia del COVID-19 nos enseñó sobre el apoyo mutuo: Cómo fortalecer la infraestructura cívica en East Boston mediante el cuidado comunitario.Continue reading Nuevo informe — Lo que la pandemia del COVID-19 nos enseñó sobre el apoyo mutuo: Cómo fortalecer la infraestructura cívica en East Boston mediante el cuidado comunitario
It’s finally published! Check out this article I co-wrote with Neenah Estrella-Luna and Katherine Shor and published in the inaugural issue of the Journal of Climate Resilience and Climate Justice. This piece draws on the work that Neenah and I did for Barr Foundation on Lessons from the Pandemic and the Americorps-funded work that KatContinue reading Article Published: Pandemic Response and Mutual Aid as Climate Resilience
I had the opportunity to be part of a panel on March 15, 2023 sponsored by Americorps: What is Civic Engagement? Exploring New Paradigms. Americorps funded the 2021-2022 project on community responses to the pandemic and is supporting continued research on mutual aid as civic engagement. Check out the slides and zoom recording here: https://www.americorps.gov/webinar/what-civic-engagement-exploring-new-paradigms
I and Neenah Estrella-Luna have posted an article as part of the Planning for Environmental Justice series at the Progressive City blog site. Check it out here: https://www.progressivecity.net/single-post/pandemic-responses-and-mutual-aid-are-building-climate-resilience-and-justice FULL ARTICLE REPOSTED BELOW: Pandemic Responses and Mutual Aid Are Building Climate Resilience and Justice: Learning from Community Responses in the Boston Area In early 2020, GreenRoots,Continue reading Pandemic Responses and Mutual Aid Are Building Climate Resilience and Justice
First and foremost, I hope that you and your loved ones are surviving and getting what you need in this trying time. “Are you okay” and “what can I do to help” are now meaningful questions that many are asking. For those of us fighting for justice and solidarity, these questions have always been real,Continue reading Solidarity is Moving in this Pandemic Moment