,MUTUAL ,AID ,DISPAT* 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ANONYM\S 

,TEXT 3 

,I GOT A ,SIGNAL MESSAGE4 ,IT'S A L9K TO ,JOHN ,PR9E'S OBITU>Y 9 ,ROLL+ ,/ONE4 ,MY LOV]'S FAVORITE MUSICIAN4 ,I CALL HIM4 ,HE YELLS 9 RAGE AT ! PRESID5T1 0,Y\ KILL$ HIM1 Y\ %IT HEAD6 ,HE WAS A LEG5D1 & Y\'RE A %IT HEAD40 

,I *IME 9 UNHELPFULLY1 0,IT LOOKS LIKE HE ACTUALLY CAU<T IT ON T\R 9 ,EUROPE40 

,SIL5CE4 

0,BUT YEAH4 ,A LOT ( PEOPLE >E GO+ TO DIE BECAUSE ( ,TRUMP ?\<4 ,A LOT ( PEOPLE40 

0,YEAH40 

,I KN[ HIS ?\<TS GO TO ALL ! UNH\S$ FOLKS HE HAS GOTT5 CLOSE TO OV] ! YE>S S]V+ 9 ! P>K1 SOME ( :OM >E LEAN+ ON HIM MORE HEAVILY ?AN EV]1 SOME ( :OM WILL LIKELY FALL (F ! $GE4 ,I FEEL LIKE AN IDIOT4 0,I'M SORRY HE DI$40 

0,HE WAS A LEG5D40 

,! NEW DISPAT*] LOOKS FRU/RAT$4 0,I CAN'T FIGURE ?IS \T4 ,I JU/ CAN'T F9D IT4 ,I'M SORRY40 

,I SCRE5 %>E TO HELP WALK !M ?R\< \R SY/EM :I* HAS BE5 ?R[N TOGE!R1 TORN AP>T1 & PAT*$ UP AGA94 

0,NO WORRIES AT ALL1 IT'S CONFUS+4 ,WE W]E ORIG9ALLY ON ,GOOGLE ,VOICE BUT ! ACC\NT GOT FROZ5 BECAUSE IT GOT FLAGG$ AS SPAM = S5D+ \T TOO MANY TEXTS1 SO N[ WE'RE ON TEXT IT1 BUT ?AT ONE DOESN'T ACCEPT PHONE CALLS1 SO WE'RE MOV+ ! REQUE/S ?AT HAVE HI<] ACCESSIBILITY NE$S BACK TO ! ADVOCACY TEAM ?AT WILL BE WORK+ 9 GOOGLE VOICE AGA9444 WE NE$ TO SET UP A VOICEMAIL /ILL444 LET ME JU/ %[ Y\4440 

,I HAV5'T BOOKM>K$ ,GOOGLE ,VOICE YET SO ,I />T TO TYPE IT 9TO ! SE>* B> & MY HI/ORY POPS UP 0#h PHONE SEX TIPS IF Y\'RE %Y4440 ,FUCK4 ,I *ECK$ ! TABS BUT DIDN'T CLE> ! HI/ORY4 ,FUCKITY FUCK FUCK4 ,WE BO? PRET5D !Y DIDN'T SEE ?AT4 

,I PULL UP TO ! AP>TM5T COMPLEX ON ! $GE ( A SUBURB1 NOT ! K9D ( SUBURB ?AT PEOPLE HAVE ESCAP$ TO1 BUT ! K9D ?AT PEOPLE HAVE BE5 %OV$ \T 9TO4 ,T5SION FILL$ FOOD DES]TS4 ,I P>K 9 FRONT ( ! NEI<BOR'S H\SE BEH9D A TRUCK ) /ICK]S ?AT SAY 0,FI<T ,FASCISM0 @& 0,R,E,S,I,/10 ,I FEEL A LITTLE TAK5 ABACK4 ,?IS IS !IR NEI<BOR8 ,:5 ,I GET \T ( ! C> ! CONV]SATION ) ! WOMAN 9 ! Y>D MAKES IT CLE> ?AT DESPITE ALL ! RADICAL SLOGANS 9 H] W9D[S %E DOES NOT CONSID] H] DEVELOPM5TALLY DISABL$ NEI<BORS TO BE H] PROBLEM4 ,! PEOPLE ,I AM DELIV]+ FOOD & CLEAN+ SUPPLIES TO HAD TOLD ME AS MU* BUT ,I HAD SOMEH[ EXPECT$ MORE 0,BLUE ,LIVES ,MATT]0 & LESS RA9B[ FLAGS4 ,FIR/ AB&ON$ BY !IR PROP]TY MANAG] & !N UNABLE TO GET ANY SYMPA?Y FROM ANYONE >\ND1 SOMEONE F9ALLY GAVE !M \R NUMB]4 ,FUCK ?IS 9DIVIDUALI/IC ABLEI/ PIECE ( %IT C\NTRY4 ,:O ELSE IS BE+ MISS$8 ,I'M HAUNT$ BY ! ?\<T ( ALL ! PEOPLE BE+ LEFT TO DIE TW5TY FEET AWAY FROM ANO!R HUMAN SO IMPREGNAT$ BY ! UNEXAM9$ CALL\SNESS & 9HUMANITY ( \R SY/EMS ?AT !Y HAVE LO/ ALL S5SE ( RESPONSIBILITY = !IR COMMUNITY4 ,I TRY TO PUT ! BRAKES ON MY SELF-RI<TE\SNESS4 ,%E'S TRAPP$ 9 ?IS DY/OPIAN HELL-HOLE TOO4 ,!RE IS SO MU* NE$ & SO LITTLE SUPPORT4 ,I DON'T KN[ H] /ORY4 ,EV]YONE IS TRAPP$4 ,BUT ,I AM ANGRY4 ,I WANT TO RIP ?AT 0,FI<T ,FASCISM0 /ICK] (F H] C>4 ,:AT DOES %E ?9K FI<T+ FASCISM IS8 

,BURG] W9D[ IS /ILL OP5 & ,I WANT A BURG]4 ,WOND]+ IF ,I'M CUT \T = ?IS4 ,MUTUAL AID TAKES A DIFF]5T K9D ( RESILI5CE ?AN RALLY SECURITY4 0,UGLY BIT*40 0,T]RORI/40 0,:AT >E Y\ AFRAID (1 TAKE (F Y\R MASK1 :AT >E Y\ AFRAID (40 ,BATONS & FI/S & ADR5AL9E4 ,FEV] PIT*1 DANG]1 EXCITEM5T4 ,?AT'S ALL WELL & GOOD1 BUT N[ !RE'S ?IS2 0,I'M SORRY1 WE'RE PRIORITIZ+ PEOPLE :O HAV5'T RECEIV$ ANY AID YET4444 ,I UND]/& Y\R FRU/RATION1 WE'RE DO+ ! BE/ WE CAN4444 ,FOOD BANK BOXES >E ONLY MEANT TO BE A /OP GAP1 WE'LL SET Y\ UP ) A VOLUNTE] GROC]Y %OPP] AS SOON AS WE CAN444 ,I'M SO SORRY TO HE> ?AT4440 & ! LONG1 LONG LI/ ( DESP]ATE PEOPLE 9 NE$ ,I'M LETT+ D[N444 

,I'M PULL$ \T ( MY REV]IE BY ! GUY BEH9D ! C\NT] R++ ME UP :O LOOKS DAZ$1 LIKE HE'S BE5 HIT BY A #bX#d4 

0,?IS IS JU/ ALL SO WEIRD 444 10 HE SAYS4 

,IS IT8 ,WE ALL %\LD HAVE SE5 ?IS COM+4 ,MANY PEOPLE DID4 ,BUT H]E WE >E4 ,HE SIGNS ! RECEIPT = ME & ,I TAKE ! BAG1 WOND]+ IF IT WILL KILL ME4 ,I'M A/HMATIC1 ,I %\LDN'T BE TAK+ ! RISK4 ,BUT FUCK ME1 ,I WANT A BURG]4 ,I'VE RISK$ TE> GAS & JAIL4 ,I'M FOLL[+ GOOD PROTOCOL1 H& WA%+ & H& SANITIZ] & DI/ANC+ & FACE MASKS4 ,& ! BURG] W9D[ WAS /ILL OP54 ,I FEEL GUILTY ?AT HE'S EV5 HAV+ TO WORK & LEAVE A @s#e TIP4 ,HE SAYS ?ANKS & S\NDS GRATEFUL BUT ALSO SAD4 ,IT'S BETT] ?AN NO?+1 BUT NOT 5\<4 

,I'M /&+ OV] MY S9K ) TE>S RUNN+ D[N MY *EEKS BECAUSE ( A MEME4 ,LITTLE FUCK]S >E POT5T SOMETIMES4 ,MY SI/] S5T IT TO ME1 A REM9D] ?AT WE DON'T HAVE TO BE PRODUCTIVE 9 ! MIDDLE ( A ,G,O,D,D,A,M,N ,G,L,O,B,A,L ,P,&,E,M,I,C 7EMPHASIS FROM ! MEME74 ,BUT ,I'M NOT DO+ ?IS \T ( A CAPITALI/ S5SIBILITY4 ,!RE'S JU/ SO MU* NE$4 ,BUT %E'S RI<T4 ,WE DON'T NE$ ANY M>TYRS4 ,I BREA! & DO MY DI%ES4 ,I FEEL A LITTLE BETT]4 ,I TRY NOT TO COMP>E MY LIMITS ) O!RS4 ,NURSES WORK+ TWELVE H\R DAYS )\T PROTECTIVE GE>4 ,OH4 ,I FEEL TIR$4 

0,:]E >E Y\8 ,I DON'T SEE Y\4 ,TURN Y\R CAM]A ON40 

,HIS FACE APPE>S & WE BO? SMILE BIG SMILES4 

0,HEY BEAUTIFUL40 

0,HI H&SOME40 

0,H[ WAS DISPAT*80 

0,I FEEL LIKE ,I WORK$ ALL DAY & GOT NO?+ DONE40 

0,IS ?AT TRUE80 

0,WELL1 ,I GOT ?REE PEOPLE GROC]IES4 ,BUT ,I WAS JU/ SO SL[ TODAY4 ,!RE'S SO MANY LOGI/ICS TO FIGURE \T4 ,!RE >E HUNDR$S ( REQUE/S4 ,WE'RE REALLY BEH9D4 ,I'M FEEL+ REALLY OV]:ELM$40 

,HE LOOKS AT ME ) ?OSE BIG BR[N EYES & 9 ?AT SMOO? S\!RN DRAWL HE SAYS1 0,!RE'S A ,JEWI% SAY+1 0,IF Y\'VE SAV$ ONE LIFE Y\'VE SAV$ ! WORLD40 

,I BUR/ 9TO TE>S AGA9 & HE HOLDS ME FROM ?\S&S ( MILES AWAY4 ,WE SP5D ! NEXT FEW H\RS KILL+ ! NAZIS 9 \R HEADS BY LOV+ EA* O!R'S IMP]FECT BODIES & NEURODIV]G5T BRA9S4 ,WE >E 9T]RUPT$ 9T]MITT5TLY BY TE*NOLOGICAL DIFFICULTIES & ! ACCOMPANY+ P>ANOIA :5 ! 5CRYPT$ VIDEO APP ACTS FUNKY4 ,I GUESS ?IS IS ! ANXI\S EQUIVAL5T 9 ?IS 9T5SE NEW REALITY TO F>T+ OR HE>+ A ROOMMATE2 SOMETIMES IT RESULTS 9 GIGGLES1 SOMETIMES FRU/RATION1 SOMETIMES FE>4 ,I WI% ,I C\LD KISS HIM GOODNI<T4 ,WE W]E SUPPOS$ TO SEE EA* O!R AGA9 9 A C\PLE MON?S AT A FRI5D'S W$D+1 BUT IT'S BE5 PO/PON$4 ,I SLEEP WELL = ! FIR/ TIME 9 DAYS BUT DREAM ( /ATE REPRESSION & CONV]T$ FOOD TRUCKS FULL ( BODIES4 

,I TAKE ! FOLL[+ DAY (F4 ,I SIT ON ! B5* 9 ! BACKY>D & PLAY ) A SLUG ON A MOSSY /ICK4 ,I SLEEP4 ,I TAKE A WALK >\ND MY NEI<BORHOOD LOOK+ AT ALL ! %UTT]$ BUS9ESSES4 ,I READ A POEM PO/$ ON A TELEPHONE POLE4 ,I VACUUM4 ,I />E 9TO SPACE4 ,I /IM4 ,I UPDATE MY TO-DO LI/4 ,I *ECK 9 ) FRI5DS4 ,! NEXT MORN+ BE=E />T+ MY %IFT ,I GO BACK & P]USE ALL ( ! GRATITUDE ?AT ! TEAM HAS BE5 COLLECT+4 0,I'LL ALWAYS REMEMB] ?IS40 0,?,A,N,K ,Y,\ ,& ,G,O,D ,B,L,E,S,S0 0,Y\'RE ANGELS40 

,I *ECK TO SEE :AT ! GOALS >E = ! DAY4 ,I PET MY CAT & DR9K MY TEA4 

0,HI .-.-.-.-.-1 ?IS IS .-.-.-.-.- ) ! MUTUAL AID NETWORK4 ,WE APOLOGIZE = ! DELAY6 ,Y\ REQUE/$ AID1 >E Y\ /ILL 9 NE$80 

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,?IS WAS WRITT5 AFT] ! FIR/ WEEK ( ! 0MUTUAL AID0 PROJECT ,I WAS WORK+ )1 & READ+ IT OV] A FEW MON?S LAT] MANY ( ! IMP5D+ ISSUES >E ALREADY APP>5T4 ,!SE ISSUES W]E NOT DEALT ) & EV5TUALLY L$ TO MY RESIGNATION FROM WORK+ ) !M4 ,9 ! ,C,O,V,I,D-#a#i MOM5T1 0MUTUAL AID0 BECAME A BUZZ WORD ADOPT$ BY MANY WELL-9T5TION$ FOLKS (T5 ) NO REAL MEAN+FUL AN>*I/ ANALYSIS1 EXP]I5CE1 OR UND]/&+ ( ! T]M4 ,I MYSELF HAD ONLY DONE OCCASIONAL FOOD SECURITY WORK 7:I* IS (T5 BE+ MI/AK5LY SE5 AS 9T]*ANGEABLE ) 0MUTUAL AID07 AS NE$ >OSE ) COMRADES1 SO1 ,I WAS LE>N+ ALONG ) EV]YONE ELSE4 

,9 MY PIECE Y\ CAN SEE ALL ! WAYS ?AT SOLID>ITY HAD NOT REALLY SUP]S$$ *>ITY AS ! DRIV+ =CE ( ! WORK & H[ AN AIR ( M>TYRDOM & :ITE SAVIORISM HANGS OV] IT4 ,!RE >E ALSO DEEPLY PROBLEMATIC ABLEI/ & CAPITALI/ UND]P9N+S APP>5T 9 ! WAY ! PROJECT FELT LIKE IT WANT$ TO BE BIG & IMPRESSIVE1 & WAS UNYIELD+ TO ! HUMAN DEM&S = RE/ & P]SONAL ATT5TION & SUPPORT4 ,!RE WAS A DEHUMANIZ+ ATTITUDE ( GR9D+ TO GET ! NUMB]S :5 WE %\LD HAVE IMM$IATELY /OPP$ EV]Y?+ TO RECONSID] \R WORK+ MODEL :5 IT BECAME CLE> ?AT WE W]E OV]:ELM$ & IT WAS CAUS+ H>M BO? TO ME1 ! O!R PEOPLE ,I WAS WORK+ )1 & MANY ( ! PEOPLE WE W]E SUPPOS$ TO BE HELP+4 

,AS ( ?IS WRIT+1 ?AT PROJECT IS /ILL MIR$ 9 CONFLICT AS !SE UND]LY+ ISSUES W]E NOT ADDRESS$ ) AN ANALYSIS ( H[ SY/EMIC PROBLEMS REQUIRE A RADICAL RE?9K+1 BUT RA!R ) SMALL 9T]NAL RE=MS ?AT LEFT ! MAJOR ISSUES UN*ANG$4 ,C]TA9LY1 SOME REALLY GOOD ?+S CAME FROM ?AT PROJECT1 & SOME WOND]FUL PEOPLE >E WORK+ ON IT1 BUT IT C\LD HAVE BE5 SO MU* BETT]4 

,= ME1 IT WAS ANO!R LESSON 9 :Y WE >E TRY+ TO ABOLI% RACI/1 ABLEI/ CAPITALISM2 ALL ! WAYS ?AT \R OPPRESSIVE SOCIETAL CONDITION+ >5'T ADDRESS$ >E POISON TO ANY?+ WE TRY TO ACCOMPLI%4 ,SIMPLY PUT1 WE WANT TO TE> D[N ?IS SY/EM1 NOT JU/ = MORAL OR E?ICAL REASONS1 BUT BECAUSE IT JU/ DOESN'T WORK & DOES H>M4 ,MOV+ =W>D1 ,I HOPE WE ALL CAN LE>N FROM \R MI/AKES & KEEP IMPROV+ \RSELVES & \R PROJECTS SO WE CAN DO MEAN+FUL WORK ?AT DOESN'T ALSO CAUSE DAMAGE4 ,REAL MUTUAL AID IS A BALM ON ! BROK5NESS ( ?IS WORLD & A KNIFE ?AT EXCISES OPPRESSION1 NOT A VANITY PROJECT OR AN EX]CISE 9 SOO?+ COLONIZ] GUILT4 ,IF Y\R PROJECT IS BREAK+ Y\ D[N 9/EAD ( BUILD+ Y\ UP1 SOME?+ IS WRONG6 

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