AURORA LOVING KINDNESS PROJECT

A mutual aid hub put together by Raveena Aurora.

GOALS

We center healing, wellness and investment for Black and Brown people through community programs such as meditations, grants, shops for donation, non-traditional forms of trade and collaborating with other programs.

WHAT IS MUTUAL AID?

Mutual aid is community supporting and uplifting other community members. Sometimes this exchange happens by redistributing wealth, other times mutual aid means sharing resources and skills to validate the valuable knowledge sets we each have, even if we do not have an abundance of money. Mutual aid is stepping into our liberation, by us for us, lessening reliance on the state, non-profits, universities and the like. Mutual aid is not charity. It is rooted in reciprocity and cooperation. Although the vision for tomorrow is rooted in complete, whole and total liberation, as we destroy systems of oppression, as we divest from the institutions that uphold these systems, mutual aid begs the question: what about my needs today? Mutual aid uses direct action to highlight that everyone deserves to have their basic needs met. Everyone also deserves to tap into their purpose and thrive beyond survival. Only we will free ourselves. Our chains are interlocking and our freedom goes hand in hand. Solidarity and love is the heart of mutual aid.