the feeling is mutual.
mutual aid changes lives.
Together, let's turn stories into actions.
This is your invitation to shape the narrative of a more just and equitable STL community.
Featured Story
Featured Story
“Mutual aid has that emphasis on not only being able to connect people with resources and financial solidarity, but also connecting people to each other. That emotional support can mean everything.”
Experience Our Stories
Leah
“Mutual Aid allows for a form of reconnection to oneself and their community. It births hope, and in hope, there's a joy that makes everything better. At the end of the day, you can just be like, it's not perfect, but it's alright, it's okay, I'm not alone.”
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Elaine
“The idea is that everyone has something that they need; and everyone has something to give.”
Read Elaine’s Story
Vega
“We get a lot of props for self-sacrifice, especially as women. We’re taught that that’s what we’re supposed to do. And I have learned the hard way that, when we take care of ourselves, fully and without apology, we are in a better place to take care of others. [Mutual aid] allows space for that.”
Marcus
“People can invest in the community. It is not hard. It’s just doing what you think you should do.”
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Shakelia
“No matter your status - if you're an immigrant, if you're Mexican, we got somebody to talk to you. If you tell me you need help, if there's a language barrier, I'm going to find someone to help me with that. So, I feel like that part of mutual aid is the part that makes us different from everyone else.
Kim
“Mutual aid is realizing that wealth is tied into each other. That if we recognize our collective humanity & the value of each other, everything that we need exists.”
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Myisha
“All mutual aid groups have one thing in common: we have solidarity in shifting the narrative & showing up for one another.”
Read Myisha’s Story
Latanya
“Let’s tear down these big structures, they don’t work, right? And take the work into our own hands and move the needle forward how we see fit.”
Read Latanya’s Story
Katie
“Mutual aid is something that you can incorporate into your own life in a lot of different small ways.”
Read Katie’s Story
Tito
“Mutual Aid gave me a responsibility to to others.”
Gabi
“What we've been doing in our systems and traditional, philanthropy and nonprofits is not working. Physically, you can see people are not well people are hurt. Once we can like really heal from within the community, through mutual aid, through sharing, through loving and supporting one another, then I think we can say like, ‘okay, what else do you want to do?’”
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Steenz
“Mutual aid is a part of everything that you do - whether its creative, for your family, or for yourself. It’s all connected to mutual aid.”
Read Steenz’s Story
Upcoming Storytelling Events
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Expressive Storytelling
TBD
Our Expressive Storytelling Series is a monthly free/donation-based webinar featuring speakers and tutorials about how to tell your story.
Stay tuned for May’s RSVP!
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Zine-Making Party: Gender Self-Determination
March 30, 3-6pm
CONNECT Community Center -
Entrepreneurship as a Pathway to Social Change
May 23, 6-7:30pm
Share your Story
Have you been impacted by mutual aid? Share your story through interview, voice recording, your own artistic practice or one of ours. Your story can be anonymous, if you wish.