Mutual Aid Canada

Amounts are updated every Sunday

Document last updated: October 5th | 10:42AM

CURRENT REQUESTS

1. Wildfire evacuees from Whitesand First Nation have been able to return to their community but remain unhoused. They continue to seek long-term shelter for their family and require support to help cover basic needs during these uncertain times.

Goal: $5000

Received: $2335

Remaining: $2665

Etransfer: arindamichael036@gmail.com 

2. Indigenous person in Toronto requires support for pain medication, specialty diet and other basic needs during recovery following an upcoming surgery.

Goal: $1500

Received: $0

Remaining: $1500

Etransfer: hopeadina@gmail.com  

If someone does not have auto deposit setup, please use the following question and answer.

Question: What is the first month of the year?

Answer: January

CAMPAIGNS AND ONGOING NEEDS

> Ongoing Support to Maintain Housing and Basic Needs
Donorbox: https://donorbox.org/wallsdowncollective 

> Support Ontario Wildfire Evacuees through Community Aid First Nation

List of families impacted: https://l1nk.dev/rd44r6a 

> Help Ashwin Poggenpoel's family secure legal funds.

Chuffed campaign: https://chuffed.org/project/135740-help-ashwin-poggenpoels-family-secure-legal-funds 

> Secwepemc land defenders require ongoing support to cover legal fees and basic living expenses during an ongoing and prolonged house arrest sentence.

Etransfer: weaselwoman515@gmail.com 

> Honouring Melanie: Funeral & Legal Support

GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/6576e858e 

> No More Deaths in Custody Support Fund

GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/74279599a 

> Ongoing support needed for houseless, high-risk Native Youth in so-called Vancouver. They require $1000/month to support with housing, utilities, food, transportation, medical costs and education opportunities.

Etransfer: kdsmit6@gmail.com 
Full details and information to share here.

IMPORTANT LINKS

Patreon:

http://patreon.com/MutualAidCanada 

Shorby:

https://shor.by/MutualAidCanada 

A NOTE FROM MUTUAL AID CANADA CREATOR

I am a 35-year-old mixed race Jamaican-Danish woman living in Calgary, Alberta. I am a single Mother with one teenage daughter. I am self-employed and dedicate my life to community organizing. I consider myself an Abolitionist, while exploring Black Anarchism, the Black Radical Tradition and Abolitionist Feminism. Through my advocacy and direct action, I have been heavily criminalized. Since 2020 I have received 17 criminal charges, served with 3 lawsuits from members of the Calgary Police Service, and have spent time in jail and on house arrest. This has brought on nearly $60,000 in legal fees that I have had to pay and continue to pay. Due to this criminalization, press purposely depicting me as “dangerous,” as well as most people being unwilling to commit to anti-racism, I have lost many of the clients, bookings, and opportunities I once had prior to 2020. This, along with my mental health significantly declining while trying to navigate these last 6 years, has made my ability to find and maintain full-time employment no longer a possibility for me. As such, organizing has become my focus, but this work is unpaid labor. To make money, I share my experience with organizing through workshops, guest speaking, one-on-one learning sessions and writing through my Patreon. I also make art and participate in SW. Mutual Aid Canada can be a full-time job on its own, and it’s just one “small” thing I do to support those most marginalized and vulnerable in our society. In order to commit to this work while taking care of myself and my family, I rely on community care to survive. Please consider supporting me on an ongoing basis. Thank you. - Taylor ❤️

Etransfer & PayPal: tmcnallie@gmail.com 

Consider booking me: https://shor.by/taylormadeyyc