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Hi, welcome to my spreadsheet of resources for mutual aid, leftist political education, and more!

It contains the following categories:
⭐ Boston-area mutual aid groups
⭐ Other justice groups and projects in Boston
⭐ Other groups, networks, and projects doing important work around the US and world (many of which have local chapters and/or online volunteer opportunities)
⭐ Palestine mutual aid groups and funds
⭐ People I follow for political analysis and education
⭐ Books I recommend for political education, organizing, and imagining a better future
⭐ Independent media sources
⭐ Movement artists whose work inspires me
⭐ Radical bookstores around the US
⭐ Radical publishers

It’s not meant to be comprehensive, but I hope it can be a useful starting point.

A few additional resources and thoughts:

Kelly Hayes, a Menominee organizer and journalist, recently shared a list of books, articles, toolkits, and other resources for the hard road head of us that I found really helpful.

I also really like this X thread from Micah Herskind, in which he describes many types of important organizing work that people can look for in their areas.

As Love said on X, “Not to be negative Nancy but the reality w/ community/ grassroots orgs is that they sometimes harbor abusers, mishandle accountability, & ignore consent. So don’t just throw urself into a space bc everyone is saying ‘join orgs.’ Be vigilant & find ppl that you trust.”

This zine has a great list of red flags to look out for when joining social justice orgs. It is written for people newer to radical politics, and provides some history of the most well-known authoritarian communist groups’ harmful behavior and offers a few alternatives to joining them. In addition to keeping an eye out for these red flags, use your own best judgment, and take the time to get to know people before making major commitments.

I also find the framework of solidarity with people, not states to be particularly helpful for avoiding the kinds of people/groups who oppose US imperialism but make excuses for other authoritarian, imperialist, and even genocidal governments around the world.

In addition to joining movement groups, one other thing that can be really helpful is setting up recurring donations to groups, independent media sources, individual journalists and creators you want to support, etc. Even small recurring donations are really helpful because they help people/groups budget and plan ahead.
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