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Wondering how to get involved in supporting your communities? Hear from someone who has spun up (and down) multiple volunteer and service projects. May it spark your imagination -- and your heart -- to join or start helping out both this wild world and yourself. New mutual aid groups formed around the world in 2020. The tools were not ideal and the volume overwhelmed volunteers. A handful of of tech folx built a fit-to-suit app to manage immediate needs and maximize impact of partner mutual aid groups. Wins were achieved. Lessons were learned. And the interconnectedness of all things was felt.
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The video titled 'Solidarity Not Charity and Collective Liberation,' presented by Mae Beale at RubyConf 2022, discusses how to effectively support and engage with communities through mutual aid and understanding the concept of collective liberation. Beale emphasizes the importance of complex thinking, community engagement, and the necessity of recognizing interconnected struggles against systemic oppression. Key points include: - **Complexity and Engagement**: Encourages viewers to embrace contradictions and engage deeply with community issues rather than approaching them with a binary mindset. - **Building Connections**: Beale highlights the value of networking within the conference, promoting the idea of individuals sharing their efforts and collaborating on mutual aid projects. - **Listening First**: Advocates for approaching community organizations by first understanding their needs, rather than imposing personal solutions. - **Concept of Collective Liberation**: Stresses that all struggles are linked which means everyone is impacted by systems of oppression, encouraging a view of community problems as shared challenges. - **Solidarity vs. Charity**: Differentiates between charitable actions that can create a sense of superiority and solidarity which fosters mutual respect and collaboration. - **Learning from Experience**: Beale shares personal anecdotes about her involvement in mutual aid during the pandemic, illustrating the importance of creating systems that work efficiently for communal support. - **Encouragement to Participate**: She urges attendees to get involved with organizations like Ruby for Good, RailsBridge, and others that focus on inclusive and open-source coding projects. - **Sustainability of Engagement**: Warns against burnout in volunteer efforts and suggests seeking a balance that maintains motivation and personal well-being. In conclusion, the talk serves as a call to action for individuals to engage in their communities through mutual aid while maintaining humility, openness to learning, and a focus on collective struggles. By fostering relationships and supporting marginalized voices, participants can work towards creating a society that uplifts all, illustrating the goal of 'collective liberation.'
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