mutual aid networks, covid-19, face masks
We joined a local mutual aid network for our precinct. @mlemweb is making masks to give away https://octodon.social/@mlemweb/103935298482340086
... which are modified from our friend Dan's (CC BY!) design to give away to people who need them: https://talldog.dozuki.com/Guide/How+to+make+a+respirator-style+face+mask/2
Now may be a good time to set up a mutual aid network. It can be as simple as a mailing list for your neighborhood where people post what they [HAVE] vs what they [NEED] and help each other out.
mutual aid networks, covid-19, face masks
Thanks for the mention, @cwebber
https://www.mutualaidnetwork.org/ is the on-the-groung mutual aid org that we know the most about, but I also know lots of others exist. Mutual aid is an idea whose time has come.
ActivityPub connections in the next message...
mutual aid networks, covid-19, face masks
ActivityPub-Mutual Aid connections:
@lynnfoster @mayel @ivan and maybe some other people are working with https://www.mutualaidnetwork.org/ on something that will be based on ActivityPub.
In the meantime, @sl007 has https://redaktor.me/ already up and running which this blog post https://redaktor.ushahidi.io/posts/5005 says is also based on ActivityPub, and we are also looking at that.
mutual aid networks, covid-19, face masks
There are more advanced approaches to mutual aid networks and I know @bhaugen and friends are working on https://valueflo.ws/