Mutual Aid 101
An organizing toolkit and ongoing learning series to introduce mutual aid organizing—from starting a group to sustaining it for the long haul.
Mutual Aid 101 is an ongoing program from Shareable that began with a popular online training series in Spring 2025, attended by thousands, and designed to introduce the core principles and practices of mutual aid. The program continues with new trainings every quarter, offering accessible and welcoming content for those just getting started, while drawing on the experience of seasoned mutual aid organizers and activists.
We hope you’ll join us on October 21, 2025 for “Tool Libraries, Mutual Aid & Community-led Disaster Response” and on November 20, 2025 for “Navigating Conflict.”
The initial Mutual Aid 101 series included four public sessions, which can be viewed on YouTube, plus two additional sessions that were not recorded. The information, resources, and wisdom from the presenters and attendees are synthesized in a free resource: the Mutual Aid Toolkit.
Topics covered in the Mutual Aid 101 toolkit include:
- Intro to mutual aid
- Building mutual aid projects
- Decision-making, governance, and power
- Legal basics
- Surveillance, cybersecurity, and financial tech
- Mutual aid in action: case studies
Presenters include experienced mutual aid practitioners from across the United States, covering a wide range of issue areas, including reproductive justice, disaster response, legal defense, and underground mutual aid networks.
Mutual Aid 101 was made possible by support from Emergent Fund, Shift Foundation, Resist, New Economy Coalition, and Shareable supporters like you.
Free Toolkit: Solidarity, Survival, and Resistance
An introductory toolkit for mutual aid organizing—from starting a group to sustaining it for the long haul.
Mutual Aid 101 Learning Series
Are you interested in building a network of care and resistance in your local community? Join Shareable for an ongoing mutual aid learning series! Open to all, but designed for those just getting started to learn from seasoned mutual aid organizers and activists.
At this uncertain moment in US history, it is clearer than ever that communities must rely on each other to survive a second Trump term. Mutual aid is a tool to build community and meet basic needs while developing a shared political understanding. This learning and action webinar series will draw on the experience of mutual aid organizers and activists across the US to introduce the concept to new potential organizers ready to build a network of care and resistance in their local communities.
This year, we’ve seen Mutual Aid in Motion.
From scaling sharing hubs to Mutual Aid 101 trainings, we’re helping communities build the tools they need.
Every dollar fuels lasting resilience – proving that when we move together, we all move forward.
Mutual Aid 101 is made possible by support from Emergent Fund, Shift Foundation, Resist, New Economy Coalition, and Shareable supporters like you.
Previous Mutual Aid Session Recordings
- Full Recording
- Getting started
- Consensus decision-making
- Sustaining engagement and avoiding burnout
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