mutual aid

exchange

Mutual giving and receiving

• give and takeMutual concession between parties
• reciprocalShared between two parties
• barterDirect goods-for-goods exchange

complementarity · interdependence · cooperation · sharing · pooling · skill sharing · bartering · in-kind · swap · trade

volunteer

Unpaid willing participant

• coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
• networkInterconnected system
• hotlineDirect emergency phone connection

dispatch · outreach · canvassing · crowdfunding · pods · working groups · logistics · distribution · sign-up · intake

grassroots

Common people as political base

• neighborhoodResidential area nearby
• collectiveJointly organized group
• networkInterconnected system

commune · local · community garden · tenant union · affinity group · lodges · burial society · commons

collective action

Organized group pursuit

• unityWholeness through cohesion
• comradeshipMutual loyalty among companions
• fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions

brotherhood · sisterhood · working class · labor · syndicalism · anarchism · direct action · horizontal · autonomy · prefigurative

relief

Easing of distress

• emergency responseOrganized action during crises
• hurricaneViolent tropical windstorm
• floodOverwhelming water overflow

wildfire · earthquake · pandemic · crisis · food distribution · wellness check · evacuation · shelter · rapid response · recovery

• supportsupport, emotional support, moral support, support group, stand by
• collaborationteamwork, partnership, co-creation, alliance, sharing
• collaborationscollaborators, joint task force, joint project, duo, coalition forces
• communityneighbors, neighborliness, neighborhoods, kinship, community centers
• community buildingpotluck, cookout, block party, barn raising, quilting bee
• Community Lifetraditions, neighborhood, customs, village, festivals