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RubyConf 2022: Solidarity not Charity and Collective Liberation by Mae Beale

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.

November 29, 2022