We have built networks that directly address issues like food, housing, education, and more. We will cover how the Poor People's Army/Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign and the Greater Milwaukee Greens have set up pathways to mutual aid, rather than focusing only on electoral work. We will also address how locals can build-in more mutual aid and direct action, and the benefits of having a direct action committee as well as issue coalition partners to take on projects.

Some benefits are: people are directly receiving help, we are directly improving neighborhoods/cleaning up the environment, it shines a light on the deficits of the parties in power while uplifting Greens, new people coming into the party have volunteer opportunities at any time of the year, and more people will want to join the Greens to work on a mutual aid project or because they see the result.

The principles of mutual aid and direct action can be widely applied across all kinds of diverse local Green orgs on a wide variety of issues. We will leave time and encourage questions and comments/participation. We hope to motivate our fellow Greens to be the change in our struggles for people, planet, and peace. 

Presented by Cheri Honkala and Barbara Dahlgren

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