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emberthestylesage's review
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
I was worried because I usually see mutual aid talked about in a way that is either extremely vague or extremely unforgiving, that this book may not provide action information for someone in my position, but it was actually very good.
Dean described how mutual aid differs from government and non-profit organizations in a way that I could easily see and point out the effect of in my own town which is obviously super helpful in discussions with others
He also covered more inclusive methods of 'leadership' and work/life balance. I have always had a hard time with this, as I want to take on a collaborative style of group leadership, but had a hard time imagining what that could actually look like functionally. Dean really laid it out and made it easier to picture the goal.
Dean described how mutual aid differs from government and non-profit organizations in a way that I could easily see and point out the effect of in my own town which is obviously super helpful in discussions with others
He also covered more inclusive methods of 'leadership' and work/life balance. I have always had a hard time with this, as I want to take on a collaborative style of group leadership, but had a hard time imagining what that could actually look like functionally. Dean really laid it out and made it easier to picture the goal.
ayeshanagaria's review
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
4.5
this book + encampment has been so so healing
velocipedia's review against another edition
challenging
informative
fast-paced
4.0
Ohoho you gotta read this one. A little cursory and could have used more examples, but otherwise just the right combo of spicy and healing
graveyardpansy's review
4.0
solid 4 — critiques of this being too strict on the binary of ‘charity bad mutual aid good’ are for sure fair, but i think Spade is right in that regard and does discuss nuances between the two to some regard. quick and easy to read, the charts were very straightforward. i’d feel pretty good handing this to someone trying to understand the distinction between charity and mutual aid. i have a lot of respect for Spade, but do think some of the critiques of this book are important/warranted.