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Community Care After Hurricane Helene

We are heartbroken as we witness the devastating impact of Hurricane Helene on communities across the southeast. Despite claims of giving the people impacted “everything that we have,” the federal government released $8.7 billion to Israel to commit genocide in Palestine and to attack Lebanon and Yemen in the same week that the hurricane tore through communities across the region. 

This is the war economy being itself–money going toward death and destruction in the name of “security,” rather than toward serving life.

In crises like this one, we must turn toward our community and take care of each other. Care and mutual aid are the foundation of the peace economy. Community is where our true safety lies. When we grow our local peace economies, we are growing our communities’ resilience in the face of crisis. This is how we ensure everyone has what they need to be safe and well.

“We are each other’s harvest; we are each other’s business; we are each other’s magnitude and bond.”
-Gwendolyn Brooks

Support Mutual Aid in the Southeast

CODEPINK has gathered a rapid-response list of resources where you can find the most updated information about opportunities to support mutual aid in communities impacted by Hurricane Helene. Giving to these groups is one way to practice solidarity and support the local peace economy in areas responding to immediate climate catastrophe. We’ll continue to update this list as we find additional resources. 

Take Action in Your Community: Grow Your Local Peace Economy

The local peace economy is the ark that will get us through the flood of polycrises we’re currently experiencing collectively. When we grow our local peace economy, we grow our community’s resilience in the face of climate disaster, state violence, and other emergencies. If you want to learn more about growing your local peace economy, you can explore the following resources:

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