Medium Post #1
Throughout the quarter, the readings have shown mutual aid ranging from large organizational efforts to smaller community based acts.
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Moore and Choi are both examples of the former. Moore focused on how labor unions worked together to provide ground level needs, such as food. Meanwhile, Choi discusses more political change that occurred through the collaboration of the Japanese and Koreans. From these authors, I saw how groups of people who do not share the same origins can work in unison for the betterment of the people overall. I think it is admirable that in times of adversity, people are able to come together in such a way to do what is needed.
Kang, on the other hand, mentions how his local community supported each other through sharing the same line of work. Compared to the change that can be seen through organizational works, it is not as easy to see community based efforts but it is powerful in its own right. Considering that one’s community is the closest support system you can have, the efforts that they have to those within the community can be more widely felt.
After reading these authors, I’d say that Moore’s example of mutual aid can be applied to how clubs and organizations can help each other on campus. While clubs do currently collaborate on joint events on campus, I think an aspect that they can be further supplemented is with funding. Some clubs/ orgs get more funding than others and sometimes they have extra left over. With this they can potentially help another club who may be struggling to fund or require additional funds for an event.
