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Inevitably, following discussions of why our group is doing what we’re doing, the conversation will shift into resident’s previous interactions with younger people who’ve moved into the area. It is almost always the same story: disappointment and misunderstanding.
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Join us as we again gather together as a community to provide for our own necessities through the sharing of goods, conversation, skills, food and more.
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Saturday, June 25 1-5pm A Space To Share Goods and Services With Your Neighbors+ Frozen Yumminess -Potluck Dishes And More
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To illustrate how our hotline functions outside of the snow arena, we thought it’d be helpful to describe a recent contact.
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EEMA has recently held two wildly successful Share Faires. I’ve found these events both inspirational and rewarding, while exemplifying some obvious contradictions and limitations.
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If a neighbor down the street owned a snow blower or a lawn mower, would you ask to borrow it if you didn’t know them personally? Conversely, if you owned one would you consider lending it out?
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One of my goals in working with East End Mutual Aid is strategizing on ways to break out of the binary thinking often used to implement policies that go against community interests.
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Nothing makes me want to go down to Nico’s and grab a cold beer more than the arguments about gentrification that so regularly occur whenever the issue of development is brought up.
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On Saturday, August 28, more than 350 people participated in the city’s second Share Faire, a Really, Really Free Market. Organized by East End Mutual Aid (EEMA), the event created a physical space where community members could gather to share...
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EEMA’s Helping Hands Hotline; a phone number residents of Bloomfield, Garfield, and Friendship can call to receive assistance with small repairs, short term emergencies, and snow shoveling.
