Imagine a world where collective care was a daily practice rather than a reaction to cancer, global pandemics and structural oppression.
Surprisingly, early on in the pandemic, mutual aid appeared to be embraced. Our team discovered that the pandemic shifted everyone’s sense of who needs help: All of the sudden, many of us were vulnerable and isolated in new ways. —people picking up medicine for neighbors, sewing masks, sharing bread. The pandemic, like cancer, seemed to be a worthy reason for needing support. We seemed to belong to one another uniquely in this moment.
After months at home, our family took a short trip to a nearby mountain town. In walking through the quaint quiet town with our daughter in her unicorn mask and bald head, we encountered a patio drinker who aggressively yelled at us, “Take off those masks; we’re outside!” I watched the spit fly from his mouth as he yelled at us about our unnecessary precautions and felt a deep sadness.
At first, there was reluctance among friends, a hesitance to confess or ask for too much. Then, there was relief. The ebb and flow of stress and support could pulse through a broader network with greater collective resources.
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