Online Mutual Aid and Support in Oberlin
Title
Online Mutual Aid and Support in Oberlin
Subject
Oberlin amid COVID-19
Description
The following images depict the different ways in which and scopes of support requested or offered in the "Oberlin-What do you have? What do you need? PLS READ THE "ABOUT" SECTION" Facebook group. There are hundreds of posts, the ones selected are a sample that display the scope of the posts in the group.
There is an organised mutual aid form that was circulated and managed by a group of Oberlin Students staying in the town, which anonymously matched asks and offers of resources. There is also a spreadsheet titled "Lorain County Food Resources," that documents various accessible food resources from the greater Lorain area available to those with food insecurity.
Posts also include offers of homemade masks, asks for donations of homemade masks to community organisations, healthcare resources, emotional support, etc.
There is an organised mutual aid form that was circulated and managed by a group of Oberlin Students staying in the town, which anonymously matched asks and offers of resources. There is also a spreadsheet titled "Lorain County Food Resources," that documents various accessible food resources from the greater Lorain area available to those with food insecurity.
Posts also include offers of homemade masks, asks for donations of homemade masks to community organisations, healthcare resources, emotional support, etc.
Creator
Various Contributors
Date
April 2020
Rights
Image rights withheld since Facebook group is public.
Format
PNG, PDF
Language
English
Type
Website
Files
Citation
Various Contributors, “Online Mutual Aid and Support in Oberlin,” Bridging the Distance, accessed May 20, 2024, https://www.bridgingthedistance.oberlincollegelibrary.org/items/show/182.