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Updates on our activities and progress.

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August 2023 MAB Update
Published on September 9, 2023 by Jane Singer
Happy end of summer from all of us at Mutual Aid Books! We were busy in August and hope we got to see you in some fashion! We were so thrilled to join...
July 2023 Update
Published on August 8, 2023 by Jane Singer
Hello friends, comrades, and loved ones! We're coming to you from Duwamish lands, where it has been sunny and generally lovely, but know that many here and across the world are experiencing intense heat events that can be super dangerous. H...
May 2023 Update from MAB
Published on June 8, 2023 by Jenna Lapidus
Hi there! The sunshine’s out here and we hope you are enjoying yourself while soaking up all the vitamin D. We were busy in May and we hope we got to see your beautiful face at least once. On May 9th, we hosted a New Member Meeting, an orie...
April 2023 Update
Published on May 4, 2023 by Jane Singer
Hello to our friends and comrades, We have been busy here at Mutual Aid Books! We had our monthly tabling at The Station and were thrilled to connect further with community, as always. We're also working with some community partners to get...
March 2023 Update
Published on April 4, 2023 by Jenna Lapidus
Hi all! It’s that time of the month; we’re here with your MAB March update! Mutual Aid Books continued to support our friends and comrades from COVID19 Mutual Aid and Uprooted & Rising Seattle at their March pantry. We delivered books f...
February 2023 Update
Published on March 1, 2023 by Jane Singer
Hi all, Your friendly abolitionist book lovers here to update you on our activities! We continued our monthly tabling presence at The Station on Beacon Hill and were thrilled to connect with community members seeking abolitionist and radica...
January 2023 Update
Published on January 31, 2023 by Jane Singer
Hello friends! We've had a busy January here at Mutual Aid Books! We hosted a New Member Meeting on January 25th, and are thrilled to have new folks joining us in providing abolitionist texts to our community. We popped up at The Station on...
End of 2022 Wrap Up!
Published on December 22, 2022 by Jenna Lapidus
Happy Winter Solstice!If you (like us) are on the unceded lands of the Duwamish people, we hope that you are staying warm and staying safe in the snow. With the end of 2022 approaching, the majority of Mutual Aid Books Members are on break...
November Update!
Published on December 5, 2022 by Jenna Lapidus
Dear all, Thank you for your continued support of our project. With your contributions and solidarity, our work is made possible! In November, Mutual Aid Books continued to support our friends and comrades from COVID19 Mutual Aid and Uproot...
October 2022 Update
Published on November 4, 2022 by Jane Singer
Dear all, We hope you are staying warm, dry, and have access to Vitamin D as we head into the wet, dark, and rainy months here on the unceded lands of the Duwamish people. In October, Mutual Aid Books continued to support our friends and co...
End of Summer Update!
Published on September 29, 2022 by Jenna Lapidus
Dear all, In August, Mutual Aid Books (MAB) took a bit of a break from tabling at events and decided to hold a retreat so that we could discuss which projects feel most in alignment with our values. The first part of the retreat took place...
July 2022 wrap-up
Published on August 3, 2022 by Alaya Carr
Dear all, We hope you’re staying cool out there! Here on the unceded lands of the Duwamish people, we’ve been struggling through a heat wave. That being said, we’ve been doing our best to practice collective care and get books out into our...
Dear all, As always, thanks for your continued support and solidarity with Mutual Aid Books. We can’t do this work without you! TL;DR: This month we tabled at Taking Black Pride again, collaborated with COVID19 Mutual Aid/South King County...
Dear all, Thank you for your continued support of our project. With your contributions and solidarity, our work is made possible! As we move towards sunnier days and summer events, your support is even more vital. If you ar...
April 2022 Updates
Published on April 6, 2022 by Jane Singer
Hello MAB family! We hope you are managing to stay as safe and healthy as possible these days. We were thrilled to offer a New Member Meeting last month and bring in some fantastic folks to keep distributing books to community. We also tabl...
Upcoming March 2022 events
Published on March 3, 2022 by Alaya Carr
Good afternoon! We hope that you and your loved ones are safe and healthy. We are excited to share a couple of updates with you about some upcoming events. New member meetingWe have a new member meeting on ...
Happy New Year from MAB!
Published on December 31, 2021 by Jenna Lapidus
If you are in the Seattle area, we hope that you are staying warm and staying safe. The majority of Mutual Aid Books Members are on break until the new year, and we are excited for what 2022 can bring us. We are incredibly grateful for the...
October hello!
Published on October 7, 2021 by Alaya Carr
Hi all, Happy Fall to all! To all other PNW based folks, I hope you are taking your vitamin D as the seasons change. For sta...
Thanks (and let's reach 15K!)
Published on May 6, 2021 by Alaya Carr
Hi all,First, thank you again for your support of our project. When we started working on this project almost a year ago, we had no idea that it would continue to grow and become such a cherished resource for our communities. We are always...
Hello and thank you
Published on April 14, 2021 by Alaya Carr
Hello all-- First, thanks to all who have donated on this new platform! Please be sure to share this website with your networks. We are hoping that working with Open Collective will usher in more ease and more transparency moving forward. S...