Our community kitchen collective started as a way to share resources and build connection, but it's become clear that some people see this as charity work helping 'food insecure' neighbors while others see it as mutual aid among equals. The different frameworks are creating tension about everything from how we talk about the work to who gets to make decisions about programming.
More people experience this than they realize.
People working toward the same practical goal operate from incompatible frameworks about who has power and what the work means.
“Where Are You with Gender inequality — structural analysis?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.