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When mutual aid groups face strategic disagreements about theory of change

Our mutual aid group started as a response to crisis but now some people want to focus on direct service while others want to focus on systemic change and we can't seem to have a conversation about it without people feeling like their approach is being invalidated.

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Different theories of social change can create irreconcilable tensions within groups formed around shared values of care and solidarity.

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