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Scenario

How mutual aid groups handle unequal participation

Our mutual aid group started during the pandemic with everyone pitching in equally but now some people are burning out and others aren't stepping up and we don't know how to address it without seeming like we're policing each other's contributions.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A group built on reciprocity must confront the reality that equal participation is unsustainable.

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