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When community organizers struggle with burnout and accountability

We've been running this mutual aid group for three years and the same five people do everything while twenty others show up when they need help. I believe in radical care but I'm burning out and when I bring it up, people say I'm being hierarchical and exclusive.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The tension between unconditional care and sustainable responsibility is fracturing your collective action.

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