This person has not verified who she is -- or even if the profile picture is hers. Additional research on her name states she is a scammer with a record of grifting. I am therefore skeptical that any donations will help anyone in need.

Folks, please be cautious with mutual aid requests. Yes, people sometimes need help. But people also lie.

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[–] _cryptagion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

I see a lot of people asking for mutual aid, and it's often "I've had a hard day and just want some McDonalds, please help"

OK, that's not mutual aid, and you shouldn't be asking for that under that hashtag. if you need help paying your rent, or with gas money so you don't lose your job, that's something that appropriate for mutual aid. asking for money for vices should be something you do off the hashtag, or on your OF or something. mutual aid is for people helping where they can, when they can, for problems that are serious and life-altering. and nothing else.

[–] horse_battery_staple@lemmy.world 9 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

Mutual Aid is not charity. Mutual aid is beneficial for both parties.

Mutual aid for rent would be to join a tenants union so that people can get organized and perform a rent strike.

https://www.dissentmagazine.org/online_articles/tenant-unions-for-the-future/

Mutual Aid for food would be something like Food Not Bombs. (It's an http site so only sign up if you're comfortable with that.)

http://foodnotbombs.net/new_site/

Charity is not mutual aid.