Aug 5, 2026
The world as we knew it is no more. It sounds dark, trite, and reductive, but there's a truth in there that can’t be denied.
All signs point to the global climate changing faster than most scientists predicted. In the news, we see stories about extreme heat waves causing tens of thousands of deaths, ongoing...
Jun 10, 2026
How do we live in an age of disaster? That’s the provocation put forth in the new book “Compassion in Crisis.” With engaging prompts, concise checklists, and heartfelt guidance, co-authors Kailea Loften and Kate Weiner lead readers in building and sustaining durable mutual aid networks for rapid response in the...
May 11, 2026
For 25 years, NewStories has been supporting communities that have faced the unimaginable, total loss from disaster—those who don’t want to rebuild the old normal, but are ready to co-create something that affirms life, reciprocity, and interdependence.
They call this approach, Re-Storying Disaster. After...
Apr 1, 2026
On March 4, 2026, the Ithaca Common Council in Ithaca, New York, U.S., voted to non-renew its contract with Flock Safety. Flock, among other things, is a vendor of fixed-location automated license plate reader (ALPR) systems.
You may have seen them pop up in your city or county in the past couple of years, as they...
Nov 22, 2025
On November 20, 2025, we hosted activist, organizer, and writer Dean Spade to lead a Mutual Aid 101 session about navigating conflict.
So many of our mutual aid groups and solidarity economy projects are dealing with burnout, conflict, and the pressure of doing real care work with limited capacity. We currently find...