⭐
It'll recharge your battery and you may even be able to find a new opportunity through meeting new people.
I can't recommend getting involved in mutual aid enough. Being productive for something important is incredibly gratifying.
I also recommend using this time to learn about/how to do something you've always wanted to. Ideally by going to your local library and chatting with a librarian. I would also recommend looking at your city's library events and services. A lot of libraries have access to 3d printers, sewing machines, etc. An accessible way to try something new that would otherwise be expensive. Most libraries will have meetups like tech workshops, movie days, recipe exchanges, seed libraries and on and on.
This is also a good time to get involved in things you wouldn't be able to when working a 9-5. Ie. leading a girl scout troop, joining a community garden, or delivering meals on wheels.
Jan 16, 2025
Related Recs
🤝
be it feeding people, youth outreach, helping people move, the library, community gardens…the possibilities are endless and of course vary. i volunteer for the art program offered by a shelter near me so it’s possible to balance any interests of yours with doing good! take the time to research opportunities that speak to you.
some other helpful ideas: pick a grassroots organization you really resonate with and donate/promote as regularly as you can...read tricky things and have those tricky conversations...learn a domestic or community building skill such as sewing...
best of luck and don’t get too wrapped up in the “size” of the impact of your actions, because a little help is better than none :)
Nov 6, 2024
💝
2024 was my first year getting involved in my community. i’ve always been a very anti-social/introverted person who relied a lot on my friends for social interactions outside of our immediate friend groups. but i went thru a break up last year because our political goals and ideas didn’t match up, and now im left alone to discover the wonders of my community.
i must admit i haven’t gone to any physical events YET, but it will be my first time this weekend (: i’ve mainly been donating, going to educationals, and spreading the word on any mutual aid i can think of on IG. but i have been (machine) knitting beanies to distribute to the houseless while it’s cold af outside! i’ve made about 40-50 beanies now (also a great time for me to go down my letterboxd watchlist).
you get to interact with amazing people and help people who have been screwed over by our gov. but remember, mutual aid is not charity. its when we come together as a community to help people who need help, with no strings attached.
anyways, this is your sign to look at what you can do for your communities! i promise it's so worth the time and it's really changed my life and the life of those received aid
Jan 22, 2025
🌏
join local clubs! go to street markets! and free concerts! volunteer! go and do things you do in your home, but outside! i feel like the post-covid world feels so isolating, but those community spaces are open and inviting if we take advantage of them :) and when you see your neighbors, it’s so much easier to ally with them. community starts on the streets
Dec 22, 2024
Top Recs from @buscemibabe
Jan 14, 2025
⭐
neal.fun
- a bunch of bizarre games/interactives with a dystopian and anti-caplitalist bent
window-swap
- shows you the view from random windows from around the world
radio/garden
- you can listen to live radio stations from all across the world
ytch.xyz
- show you random youtube channels and let's you click through like you're watching an old television
marginalia-search
- a search engine that isn't algorithmic, shows you niche search results that would typically be pushed to the bottom of other engines
thecreativeindependent
- articles by creatives, very simplified retro design that feels similar to this site
The Magazine Rack at Archive.org
- tons and tons of scanned and archived magazines spanning over 50 years
- recommend checking out High Times very fun and oh so 70's
Jan 14, 2025
🍻
getting juuuuust a lil bit silly but not drunk and then walking home yum yum yum
no next day ruminating, no hangover, just having a chill time with some friends and going home 👌
Feb 3, 2025