Support Comrade Care

Throughout the movement to Stop Cop City, there have been multiple mass traumatizing events, with more likely on the horizon. Whether it's being snatched off the streets during a protest, the forest being raided, or a friend being murdered by the police, many involved in this movement have been left with deep emotional scars that need tending. Even predating this particular movement, the collective trauma of neverending police brutality and more and more frequent lethal climate disasters have taken deep root in our cultural unconscious. Yet no matter what they've faced, the people of Atlanta and beyond have continued with incredible resilience and bravery; these folks deserve healing. Communal care as well as individualized healing services should be centered in every revolutionary practice. At the end of January, a beautiful event named the Comrade Care Clinic materialized and was able to provide massage, yoga, NADA acupuncture, individual and group counseling, and food to over a hundred participants! Additionally, some wonderfully generous folks have been able to provide low-cost ongoing therapeutic services to many of the folks deeply impacted by recent tragedies. This is the future of care that we envision. However, to make this project sustainable, financial support is necessary. Thus the birth of this fundraiser. Our goal is to relieve the financial burden of healing activists' psyches and calming their nervous systems. The money raised from this effort will go directly toward paying for therapeutic services such as psychotherapy, grief counseling, peer support, and similar support services. This money will also support a developing web of healing resources growing throughout Atlanta such as the Therapeutic Artist's Resource, Carewave Atlanta, and other values-aligned healing projects. Please support the movement by supporting movement workers. Every dollar matters.

The Library of the Commons is 501(c)3 non-profit partnered with the Comrad Care Collective. All funds donated to this fundraiser will be used to support the mission of the Comrad Care Collective.