Hannu Ikonen, MD<p>MUTUAL AID / LA: </p><p>PLEASE amplify/share.</p><p>If you find coop links to support, PLEASE reply. Thanks!</p><p>🔸️The People’s Struggle functions as a “grassroots 911 dispatch” center, Galper said. Donations totaled more than $2,500, which organizers used to secure materials requested by evacuation shelters, such as toys for children or sanitary products for women.<br><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DEk3nrKyYl2/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">instagram.com/p/DEk3nrKyYl2/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>🔸️“We’ve already seen how crucially underprepared the city government is in dealing with social service,” said Savannah Boyd, a co-founder of All Power Books, which is based in the West Adams neighborhood. “We knew we were going to have to start organizing for mutual aid."<br><a href="https://ko-fi.com/allpower" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">ko-fi.com/allpower</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>🔸️It’s Bigger Than Us, a Black-led non-profit based in Inglewood, delivers water and resources to first responders while also running a distribution hub. <br><a href="https://www.itsbiggerthanusla.org/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">itsbiggerthanusla.org/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>🔸️The National Day Laborer Organizing Network is raising money for immigrant workers affected by the fires.<br><a href="https://ndlon.org/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">ndlon.org/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>🔸️Lagartijas Climbing Crú, a collective of Black, Latino, Asian and Indigenous rock climbers, created a crowdsourced spreadsheet to connect people with evacuees who need supplies including blankets and clothes.<br><a href="https://www.lagartijascc.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">lagartijascc.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>🔸️Pasadena Humane, which is accepting donations, has been evacuating and housing animals injured and displaced by the fires. The shelter has taken in more than 100 animals for emergency boarding.<br><a href="https://pasadenahumane.org/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">pasadenahumane.org/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>🔸️The charity Baby2Baby has provided more than 1m emergency supplies, including diapers and formulas, for displaced children and families.<br><a href="https://baby2baby.org/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">baby2baby.org/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>🔸️Malibu Foundation is offering food, shelter and mental health support to vulnerable populations like seniors, low-income families, people with disabilities and uninsured households.<br><a href="https://www.themalibufoundation.org/january-2025-wildfires" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">themalibufoundation.org/januar</span><span class="invisible">y-2025-wildfires</span></a></p><p>🔸️CORE, Community Organized Relief Effort, is distributing masks, go-kits, hygiene kits and other protective resources to impacted areas.<br><a href="https://www.coreresponse.org/southern-california-wildfires/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">coreresponse.org/southern-cali</span><span class="invisible">fornia-wildfires/</span></a></p><p>🔸️This Is About Humanity has launched a fund supporting front and second-line migrant farm workers, day laborers, and other essential workers and their families severely impacted by the recent fires in Los Angeles. Through Jan. 31, TIAH is matching up to $50,000 in donations to provide critical relief, housing support, food assistance and essential resources.<br><a href="https://icfdn.org/donate/?form=FUNDCBAXBVV" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">icfdn.org/donate/?form=FUNDCBA</span><span class="invisible">XBVV</span></a></p><p>🔸️Community Resource Spreadsheet on Google Docs: Over 400 Local Resources from Phone charging to shelter. </p><p><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/1/d/1KMk34XY5dsvVJjAoD2mQUVHYU_Ib6COz6jcGH5uJWDY/htmlview?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&cp_smn_source=secretlosangeles&cp_smn_content=how-you-can-help-la-wildfires&cp_smn_term=text_cta_5" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u</span><span class="invisible">/1/d/1KMk34XY5dsvVJjAoD2mQUVHYU_Ib6COz6jcGH5uJWDY/htmlview?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&cp_smn_source=secretlosangeles&cp_smn_content=how-you-can-help-la-wildfires&cp_smn_term=text_cta_5</span></a></p><p>Sources: Social Media, TheGuardian, Axios</p><p><a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/MutualAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MutualAid</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/LAFire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LAFire</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/wildfires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildfires</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/mutualism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mutualism</span></a></p>