QueeNS Mutual Aid
An arts-centered network, holding space for civic education, mental wellness, community actions rooted in mutual aid, and climate justice. QMA operates with a non-hierarchical organizing structure, which means that anyone who participates can help shape its direction. We work mostly in the Jackson Heights, Elmhurst, Corona area of Queens, NYC.
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Events & Announcements
Join us on July 27, 5-7pm on zoom for the third mental wellness co-share, to check in with one another and build on the plans as they’ve evolved.
Join Woodside on the Move, Waterfront Alliance, Street Works/MJN, Queens Mutual Aid, and more for Sunday meetups this June, 1-3pm on June 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29 to share resources, including voter education ahead of the June 24 primaries.
The Street Works team was out on the streets April 26th for Earth Day, along with hundreds of others participating in activities, DOT’s Car Free Earth Day!
Queens Mutual Aid held an in-person mental health resource sharing session on March 23, 3-5 p.m. ET at beloved 2nd Story Pilates & Yoga inviting the community to share what community led mental wellness spaces look like and how we should move forward.
Join Queens mutual aid for an intro to South Queens Women’s March on Feb 18, 6pm, on zoom. The SQWM amplifies the voices of South Queens’ diverse women. They are an all-volunteer multi-generational, intersectional platform taking sisterhood to the streets.
Join us on May 25, 3-5pm on zoom for the second mental wellness co-share, to check in with one another and build on the plans as they’ve evolved.
Queens mutual aid, hosted by Kaleidospace, Veggie Nuggets, and MJN/Street Works is supporting Elmhurst Community Partnership’s efforts to collect/donate warm clothes. We need your help!
Meeting 4: Monday Dec 2, 2024 @ 6pm on Zoom. We'll pick up where we left off in planning projects, and updates on political education topics that have come up. As always, we’ll hold space for how everyone is doing and new ideas.
Meeting 3: Sunday Nov 24, 2024 @ 12pm on Zoom. We picked up where we left off in planning specific projects, and updates on specific political education topics that have come up. As always, space is held for how everyone is doing.
Veggie Nuggets, Kaleidospace, and Street Works/MJN are held our 2nd small potluck on Sunday @ 7:30pm @ Suryaside Yoga, 49-06 Skillman Ave, Woodside, Queens, to continue planning next steps on mutual aid network building.
Veggie Nuggets, Kaleidospace, and Street Works/MJN held a small potluck on Sunday @ 4:30pm @ 2nd Story Pilates and Yoga Studio to start brainstorming what a local mutual aid network could look like, and more.
Community Agreements
Navigating disagreements, different opinions, & mistakes with grace
Balance reflection & action
Think before we speak
Covid safety
Yes/And
Privacy: Consents on digital security, posting, touching
1 mic
Intersectional approach
Always OK to ask clarifying questions
Respect pronouns
No feigned surprise, such as about what someone else doesn't know
Verbalizing when we hear conflict
Compassion
Take space/make space
No hate speech
No moving with assumptions
No elitism
No judgement
No interruptions
Accept we’re not perfect