Des Moines Mutual Aid

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We are an Abolitionist Mutual Aid Collective based in what is currently known as Des Moines, IA.

Current Projects: 

• Material and court support for our houseless neighbors. 
• Bail fund, legal, and court support for those under attack by the state.
• The Panther Pantry, a weekly free grocery re-distribution that was founded by the Des Moines Chapter of The Black Panther Party.
• Criminal Records Expungement Program in collaboration with the Des Moines Abolition Coalition.
• The Mutual Aid Monthly - a monthly newsletter consisting of short articles from a wide range of contributors that does not obey any unified ideological or editorial line.

Des Moines Mutual Aid was founded in 2019 as a response to the city’s continued violence against our houseless neighbors. Since our founding we have expanded quickly and organized many projects that seek to strengthen our communities and to nurture the radical potential inherent in all of us.