Mutual aid fairs offer help, sense of community

On a chilly Sunday afternoon, a line of people wraps around the Irving Middle School Rec Center in Norman. They’re attending Red Dirt Collective’s mutual aid fair, where people can get food, clothes, and other resources at no cost.

“We’re kind of just trying to have everything in one place so people can walk across the street and get the stuff they need and also connect with each other and have conversations and get to know their neighbors,” said Ashley Creed, Red Dirt Collective’s director of mutual aid.

Creed describes mutual aid as a network of care that focuses on community members giving and receiving help from each other.

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