520 Collective, Tucson, AZ (2026)

10/06/2024

[Neon 80’s-style/cyberpunk flyer with an image of an ignited “heater bloc” tent heater in the background. It has a narrow, bright blue flame erupting out of a copper coil surrounded by yellow, pink, green and purple shapes with superimposed text reading:

“SUNDAY OCTOBER 6TH
6-8PM
(outdoor informal gathering - arrive & depart whenever feels right)

BLOC TALK

DM FOR ADDRESS (~FT. LOWELL & COUNTRY CLUB)

LEARN ABOUT BUILDING SAFE, RELIABLE TENT HEATERS TO KEEP OUR COMRADES ON THE STREETS WARM THIS WINTER 🔥

ACCESSIBILITY FOR EVERYONE. MASK UP!”]

10/01/2024

Heater Blocs are back! Come join us this Sunday for Bloc Talk, a community event where you can get involved in the building process and help keep comrades warm this coming winter! We can’t wait to see you there :)

ID: [Neon 80’s-style/cyberpunk flyer with an image of an ignited “heater bloc” tent heater in the background. It has a narrow, bright blue flame erupting out of a copper coil surrounded by yellow, pink, green and purple shapes with superimposed text reading:

“SUNDAY OCTOBER 6TH
6-8PM
(outdoor informal gathering - arrive & depart whenever feels right)

BLOC TALK

DM FOR ADDRESS (~FT. LOWELL & COUNTRY CLUB)

LEARN ABOUT BUILDING SAFE, RELIABLE TENT HEATERS TO KEEP OUR COMRADES ON THE STREETS WARM THIS WINTER 🔥

ACCESSIBILITY FOR EVERYONE. MASK UP!”]

07/26/2024

Tucson needs tarps!

Thank you to everyone for getting the word out and donating this last month! With your support, we handed out sandwiches, bottles filled with iced lemonade or water, clothes, bedding, toiletries, and bug spray during our last mutual-ade distribution event 🍋

When we were distributing supplies, we found that many people needed bedding, blankets, and tarps. Recent storms have washed those items away. Cops have also conducted more inhumane sweeps, removing access to places to sleep and rest. In addition, there is a need for water bottles and ice chests. Please consider DMing us if you can spare any of these items. Let’s keep each other safe

In community ✊

ID Slide 1: A blue-colored promotional flier calling for donations. The border is water, while the background has images of raining clouds. Images of a water bottle, ice chest, tent are at the bottom. Text reads “Tucson needs tarps! Monsoons plus sweeps make keeping belongings difficult while being unhoused. We are collecting donations of tarps, water bottles, and personal ice chests to be distributed to our neighbors! dm for donation location or donate funds to Venmo: , Givebutter: https://givebutter.com/520”

ID Slide 2: Un volante promocional de color azul que solicita donaciones. El borde es agua, mientras que el fondo tiene imágenes de nubes lloviendo. Las imágenes de una botella de agua, una hielera y una carpa se encuentran en la parte inferior. El texto dice “¡Tucson necesita lonas! Los monzones y la policía hacen que guardar las pertenencias sea aún más difícil mientras no se tiene un hogar. ¡Estamos recolectando donaciones de lonas, botellas de agua y hieleras personales para distribuirlas entre nuestros vecinos! Envíe un mensaje privado para conocer el lugar de la donación o done fondos a Venmo: , Givebutter: https://givebutter.com/520”

06/12/2024

520 Mutual Aid is preparing for a summer time distribution event in the next few weeks. We will have lemonade and food for folks during the distribution event. Please DM us for drop off location for items. We hope to see you there!

ID Slide 1: A brightly colored promotional flyer for "Mutual-Ade" evet. The top border and sides of the flyer are decorated with a pink background and images of lemon slices. The flyer lists the items sought for donation in pink text: sunscreen, nail, clippers, tweezers, bar soap, wet wipes, lip balm, body cream/salves, cooling, towels, travel-sized spray bottles, reusable water bottles, electrolytes, non-perishable foods such as granola bars. At the bottom are the instructions: "Please use link in our bio to make a cash donation. DM us for drop off location!" A black circular logo in the bottom right corner contains the text "520 mutual aid."

ID Slide 2: Un volante promocional de colores brillantes para "Mutual-Ade" evet. El borde superior y los lados del volante están decorados con un fondo rosa e imágenes de rodajas de limón. El folleto enumera los artículos que se buscan para donar en texto rosa: protector solar, uñas, cortaúñas, pinzas, jabón en barra, toallitas húmedas, bálsamo labial, crema/ungüentos corporales, enfriamiento, toallas, botellas de spray de tamaño de viaje, botellas de agua reutilizables, electrolitos, alimentos no perecederos como barras de granola. En la parte inferior están las instrucciones: "Por favor, utilice el enlace de nuestra biografía para hacer una donación en efectivo. ¡Envíenos un mensaje directo para el lugar de entrega!" Un logotipo circular negro en la esquina inferior derecha contiene el texto "520 ayuda mutua".

12/18/2023

Image Description:

Red background featuring a large fist holding a wrench and smaller images of heater blocs.

Header reads: 520 Mutual Aid Network & Decentralized Medical Device Manufacturing heater bloc build!

Saturday, December 23rd from 4 to 8 pm on the back patio at Blacklidge Community Collective (101 E. Ventura)

Linktree Link: https://linktr.ee/mutualaid520

11/28/2023

It’s Giving Tuesday!!

DMDM (Decentralized Medical Device Manufacturing) and 520 Mutual Aid Network are starting a donation drive for our winter project: Heater bloc 520! Our goal is to build and distribute 50 heater blocs so community members can stay warm at camp this winter. Our fundraising goal is $546.06 by 11/30/23 and any monetary donation you can make will help get us closer to this goal. Tap our LinkTree to contribute: https://linktr.ee/mutualaid520

We’re also accepting material donations. As 6” terracotta pots make for great heat conductors and are the most expensive material, please consider donating spare pots if you have them. A full breakdown of the materials that you can donate and the corresponding bulk cost is listed below:

12 pack of 8 oz Mason Jars X 5 = $70
10 feet of 1/4" copper tubing X 5 = $50
JB Weld X 4 = $48
Rags = $17
Anti-tip plate X 50 = $25
6" Terracotta Pots X 50 = $224.50
10 oz Silicon Caulking X 4 = $65
1/2" chicken wire X 4 = 46.56
Total = $546.06

Let’s help each other stay warm in a city that keeps too many of us unsheltered and cold.

In community.

ID 1: A torch shines light on a constructed heater block with the following text: Heater Bloc 520. 520 Mutual Aid Network is hoping to raise $546.06 by 11/30/23. Any donation you make will go directly towards heater bloc materials that will warm folx as it gets colder! Click our linktree to donate funds. DM us to donate materials. Check description for cost breakdown.

ID 2: An image of a constructed heater bloc on a black background with arrows pointing to the corresponding materials needed. 1/4 in. Copper Tubing. Mason Jars. Wick: 100% Cotton Fabric Scraps. Not Pictured: 1/2" Chicken Wire, 6" Terracotta Pots, Lighters, Silicon Caulking. Anti-tip base Old Plastic Plate. Fuel Sources: 70% Isopropyl rubbing alcohol, 90% Isopropyl rubbing alcohol, 90%-95% Distilled Liquid Hand Sanitizer

11/21/2023

DMDM and 520 Mutual Aid Network are starting a donation drive for our winter project: Heater bloc 520! Our goal is to build and distribute 50 heater blocs so community members can stay warm at camp this winter. Our fundraising goal is $546.06 by 11/30/23 and any monetary donation you can make will help get us closer to this goal. Tap our LinkTree to contribute: https://linktr.ee/mutualaid520

We’re also accepting material donations. As 6” terracotta pots make for great heat conductors and are the most expensive material, please consider donating spare pots if you have them. A full breakdown of the materials that you can donate and the corresponding bulk cost is listed below:

12 pack of 8 oz Mason Jars X 5 = $70
10 feet of 1/4" copper tubing X 5 = $50
JB Weld X 4 = $48
Rags = $17
Anti-tip plate X 50 = $25
6" Terracotta Pots X 50 = $224.50
10 oz Silicon Caulking X 4 = $65
1/2" chicken wire X 4 = 46.56
Total = $546.06

Let’s help each other stay warm in a city that keeps too many of us unsheltered and cold.

In community.

ID 1: A torch shines light on a constructed heater block with the following text: Heater Bloc 520. 520 Mutual Aid Network is hoping to raise $546.06 by 11/30/23. Any donation you make will go directly towards heater bloc materials that will warm folx as it gets colder! Click our linktree to donate funds. DM us to donate materials. Check description for cost breakdown.

ID 2: An image of a constructed heater bloc on a black background with arrows pointing to the corresponding materials needed. 1/4 in. Copper Tubing. Mason Jars. Wick: 100% Cotton Fabric Scraps. Not Pictured: 1/2" Chicken Wire, 6" Terracotta Pots, Lighters, Silicon Caulking. Anti-tip base Old Plastic Plate. Fuel Sources: 70% Isopropyl rubbing alcohol, 90% Isopropyl rubbing alcohol, 90%-95% Distilled Liquid Hand Sanitizer

08/28/2023

Mutual Aid is a practice of building community in the ways that you can. Earlier this month, 520 Mutual Aid organized a potlatch to celebrate Pueblo Revolt Day. We leaned on community partners, like and , to help us prepare a large batch of food for our event. Mutual Aid is not a perfect practice - nor should it be. Sometimes you plan and prep for a 100+ person event, only to have about 40 people attend (but no worries we divvied and distributed all leftovers). Still, this group of 40 people - we shared a hot meal, learned more about each other, re-distributed supplies, and made some art together.

When you break it down to the basics, which is essentially to share everything so that everyone can have what they need and work together - it doesn't seem too far-fetched. It seems like the golden rule you are taught in grade school. This is a key component of re-indigenizing and rebuilding our world.

Thank you to everyone who contributed to making this Pueblo Revolt Day potlatch happen! If you want to learn more about getting involved with 520 Mutual Aid or donating, please connect with us via DM. We hope to see you at the next one!

In community.

ID 1: Two rows of vegetable & meat skewer sticks are cooking on a grill at a park. There is a rainbow in the fair background.

ID2: One tray of vegetable & meat skewers next to two trays of cornbread on a table.

ID3: Large pile of clothing, blankets and other supplies on a table.

ID4: A photo of vegetable skewers cooking on a grill in a park.

07/30/2023

Image Description 1:

A flyer for 520 Mutual Aid Network with a red background & an illustration of an Adobe building.

Header reads: "Pueblo Revolt Day Potlatch SAVE THE DATE. Masks recommended. No TERFS on Indigenous Land."

"August 10th at 6pm in Himmel Park.

Celebrate the first successful revolution led by the Indigenous People of this stolen Land with a pre-colonial Potlatch that includes supplies distribution. We welcome you to bring an Indigen-ish dish to share!

Learn more about the 520 Mutual Aid Network at linktr.ee/mutualaid520

Venmo
Donations go directly to buying supplies for community members in need."

Image Description 2:

A donations flyer for 520 Mutual Aid Network with a red background & an illustration of an Adobe building

Header reads: "Pueblo Revolt Day Potlatch CALL FOR DONATIONS"

"August 10th at 6pm in Himmel Park

Large reusable water jugs & bottles, thermoses, clothing (including shoes), ice (bags, chests, packs), tarps/tents, bags/backpacks, & ethically hunted game.

Please bring donations to our event the day of or DM for drop-off

All cash donations are accepted via Venmo and will will be used for purchasing distribution supplies.

Learn more about the 520 Mutual Aid Network

linktr.ee/mutualaid520"

Spanish image descriptions:

Descripción de imagen 1:

Un volante para 520 Mutual Aid Network con un fondo rojo & una ilustración de un edificio de adobe.

Encabezado dice “Potlatch para el Día de la rebelión de Po’pay RESERVA LA FECHA. Se recomienda cubrebocas. Ningún TERF en la Tierra Indígena.”

“10 de agosto a las 6 de la tarde Himmel Park.

Celebra la primmera revolución exitosa liderada por los Pueblos Indígenas de esta Tierra robada con un potlatch pre-colonial que incluye distribución de soministros. ¡Te invitamos a traer un plato (casi) Indígena!

Aprende más sobre 520 Mutual Aid Network
linktr.ee/mutualaid520

Venmo
Usamos las donaciones para apoyar directamente el compro de suministros para miembros de la comunidad que los necesitan”

Descripción de imagen 2:

Un volante para 520 Mutual Aid Network con un fondo rojo & una ilustración de un edificio de adobe.

Encabezado dice “Potlatch para el Día de la rebelión de Po’pay LLAMADA PARA DONATIVOS”

“Hieleras de agua, botellas rellenables, & termos
Ropa, inclusivo zapatos
Hielo (bolsas, heladeras, compresas frías)
Toldos/tiendas de campaña
Bolsas/mochilas
Presa cazada eticamente

Por favor lleva donativos en el día de nuestro evento o mándanos un mensaje directo

Aceptamos donaciones de dinero por Venmo y las usaremos para comprar suministros para distribuir

Aprende más sobre 520 Mutual Aid Network
linktr.ee/mutualaid520

10 de agosto
Himmel Park
6 de la tarde”

06/20/2023

Mutual aid breaks the cycle of toxic individualism and burnout. Doing the work together means we are resisting a system designed to split us apart. When we rely on and work with each other, we are rebuilding trust in one another.

Last month, in addition to handing out individual survival kits, hosted a food and supply distro at three separate locations in one evening. We handed out community donations including clothing, toiletries, and other essential supplies. In respect to the heat, volunteers made fresh squeezed lemonade that we handed out in donated water bottles from , peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, fresh fruit and vegetables from , and homemade chocolate eclair cake.

Work together, stay safe, and watch out for your neighbors as the Sonoran desert hits its summer stride. If you have the capacity to volunteer, or you have donations that can help our community, reach out through any of our social platforms. Links in bio.

In solidarity ✊🏽

IMG Description Below:

Image 1: Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, bananas, and Takis sit on a table, ready to be handed out.

Image 2: A volunteer prepares plates of sandwiches and chocolate eclair cake to hand out.

Image 3: Grapefruit, a jug of fresh lemonade, and essential supplies sit on a table for distribution.

Images 4 and 5: Clothing, including shirts, pants, and jackets, sit on a table for distribution to the community.

04/30/2023

Image text:

Mutual-ADE

Please help Mutual Aid 520 prep for our next refreshing distribution event!

Seeking donations of:
hats, refillable water bottles, sunscreen, lip balm, lemons! snacks! SuGaR, HONEy, misters, bread, sandwich supplies, fruit cups, handheld fans, frozen items,
ice packs, Food, Ice, thermoses, coolers, disposable gloves, sun protective clothing, tables, Cups, tarps, Pitchers, Jugs, ICe chests, Sanitizer, wipes, masks
Paper towels, napkins

Text ‪(520) 344-3557 for drop spots
VENMO:

Español:

Por favor ayuda a Mutual Aid 520 a preparar para nuestro próximo evento refrescante de distribución!

buscando donaciónes de: gorros, botellas de agua rellenables, protector solar, bálsamo labial, ¡limones! ¡tentempiés! azucar, miel, rociadores de agua para patios, pan, suministros para sándwiches, copas de frutas, ventiladores de mano, cosas heladas, compresas frías, comida, hielo, termos, hieleras, guantes desechables, ropa de protección solar, Mesas, Tazas, toldos, jarras, Jarros, neveras portátiles, gel desinfectante,
toallitas húmedas, cubrebocas,
toallas de papel, servilletas

Textea ‪(520) 344-3557 para puntos de entrega‬‬

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