Sunnyside/Woodside Mutual Aid

Mission Statement

Sunnyside & Woodside Mutual Aid (SWMA) is a group of neighbors acting collectively to address community needs and take care of each other. We value care and support community-based action outside of existing structures of governments, electoral politics, and charities. We acknowledge and sometimes collaborate with the many existing communities and organizations that call Sunnyside and Woodside home. We embrace these guiding principles in our mission: - We recognize the long history of mutual aid in New York City and throughout the world - We are responsible to each other - We center racial justice, social equity, cultural respect, and environmental ethics We live these values by: - Utilizing consensus building, community-based decision-making, and a horizontal structure - Prioritizing accessibility and transparency - Being accountable to and investing our time in the surrounding community