Solidarity is best understood in practice.

First and foremost: join your local tenants' unions! 

If you're in the Boston area, you can become a member of The Greater Boston Tenants Union (GBTU).

Not in Boston, and don't have a tenants' union near you? You can start one in your building with your neighbors. GBTU or any local tenants' unions would be happy to support you as you begin!

Support your local housing co-ops!

...especially those that offer free tenancy (yes — they exist).

Volunteer with Warm Up Boston

From their website: "Warm Up Boston, founded in 2020, is a radical survival program serving, supporting, and empowering Boston’s unhoused community through solidarity rather than charity. Our mission focuses on the direct delivery of material aid and advocacy as well as on harm reduction strategies designed to prevent deaths from overdoses and transmission of infectious disease among people who use drugs and the larger community."

It's cold as heck in Boston right now!! If you're able, consider donating essential supplies like tents and sleeping bags.

Join Food Not Bombs

Food Not Bombs is a network of activist groups that distribute free, freshly cooked, vegetarian meals. FNB Boston distributes hot meals on a weekly basis in downtown Cambridge.

If you have access to an industrial kitchen in the Boston area, please consider letting FNB Boston use it! Finding permanent cooking space remains a persistent challenge.

Stock Community Fridges

Community fridges are a great way to support your neighbors experiencing food insecurity — especially if you're a home gardener who likes to plant more than you can eat. 

At this point, you can usually find your local community fridge on social media. Here's the All/Bright Community Fridge IG, for instance.

Participate in Community Supported Agriculture

Local farms need patrons. We need food. It's a win-win. Use this guide to browse available farm share options in the Boston area.

Patronize Cooperative Cafes

Listen — I live in Boston, so naturally, I love Dunkin as much as the next schmuck. I won't moralize your morning coffee choices, but that being said:

Corporations like Starbucks and Nestlé (owner of Blue Bottle Coffee) continually engage in union-busting practices, paying their baristas poverty wages while charging customers exorbitant prices.

Consider patronizing your local cooperative worker-owned cafe if you have one nearby. If you're in the Boston area, my personal favorite is Circus Cooperative in Cambridge.

Pro-Tip: Co-op cafes usually have the best veggie food options.

Speaking of... Support SBWU and BBIU in their fights against Starbucks and Blue Bottle for fair contracts! 

Long-Haul Magazine

From the website: "Long-Haul is a quarterly magazine of worker writing about culture and organization on and off the shop floor, past and present, in and outside of unions. ... We seek accounts that are maximally concrete, and that are grounded in particular workplaces and struggles in the United States and around the world."

MBTA Distro (Zine Library)

Generally speaking, support your local distros!! They do important archivist work that takes substantial time and labor.

Anarchist Bookfairs

The Boston Anarchist Bookfair (BABF) occurs annually in the fall. Attend to buy books, shop for art, join a community organization, or participate in a workshop.

Boston isn't the only city with an anarchist bookfair. New York City has one annually, as do other cities.

Anarchist Library

The Anarchist Library has soooo many academic texts.

If you're a teacher, check out their BookBuilder option! You can effectively create your own edited anthology — incredibly useful for saving your students money on books.

Crimethinc

Crimethinc regularly posts new and updated zines. You can also find handy informational pamphlets and posters for downloading.

Anna's Archive

I'm not going to link it. All I'll say is RIP LibGen and Z-Library.