Issue 12 : Jul 20, 2025

The Lansing Primary for mayor and half of city council is August 5th. Last week’s issue focused on Mutual Aid, the practice of offering mutual community care to fill the cracks where systemic inequalities have failed us all.

Participation in local government elections is the best way we can directly combat those inequalities at their source.

While rights and protections are being striped away on a federal level seemingly on a weekly basis, it is more important than ever to have local civil servants in power who can advocate for equitable and just protections.

Through this very zine project, I have had the opportunity to share multiple mutual aid signal groups with Kelsea Hector (a 2025 mayor candidate). I have seen them show up time and time again for folks in need of support, both in person and in the form of using her ample community experience to connect folks with the best resources for assistance.