Monstera (Basic) Mike W, Pothos (Variegated yard rescue) Gathiziersea, Wondering Dude (Nanouk) Ceilia Mae, Chinese evergreen Hestia, Dracaena Asterion, ZZ (Raven) Zyth'ranis, Brugmansia (Peaches n cream) Ariel, Giant Hawaiian pothos Sardonyx, Satin pothos Arke, pink princess philodendron Kenna, Hoya Krinkle 8 Bgolus, Pilea peperomioides white splash Tyche, Hoya compacta variegated Q, monstera delicosa Thai con James P Sullivan, adansonii mint Blooregard Q Kazoo, golden crocodile philodendron Tok, philo melanochrysum black and gold Azhram, Lemon tree Hope, Hoya Kerri inner variegation Ricardo, Begonia red ish Akasha, Spider plant Arachne, Skelton key pothos green Jack, Anthurum Fingers green, Philo Bernadopazzi Rhaegal, prayer plant reddish, cuipid peperomia Variegated Cupid, Wondering dude pink Medusa, wondering dude violet Euryale, pep baby rubber plant Variegated Salad Fingers, and The Butterscotch Babies are 3 Hoya Heuschkeliana (Albomarginata, variegata, and green)

A plant rack focusing on the middle shelf which is covered mostly in wandering dude plants which are very shades of purple and pink there is a pink princess philodendron helping above the middle shelves in the back against the window along the bottom shelf is visible variegated pilea peperomioides, hanging down along the right is a hoya Krinkle 8

A close up of round pilea peperomioides leaf that is half white half green

A large green unruly tropical plant collection

Every spring (Likely in May) I will be sharing a list of the available props I have from my plant collection and my paid (US) Patreon supporters will each be able to claim one of their choice
(The remainder will be sold online or traded/gifted locally)

#MutualAidRequest #HelpFolksLive #HelpFolksLive2026 #MutualAidBoost #ChronicIllnessCrowdfund #LongCovidAid

A pink Band-Aid with hearts on it and teal text over it that says Mutual Aid saves lives. A mutual Band-Aid if you will

I found out that my roommate stole the rent money I paid her on the first and bailed when we got a 30 day pay or vacate
Now I have to do an emergency move after paying rent x3

📦Emergency Move Fund 2/3000
💸PayPal.me/PenGwenWithLC
⛑️654 5$ Patreon supporters to goal
🪙Patreon.com/GwenBWithLC

Resources:
· AltUBI Nonprofit Store: altubi.myspreadshop.com
· Transparent graphics for DIY printing: www.patreon.com/posts/altubi...
· Search #AltUBI, #AltUBIGoal, #AltUBI20Challenge, #HelpTheHelpers to find people to support

The time for isolated survival is over. Our safety lies in our interconnectedness. Start weaving your thread today.

(Originally published: www.patreon.com/posts/145006...)

We are rebuilding what capitalism destroyed: not through grand gestures, but through thousands of small, automated acts of solidarity. We're creating systems that assume mutual care rather than competition, that prioritize dignity over charity, that understand our fates are interconnected.

The Fabric We Weave
Each $5 commitment is a single thread. Alone, it seems insignificant. But woven together with hundreds of other threads, it becomes community Kevlar- flexible, resilient, and capable of distributing impact so no single thread bears the full force of crisis.

From there, consider:
· The #AltUBI20Challenge (4 people, $5 each)
· Hosting a button bucket in your local café or third space
· Adding an AltUBI stocking stuffer to your holiday traditions
· Making graphics for community members who need support

That's it. You've now:
· Automated a small portion of your mutual aid practice
· Become a stable income source for someone vulnerable
· Started rewiring your own relationship to giving and community

1. Find one AltUBI graphic (search #AltUBI, #AltUBIGoal or visit the nonprofit store)
2. Scan the QR code and commit $5/month
3. Wear or display the graphic to spark conversations

Practical First Steps: Your Toe in the Water
You don't need to solve systemic collapse today.

You just need to start the practice of interconnected support:

Your personal emergency fund won't protect you from fascist violence or environmental collapse but a strong, interconnected community might.

This is the quiet, daily work of class warfare: moving resources from extraction to mutual support. It's recognizing that individual financial security is meaningless without community stability.

AltUBI represents a fundamental redirecting of resources. Your $5 monthly pledge does two things simultaneously:
1. Directly stabilizes a neighbor
2. Withdraws that capital from systems exploiting us

There is no truly "safe" hoarding of resources under capitalism that doesn't ultimately fuel our own oppression.

From Enriching Capital to Fortifying Community
Every dollar in a bank account or traditional investment isn't just sitting there - it's being loaned out, leveraged, and used to further enrich the capital class that's actively dismantling our communities.

This is how we rebuild the actual fabric of society: by creating systems where help isn't conditional on likability, where dignity isn't earned through performing worthiness. Sometimes, supporting someone you wouldn't choose as a friend is the most radical community-building act possible.

The anonymous QR code graphics are intentional. They bypass our unconscious biases about who "deserves" help based on appearance, identity, or personal affinity. You're not supporting a profile picture or a compelling story - you're supporting a community member, period.

Here's the challenging truth: community isn't just people we agree with or personally like. Capitalism has conditioned us to only support those who make us comfortable, but real solidarity means supporting neighbors even when it's inconvenient - even when we disagree.

The choice to start with the most vulnerable is strategic: if our safety net can catch those in freefall, it will hold everyone.

Beyond "People We Like": The Uncomfortable Work of Real Community

1. Investing in community infrastructure (these are the people who will organize during the next crisis)
2. Proving UBI works through lived examples
3. Building the patterns of care we'll all need when AI decimates traditional employment

These aren't passive recipients; they're experts in survival under systems designed to kill them. When we stabilize those facing immediate life-or-death housing insecurity or medical neglect, we're not just helping individuals we're:

AltUBI intentionally reverses this by prioritizing disabled, chronically ill, and marginalized community members- the organizers, mutual aid workers, and people who hold our communities together while facing the greatest risks.

Capitalism's isolation has severed community ties, leaving the most vulnerable to fall first and hardest.

But why stop at $20? The #AltUBI100Challenge supports twenty people. The goal isn't a specific dollar amount- it's normalizing widespread participation. Each small commitment is a thread in what becomes collective armor against collapse.

· For receivers: Predictable income replaces desperate scrambling
· For givers: Losing your job means canceling manageable $5 pledges, not catastrophic $100 commitments
· For communities: Risk is spread, creating a web of support rather than fragile single threads

The #AltUBI20Challenge embodies this shift: support four people at $5 each per month. For $20 - less than many streaming subscriptions you become a stabilizing force for multiple households. This distributed model creates resilience:

Suddenly, impossible stability becomes achievable.

Why $5? Why Multiple People?
The math is both heartbreaking and illuminating. Landlords typically require income three times the rent. For a $1,200 studio, that's $3,600 monthly. Traditional fundraising asks for heroic donors, but AltUBI asks for 720 people to give $5.

using platforms like Patreon and Ko-fi not for entertainment, but for survival. This isn't a distant ideal - it's a system we can implement right now, without legislation, without bureaucracy, starting with those who need it most.