RDU Resources
this is a very generalized list of resources in the raleigh durham area - if there are any resources you'd like to add please submit them! send an email to [email protected]at the bottom of this forum are free PDFs for various abolitionist, anti-capitalism and anarchist readings!
Upcoming Community Events!
| Who | When | What | Where | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Triangle Radical Calendar | N/A | Communal calendar for community events in the RDU area! | N/A | Click Here |
Abortion
| Who | Services | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Black Mamas Matter Alliance | A Black women-led cross-sectoral alliance that centers Black mamas and birthing people - hosts webinars and virtual events amongst many other things! | Click Here |
| Carolina Abortion Fund | Support getting an abortion in North and South Carolina | Click Here |
| Craftivism Abortion & Repro Rights Blog | Interactive and comprehensive guide to understanding abortion and reproductive rights as well as support resources. | Click Here |
| Triangle Abortion Access Coalition | Various abortion resources, legal help, crowdfunding, etc | Click Here |
| Planned Parenthood | Abortion services, Plan B | Click Here |
| I Need An Abortion | Different services based on location | Click Here |
| RUMAH | Free Plan B & emergency contraceptives! | Click Here |
| Plan C Pills | Abortion pills by mail | Click Here |
Affordable Therapy
| Who | What | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Creasman Counseling | Inclusive care that offers reduced fee services. | Click Here |
| Healing Arts Collaborative | a social justice oriented therapy practice committed to providing safe, affirming, and culturally responsive healthcare for our 2SLGBTQIA+ community - offers sliding scale payment options! | Click Here |
| Little Seed Counseling | Offers services from clinical interns at a discounted rate. | Click Here |
| New Leaf Behavioral Health | More affordable sliding scale options for care available | Click Here |
| Radical Healing | Sliding scale individual and group therapy, primary care services, art and expressive movement – as well as gardening, gathering, and connecting! | Click Here |
Environmental Justice
| Who | What | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Directions of Service | Indigenous-led environmental justice and community organizing collective based on Occaneechi-Saponi homelands in rural North Carolina dedicated to defeating the fossil fuel industry, advocating for legal Rights of Nature and developing a land, language and cultural center based on traditional Yesah teachings. We carry a responsibility to be a strong voice for the lands, waters, and more-than-human world. | Click Here |
| Climate Reality Raleigh Chapter | Local chapter dedicated to working for practical climate solutions. | Raleigh Chapter Facebook / Climate Reality Website |
Food
| Who | What | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Bagging It 4 Kids Durham | Volunteers working to eliminate food waste and feed people in Durham, NC. | Click Here |
| Changed Paths | A mutual aid project in East Durham. Free community meal distribution every Sunday at Long Meadow Park at 4:30pm. | Click Here |
| Durham Community Fridges | Two refrigerators with free food and produce in Durham NC! Check their website for location details. | Click Here |
| FEED Durham | Free food distribution in Durham! | Click Here |
| Food Not Bombs Raleigh | Free meal distribution every Saturday in Moore Square from 3-5pm! | Click Here |
| Food Not Bombs Durham | Free meal distribution | Click Here |
| Inter-Faith Food Shuttle | Food resource guide for the Triangle! | Click Here |
| Inter-Faith Food Shuttle | Backpack Buddies and school pantry programs, food truck that delivers meals to communities, mobile produce markets & food pantries in the RDU area! | Click Here |
| Meals For The Masses | Free meal distribution every Sunday in Moore Square from 3-5pm! | Click Here |
| Mobile Food Pantry | Free grocery distribution on multiple days of the week in various locations in the triangle. View their weekly rotation calendar to find a spot near you! | Click Here |
| Neighborhood Express | Delivers free healthy groceries and supplies to residents in zip codes 27601, 27604, 27609, 27610, and 27612. | Click Here |
| Parktown Food Hub | Free food distribution every Monday at 4:30pm by appointment only. To make an appointment contact at [email protected] | Click Here |
| Raleigh City Farm | Hosts a Pay-What-You-Can Farmstand from April-October where members of the Raleigh community can purchase produce on a sliding pay scale! | Click Here |
| Southeast Raleigh YMCA | Free food distribution every third Saturday of the month! | Click Here |
Housing
| Who | Services | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Season's Village | Assists single mothers in securing affordable housing and childcare | Click Here |
| Triangle Tenants Union | Organizes tenant associations in apartment complexes and neighborhoods across the Triangle region | Click Here |
| Wake County Housing Justice Coalition | Assists in finding low income housing opportunities | Click Here |
Mutual Aid
| Who | Services | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Durham Really Really Free Market | Hosts monthly markets with a take what you need, bring what you can philosophy! | Click Here |
| Food Not Bombs | Free package delivery, clothing, free cooked meals, and free grocery distribution in downtown Raleigh | Click Here |
| Raleigh Really Really Free Market | Free community markets where you take what you need and bring what you can! Also hosts free skill shares such as how to sew, change a tire, fix a bike, and much much more! | Click Here |
| RUMAH | Various community support events such as skill shares, community discussions, clothing swaps, etc! | Click Here |
| Triangle Mutual Aid | RDU based mutual aid efforts & hurricane helene support! | Click Here |
Palestinian Resistance
| Who | What | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Habibi Grill & Bakery | Palestinian owned restaurant, bakery and market in Raleigh! | Click Here |
| Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) | Jewish Palestine solidarity organization with a plan to end US support of Israel's occupation of Palestine. | JVP NC Website |
| NC Palestinan-American Leadership Inc. (PALI) | A non-profit organization that is non-religious and apolitical serving the community and promoting the Palestinian culture and understanding. | NC PALI Website |
| PalYouthNC | RDU based grassroots movement of young Palestinians' efforts towards liberation. | PaliYouthNC Link Tree |
| Palestine Diaspora Movement | Interactive and comprehensive guide to Palestinian genocide and resistance. Also includes a free "Resistance 101" crash course! | PDM Website |
| Solidarity with Humanity | North Carolina's first and only grassroots political action committee (PAC) building power for Palestinian freedom | Solidarity with Humanity Link Tree |
| Triangle Art 4 Aid (TA4A) | Collective of local artists and organizers using their art to raise funds for mutual aid and Palestinian families. | Click Here |
| Triangle No Appetite 4 Apartheid (NA4A) | Triangle organization created by Triangle DSA working towards a free palestine! | Click Here |
| Taste of Levant | Palestinian owned food truck in Apex! | Click Here |
Various Local Orgs!
| Who | Services | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Activated NC | RDU based southern resistance group! | Click Here |
| Duke Respect Durham | Coalition of community organizations and individuals dedicated to advocating for land and tax justice to support public schools, city workers, affordable housing, and other public services and infrastructure. | Click Here |
| Durham Rev Study | Revolutionary study group bringing revolutionary theory and analysis to the working class of Durham | Click Here |
| Durham Tool Library | Tools are available for any Durham-based community group or organization to borrow on a first-come, first-serve basis by appointment! | Click Here |
| El Pueblo | Provides direct services and support to Latine community in the RDU Area! Also provides Faith Action ID, a valid form of photo ID for those who cannot access identity documents! | Click Here |
| EPiC (Empowered Parents in Community) | EPiC is a community-rooted, decolonizing, collaborative, strength-based organization unapologetically focused on Black children and their success at school and in life. | Click Here |
| Indigena Collective | A reading series & platform for marginalized creatives in the community! | Click Here |
| NCAAT (North Carolina Asian Americans Together) | Empowering Asian Americans statewide in civic engagement and movement building by providing resources, training, and education towards a long-term social justice agenda. | Click Here |
| NCHRC (NC Harm Reduction Coalition) | Harm reduction agency that engages in grassroots advocacy, resource development, coalition building and direct services. | Click Here |
| Neighbor 2 Neighbor | After school childcare for low income people, advocate for communal spaces, and helps employ local low income people! | Click Here |
| People's Solidarity Hub | A central hub for activists and organizers to build collective power in Durham! | Click Here |
| Poor People’s Campaign | Challenges the evils of systemic racism, poverty, the war economy, ecological devastation and the nation’s distorted morality of religious nationalism through various community actions/events! | Click Here |
| Raleigh Community Kickstand | Bicycle cooperative of volunteers who repair and distribute bicycles, teach bicycle maintenance, and connect community resources to enable access to safe, reliable, self-sufficient transportation for anyone who needs it. | Click Here |
| Siembra NC | Fights against ICE, abusive employers and landlords, discrimination and criminalization of the Latinx community in North Carolina! | Click Here |
| The Outside Agitator | A publication founded by CJAC (Community Justice & Abolition Collective) and run by the people. It is a home for articles, weekly digests, mutual aid spotlights, art, poetry, and more. | Click Here |
| Triangle Free Bike Repair | A community collective and local mutual aid project supporting the community through pop-up bike repair! | Click Here |
| Triangle Free Press | A volunteer-run not-for-profit publication. We publish under-reported news and commentary that supports working people in their ongoing struggle for a just society, and for political and economic democracy. | Click Here |
| Triangle Guerilla Cinema | A collective of film enthusiasts who value screening radical, subversive and non-mainstream films in public for free! | Click Here |
| Triangle Healthcare Radicals | An emergent collective of healthcare workers in the Southeastern US developing skills and infrastructure for community-based autonomous healthcare! | Click Here |
| Triangle Mask Bloc | Mask distribution throughout the triangle! | Click Here |
| Triangle PSL | The Triangle, NC pre-branch of the Party for Socialism and Liberation, fighting for socialism in the South! | Click Here |
| Umstead Coalition | A nonprofit dedicated to preserving the natural integrity of William B. Umstead State Park and the Richland Creek Corridor. | Click Here |
Queer Resources
| Who | Services | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| JoCo Pride | Community pride organization dedicated to sharing local queer-friendly events in Johnston County. | Click Here |
| NC Trans Mutual Aid | Dedicated to the collective organizing to free queer and trans folks from jails and prisons in NC. | Click Here |
| RUMAH | Free trans tape, HRT kits, gender affirming clothing swaps, queer discussion events, etc! | Click Here |
| T4T Care Collective | Peer-led collective in the triangle area of NC providing accessible & joyful support for trans/gender diverse individuals. | Click Here |
| Wake Forest Gender Affirming Closet | Clothing of all types & sizes, jewelry, shoes, binders, TransTape, & gaffs & more available! | Click Here |
Readings
| Title | Author | Description | PDF Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anarchist Library | Various Authors | A website containing many many free radical readings! | Click Here |
| Are Prisons Obsolete? | Angela Davis | Davis tracks the evolution of the penitentiary from its earliest introduction in America to the all-consuming prison industrial complex as it exists today and encourages decarceration. | Click Here |
| Freedom is a Constant Struggle | Angela Davis | Reflecting on the importance of black feminism, intersectionality, and prison abolitionism for today's struggles, Davis discusses the legacies of previous liberation struggles, from the Black Freedom Movement to the South African anti-Apartheid movement. She highlights connections and analyzes today's struggles against state terror, from Ferguson to Palestine. | Click Here |
| Letter from Birmingham Jail | MLK Jr. | The Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. writes “Letter from Birmingham Jail” in April 1963 in response to being imprisoned for his efforts to desegregate Birmingham, an important, industrial Alabama city known for its repressive and regressive policies during the 1960s. | Click Here |
| The Wretched of The Earth | Frantz Fanon | A brilliant analysis of the psychology of the colonized and their path to liberation. | Click Here |