The Agenda Podcast: Decoding Crypto

How crypto tech is powering mutual aid organizing in NYC (feat. Marisa Rando of PactDAO)

May 10, 2023 Marisa Rando Season 1 Episode 11
The Agenda Podcast: Decoding Crypto
How crypto tech is powering mutual aid organizing in NYC (feat. Marisa Rando of PactDAO)
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PactDAO co-founder Marisa Rando tells The Agenda how crypto and blockchain technology helps the mutual aid collective better coordinate, organize and connect with community members and other activist groups — and also breaks down the basics of mutual aid.

The Agenda is brought to you by Cointelegraph and hosted/produced by Ray Salmond and Jonathan DeYoung. Follow Cointelegraph on Twitter at @Cointelegraph, Jonathan at @maddopemadic and Ray at @HorusHughes. Jonathan is also on Instagram at @maddopemadic, and he makes the music for the podcast — hear more at madic.art.

Follow Marisa Rando on Twitter at @marisa_rando, and follow Pact at @pactDAO.

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What is an example of a mutual aid project? What are the types of mutual aid?
What are the differences between mutual aid and charities? What are the goals of mutual aid?
What is PactDAO? How did Pact form, and why did it embrace Web3?
Why was Marisa Rando initially skeptical about crypto and Web3?
Why did Pact create a DAO? Who governs the decentralized autonomous organization?
How does PactDAO fundraise with NFTs? Do donors have a vote in the DAO?
How does Pact balance being both a DAO and a nonprofit?
How does the Papertree project help PactDAO manage its funds?
Is Papertree.earth marketed toward crypto natives or crypto newbies? What is an example use case of Papertree?
How do groups use Papertree? How is it different from a traditional bank account?
What’s on PactDAO’s roadmap for 2023 and 2024?
Where does technology fit into the Pact collective’s mission?
Can crypto and Web3 help motivate people to participate in mutual aid?
Can mutual aid help change the existing power structures?
What is the future of mutual aid?
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Where can listeners follow Ray Salmond, Jonathan DeYoung and Cointelegraph on social media?