Solidarity Clinics and social work in the era of crisis in Greece

Teloni, Dimitra-Dora; Adam, Sofia

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“…There is evidence of potential responses to such withdrawal by the state from Greece (Teloni and Adam, 2018) where Solidarity Clinics were set up in response to austerity measures to provide free primary medical care and social care, often by volunteers, to individuals excluded from the health insurance system, including undocumented migrants. Solidarity Clinics emerging out of social movements have the explicit aim to develop solidarity whilst also agitating for a universal public health system.…”

Section: Solidarity At Work Moving Forwardmentioning

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Solidarities In and Through Work in an Age of Extremes

Beck

Brook

2020

Work, Employment and Society

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This article introduces a special issue of Work, Employment and Society on solidarities in and through the experience of work in an age of austerity and political polarisation. It commences by discussing the renaissance of studies of solidarity in the workplace – and beyond. Debates on solidarity as a concept are reviewed in relation to moral economy, labour organising-mobilisation, emotional labour and public sociology. Each of the special issue articles assess the value of the solidarity concept under contemporary conditions. Between them they explore solidarity among gig economy delivery riders (Italy and UK), special needs teachers (England), volunteer lifeboat crews (UK and Ireland) and international ‘social factory’ activists. Two articles examine solidarity within organised labour: first, internationalism among dock workers and second, North American police unions’ construction of a divisive ‘blue solidarity’. The article concludes by calling for continued study of different forms of solidarity in and through work, especially among migrants and individualised workers.

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Section: Solidarity At Work Moving Forwardmentioning

confidence: 99%

Solidarities In and Through Work in an Age of Extremes

Beck

Brook

2020

Work, Employment and Society

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“…12 , 13 In the social clinics, volunteer doctors, dentists, pharmacists and support staff provided free medical assistance, medicines and tests to the unemployed, uninsured and poor, including migrant populations. 14 , 15 Most importantly, in these spaces patients were attended holistically and not only in relation to their symptoms; they were offered a place to talk and relate to others and were encouraged to participate in the collective running of the clinics. These initiatives offered an alternative (model of) healthcare, of enacting humanitarianism militantly.…”

Section: Transforming Critique Into Action: Caring About Humanitarianmentioning

confidence: 99%

Introducing Care Ethics into Humanitarianism Comment on "A Crisis of Humanitarianism: Refugees at the Gates of Europe"

Kouki

2020

Int J Health Policy Manag

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Since 2015, the so-called refugee crisis has transformed ‘humanitarianism’ into a word devoid of meaning or value for European politics. By now, we all know there are numerous migrant populations in Europe living under inhuman conditions and denied their inalienable human rights; still, it seems futile to argue that equal value should be attached to all lives. Introducing care ethics into relief work calls to reflect upon humanitarianism differently, as a relationship between local communities, Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) workers and refugees that is embedded in space and time and might be allowed to have a future.

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“…Beyond refugees' survival though, the anti-racist and solidarity movement responded also to refugees' intermediate but pivotal needs, such as teaching the Greek language, sharing information and legal advice about their rights and offering educational classes and creative activities for children. These interventions contributed massively to refugees' needs upon their arrival and this is why they have been described as the 'hidden welfare state' of Greece (Teloni and Adam 2016).…”

Section: The Years Of the Refugee Crisis: Anti-racist And Solidarity mentioning

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“…Examples of such activist interventions are found in the grassroots initiatives by social workers in the community, such as involvement in the anti-racist "Movement for the refugees and migrants' rights" (Kinisi in Greek) in Patras (Western Greece); the community and solidarity actions of the Greek branch of Social Work Action Network (SWAN); as well as the mobilization and participation of practitioners, academics and students in European anti-racist campaigns and solidarity initiatives (Teloni 2011;Teloni and Mantanika 2015). Research has also evidenced social workers' involvement in the spontaneous Solidarity Clinics that emerged as a response to the lack of primary health care for around 2.5 million people, who were excluded from the national health system during the crisis in Greece (Teloni and Adam 2016).…”

Section: Social Work Responses During the Crisismentioning

confidence: 99%

La crisis de los Refugiados en Grecia: El desarrollo del racism. Respuestas antirracistas e implicaciones para el Trabajo Social

Dedotsi¹,

Ioakimidis²,

Teloni³

2019

Comunitania

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El racismo en Grecia se ha venido construyendo a lo largo del tiempo a través de divisiones sociales y su legitimación se ha producido a raíz de políticas punitivas y violentas: Reflexionar acerca del desarrollo histórico del racismo poniendo el énfasis en la actual crisis de los refugiados es la clave del presente artículo. Junto a ello se reflexiona acerca del papel ambiguo que en ocasiones desempeña la profesión del trabajo social en este ámbito cuando a menudo sin pretenderlo contribuye a implementar políticas injustas y a reproducir desigualdades sociales. Basado en los paradigmas antiracista y de solidaridad que han emergido especialmente en los tiempos de crisis, la discusión de este artículo apunta a la urgente necesidad para el trabajo social de resistir contra el racismo por medio de una acción antiopresiva tanto a nivel macro como a nivel micro.Racism in Greece across time, has been constructed through social divisions and legitimized via violent and punitive policies. Reflecting on the historical development of racism and with a special focus on the current refugee crisis, this paper provides insights into the profession’s ambiguous role that is called to undertake in the implementation of unjust and oppressive policies and reproduction of social inequalities. Based on the anti-racist and solidarity paradigm that has risen especially during the crisis, the discussion indicates the urgent need for social work to resist and struggle against racism via anti-oppressive action both at micro and macro levels.

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Solidarity Clinics and social work in the era of crisis in Greece

Cited by 17 publications

References 18 publications

Solidarities In and Through Work in an Age of Extremes

Solidarities In and Through Work in an Age of Extremes

Introducing Care Ethics into Humanitarianism Comment on "A Crisis of Humanitarianism: Refugees at the Gates of Europe"

La crisis de los Refugiados en Grecia: El desarrollo del racism. Respuestas antirracistas e implicaciones para el Trabajo Social

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