The role of grassroots food banks in building political solidarity with vulnerable people

Garrido, María Gómez; Gamundí, María Antonia Carbonero; Viladrich, Anahí

doi:10.1080/14616696.2018.1518537

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“…These findings are in line with previous historical studies that pointed out to workers' organizations as spaces for the socialization of workers, their political education, and the reproduction of working class traditions (Hughes, 2012;Keskinen, 2011;Leberstein, 1999;Jones, 1984). Likewise, they support more recent studies that stress the importance of workers' organizations and neighbourhood organizations for the development of alternative discourses and for civic participation (Gómez et al, 2018;Martin, 2003;Wandersman et al, 1987). In contrast, the findings contradict the classic work of Burawoy (1979) as they stress the central importance of workers' organizations outside of the factory, even if they do not achieve the mobilization of workers.…”

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confidence: 73%

“…Recent research has revealed that poorer workers may also benefit from socialization processes that take place in grassroots food banks. Gómez, Carbonero, and Viladrich (2018) discovered that grassroots food banks provide users with an alternative discourse that helps them to challenge the stigma associated with poverty and charity relationships. The alternative discourse also allows them to identify the structural causes of their tough situation.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Working-class Organizations and Alternative Economic Discourses: Evidences on the Socialization and Demobilization of Spanish Urban Workers

Arnal¹

2019

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Based on qualitative interviews, participant observation and archival research, this article tests the importance of labour organizations in workers' development of a complex understanding of the economic system. More concretely, it offers a comparison of the discourses of Spanish urban workers with different levels of participation in these organizations. Then, this study presents an apparent paradox, the very same alternative economic discourse that allows workers to challenge the dominant economic discourses acts as an element of demobilization. What is more, the article reveals that the lack of renewal within neighbourhood organizations and neighbourhood leaderships, and the prevalent use of the rhetoric of the 1970s labour movement are at the core of this demobilization.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Working-class Organizations and Alternative Economic Discourses: Evidences on the Socialization and Demobilization of Spanish Urban Workers

Arnal¹

2019

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“…Secondly, solidarity is a contested concept, whose meaning is variable, interwoven with specific interests and strategically utilized to advance political agendas (Hofmann et al, 2019). In social life, the three ideal types of solidarity distinguished here, are often connected and linked in solidarity projects and organizations, as nicely illustrated by Graziano and Forno (2019) as well as Gómez Garrido, Carbonero and Viladrich (2019). Thirdly, crises seem to be necessary, but not sufficient conditions for solidarity to emerge.…”

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Crises and the reconfiguration of solidarities in Europe – origins, scope, variations

Koos

2019

European Societies

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In the last decade, Europe has been affected by several crises, which had and still have detrimental consequences for the life of many people, suffering from unemployment, poverty and social exclusion. The special issue seeks to explore how these crises have challenged and promoted solidarities within and between European countries. In the introductory paper, first a typology of different types of solidaritysocial, political and welfareis developed to account for the varied meanings and uses of the term. Second, the origins and scopes of the different types of solidarity and their link to crises are discussed. After introducing the special issue papers, five contributions to the understanding of crises and solidarities are highlighted, namely: the meanings of solidarity are varied and discursively contested; different types of solidarity merge and interact; crises are a necessary, but not sufficient condition for solidarity to emerge; crises alter the scope of solidarity; economic shocks can have long-term effects on solidarity. Thus, crises have led to a reconfiguration of solidarities in Europe.

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“…Eikenberry (2009, p. 584) calls for "meaningful democratic participation in nonprofit and voluntary organizations" to offset the inroads made by marketization in this sector. Dialogue between charities and clients is capable of transforming what is often a paternalistic relationship into a dignified partnership in which beneficiaries become equals (Gomez Garrido, Carbonero Gamundi, & Vildadrich, 2018). However, the account below details how grassroots attempts by cancer survivors mobilizing on Macmillan's own online message boards with the aim to engage the charity in a meaningful dialogue about BtS have ultimately been unsuccessful.…”

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Charity Fundraising and the Ethics of Voice: Cancer Survivors’ Perspectives on Macmillan Cancer Support’s “Brave the Shave” Campaign

Gies

2021

Journal of Media Ethics

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Brave the Shave", a campaign by the UK charity Macmillan Cancer Support, encourages people to seek sponsorship to shave off all their hair and share the event on social media. Brave the Shave has attracted fierce criticism from a group of breast cancer survivors who have made it clear that they find the campaign deeply offensive and insensitive. Despite the controversy, Macmillan is continuing with this fundraising initiative, arguing that it is financially successful and provides much-need resources for its services. Its line of defense amounts to the argument that the ends justify the means. This apparent refusal to hear and act upon the complaints forms the central focus of this article. Macmillan's denial sits uneasily with its mission to improve the lives of cancer survivors. The case invites ethical questions around how much voice clients have, the lack of recognition for cancer survivors' experiences and the general power deficit in the donor-recipient relationship. The article argues that a commitment to a meaningful dialogue and a willingness to be transparent with clients about campaign strategies would be a potentially important step toward avoiding offensive fundraising narratives which deny the suffering of the very people charities aim to assist.

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The role of grassroots food banks in building political solidarity with vulnerable people

Cited by 17 publications

References 15 publications

Working-class Organizations and Alternative Economic Discourses: Evidences on the Socialization and Demobilization of Spanish Urban Workers

Working-class Organizations and Alternative Economic Discourses: Evidences on the Socialization and Demobilization of Spanish Urban Workers

Crises and the reconfiguration of solidarities in Europe – origins, scope, variations

Charity Fundraising and the Ethics of Voice: Cancer Survivors’ Perspectives on Macmillan Cancer Support’s “Brave the Shave” Campaign

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