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Mutual Aid as a Strategy of Resistance

In his article “Solidarity Not Charity – Mutual Aid for Mobilization and Survival », published in Social Text in 2020, Dean Spade argues, using field examples, that mutual aid is the most effective means of helping vulnerable communities survive, organize strong resistance, and build the necessary infrastructure during times of crisis. In a context where left-wing […]

Refugee Assistance: When Humanitarian Action “De-Borders” Solidarity

In Humanitarian Help and Refugees: De-bordering Solidarity as a Contentious Issue, Maurizio Ambrosini (2024) proposes a more nuanced reading of critical perspectives on humanitarian assistance for refugees. While the actions of various stakeholders involved in this form of aid are often critically examined in the literature, particularly by emphasizing volunteers’ self-interested motivations or their implicit […]