ORANGE TIDE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE: How social workers get organized to claim for citizenship rights in a context of welfare retrenchment reflections about the "orange tide" movement

With the excuse of adjustment policies many benefit cuts have been implemented in the Spanish Welfare system. As a result 25% of the population live nowadays in Social exclusion according to the 2014 Foessa Report). ... [ view full abstract ]

With the excuse of adjustment policies many benefit cuts have been implemented in the Spanish Welfare system. As a result 25% of the population live nowadays in Social exclusion according to the 2014 Foessa Report).

Social workers have reacted to this situation by getting organised in order to raise awareness on the population about the deprivation of their rights. They have also actively denounced in media how social protection is being dismantled.
Wearing an orange T-shirt is the way they have chosen to protest. A colourful , non violent way. This T-shirt is worn by social workers in their working places every Wednesday and also in demonstrations.

In the oral presentation we will reflect on this movement and its importance in the conscientization (In Paulo Freire´s terms) of people on their citizenship rights