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To defend the independence and autonomy of voluntary action from:

Explore the radical leftist perspective on voluntary action and its evolution into community groups, social enterprises, and beyond. Delve into the challenges faced by voluntary agencies in the shifting landscape of civic engagement and service provision in the face of state encroachment and marketization trends.

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To defend the independence and autonomy of voluntary action from:

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  1. To defend the independence and autonomy of voluntary action from: Being taken over by the state and Becoming a sub-contractor to the private sector

  2. Our Landscape: Activism …. morphing into community groups, community development and community action…. morphing into community services…. morphing into professionalised voluntary agencies…. morphing into social enterprises…. morphing into corporate predatory private sector-like charities…. morphing into private businesses….

  3. A radical leftist view of voluntary action points to Social Justice Equality Liberty Freedom from want Enfranchisement Environmental sustainability Conviviality .... and the imperative of opposition, resistance and struggle in achieving these

  4. The NCIA Inquiry into the Future of Voluntary Services ‘Fight or Fright’: Voluntary Services in 2015’. Summary Report 17 separate reports examining ideological context, strategic and operational issues

  5. The changed role of voluntary services From complement to substitute & fallback ‘Common sense’ or ideological? ‘Marketisation’ and help of last resort Against a backdrop of huge cuts And accelerated privatisation

  6. Forces and factors Grants to contracts Commissioning & procurement‘ regimes Damage to users & communities ‘Mission drift’ The rise of ‘social enterprise’

  7. Forces and factors 2 Sub-contracting Failure of the ‘leadership’ bodies

  8. Impacts and consequences Medium-size local groups cutting, living on reserves or closing down Community groups feeling the pressure Whilst larger groups clean up Volunteers as ‘unpaid labour’; staff to be exploited

  9. A crackdown on dissent Direct & visible measures .... Lobbying Act, gagging clauses.... Indirect & informal measures... Bullying... Nods & winks... Fear, self censorship & fragmented partnerships ‘Contract fascination’ Culture & narrative shifts

  10. Grounds for hope?

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