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prácticas solidarias

English translation: solidarity actions

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Spanish term or phrase:prácticas solidarias
English translation:solidarity actions
Entered by: Wordup (X)

15:55 Aug 15, 2014
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
Spanish term or phrase: prácticas solidarias
Sensibilización: son acciones puntuales y a corto plazo que permiten despertar la conciencia crítica y las prácticas solidarias y hacen visibles las causas que provocan desigualdad y exclusión, pero no profundizan en el análisis de estas causas ni avanzan propuestas de transformación.

I want to avoid using the word "solidary" and have been considering "fraternal" but not sure that does it...

A previous entry has "community support activities" but for me this doesn't fit so well in the context of my document, which talks about the divide between rich and poor countries and initiatives to starting thinking about the impact of their actions on people in other countries.

Any bright ideas, please? :-)

Thanks!
Wordup (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:47
solidarity actions
Explanation:
To me, a native English speaker, and also someone who has worked many years in the field of international human rights, either "solidarity actions" or "actions of solidarity" sound the most natural.

Solidaridad (and thus, solidarity) has a connotation that is slightly different from simply volunteering one's time to a charity or being an ethical person. I always like to refer back to quotes by the writer Eduardo Galeano:
"La caridad es humillante porque se ejerce verticalmente y desde arriba; la solidaridad es horizontal e implica respetuo mutuo."

"I don't believe in charity. I believe in solidarity. Charity is so vertical. It goes from the top to the bottom. Solidarity is horizontal. It respects the other person. I have a lot to learn from other people."
-Eduardo Galeano

In terms of usage, the term "solidarity actions" returns 119,000 hits on google

And "actions of solidarity" returns 132,000.

Whereas "solidarity practices" only returns 5,750 hits (https://www.google.com/search?q="actions of solidarity"&ie=u...

The paragraph is talking about "sensibilización", which in English is generally "awareness raising", and it is natural that awareness raising would foster "actions of solidarity".

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Diana Di Battista
United States
Local time: 06:47
Grading comment
Thanks everyone for your interesting ideas.
Diana's example sentence is what convinced me to go with this.
Thanks again.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1Volunteer work
Judith Armele
5solidarity practices
Erwin S. Fernandez
5solidarity actions
Diana Di Battista
4socially-conscious (responsible) practices
Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)
4grassroots initiatives OR: 'supporting community activities'
Muriel Vasconcellos
3supportive practices
Hugo Rincón
3ethical practices
Simon Bruni


  

Answers


17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
supportive practices


Explanation:
Mi propuesta.

Example sentence(s):
  • Developing <b>supportive practices</b> to ensure the physical and emotional safety of all members of the school community.
  • Experience providing meaningful and <b>supportive practices</b> to enhance student participation

    Reference: http://www.google.com/search?q="supportive+practices&qu...
Hugo Rincón
Venezuela
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Interesting comment Escobarramsey... maybe I should just use the word "solidary" and stop worrying about it. I just prefer to use natural English wherever possible and I'm pretty sure I've never heard anyone say solidary ;-)


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard: Nice and vague, like the Spanish.
3 mins
  -> ¡Gracias!
disagree  Aurie Escobar Ramsey: I'm not sure that supportive practices really embraces the concept of working in solidarity, even when the inquiry specifically rules out the use of the word 'solidary'.
52 mins
  -> If you're not sure, then make a neutral comment. The usual practice is that you only disagree when you're really sure that the answer is truly, linguistically, wrong.
agree  Yvonne Gallagher: yes, good and general
17 hrs
disagree  Diana Di Battista: as a native English speaker, I agree that "solidary" is not used very often at all. I think "solidarity actions" is better, please see my whole answer below.
1 day 7 hrs
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Volunteer work


Explanation:
My suggestion.

Judith Armele
Mexico
Local time: 07:47
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Aurie Escobar Ramsey: In this particular context, I agree that volunteer work captures the essence of working in solidarity and out of conscience and awareness.
46 mins
neutral  philgoddard: This is too specific. It's one example of "prácticas solidarias".
52 mins
neutral  Diana Di Battista: I agree that this is too specific of a term, the original covers much more
13 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
ethical practices


Explanation:
If we are talking generally about international aid, volunteer work, charitable donations or, for instance, buying fair-trade products, ethical practices would be a good umbrella term.

Another option, albeit a slightly long-winded one, would be "practices that show solidarity"

ethical
■ adjective
relating to moral principles or the branch of knowledge concerned with these. ▶morally correct.

Simon Bruni
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:47
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 97
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
socially-conscious (responsible) practices


Explanation:
I think this conveys the spirit of your text.

The Business of Good: News for Socially Conscious ...
www.businessnewsdaily.com/1082-business-of-good-social-entr...
by Chad Brooks - Jun 14, 2011 - The United Nations is making it clear socially conscious practices are the responsibility of businesses around the globe. Mashable's Zachary ...
******
See this interesting reflection on "solidarity":


http://www.catholicsocialteaching.org.uk/themes/solidarity/r...

Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)
Local time: 07:47
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 36
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17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
solidarity practices


Explanation:
This I think captures the meaning of the phrase. Nothing more, nothing less! Saludos!

Erwin S. Fernandez
Philippines
Local time: 21:47
Native speaker of: Native in PangasinanPangasinan, Native in TagalogTagalog
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1 day 8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
grassroots initiatives OR: 'supporting community activities'


Explanation:
For your context, I think this is best. I think it implies solidarity. My second choice would be the one you found on KudoZ--namely, 'community support activities' or 'supporting community activities' or 'community support' alone.

Definitions:

noun
plural noun: grassroots

the most basic level of an activity or organization. "the whole campaign would be conducted at the grass roots"
synonyms: popular, of-the-people, bottom-up, nonhierarchical, rank-and-file
"a grassroots movement"
ordinary people regarded as the main body of an organization's membership.
"you have lost touch with the grass roots of the party"

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grassroots
Wikipedia
A grassroots movement (often referenced in the context of a political movement) is driven by a community's politics. The term implies that the creation of the movement and the group supporting it are natural and spontaneous, highlighting the differences between this and a movement that is orchestrated by traditional power structures. Grassroots movements are often at the local level, as many volunteers in the community give their time to support the local party, which can lead to helping the national party. For instance, a grassroots movement can lead to significant voter registration for a political party, which in turn helps the state and national parties.

Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 06:47
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 305
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1 day 7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
solidarity actions


Explanation:
To me, a native English speaker, and also someone who has worked many years in the field of international human rights, either "solidarity actions" or "actions of solidarity" sound the most natural.

Solidaridad (and thus, solidarity) has a connotation that is slightly different from simply volunteering one's time to a charity or being an ethical person. I always like to refer back to quotes by the writer Eduardo Galeano:
"La caridad es humillante porque se ejerce verticalmente y desde arriba; la solidaridad es horizontal e implica respetuo mutuo."

"I don't believe in charity. I believe in solidarity. Charity is so vertical. It goes from the top to the bottom. Solidarity is horizontal. It respects the other person. I have a lot to learn from other people."
-Eduardo Galeano

In terms of usage, the term "solidarity actions" returns 119,000 hits on google

And "actions of solidarity" returns 132,000.

Whereas "solidarity practices" only returns 5,750 hits (https://www.google.com/search?q="actions of solidarity"&ie=u...

The paragraph is talking about "sensibilización", which in English is generally "awareness raising", and it is natural that awareness raising would foster "actions of solidarity".

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Note added at 4 days (2014-08-19 20:07:07 GMT) Post-grading
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Thanks Wordup!

Example sentence(s):
  • The recent violence in the Gaza Strip has inspired solidarity actions around the world, including peace vigils, street protests, and teach-ins.

    https://www.google.com/search?q=%22solidarity+actions%22&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a#q=%22solidar
    https://www.google.com/search?q=%22actions+of+solidarity%22&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a#q=%22acti
Diana Di Battista
United States
Local time: 06:47
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks everyone for your interesting ideas.
Diana's example sentence is what convinced me to go with this.
Thanks again.
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