Positive Identification and Solidarity

Cases of People’s Movements in Quezon City in the Philippines

Abstract

  The purpose of this paper is to illuminate how “urban poor” can make solidarity. Itfocuses especially on their mental which sees a poverty-situation as a stigma. This is a case study to answer the question whether people can make solidarity by a positive identification overcoming the stigma. The cases are a struggle for a land tenure in Tatalon Estate and a garbage collection in Talayan Barangay both in Quezon City in the Philippines. The solidarity, made in a movement to defeat a common enemy or to ease their discontent, is fragile in processing the movement. In addition, it has no channel to collaborate with others. On the other hand, a loose network without such strong purpose can make a sustainable solidarity. It concludes that the solidarity will take a strength to face up to their poverty-situation positively in their daily lives as cases show.