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What are the costs of caring, of “providing for others”, particularly in contexts traversed by violence and exclusion? New piece on Global Souths Hub by Cruz Vidal, García Pinzón & Grill

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The Politics of Care: The Pot Lid of Resistance in Colombia’s Street Cooking - GLOBAL SOUTHS HUB The Politics of Care: The Pot Lid of Resistance in Colombia’s Street Cooking What does it mean to care in contexts shaped by uncertainty? In this piece, three scholars (Ana María Cruz, Viviana García Pinzón and Jan Grill) based in Colombia and Germany reflect on the complexities and contradictions of care and care work, and the political implications and potential of caring in contexts of protests, violence, and marginalisation. The article centres on the experiences of women activists in the city of Cali, Colombia. Through practices such as ollas comunitarias – collective community kitchens – it examines how care becomes not only a means of survival, but also a form of resistance and political action.What does it mean to care in contexts shaped by uncertainty? In this piece, three scholars (Ana María Cruz, Viviana García Pinzón and Jan Grill) based in Colombia and Germany reflect on the complexities and contradictions of care and care work, and the political implications and potential of caring in contexts of protests, violence, and marginalisation. https://globalsouth.org/2026/04/the-politics-of-care-the-pot-lid-of-resistance-in-colombias-street-cooking/