fare Rights movement in the larger context as part of an anti-poverty movement that came from the USA.
For those involved in CPAG over the last 50 years and those with an interest in the history of social work or contemporary social history and politics, this seminar was a gem—entertaining and lively, it was also encouraging to witness some of the speakers’ continuing enthusiasm for the cause despite the current depressing picture. As CPAG Senior Policy and Research Officer, Moussa Haddad summed up in a recent article he has written on the topic, ‘CPAG’s history is as much a story of enduring themes and continued battles, as it is of progress, success and change’.
Caroline Norrie is Research Fellow at the Social Care Workforce Research Unit in the Policy Institute at King’s.
About the Social Work History Network
SWHN exists to explore the nature and growth of social work in order to inform contemporary policy and practice. Founded in 2000, it is an informal network of social workers, historians, archivists, researchers, educators, students, and social work policy makers. The Network meets three or four times a year to discuss papers given by invited speakers. Meetings are open to all.