Stručni rad
The Mutually Supporting Workers’ Cooperative of St. Simon’s in Crikvenica: Half a Century of Humanitarian Activities (1888 – 1945)
Slavko Matejčić
Sažetak
In the article the history of the mutually supporting Workers’ Cooperative of St. Simon’s from Crikvenica is studied. The Cooperative was established in 1888 and its fundamental mission was set as the obligation of caring for its sick and aging members who had no other help. The founders were prominent people in the town and the parish priest Aleksandar Car. The missions of the Cooperative were the health and social care for its sick and aged members, the fitting burial of its members and the spread of education by books. The idea of establishing the Cooperative occurred when surrounding towns also established similar cooperatives, and all in line with the ideas of Christian Socialists who appeared in various countries across Europe. In the beginning the importance of the Cooperative was greater because the Austro‑Hungarn Monarchy and the Kingdom of Yugoslavia did not have developed systems of social care, but as every project it also had its own start and end. After almost two generations and the historical changes of three regimes the aging membership no longer had the strength to care for its own aims, and the new communist government with its laws did not allow the activity of such civic societies. This short overview made on the basis of incomplete documentation and it certainly has omissions, but nevertheless it gives an insight into the period of the 57 aears that the Cooperative operated.
Ključne riječi
mutually supporting Workers’ Cooperative of St. Simon’s; Crikvenica; social protection; Aleksandar Car
Hrčak ID:
147515
URI
Datum izdavanja:
15.12.2014.
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