Social Work in the Shadows: The Ethics of Working in a Solitary Confinement Unit March 2, 2021 8-9:30 pm Eastern Time WATCH THE EVENT Approximately 80,000 people are being held in solitary confinement units in jails and prisons across the country, with thousands of social workers tending to their mental health needs. Are […]
Activist networks, lawmakers, and the media have amplified calls to reform, defund, and disband police departments across the country after Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin killed George Floyd on May 25, 2020, by kneeling on his neck for 8 minutes and 46 seconds. The egregiousness of Floyd’s death, and the undeniability of the accompanying video evidence, have forced many to […]
Dialogue 2: “The Poor Organizing the Poor; Lessons from the National Union of the Homeless” Dec 17, 2020 8:00 PM Eastern Time (US & Canada) WATCH THE EVENT Emcee and Facilitator Larry Bresler Larry Bresler, is the Executive Director of the Organize! Ohio, an organization that advances grassroots community organizing and assists community […]
Dialogue 1: Re-Imagining Public Safety: Racism, Policing and Radical Social Welfare Practice November 10th - 8 to 9:30 p.m. EST WATCH THE EVENT Hear from activists with experience in movements responding to police brutality and racist policing in their communities. We plan to engage in a conversation examining what it […]
Invitation to Solitary Confinement: A Public Health Hazard Panel on July 15, 2020 Solitary confinement is a public health hazard, particularly during COVID-19. The improper use of solitary as a method of quarantine and medical isolation in our prisons and jails is contributing to the spread of COVID-19 in our larger un-incarcerated communities. We cannot stop the spread of COVID-19 without addressing […]
This opinion piece in the Baltimore Sun was written by Tavi Hawn, Doha Chibani, and David Avruch. Tavi Hawn, Doha Chibani and David Avruch are members of the Social Welfare Action Alliance — Baltimore, an intentional learning group of social workers committed to the process of dismantling institutional racism. They can be reached at antiracistsocialworkbaltimore@gmail.com. The article can be found here.
Don't forget - you can register for The International Federation of Social Workers' FREE Conference on July 15-19, 2020. Angelo McClain will be a keynote speaker. I would like help in sharing our work as members of the Social Workers and Allies Against Solitary Confinement at the Virtual Conference. The International Federation of Social Workers has a Committee on Human […]
Written by Laura S. Abrams, PhD, Chair & Professor, UCLA Luskin Social Welfare, and Alan J. Dettlaff, PhD, Dean & Professor, University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work, the following is an open letter to NASW and other allied organizations on the social work profession's relationship with law enforcement and the history of destructive violence and oppression against Black, […]
Only 25% of Americans think capitalism is good for society Marguerite Ward Jun 9, 2020, 10:29 PM The overwhelming majority of respondents in a recent poll said corporate leaders needed to change business policy in response to the coronavirus pandemic, including better pay for essential workers like grocery-store staff. The Harris Poll and Just Capital, an independent research firm founded […]
"The quest to transform this country cannot be limited to challenging its brutal police." - Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor While the question may not be a new one, in this piece from The New Yorker, Keeanga-Yamahtta examines the question; "how do we change this country?" Read the article here.
