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 […]
