#RadChat – Radical Practice 101

February 6, 2025
8:00 PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)

Organized by the Social Welfare Action Alliance (SWAA)

This event will not be recorded.

Radical practice addresses the structural causes of human suffering and works to dismantle those structures that affect us all. This #RadChat will explore how we can engage in radical practice, asking people to share ideas and experiences that have worked for them. This month we’ll discuss what radical practice means in general and specifically at this moment in time. We’ll reflect on how our professional responsibilities may be affected by anticipated harmful policies and practices, and share resources and action plans to ensure we sustain momentum in radical social work.

  1. How will the second Trump administration affect social work and the people we work with? What do we need to do?
  2. What resources can you share with others?
  3. How do we talk about what is going on? How do we determine who to talk to?
  4. How can supervisors support their workers and their interns?

SWAA National Steering Committee Co-hosts:

Rosemary (Rosi) Barbera (she/her) is a social worker committed to radical social change and the end of capitalism and all forms of oppression. She has worked in Chile and Bolivia doing human rights work. In the US she has worked on human rights issues, including the human rights of immigrants. She is also a social work educator.

Tanya Burgess, LMSW(she/they) is a fourth-year social work PhD candidate at Arizona State University. She is a member of the SWAA steering committee and is dedicated to racial health equity, human rights, and societal change.

SWAA is funded only through memberships. These help us to maintain our website and Zoom accounts and offer honorariums to webinar hosts.