Organizing for Transformative Change: How to Conduct a Truth Commission January 31, 2023 7:00 – 8:30 PM Eastern Time (US & Canada) WATCH THE EVENT DESCRIPTION OF EVENT What would social service work look like if all people had the human right to water, food, housing, education and jobs at a […]
A series of dialogues on radical social welfare practice. Can Voting Be Radical? September 15, 2022 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM Eastern Time Organized by the Social Welfare Action Alliance Co-sponsored by Voting is Social Work WATCH THE EVENT Can voting help advance a radical social work agenda? Does voting really matter since we […]
When You Lift from the Bottom, Everybody Rises: Social Workers and The Poor People’s Campaign Monday, May 23, 2022 7:00pm Eastern Time (4:00pm Pacific) WATCH THE EVENT Featuring: SWEPT (Social Workers Ending Poverty Together) Hosts: SWAA (Social Welfare Action Alliance), NWRU (National Welfare Rights Union), NUH (National Union of the Homeless) The […]
“Practicing radical social work: Opportunities for subversion” A series of dialogues on radical social welfare practice. Crafting Today’s Radical Social Work Manifesto: An Invitation Tuesday, March 29, 2022 7:00pm Eastern Time (US & Canada) To be held virtually, registration required The time for radical social work is NOW! Social workers in other countries have taken the initiative […]
“Practicing radical social work: Opportunities for subversion” A series of dialogues on radical social welfare practice. Conversations About Radical Clinical Practice Sunday, February 27, 2022 4:00pm – 5:30pm Eastern Time (US & Canada) To be held virtually, organized by the Social Welfare Action Alliance Join us to talk about barriers and solutions for radicalizing clinical practice in agencies, […]
Social Work and the Radical Tradition: Legacies and Prospects A talk with Vasilios Ioakimidis November 8, 2021 12:00pm – 1:00pm Eastern Time (US & Canada) WATCH THE EVENT Vasilios Ioakimidis is the Founding Professor of Social Work and Director of the Centre for Social Work at the University of Essex in the […]
The Criminalization of Dissent: Advocacy Under Fire June 30, 2021 8:00 – 9:30 PM Eastern Time (US & Canada) WATCH THE EVENT DESCRIPTION OF EVENT Social workers and social welfare workers are committed to advocating to build a better world where human needs are met and human rights are respected. Across the […]
The Social Welfare Action Alliance supports the Breathe Act which is a radical vision of public safety based on community self-determination and self-care. For far too long, reform after reform of policing has been touted as the best thing for change. None of them has worked. It is time to go to the roots and work together to create […]
Radical Social Welfare Practice in the Age of Robots and Surveillance April 20, 2021 7:30 – 9:00PM Eastern Time WATCH THE EVENT DESCRIPTION What does it mean to practice radical social work? What makes radical social work different from progressive or liberal social work? What does it mean to be a radical social […]
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 […]
