Are Social Workers Abolitionists? Two-Part NASW Town Hall Series On Racial Equity Being Held On March 12 & April 9

Part 1: Are Social Workers Abolitionists?

Friday, March 12 | 2:00-3:15pm (ET) | Register Now

No CE: FREE | With CE (Members): $25 | With CE (Nonmembers): $35

Panelists

• Kirk “Jae” James, DSW, MSW, Clinical Assistant Professor, Silver School of Social Work, New York University
• Mimi Kim, PhD, MSW, Associate Professor, School of Social Work, California State University Long Beach
• Victoria Copeland, MSW, Social Welfare Doctoral Student, University of California Lost Angeles

As social workers we are called to challenge injustice and oppression. This call includes challenging the systems and structures that perpetuate and maintain injustice, inequality, and oppression. This webinar will explore the basic tenets of the policing and child welfare abolition movement, the connection between abolitionist values and social work values, and a call to action for social workers to envision and help create reimagined criminal legal and child welfare systems that are free of injustices driven by systemic racism. Register now!

Part 2: Creating the World We Wish to See

Friday, April 9 | 2:00-3:15pm (ET) | Register Now

No CE: FREE | With CE (Members): $25 | With CE (Nonmembers): $35

Panelists:

• Cameron Rasmussen, LMSW, Project Manager, Criminal Justice Initiative; Lecturer in Social Work, School of Social Work, Columbia University
• Kassandra Frederique, MSSW, Executive Director, Drug Policy Alliance
• Reiko Boyd PhD, MSW, Assistant Professor, Graduate College of Social Work, University of Houston

Abolitionists believe that we can envision and build a society that addresses social problems without the need for punishment and incarceration. How can social workers be a part of creating this new society, and what is the work that needs to be done to achieve this? This webinar will explore what abolition looks like in practice, social work’s role with carceral systems, and what social workers can do to create a society in which the need for these systems is obsolete. Register now!