Messages
Sending Off and Welcoming Executive Directors: Accomplishments and Planning Ahead! A Message From NASW-CA Board President, Dr. Sylvester Bowie
By Sylvester “Jim” Bowie, NASW-CA President When the history of the year 2020 is written, it will go down as...
Executive Director Deborah Son’s Inaugural Message For Our Members
This past Friday we lost a hero. We mourn a tremendous loss, the memory, honor, and fight that is the...
MESSAGE: Back To School…Now What Do We Do?
By S. Jolene Hui, MSW, LCSWNASW-CA Director of Membership I always love the beginning of the school year…but this year...
Executive Director’s Message: Idealism v. Reality — My Last Column
By Janlee Wong,NASW-CA Executive Director When I started my MSW program at San Francisco State University 45 years ago, I...
Executive Director’s Statement on the Passing of Rep. John Lewis
By Janlee WongNASW-CA Executive Director John Lewis great Civil Rights icon and the last of the big six leaders who...
Executive Director’s Statement On the Passing of Congressman John Lewis
By Janlee Wong,NASW-CA Executive Director John Lewis, the great Civil Rights icon and the last of the big six leaders...
Executive Director’s Message: Social Work’s Pivotal Role in Fighting Systemic Racism
By Janlee Wong,NASW-CA Executive Director Historically, NASW has had an intentional policy to recruit members, leaders, and staff to reflect...
Statement From API Social Work Council-South On Racial Justice
Say their names! Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, Maurice Gordon, Rayshard Brooks, Sean Monterrosa, Tony McDade. The tragic loss...
Executive Director’s Message: The End of Racism?
By Janlee Wong,NASW-CA Executive Director The stunning massive and near universal outcry and protest the killing of George Floyd and many others...
Academics and Social Workers Believe That Black Lives Matter: Message from Dr. Sylvester Bowie, NASW-CA President
By Dr. Sylvester Bowie, Ed.D., MSW; Faculty at California State University, Sacramento; and the NASW-CA Chapter President (2018–2021) Broken hearts...
