Social Work Responds to the Election

Social Work Responds to the Election
Thursday November 17, 202212:30pm-2:00pm CST; 1:30pm-3:00pm A panel of political social workers will discuss outcomes from the 2022 midterm elections and their implications for social workers, our constituents, and the nation. We will look at voting patterns by various segments of the population (e.g. gender, ethnicity, age, education, etc.). We will also discuss what we […]

Voting is Social Work: Researchers Speak Out

Voting is Social Work: Researchers Speak Out
Tuesday, September 13, 202212:30pm — 2:00pm CST1:30pm — 3:00pm EST Because social workers sit at the intersection of the individual and society, we are well positioned to register people to vote and encourage civic participation. This panel of social work researchers discusses innovative ways to increase the voter engagement — needed today more than ever […]

Power of 3, A Voting Is Social Work Campaign

Power of 3, A Voting Is Social Work Campaign
Tuesday, August 9, 2022, 1:00-2:30pm (ET) This webinar can be viewed on our Open Classroom page on YouTube. Macro United presents the Power of 3 Campaign, A Voting is Social Work Webinar Event. Save the date for Tuesday, August 9, 2022, 12:00-1:30 (CST), 1:00-2:30pm (ET). Presented by:Mimi Abromovitz, PhDBertha Capen Reynolds Professor of Social Work, Silberman School […]

Two Pandemics, One Election

As the 2020 general election approaches, two recent events have brought systemic racism glaringly into the national spotlight. The United States is simultaneously confronting racial inequities revealed by the COVID-19 pandemic and a new racial moment catalyzed by legal and extra-legal racial violence. Timed to occur the Monday before each of the October debates, the […]