ADVOCACY in Schools of Social Work in Response to the 2016 Presidential Election

As social workers, we have an ethical responsibility to the broader society to create equitable access to resources and opportunities for all, especially for vulnerable and oppressed groups. The racism, xenophobia, misogyny, anti-Semitism and heterosexism stemming from this election reinforce and exacerbate long-standing injustices and structural oppression, which threaten everything that social work champions. This session is designed to bring together social work colleagues to share existing advocacy efforts at schools of social work and to discuss opportunities to build a national social work strategy for dismantling structural oppression.  The session organizers will facilitate the discussion, but the session is designed to be participatory in nature and involve all attendees. (This panel is one of three made possible with financial support from the schools of social work at Rutgers University, New York University, and University of Chicago.)