Social Work In Progress

We’re all over the place this week, folx! Bri and Sophia give you the basics on discussions for DC statehood and connect it to COVID vaccine relief both in DC and in other places around the country. Our very own Bri talks about her experience working in a county health department for the last several … Continue reading Statehood for DC! (And What It Means For COVID Relief) →

The SWIP ladies are back at it again talking all about voting rights and voter suppression. The For the People Act is currently waiting a voting in the US Senate. Meanwhile, Republican-run states around the country, such as Georgia, are passing sweeping voter suppression laws. In the Social Work Spin, we talk about how social … Continue reading For The People Act 2021 (a.k.a. Voting is Social Work) →

This week Sophia and Bri cover the recent sexual assault allegations brought up about New York Governor Andrew Cuomo as well as the impeachment investigations into his alleged misconduct. In the Social Work Spin, we discuss the many ways in which patriarchy and white supremacy harm folx as well as the need for transformative accountability … Continue reading Power & Accountability – Governor Cuomo and the Sexual Assault Allegations Against Him →

This week Bri and Sophia talk about the abortion ban passed in Arkansas last week and what this and other similarly anti-choice laws mean for reproductive justice. Kira joins the Social Work Spin where we go deep into the ethics about self determination. Watch Kimberlé Crenshaw’s TED Talk, “The Urgency of Intersectionality” Nominate a social … Continue reading Reproductive Justice and the Arkansas Abortion Ban →

Sophia and Bri talk about what the parliamentarian does in the Senate and how their role has impacted the work of some legislators to include a raise to minimum wage in the COVID-19 relief package. In the Social Work Spin, they discuss the dilemma of eliminating filibuster and making other such changes to ease the … Continue reading What Is The Parliamentarian? →

This week Bri and Sophia delve into what immigration policy has looked like in the first few weeks of the Biden administration and revisit some of the campaign promises Biden and Harris made during the election. Kira drops in for another round of the social work spin to discuss how language matters in policy as … Continue reading Immigration Policy In The Biden Administration →

This week, Bri and Sophia talk about the power grid failure in Texas in February 2021 and how social workers have a necessary perspective not only in how to respond to climate crises, but in prevention as well. Donate to relief funds for the people of Texas: Feed the People Dallas (@feedthepeopledallas) Mutual Aid Houston … Continue reading The Texas Power Grid Failure →

This week Sophia and Bri cover the recently published reports on increased rates of anti-Asian hate crimes from New York and the Bay Area of California and how social workers can confront these forms of violence in ways that are aligned with our values as well as accountable to community structures. Some places to find … Continue reading Confronting the Rise in Hate Crimes Against Asian-Americans →

Bri and Sophia cover the dangerous rhetoric and actions of Marjorie Taylor Greene, US Representative for District 14 of Georgia and how social work often encourages toxic empathy with abusive, oppressive behavior among colleagues. CW: discussion of Islamaphobic, antisemetic, xenophobic, and ableist behavior and language in this episode. Find your United States Representative here. Find … Continue reading Marjorie Taylor Greene & the Toxic Empathy of Social Work →

In the first episode of the new season, Sophia and Bri cover the Line 3 pipeline story out of Minnesota. Stop Line 3 website Honor The Earth website Sign the petition asking President Biden to stop all construction on Line 3! Other ways to get involved and support the protests at construction sites