Voter Engagement Panel: Social Workers and Civic Participation

UNC School of Social Work Tate-Turner-Kuralt Building - 325 Pittsboro St #3550, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Speakers for this event are Artie Hartsell and Roxane Richir A panel of local activists and professionals will speak about how their organizations contribute to civic engagement efforts, how they see social work interacting with issues of voter access, and reflect upon future work to be done. RSVP: uncsocialjusticeseries@gmail.com Dinner provided

FREE

Immigration & Deportation Panel and Teach-In

UNC School of Social Work Tate-Turner-Kuralt Building - 325 Pittsboro St #3550, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Join the UNC School of Social Work Latinx Caucus and Social Justice Action Committee for a discussion about immigration policy, deportation proceedings, community and individual impacts, and ways to get involved. Featured speakers include: Raul Pinto, NC Justice Center Viridiana Martinez, Alerta Migratoria Victoria Romero, El Futuro This event is free and open to the […]

FREE

Connecting Community

UNC School of Social Work Tate-Turner-Kuralt Building - 325 Pittsboro St #3550, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

A RESOURCE FAIR of organizations working with immigrant and refugee communities. Organizations will present their work and share more about how social workers and other professionals can partner for change. Attendees are encouraged to move through the fair of providers and organizations and learn from their work with immigrant and refugee communities in the areas […]

Free

Understanding Immigrant Family Separation & What We Can Do About It

UNC School of Social Work Tate-Turner-Kuralt Building - 325 Pittsboro St #3550, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Join us for a panel discussion with local organizations and leaders about how family separations are impacting immigrant children and their families in North  Carolina.  Building on previous discussions about immigration, learn about what's being done to address this issue and how you can take action. Our speakers will be representing: Siembra NC Alerta Migratoria […]

Re-Imagining Community Safety: How We Can Move Beyond Policing

With the continued incidents of police brutality and murder of Black people in this country, there have been increased calls to defund the police and turn to community options.  Join us for an important webinar on Tuesday June 30th at 1:30 to learn more about the history of policing in the United States and local […]

Recognizing and Disrupting Systemic Racism in Social Work Practice

Online

The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Code of Ethics stipulates that one of the ethical principles that must guide social workers is to challenge social injustice. During this event, social workers across elds will share where and how they notice and perpetuate systemic racism and how they work to disrupt it.While this event is […]