This Web event will feature leaders from CSWE, social work programs, voting rights activists, and leaders from the National Social Work Voter Mobilization Campaign who have launched the Voting Is Social Work campaign. Programs will highlight their activities that help drive voter engagement, and speakers will highlight free resources that make it easy for students […]

The first of a three-part webinar from the Institute of African American Research -- The IAAR is celebrating its 25th Anniversary by hosting a 3-part webinar series titled “Carolina's Black Trailblazers: An Intergenerational Conversation." The series will include two-hour talks with different members of Carolina's Black alumni and students discussing their experiences and visions for the campus.

ALL are welcome to attend this online workshop hosted by You Can Vote to learn the latest rules for voting. You will learn: - Up-to-date voting laws - 2020 Election Schedule and what is on the ballot - How to successfully educate and motivate voters to cast their ballot - Voter Registration best practices using […]

Help register, educate, and empower new voters by making calls to other North Carolinians. Join You Can Vote at 5pm for a training on the script and calling tool, followed by calls at 6pm. This is a remote activity that can be done from home -- all you need is a laptop or desktop computer […]

Prepare for the polls this November by finding the most accurate, up-to-date information about the general election candidates and how to vote in your county. This workshop will introduce strategies for researching the candidates’ platforms, funding sources and voting records.

The COVID-19 pandemic, new changes to election law, and poll worker shortages pose unique challenges to voters in 2020. So Democracy NC is working to ensure that every eligible voter in our state can successfully cast their ballot. Vote Protectors (otherwise known as poll monitors) serve as our “eyes and ears on the ground” at […]

The webinar will focus on the realities facing individuals on death row and how social workers can advocate for changes in our current carceral system. Michael J. Braxton, who is currently on death row, will share his personal experiences as well as important actions people can take to support men on death row.  Tessie Castillo […]

Do we choose our politicians or do our politicians choose us? Packing and Cracking is an interactive mapmaking event about gerrymandering: the pervasive practice of politicians choosing their voters rather than the other way around. Through digital drawing and map drawing games, Packing and Cracking uses critical cartography, gerrymandering history, and interviews with politicians and […]

Carolina Social Workers in Action for Voting (C-SWAV), in partnership with VotER, is hosting a non-partisan text bank session on Wednesday, October 28 from 8:00 – 9:00 PM EST.  With less than two weeks left before the election, we believe it is important for social workers and our colleagues to make an impact and help others to make […]