The National Association of Social Workers on Feb. 9, 2022, along with 48 organizations, participated in the Moxley and Snyder-Hill v OSU amicus brief filed in the United States of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. The brief is led by the National Women’s Law Center...
Advocacy
NASW joins amicus brief in legal case involving sex abuse of Ohio State University students
NASW, along with 48 organizations, participated in an amicus brief in support of male students who were sexually abused by Dr. Richard Strauss of Ohio State University over two decades.
Social workers protest NYPD’s Stop-and-Frisk
By Paul R. Pace, News staff Recent MSW graduate Mary Ruth Govindavari said she strongly opposes the New York City Police Department’s stop-and-frisk policy, which empowers officers to stop pedestrians, question them and potentially search them if they have a...
Voting Rights Bill Update
On January 16, 2014, the House of Representatives introduced the Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2014 (H.R. 3899). This is a bipartisan bill that was co-sponsored in the House by Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI) and John Conyers (D-MI). The Senate version of the bill, S. 1945,...
NASW hopes U.S. Supreme Court will uphold safety zones around reproductive health facilities
The National Association of Social Workers and its Massachusetts Chapter are closely watching the U.S. Supreme Court case McCullen v. Coakley and hope the court will rule in favor of keeping safety buffer zones around reproductive health care facilities in...
NASW Participates in Roundtable on Justice System Reforms
On December 19, 2013, President Obama announced his list presidential pardons of persons in the criminal justice system. In addition to the 13 pardons issued, President Obama commuted the prison terms of eight people convicted on federal crack cocaine charges. Most...
Employment Non-Discrimination Act
The Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) will protect workers from discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. ENDA will ensure employees are judged on the quality of their work and not on personal identity, which is irrelevant to job...
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
November 25th marks International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and begins a global call to action: 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence. This year’s theme is --From Peace in the Home to Peace in the World - - focuses on 16 Days Activism...