The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) on September 10, 2021, along with 32 other civil rights and public interest organizations, participated in the K.R. v. Duluth Edison Charter Schools amicus brief led by National Women’s Law Center (NWLC). The amicus...
Advocacy
NASW participates in federal court amicus brief to support students of color who allege racial discrimination
The amicus brief supports four elementary and middle school students of color who allege they were subject to racial taunting and physical assaults regularly at school.
Celebrating Congressman Edolphus Towns’ Lifetime of Service to the Profession and to our Clients
Congressman Edolphus Towns (NY-10) has been an unwavering advocate for the profession of social work throughout his 15-term tenure in the United States House of Representatives and NASW celebrates his lifelong career of service to others. Congressman Towns, as a...
Update on the Violence Against Women Act
On April 26, 2012 the U.S. Senate reauthorized the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) including the provision of expanded protections for Native Americans, immigrants (including undocumented), and the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community. However,...
May 17 is International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia
International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (or IDAHO) is an opportunity to draw attention to the inequities experienced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons every day and in every part of the world. It is also a day to recognize and continue...
Update on Violence Against Women Act
On April 26, 2012 the U.S. Senate reauthorized the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) including the provision of expanded protections for Native Americans, undocumented immigrants, and the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community. However, it soon...
NASW Celebrates President Obama’s Endorsement of Same-Sex Marriage
For the first time in the history of our country a sitting President has publicly announced his personal support for same-sex marriage. The announcement by President Obama, coming off the heels of the disappointing North Carolina vote to ban same-sex marriages...
The Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization
The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) is expected to come up for reauthorization in the Senate next week. (We previously wrote about this bill back in January.) The protections the reauthorized bill would offer for all women, regardless of their circumstances, are...