By Mel Wilson, NASW Senior Policy Advisor Maryland Gov. Wes Moore of Maryland on June 17 announced he will pardon more than 175,000 residents who were convicted for possessing marijuana. This is one of the most expansive efforts ever in our nation to right the wrongs...
NASW praises governor for pardoning more than 175,000 people convicted of marijuana possession
By Alison Laurio The NASW New Hampshire chapter’s May 4 symposium titled Getting to the Root: Dismantling Racism in Family Separation Systems was presented in partnership with the University of New Hampshire’s social work department, which provided some funding, said...
This generation of lawmakers should respond to the call of the majority of Americans who support new legislation to protect the vote.
W.E.B. DuBois is being honored in October 2023 as a social work pioneer by the NASW Foundation.
More than 60 years of work to diversify schools and provide opportunities for minorities has been undone.
NASW, including our Missouri Chapter, on July 20, 2023, requested Missouri Governor Parson grant clemency to Johnny Johnson, who was scheduled to be executed on Aug. 1, 2023.
Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) reintroduced the Democracy Restoration Act, federal legislation that seeks to restore voting rights in federal elections to the millions of disenfranchised Americans who have been released from prison but are still denied the right to vote.