Social workers have a long tradition of social justice and political advocacy – to include working to expand and protect voting rights and promote voter registration. Our essential work on behalf of protecting voting rights is needed now more than ever. The right to...
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Mobilizing Social Work’s Vision and Voice through Voting
Social workers have a long tradition of social justice and political advocacy – to include working to expand and protect voting rights and promote voter registration. Our essential work on behalf of protecting voting rights is needed now more than ever. The right to...
NASW says anti-LGBT laws must be vetoed, repealed
The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is both dismayed and disappointed by the legislative actions taken by Mississippi, North Carolina, and Tennessee to deny equal treatment of LGBT individuals and families. The following is a brief summary of each law:...
NASW joins other mental health organizations to protest “Religious Freedom” laws
The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) has joined several mental health organizations to urge states repeal or not pass so-called "Religious Freedom" laws that discriminate against people who are LGBT. Such legislation allows individuals and businesses to...
NASW Georgia Chapter urges social workers protest state policies that discriminate against undocumented students
NASW’s Georgia Chapter urges social workers to protest state policies that discriminate against college students who migrated to the United States as children and are undocumented.
NASW joins coalition to press Congress to allow CDC research on gun-related deaths, injuries
The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) has openly expressed alarm at the frequency of gun-related mass murder and the high annual death and serious injury rate related to guns. Given the number of people, including children, who suffer from gun violence...
Supreme Court ruling supports U.S. voting rights
The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is pleased the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday strongly supported the fundamental tenet of the United States’ representative system in its ruling on Evenwel v. Abbott. The Court in a unanimous decision upheld the...
NASW Arizona Chapter thanks Phoenix Mayor for calling for Voting Investigation
Arizona’s Maricopa County cut the number of polling places from 200 in the last presidential election to 60 in the March 2016 primary. That led to massive lines in polling places, especially in areas of historically marginalized and underrepresented populations, and charges of voter disenfranchisement.