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John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (VRAA): The Time is Now

John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (VRAA): The Time is Now

By Mel Wilson, MBA, LCSW – NASW Senior Policy Adviser The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) applauds the reintroduction of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (VRAA) by Maryland Democratic Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin. It is without a...

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.

Winners of the NASW Social Work Month 2016 Multimedia Contest

During Social Work Month the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) invited social workers to enter a Multimedia Contest and use photos, video, audio and other media to show how they demonstrate this year's theme "Forging Solutions out of Challenges." Social...

NASW Supports Women’s Access to Birth Control

The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) has joined in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court case, Zubik v. Burwell, to support the right of all employees to access health care without discrimination, even while accommodating their employer’s...