NASW-WI STATEMENT ON THE RACIST VIDEO AT UW MADISON AND THE WAUSAU SCHOOL DISTRICT’S HANDLING OF RACIST COMMENTS BY A HIGH SCHOOL BAND DIRECTOR

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S BLOG

“And don’t criticize what you don’t understand” Bob Dylan’s lyrics from “The Times They are A-Changin”

 It is our role as social workers to keep up with changes in practice modalities to best serve clients.  It has also been the role of social workers since the founding of our profession to be on the cutting edge of social change.  We work with new immigrants as they come to our country with or without papers.  We support and advocate for diverse groups with different racial, ethnic and religious backgrounds and with different gender identities and sexual orientations.

 

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 FROM THE DESK OF THE PRESIDENT

The sky is falling! …but not all the way.” I appreciate this phrase because it acknowledges the troubles we are facing yet allows for a dose of optimism and hope for the future. I am wrapping up my first year as the Chapter’s president, unfortunately, my statement in my very first newsletter, that we are living in unprecedented times is just as true now as it was then.

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