Curtis Davis hopes his focus on racism-based trauma will have an impact on classroom discussions, social work curricula and, ultimately, on how social workers practice.
Category: Human Rights
One thing I can agree with Trump about – Bring the troops home
President Trump has taken a serious drubbing from both the political right and left for his decision to pull troops out of Syria and Afghanistan. I am not pleased. This is perhaps the one issue on which I'm inclined to support the president, against the united warmongering front presented by the military-industrial-corporate media-Congressional complex. Social … Continue reading One thing I can agree with Trump about – Bring the troops home
Yellow Vests movement in France deserves attention from U.S. social workers
This is what a democratic uprising can look like - https://www.facebook.com/nytvideo/videos/frances-yellow-vests-protests-understanding-the-collective-rage/261768511159947/ - and it scares the hell out of neoliberal elites everywhere, in the U.S. as well as Europe. Which no doubt helps to explain why four weeks of Gilets Jaunes ("yellow vests") protest in France has been largely ignored by the American corporate media. French … Continue reading Yellow Vests movement in France deserves attention from U.S. social workers
Espy Voter Protection Team Seeks Volunteers
Students can sign up to help on Election Day, Nov. 6.
Social Work Fall Colloquium: Registration & Preliminary Agenda
You can register for the Nov. 14 Colloquium for $45 or free as a student. Theme: "Beyond 'Advocacy' - New Movements for Lasting Change."
Social Work Newsletter: Turning Out the Vote
Learn more about a voter registration/turnout project, meet the Field Education team, and more.
Soaring temperatures are killing people around the world right now
Heat records are being set all over the world this July, and people in large numbers - mainly the young, the elderly, and the poor - are dying because of it. Yes, climate change kills. The link between heat-trapping gases and global warming is proven far past reasonable doubt, and it is absolutely unconscionable that … Continue reading Soaring temperatures are killing people around the world right now
Wake up, social workers!
If you think that no matter what, tomorrow will always look pretty much like today, it's time you think again. The U.S. political right continues to rack up successes, even as fierce resistance expands, and there's even an electoral victory for progressives now and then. A 5-4 majority of the Supreme Court already seems intent … Continue reading Wake up, social workers!
Lesson of Trump’s retreat on immigrant family separation
One of my students happily reported that citizen voices have succeeded in convincing President Trump to stop, via executive order, the "zero-tolerance" practice of separating illegal immigrant children and parents. Hurrah! Democracy is still alive, even in Trump's America! Well, sort of. The family separation policy had called down an avalanche of criticism from virtually … Continue reading Lesson of Trump’s retreat on immigrant family separation
Breaking up families is bad, but it’s even worse than you think
By now, at least half the country is outraged over the Trump administration's zero-tolerance immigration policy of "baby snatching" and "state-sponsored child abuse." As well it should be. The president's efforts to blame Democrats for the public relations imbroglio is ludicrous, as is first lady Melania's lame exhortation for "both sides" to join in resolving … Continue reading Breaking up families is bad, but it’s even worse than you think
The Southern Miss School of Social Work 