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Check out this fantastic short film explaining one reason why people do good deeds: Reverse Serendipity This short film was nominated for Best Drama and Matt Sadofsky won Best Actor on the Campus Movie Fest. It is a reminder that …
One has to wonder how continued violence against females is acceptable in a civilized society. The more I read on the death of Canadian teenager Rehtaeh Parsons, the more upset I become at the social justice implications. According to the …
In the light of Congress’ failure to keep student loan rates from doubling, SJS wanted to remind everyone to support the Student Loan Fairness Act which would solve the current problem by default. The Act currently sits before Education & Workforce …
The Washington Post just published an article titled “This Map of America’s Female Mortality Rates is Pretty Terrifying” and, unfortunately, the title just about sums up the graphics all too perfectly. The map, depicting whether female mortality rates are on the rise …
SJS is excited to announce the start of what is sure to be a great resource (and powerful force) for social workers in the United States, the Congressional Research Institute for Social Work and Policy or CRISP. Below is the official …
The Supreme Court will hear two days of arguments for support and opposition of proposition 8, California’s ban on same sex marriage, as well as the Defense of Marriage Act starting today. Also on trial is the separation between church and state, …
If your social media friends are anything like mine, you’ve probably seen a picture of a house being painted in rainbow colors floating around over the past few days. The photos come with captions explaining how the house is directly …
As I have written frequently on this blog, I really do live in two worlds. One world is the world of “business books,” books that show up on the Amazon “Business and Investing” lists, and the New York Times list of Business …
March is NASW’s Social Work Month. SJS is participating by promoting social work month and by interviewing professionals who identify themselves as social workers which is one of the 100 ideas in the Social Work Month Toolkit. Below is a …
Social Justice Solutions turns 1 today. It is truly amazing to see a plan, concocted as a masters project, come to life in almost exactly the way in which it was conceptualized. I want to thank the staff of SJS, …
