Social Justice Solutions Archive
by Rachel L. West, MSW, LMSW SJS Staff Writer The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in Manhattan has ruled that the Federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional. The case was brought by Edith Windsor …
by Rachel L. West, MSW, LMSW SJS Staff Writer The Congressional Social Work Caucus will be hosting a briefing, Children at Risk: Optimizing Health in an Era of Reform. The event will take place on October 19th in Washington D.C. …
by Rachel L. West, MSW, LMSW SJS Staff Writer Anja Tranovich explains in the Huffington Post how cooperative farming feeds the world. By banding together in a co-op, farmers can buy inputs, like fertilizer and seed, directly from providers, saving …
by Rachel L. West, MSW, LMSW SJS Staff Writer Social enterprise (AKA social entrepreneurship) has become a buzz word in recent years. There are some who think it is the wave of the future mixing the financial incentive of the …
by Rachel L. West, MSW, LMSW SJS Staff Writer Congresswomen Susan A. Davis (D-CA) is one of 26 Congressmen and women who participated in the NOH8 Campaign. Rep. Davis earned her MSW from the University of North Carolina. The NOH8 …
by Rachel L. West, MSW, LMSW SJS Staff Writer Starting at 9PM, I will be live blogging the Vice Presidential debate on Twitter #swunited. If you can not join us, the transcript will be posted on SJS later tonight. You …
by Rachel L. West, MSW, LMSW SJS Staff Writer Below is the transcript for the twitter discussion on the 2012 Vice Presidential debate. http://storify.com/poliSW/vp-debate