Social Justice 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 …
This is a conversation occurring more frequently as technology becomes a larger player in our everyday lives. Do our experiences matter if no one knows about it? In a world dominated by social media, every status update, tweet or message …
Socialworkhelper.com recently hosted a chat on the financial lives of young people in the foster care system. Carol Behrer, the executive director of the Youth Policy Institute of Iowa, represented The Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative and provided information on …
A few posts ago I spoke about the power of resiliency, how necessary it is in order to combat the stressors that are bound to occur in everyday life. Prior to unlocking our genetic codes, resiliency was some psycho-mumbo-jumbo that …
It’s good to see social justice as an issue in fields other than social welfare, especially when it comes to equity of education and learning. The New Paltz times discusses an upcoming conference focusing on just that in a recent …
Chronic pain, something most of us don’t think of until we are suffering from it has become a growing concern in not only the medical field, but the mental health field as well. One of the increased risks associated with …
by Rachel L. West, MSW, LMSW SJS Staff Writer In Movements Need Politicians-and Vice Versa, Frances Fox Piven & Lorraine C. Minnite argue that electoral politics and movement politics go hand in hand.
by Rachel L. West, MSW, LMSW SJS Staff Writer Below are a few blogs and websites that I have found helpful: Classroom to Capital: This is Melinda K. Lewis’ blog on macro social work. Provides resources in the area of …
The idea that creating jobs, as if jobs was some abstract concept, without referencing the need to create industry is a major flaw in both Romney’s and the president’s thinking. Small business grows when sales grow, not because costs are …
This is a speech I gave to Stony Brook University’s Advocacy’s Day on 2-24-12. It was a challenge to each person to go out and do something in the world, but more importantly, to be the person they have only …
