On Wednesday, June 20, Dr. Michael Reisch, Daniel Thursz Distinguished Professor of Social Justice, was a moderator and speaker at a pre-conference teach-in on "Voter Engagement" at the NASW national conference in Washington, DC.
Speakers included Tanya Rhodes Smith, Director of the National Humphrey Institute for Political Social Work at the University of Connecticut, Shaneice Simmons, Associate Director for Civic Engagement of Rock the Vote, Sheryl Aguilar, a practitioner and advocate for immigrant rights, and Angelo McClain, NASW's CEO.
About 150 people attended the teach-in. See Dr. Reisch for information about voter engagement distributed at the event.