During the week of October 26-30, 2020, there will be a national social work teach-in focused on police brutality as a form of structural racism hosted by #SWEduActs. SWEduActs was formed in response to a call for social work educators to take action around structural racism and police brutality. These events are opened to all members of our SSW community. Additional information from #SWEduACTs is below:
On Tuesday October 27th @ 7:00 PM, #SWEduACTs will begin its event by watching a TED talk by Kimberlé Crenshaw, followed by a panel discussion featuring Dr. Sharon Moore, Dr. Tina Sacks and Mel Wilson from NASW national addressing police brutality as a form of structural racism Registration is required to participate in this free event: https://fordham.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYud-GgrDgoGdVJwRDEoaEfOHwOPkbNiXLd
Faculty are encouraged to teach on these topics. Below please find materials that can help you prepare to teach on these topics during the teach-in week:
25 minute lecture you can assign to your class: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnebwmNRqm8&t=17s
Slides from the above lecture: https://www.slideshare.net/eslayter
Reading list on police brutality: https://elspethslayter.com/2020/08/19/readings-and-resources-for-social-work-educators-on-police-brutality-and-structural-racism/
Guide to difficult conversations in the classroom: https://elspethslayter.com/2020/08/19/having-difficult-conversations-about-police-brutality-and-structural-racism-in-social-work-classes/
Also, in order to prepare to do this work, you can attend a preparation meeting:
Topic: #SWEduActs Teach-in Class Session Planning Event 2
Time: Oct 16, 2020 11:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Passcode: 669616
For more info on the teach-in, check out our Twitter hashtag #SWEduActs. Should you have additional questions, please contact either Dr. Lauri Goldkind (goldkind@fordham.edu) or Dr. Elspeth Slayter (eslayter@salemstate.edu). Let’s get our students talking about police brutality as a form of structural racism, and let’s move the profession forward in addressing it!