It's been a few years since I attended the CSWE / APM conference. Is there anyone I know who is planning to attend in Kansas City this Fall who might like to collaborate on an application? They are due Feb. 12. cswe.org/events-meeting…

This book by is a true masterpiece. Focusing on ecological distribution conflicts across the world, it makes visible the global counter-movement for environmental justice, combining ecological economics and political ecology. Open Access e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/land-…

Make no mistake, Israel’s genocide of Palestinians is this century’s greatest human catastrophe. We bear witness. We see those who are actively complicit but also those who are cowardly silent. This is today’s anti-slavery movement. Suffrage. Civil rights. Vietnam. South Africa.

LISTEN: Dr. Ana Baptista, an associate professor and co-director of the Tishman Environment & Design Center, joins the podcast to discuss supporting environmental justice movements from within academia. Listen to the full episode here: ehn.org/environmental-…

"A sea of trucks" disproportionately pollutes Black and Brown neighborhoods in Chicago. @wbez reports: buff.ly/3TXlj7z

#BunyanBryant leaves his thumbprint and ideas embedded within environmental justice legislation, organizations, campaigns, and scholarship. What a legacy.

Flagging to see if I know anyone interested in co-creating a symposium for the European Social Work Research Association. Abstracts are due Sept 23. (We have time to plan.) The ESU conference is in Munich from March 12 - 14, 2025. ACOSA The Ohio State University College of Social Work Grand Challenges for Social Work

Super excited that this paper is out! The paper hopefully offers social workers a helpful typology to consider place based harms and strategies used to residents and stakeholders address the harm. Amie Thurber, Amy Krings, Jason Sawyer, @DrMoniGutierrez doi.org/10.1177/146801…

Flagging our paper on support for #socialwork doctoral students -- now w free e-prints! 🤩 Link: tandfonline.com/eprint/4CNM9IV…… Relevant for #GADE, doc directors, and doc student orgs. Pls share Mimi Chapman, Dr.Cristina Mogro-Wilson, Jen Greenfield @jcgreenfield.bsky.social, Tova Walsh, Megan E. Gilster, Yoonsun Choi

What can #SocialWorkers do to advance #ClimateJustice & #EnvironmentalJustice? In a new Grand Challenges for Social Work brief, Dorlisa Minnick, Smitha Rao, Kelly Smith, Amy Krings & Samantha Teixeira offer recommendations: grandchallengesforsocialwork.org/wp-content/upl… #Up4theChallenge #MacroSW #SocialWorkTwitter

Another excellent letter from the JSWE editor, @DparrishParrish. She's not wrong - peer review is hard and necessary. I review 10-15 manuscripts/year and decline twice that many. Also, love seeing Amy Krings et al mentioned. Looks like a GREAT issue. doi.org/10.1080/104377…

How do environmental issues & injustices show up in U.S. #SocialWorkPractice, & what do #SocialWorkers say they need to respond? A new study by Faculty Director Lisa Reyes Mason & colleagues offers surprising findings: doi.org/10.3390/su1619… #Up4theChallenge #SocialWorkTwitter

As the #US prepares for the #2024 elections, we examine the role of political #socialwork consider inherent tensions, and outline strategies aligned with #democratic, #climate, and #social action. buff.ly/3NcvAsg

Responses to environmental issues are a growing part of #SocialWorkPractice. What do #SocialWorkers need for the work? Faculty Director Lisa Reyes Mason & colleagues report findings in a new study: doi.org/10.3390/su1619… #Up4theChallenge #SocialWorkTwitter #SocialWorkEd #CSWE

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