Jan
24
Part 2: Dog whistles at large – racism
Narinder Sidhu, Professional Officer for BASW Cymru, writes on how social workers can be vigilant to racial dog whistles with recent examples of these coded messages.
Category: EDI
Jan
23
Part 1: Dog whistles – a socially destructive form of discrimination
Understanding how dog whistles work, how they affect vulnerable and marginalised communities, and how to diffuse them are important tools for social workers.
Jan
23
Government must end ‘rampant’ exploitation of migrant workers
SWU and 20 other unions have signed the Migrant Workers’ Pledge condemning the Government’s attempts to ‘pit’ workers against each other and calling for urgent action to advance the rights of migrant workers.
Jan
17
SWU shines a light on “dog whistle” discrimination in new blog series
SWU will be publishing a 4-part blog series on the topic of “dog whistles” in the run-up to LGBT+ History Month and Race Equality Week.
Nov
21
Social workers help to set out stepping stones to better working conditions
A group of practising social workers – who are all in the process of overcoming adversity in the workplace – explored the commonalities between their issues in a recent webinar organised by the SWU Campaign Fund. Social worker, Lisa Fitzpatrick, Read more
Nov
14
SWU, BASW, and TransActual celebrate Trans Awareness Week 2022
SWU and BASW stand in solidarity with transgender people. Trans Awareness Week runs each year from November 13th – 19th and is a time to celebrate transgender and nonbinary people and to raise awareness of this community through education and Read more
Oct
18
World Menopause Day 2022
Menopause is a Trade Union issue. The menopause is a significant life event for many people. You may have experienced it, be experiencing it now, or perhaps you will experience it in the future. You will have family, friends, colleagues, and Read more
Aug
16
BASW Cymru and SWU celebrate South Asian Heritage Month 2022
This year’s theme calls for us to reflect how we have all been affected by “Journeys of Empire” In this blog, BASW Cymru Professional Officer Narinder Sidhu explores what it means to be South Asian in the 21st century whilst Read more
Feb
08
Intersectionality is a valuable tool for Social Work Practice
Considering each service user’s combination of identities helps social workers to better understand the people they are supporting During the month of February we mark both LGBT+ History Month and Race Equality Week. These important events give us an opportunity Read more
Nov
18
SWU and BASW celebrate Trans Awareness Week 2021
SWU and BASW stand in solidarity with trans communities across the world Trans Awareness Week (November 13-19) and Trans Day of Remembrance (November 20) is a time for the social work community to listen to and support the trans community. Read more