Nov
21
Islamophobia Awareness Month 2023 – Unity in Diversity: A Call to End Religious Prejudice
The hatred directed towards Muslims and people of other religions emphasizes how urgently we need to act as a group.
Category: SWU International
Nov
15
BASW & SWU statement on situation in Israel and Palestine/Gaza
We call on UK and international governments to press for an immediate ceasefire between the Israeli military and Hamas and to seek a political way forward that can promote the equal human and social rights of the Palestinian and Israeli populations.
Nov
07
Social Workers Union and Thunderbird Partnership Foundation international knowledge exchange trip
This was a unique opportunity for UK social workers to learn about Thunderbird’s strength-based, holistic, trauma informed approach to social work practices.
Oct
12
BASW & SWU Statement on Israel-Palestine conflict
BASW and the SWU stand with the innocent victims, their families and all civilians at risk of harm and death in Israel and Palestine in the current terrible and escalating conflict.
May
24
SWU among 16 UK Trade Unions condemning Turkey’s illegal invasion of Northern Iraq and North and Eastern Syria
Turkey is engaging in the same behaviour as the Russian state’s brutal invasion of Ukraine, and we again urge President Erdogan and the Turkish government to return to the negotiating table to find a peaceful solution… General Secretaries from 16 Read more
Mar
04
SWU in solidarity with Ukraine
The Social Workers Union (SWU) stands in solidarity with Ukrainian people and the brave Russian people who have been protesting this war According to the UN Refugee Agency, one million people have fled Ukraine over the past week and millions Read more
Oct
15
SWU trip to Palestine
PAL-UK Social Work Trip: 7th -15th October 2019. Unlike the wise men of old, who purposefully and deliberately journeyed Westwards in search of a saviour bringing a message of liberation, in 1948 the people of Palestine were forced to travel Read more