The Call for Social Work in Post-Election America Webinar: Resources

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Social Work Congressional Caucus

Columbia Research Centers:

Recent Policy Books by Columbia School of Social Work Faculty:

  1. Failing Our Fathers: Confronting the Crisis of Economically Vulnerable Nonresident Fathers
  2. Wealth and Welfare States: Is America a Laggard or Leader?
  3. Too Many Children Left Behind: The U.S. Achievement Gap in Comparative Perspective

Further Reading

  1. Chambers, E. T. (2003). Roots for radicals. New York: The Continuum International Publishing Group.
  2. Chetkovich, C &Kunreuther, F. (2006). From the ground up: Grassroots organizations making social change. Ithica NY: Cornell University Press.
  3. Cohen, D., De la Vega, R., & Watson, G. (2001). Advocacy for social justice: A global action and reflection guide. Bloomfield, CT: Kumarian Press.
  4. Cullors, Patrisse, Tometi, Opal & Garza, Alicia. (2016).Guiding principles: That all Black lives matter. Black Lives Matter.
  5. Ezell, M. (2001). Advocacy in the human services. Belmont, CA: Thomson Brooks/Cole.
  6. Freire, P. (1970). Pedagogy of the oppressed. New York: Continuum.
  7. Gecan, M. (2004). Going public: An organizer's guide to citizen action. New York: Random House.
  8. Hoefer, R. (2012). Advocacy Practice for Social Justice, 2nd Edition. Chicago IL: Lyceum Books.
  9. Homan, M. S. (2004). Promoting Community Change: Making It Happen in the Real World (3rd ed.). Belmont, CA: Thomson Brooks/Cole.
  10. Kretzmann, J. P. & McKnight, J. L. (1993). Building communities from the inside out: A path toward finding and mobilizing a community’s assets. Chicago, IL: ACTA Pub.
  11. Netting, F. E., Kettner, P. M., McMurtry, S. L. & Thomas, M. L. (2012). Social Work Macro Practice (5th ed.). Boston MA: Pearson.
  12. Popovic, Srdja & Miller, Matthew. (2015). Blueprint for Revolution: How to Use Rice Pudding, Lego Men, and Other Nonviolent Techniques to Galvanize Communities, Overthrow Dictators, or Simply Change the World Paperback. Spiegel & Grau, ISBN-13: 978-0812995305
  13. Poole, M. S. & Van de Ven, A. H. (2004). Handbook of organization change and innovation. New York, NY: Oxford University Press
  14. Shapiro, J. P. (1994). No pity: People with disabilities forging a new civil rights movement. New York, NY: Times Books
  15. Shin, Bryan & Williams, Yohuru (2016) The Black Panthers: Portraits from an unfinished revolution. Nation Books
  16. Sen, R. (2003) Stir it up: Lessons in community organizing and advocacy. San Francisco CA: Jossey Bass.
  17. Wells, Ida B., Bay, Mia (Editor) & Gates, Henry Louis (Editor) (2014). The Light of Truth: Writings of an Anti-Lynching Crusader. Penguin Classics. ISBN-13: 978-0143106821

Resources from the Chat

The Association for Community Organizations and Social Administration

Social Welfare Action Alliance

NASW CA Chapter Social Action/Social Justice Council

Showing Up for Racial Justice

Macro SW

Deep Denial: The Persistence of White Supremacy in United States History and Life

Live stream of event at CSSW with David Billings on Deep Denial

Undoing Racism Internship Project

ACT UP: AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power

The Power Elite by C. Wright Mills

Define American

CSSW Online Event on Veterans and PTSD

CSSW Online Event on Veteran Homelessness and the Challenges of Non-Vet Social Workers Working with Veterans

RIF Asylum Support

CSSW Online Event on School-based Mental Health Programs