I have very little faith that electoral politics is the way to bring about real change, but i hope this sends a message that pandering to the right, throwing trans people under the bus, and supporting a genocide are not winning strategies.

New in Abolitionist Perspectives in Social Work. Always open access. Read and download here: apsw-ojs-uh.tdl.org/apsw/article...

This is a devastating story of a grandmother who did everything possible to care for her grandchildren and the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services who put up roadblock after roadblock and ultimately took her grandchildren away from her. www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

"Abolitionist work and abolitionist practice is a valid form of academic inquiry that not just schools of social work but all educational institutions should be studying" - Alan Dettlaff
 @alandettlaff.com

Join the Social Work Activist Collective (@swactivists.bsky.social) on Thursday, October 30, to learn about the Boycott, Divestment, & Sanctions (BDS) movement and how you can get involved! REGISTER HERE: bit.ly/SWACOct30th

Join us at Toward Liberation on November 17th for a virtual discussion of "Scrap Theory: Reproductive Injustice in the Black Feminist Imagination" featuring author Mali D. Collins. As always, all are welcome (even if you haven't been reading with us this month). REGISTER HERE: bit.ly/TLNovember2025

PEN America condemns the cancellation of a graduate-level course at the University of Houston, “Confronting Oppression & Injustice,” as an egregious example of the censorship spreading across public colleges and universities in Texas. pen.org/press-releas...

@uh.edu Cancels ‘Confronting Oppression & Injustice’ Course The course’s axing is yet another example of curricular censorship at Texas public universities. https://bit.ly/4748W06 #EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd

Yes, it took some time, but we promised Google couldn’t hold us back… TEN DEMANDS finally has a home, again — for #TenForJustice (the demands) and all our easy calls to action! Check it out: thisisawkword.com/ten-demands

Join the Social Work Activist Collective on Thursday, October 30th at 7:00 PM ET for a discussion on the Boycott, Divestment, & Sanctions movement and why every social worker should be engaged in this. REGISTER HERE: bit.ly/SWACOct30th

In this article from our special issue, "Thinking and Practicing Abolition Through Palestine," the authors use an abolitionist lens to explore how the idea of "non-violence" has been weaponized to delegitimize resistance against oppression. Available open access at our website: www.APSWJournal.com.

Resharing my thoughts on No Kings from earlier this year: www.towardliberation.com/p/on-violenc...

It was a fantastic event. I'm reminded of the "love your neighbor" portion of our code of ethics that we often fail to embody globally - "Social workers treat each person in a caring and respectful fashion, mindful of individual differences and cultural and ethnic diversity."

Join us today! ASL provided

upEND’s Josie Pickens writes for @newsoneofficial.bsky.social about a Michigan mother charged with “food stamp fraud.” When a mom trying to feed her kids gets criminalized, that’s not justice. That’s surveillance, control, and punishment wrapped in the language of “help.” newsone.com/6490272/mich...

TOMORROW - 9AM AEDT............. see you there!

Ten Books to Get To Know Me (upEND edition) 📚 And if you want to learn more about #FamilyPolicing and #Abolition, we have a whole #syllabus on our website. upendmovement.org/syllabus/

The truth from Miss Major: "The police have been monsters. They're all worthless, unimaginable, horrible people and destructive to mankind in general, especially to my trans and gender nonconforming community…they are the most detrimental thing to ever happen." ❤️🏳️‍⚧️

The Ten Demands for Justice provides the roadmap to abolition — with each action chipping away at an inherently, intentionally unjust system. Read all 10 here, and print this PDF to bring to your city council members. drive.google.com/file/d/1MKG3... web.archive.org/web/20240622...

JOIN US this Thursday, October 16th at 6:00 PM Eastern for a special roundtable with the authors of the recently published papers in Abolitionist Perspectives in Social Work on "Thinking and Practicing Abolition Through Palestine." REGISTER HERE: www.bit.ly/APSWRoundtable

Yesterday I was told that the class I’m scheduled to teach this month, Confronting Oppression & Injustice, is no longer part of our curriculum. This is a required class yet there was no discussion, no faculty vote, just an email saying the class no longer exists. This is what it’s like in Texas now.

Do not stop calling for a free Palestine.

Cops used 83,000 cameras to track a single abortion patient — on her abuser’s tip.

"Hospitals and health-care providers are duty-bound to care for all people who come through their doors, and care for them well. Our current policies policing free movement and drug use are not working." Dr. Divya Manoharan on how hospitals fail their patients who use drugs.

ICYMI: JOIN US on October 16th at 6:00 PM Eastern for a special roundtable with the authors of the recently published papers in Abolitionist Perspectives in Social Work on "Thinking and Practicing Abolition Through Palestine." REGISTER HERE: www.bit.ly/APSWRoundtable

This is a really beautiful article that uses an auto-archaeological narrative to tell the story of the student protests that took place at Portland State University in October 2023 and the institutional repression that followed. The full article is available to download now at www.apswjournal.com.

The news today has been a bit misleading. To help clarify: 1. One man killed two people in Manchester. 2. The Israeli government killed over 50 people in Gaza. 3. Killing people is bad. Israel should stop doing it. I hope this helps.

JOIN US on October 16th at 6:00 PM ET for a special roundtable with the authors of the recently published papers in the special issue of Abolitionist Perspectives in Social Work on "Thinking and Practicing Abolition Through Palestine." REGISTER HERE: www.bit.ly/APSWRoundtable

Last week I posted about attending the book launch for "Queer and In Care" but what I didn't mention specifically is that this new book is entirely open access and free to download! This is a really beautiful book. Please take a look! books.ugp.rug.nl/ugp/catalog/...

This is such an important article as it exposes the utter hypocrisy of social work education. These are the stories about social work that need to be told if we are going to confront the harm universities and schools of social work inflict on so many people. Available now at www.apswjournal.com

We’re crowdfunding for @eji.org, a charitable org dedicated to “ending mass incarceration and excessive punishment in the United States, to challenging racial and economic injustice, and to protecting basic human rights for the most vulnerable people in American society.” tiktok.com/@thisisawkword

At the book launch for Queer and in Care in Groningen, Netherlands. You can get your free download at the QR code.

NEW from our special issue “Thinking and Practicing Abolition Through Palestine”: Nadia Ben-Youssef and Cameron Rasmussen explore the concepts of abolitionist social relations and collective safety as part of the global movement for a free Palestine. Available now at www.apswjournal.com.

We're back from our summer break with an incisive analysis from La Defensa's Leah Perez on how a history of racist policing in Los Angeles has amplified the violence of ICE and the National Guard to create the authoritarian spectacle of a city "under federal occupation."

Yesterday we joined the Healthy and Free Tennessee Youth Council for a Family Policing Abolition 101 workshop. The brilliance and courage of these young leaders reminds us how important it is to listen to and learn from youth who are system impacted. ❤️ 🔥

NEW from our special issue, “Thinking and Practicing Abolition Through Palestine,” Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian and Abeer Otman ask “What are the psychosocial, affective, and actual experiences of Palestinian students studying within settler-colonial genocide?” Available now at www.apswjournal.com

Happy fall semester/quarter to all of my academic friends! Survivors+Allies created this syllabi template in 2020 & we hope u will consider adding it to your syllabi (adjusting it to your university)! It includes information on confidential resources & more.

So thrilled to be part of this special issue! #fromtherivertothesea #alwayswasalwayswillbe

Over the next few weeks, I’d like to highlight the articles from our new special issue, “Thinking and Practicing Abolition Through Palestine,” beginning with this beautiful Introduction from our Guest Editors. Download the open access article from our website: www.apswjournal.com

Reminder to join the @swactivists.bsky.social next week for "An Evening of Solidarity and Support." These meetings are always such a generative space to be together with like-minded people, feel supported, and learn about opportunities to engage where you're able and interested. I hope you can join!

The Kids are OK… “As thousands took to the streets to protest ICE in the offline world — Roblox players protested within the game, battling cops, breaking down barricades, waving Mexican flags, and facing off across a line of players dressed in police SWAT gear” www.teenvogue.com/story/kids-a...

The profession of social work is in a sad and complicit state, but these articles are reminders that there are always individuals who are willing to take a stand even in the midst of institutional repression. All of these articles are open access and available now at our website: www.apswjournal.com

APSW Special Issue called “Thinking and Practicing Abolition Through Palestine” is now available! Our journal is always open access and available to all. I’m so grateful to be able to be co-editor of this journal, and that we can publish important work like this. Silence is complicity.

NEW FROM ABOLITIONIST PERSPECTIVES IN SOCIAL WORK! SPECIAL ISSUE: Thinking and Practicing Abolition Through Palestine All articles are open access and available to download now: apsw-ojs-uh.tdl.org/apsw/index

"Decades before the pandemic made isolation and alienation a mainstream concern, it was already central to how my family and countless other families had experienced the family policing system,” writes Courtnie McMillan.

This is going to be an amazing session exploring the various ways we can study money and power from an abolitionist lens. Plus, if you're interested in publishing on this topic, join the session to learn about an upcoming opportunity. REGISTER HERE: apps.ssw.umich.edu/rsvp-request...

"No pasarán!" Check out this collection of resources from @interruptcrim.bsky.social on keeping ICE out of schools. 🚌🍎📚 buff.ly/C36wrwb

Join an incredible group of scholars on Friday, October 3rd at 1:00 pm EST for a virtual conversation about money and power in social work and social sciences research. More details and RSVP here: apps.ssw.umich.edu/rsvp-request...

A guaranteed income program has been life-changing for Philly moms. “It would stop DHS from taking our children. Because by us not having the money, they consider us in poverty, so they’re saying it’s neglect, and they’re taking our kids." resolvephilly.org/gih/philly-j...