Social Justice

Our Social Justice Priorities

Five social justice priorities serve as guiding principles for NASW's national office and Chapters:

• Voting rights
• Criminal justice / Juvenile justice
• Environmental justice
• Immigration
• Economic justice

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NASW's Blueprint of Federal Social Policy 2022

Social Justice Briefs

Reimagining Policing: Strategies for Community Reinvestment

Policing in America has a long history of preserving the violent legacy of slavery and upholding white supremacy. The tragic and unjust murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Aubrey, Tony McDade, Eric Garner, and so many other Black and Brown Americans by police officers has led our nation to reexamine the systems that we look to for safety and justice.

Implications of Coronavirus (COVID-19) for America’s Vulnerable and Marginalized Populations

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is exponentially increased among those on the margins of our society. Therefore, it is critical that these families and individuals included in federal and state governments’ efforts to fight the spread of COVID-19, and that they are protected from related social and civic disruptions that will occur as the virus spreads.

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