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Cover -- Half-title -- Series information -- Title page -- Copyright information -- Dedication -- Social Workers Without Borders -- Table of contents -- Meet the storytellers -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Mentoring for Inclusion -- Glory -- Mentoring for Inclusion -- Tanya -- The mentoring relationship -- Chapter 2 SWAction21 -- Establishing SWAction21 -- Anti-racism is a verb not a noun -- Anti-racist action plan -- Difficulties -- The webinar -- The final days of action -- References -- Chapter 3 The road to activism -- What does student activism mean to you? -- Diana -- Omar -- Diana -- Omar -- Diana -- Omar -- What prompted you to become student activists? -- Diana -- Omar -- What were your first steps into taking direct action? -- Omar -- Diana -- What sort of reaction did you find? -- Diana -- Omar -- You are busy, studying to be social workers but also juggling busy lives outside of university. How do you fit activism into your schedule? -- Diana -- Omar -- Diana -- What are the highlights of your journey into activism? -- Diana -- Omar -- Diana -- Omar -- What are the challenges of becoming student activists? -- Diana -- What sort of impact do you think your actions may have had? -- Diana -- Omar -- Diana -- What does self-care mean to you as activists? What would you say to others about looking after themselves while maintaining their role as activists? -- Diana -- Omar -- Diana -- What tips can you offer to students who are thinking about their own activism? -- Diana -- Omar -- Diana -- Chapter 4 Activism in academia -- Simply existing -- Nowhere to hide -- If you're born Black, you're on fire -- Black academic social work activism: a model for reparation -- References -- Chapter 5 Becoming an anti-racist ally -- Non-racist or anti-racist? -- Understanding my privilege -- Anti-racist or non-racist?. |
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Moving from non-racist to anti-racist -- Being uncomfortable -- Silence is complicity -- Silence is part of and contributing to the problem -- Learning how to be an authentic ally -- So, what are you going to do about it? -- My pledge to anti-racist action -- References -- Suggestions for further reading -- Chapter 6 Rewiring my racist brain: a life's work -- My (brief) biography -- Stories from my history -- Calling for the imaginary search party - exposing the invisible -- Mending the fruit machine - embodying anti-racism -- Developing the internal working model of a superhero -- Professional positioning: social work supervision and leadership -- Learning to be curious, critical and courageous -- My pledge -- References -- Chapter 7 Anti-racist action in practice: the Romani and Traveller perspective -- Introduction -- Background -- A journey back in time -- Gypsy, Roma and Traveller -- What's in a name? -- Anti-racist activism in social work -- A radical ambition? -- Find out more -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 8 'If not now, when?' On Jewishness and challenging anti-semitism -- Anti-semitism as racism -- Being Jewish -- Responses to growing anti-semitism -- Actions to challenge -- Who are Jewish people? -- Challenging anti-semitism -- Intergenerational trauma and the need to look outwards -- Learning from action -- My pledge -- Resources -- References -- Chapter 9 Dialogues on race in communities of practice -- What is a community of practice? -- Why were communities of practice set up? -- Why are communities of practice a good forum for discussions about race? -- Our individual stories -- Marie -- Lydia -- Our experiences of the community of practice -- Motivations and expectations -- The ethos of the group -- What has it meant to us to be part of the community of practice? -- Marie -- Lydia -- Reference. |
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Chapter 10 Moving forward together: developing an anti-racist social work team -- Before we start -- Our story -- The project -- The detail -- The process -- Group charter -- What didn't go well -- What now? -- Chapter 11 'Let's talk about race' -- Race and racism in my life -- Race and social work -- The murder of George Floyd -- The organisational response -- My response to the organisation -- 'Let's talk about race' -- Conclusion -- Chapter 12 Creation of an anti-racist organisation in social care -- Chi -- Introduction to social care -- A different culture -- Co-chair of Diversity and Inclusion Board -- Effective dialogue -- Growth and confidence -- Initiating conversation -- Moving forward -- Liz -- How it was -- How it is now -- Early beginnings -- Unwelcome catalysts -- Leadership and why we are doing this -- Developing our action plan: the steps we have taken -- Workshops -- Survey -- Action -- The future -- Chapter 13 Journey to a workforce race equality standard -- References -- Chapter 14 It's not Black and White: a parallel journey to anti-racist action by two occupational therapists -- Occupational therapy and direct action -- Sherlyn -- How it began -- Catherine -- Early assumptions -- Starting to think differently -- Sherlyn -- On the frontline -- Catherine -- It's the conversations that count -- Sherlyn -- Why anti-racist action? -- My anti-racist actions -- Catherine -- Proactive leadership -- Direct action -- My pledge -- Sherlyn -- My pledge -- A call to occupational therapists to take direct anti-racist action -- References -- Personal pledges -- Talk about race -- Allyship -- Make space/give platform -- Challenge -- Broaden understanding -- Listening -- Strategic change -- Sharing narratives -- Index. |
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Simango, Glory.
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9781914171420 (electronic bk.) |
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