Campaigns

Statement Released Condemning Capita and Ingeus Involvement In Awards

SWAN Statement condemning the corporate sponsorship of the 2018 Social Worker of the Year by Capita and Children & Young People Now Awards by Ingeus SWAN is extremely concerned at the level of corporate sponsorship creeping back into those ... Read More

Campaigns, Events

SWAN Statement Regarding Use of Children As Spies: Call For An Immediate Cessation

SWAN was appalled to learn of the coercion of children in the Covert Human Intelligence Sources (CHIS) programme concerning terrorism, child sexual exploitation and gangs involved in drug dealing (https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jul/20/child-spies-used-only-when-very-necessary-says-downing-street). SWAN is fundamentally opposed to the use of children in ... Read More

Campaigns, Events

Social Work Without Borders Represents Social Workers At The Anti Trump Rally

Follow this link to the SWWB webpage, where you can photos of the day, and our joint statement condemning the US policy of family separation. https://www.socialworkerswithoutborders.org/campaigning/ Read More

Campaigns, Events

Is Social Work A Profession Still Worth Fighting For?

In Salford on July 19th, this challenging question will be debated at a Unison meeting with contributions from SWAN and DPAC. Please find below the flyer details – do share with all interested parties. Please do consider attending. Read More

Campaigns, Events

The Case Against Extended Frontline: Letter of Objection

SWAN is a co-signature on the following letter – please feel free to circulate and to contact MPs. OPEN LETTER Nadhim Zahawi MP Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Children and Families Department for Education By email 10th May ... Read More

Campaigns, Events

Statement from Social Work Without Borders: Afghan Child’s challenge to the Government

SWWB supports Afghan Child’s challenge to the Government over failure to adhere to DUBS amendment (ZS and High Court Challenge) https://www.duncanlewis.co.uk/immigration_news/‘REJECTNO_FAM’_our_fight_for_the_abandoned_children_of_Calais__(20_February_2017).html https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/28/teenage-refugees-high-court-challenge-could-give-hope-to-thousands The Calais refugee camp ‘The Jungle’ was brutally dismantled by French riot police on the orders of the ... Read More

Campaigns, Events

Japanese social workers “refuse any oppression and human rights infringement”: Statement from our colleagues.

Japanese social workers question the movement toward working for investigating authorities in closed environments. Read More

Campaigns, Events

CANCELLED: FREE STUDENT CONFERENCE: University of Dundee – 24th Feb.

DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED Read More

Campaigns

FREE HALF DAY EVENT DEC 8TH: Radical Relationships Conference.

We are happy to advertise an event held by our friends at University of Essex Southend campus with Guy Shennan, Andrew Cooper and Vasilios Ioakimidis. Read More

Campaigns

“This is our Southern Cross” – The Disaster in Scottish Care Homes Closures

There is a major campaign taking off in Scotland in which Swan Scotland are involved - Save Our Bield, opposing the closure of 12 care homes for older people. Read More

Campaigns

Legal Challenge Against Social Cleansing – Haringey

After our successful public meeting on the tragedy of Grenfell Tower comes this powerful piece of information regarding social cleansing in Haringey. Read More

Campaigns

Report from the ‘Social Work and the Grenfell Tower Tragedy’ discussion evening.

On 10th October SWAN London held an open event attended by over 60 people, entitled 'Social Work and The Grenfell Tower Tragedy' at London South Bank University, examining the context and aftermath of the appalling fire in Kensington on 14th June this year. Read More

Campaigns

From Neoliberalism to Mental Wealth: Demanding Radical Change in MH Policy at the Labour Conference 2017.

A fringe meeting organized by psychiatric survivors and radical mental health workers at Labour Party conference 2017 in Brighton brought together campaigners and delegates to discuss how mental health is undermined by neoliberal capitalism, and the need for fundamental social change to regain ‘mental wealth’. Read More

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STATEMENT: Black Lives Matter

Statement Released Condemning Capita and Ingeus Involvement In Awards

SWAN Statement Regarding Use of Children As Spies: Call For An Immediate Cessation

Social Work Without Borders Represents Social Workers At The Anti Trump Rally

Is Social Work A Profession Still Worth Fighting For?

The Case Against Extended Frontline: Letter of Objection

Statement from Social Work Without Borders: Afghan Child’s challenge to the Government

Japanese social workers “refuse any oppression and human rights infringement”: Statement from our colleagues.

CANCELLED: FREE STUDENT CONFERENCE: University of Dundee – 24th Feb.

FREE HALF DAY EVENT DEC 8TH: Radical Relationships Conference.

“This is our Southern Cross” – The Disaster in Scottish Care Homes Closures

Legal Challenge Against Social Cleansing – Haringey

Report from the ‘Social Work and the Grenfell Tower Tragedy’ discussion evening.

From Neoliberalism to Mental Wealth: Demanding Radical Change in MH Policy at the Labour Conference 2017.

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