Why did you decide to become a social worker? I didn’t decide to be a social worker, I think the profession chose me. I was raised by my grandmother, who is a community-oriented philanthropic. She raised a lot of kids, including me, and she exudes and embodies all the people-centered social worker values. Throughout my […]
Can you spend a few minutes talking about your dissertation topic and research? My dissertation is called “Aging, Black, and Lonely: A Narrative Experience of Black Older Adults in Canada”. My research helped to fill a gap where Black older adults have not been included in loneliness research within Canada. I focused on their experiences […]
Date: Tuesday, January 31, 2023Time: 7-8:30 p.m.Format: Virtual (Zoom) Curious about what social work looks like in a policy setting? Join Chiara Padovani, Veronica Javier, Nokha Dakroub and Yvonne Kelly for a discussion about the critical role of social work in government planning. Panelists Yvonne Kelly, MSW, worked and volunteered in York Region since 2009 […]
Special Guests:Shad - Rwandan-Canadian recording artist and broadcasterClaudia Appiateng - Social Justice Advocate and Spoken Word PoetDr. Angel Jones - Educator, Activist, Poet, Mental health advocateDr. Ian P. Levy - Emcee, Educator, Assistant Professor at Manhattan College & UniversityTimothy Jones - Writer, Educator, Lecturer and Hip-Hop Scholar This event is Part Two of a Two […]
This event is Part One of a Two Part workshop that was hosted by the School of Social Work on February 3rd, 2021. This workshop was facilitated by Ken Williams, Precious Myers, and Freda Bizimana and is an introductory session that focused on the historical context of Black popular culture and music leading up to […]
This event was hosted by the School of Social Work on October 21st 2020. The talk focused on the long-standing issues of anti-Black racism in schools and the need for race equity. Facilitated by Social Work Alumni Ryan Fuentes with a performance by @Yannickmakesmusic. Learn more about Education on Trial.
The School of Social Work presents a keynote speech by Azeezah Kanji as part of its 12th annual symposium. Titled "Full spectrum white supremacy: From liberalism to fascism", the talk places liberalism/liberal political thought on a continuum with fascism." https://drive.google.com/file/d/1b11Qy6hyMO9lASqmRHPSe6lin85nUyT0/view?usp=sharing
Kristen is serving as the Executive Director of Practice and Research Together, a national non-profit knowledge translation organization for child welfare. Kristen has led the development of a curriculum focused on promoting research evidence use in child welfare. Kristen has over twenty years of clinical experience with victims of crime and in the child welfare […]
The School of Social Work unequivocally supports the statement issued by the Race Equity Caucus of YUFA condemning a recent incident of racist Islamophobic incitement at York University, and urge all members of the York community to do the same Race Equity Caucus statement: On this, the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, […]
Social Action 4 Social Change Committee Presents: Anti Fascism, White Supremacy and the 'New' Right Teach In Week long in class discussions on connecting liberalism, settler colonialism, fascism, white supremacy and the 'new' right Tuesday March 19, 2019 Artivism Annual Art Festival & Sorry to Bother You - Film Screening 5 pm - 8 pm South […]