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Racial Equity

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NASW is committed to ending racism through public education, social justice advocacy and professional training. Our members understand cultural and ethnic diversity and strive to end discrimination, oppression, poverty, and other forms of social injustice.

These resources can assist all social workers in their anti-racist efforts.

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Chapter Activities

Immigration

Advocacy

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Indigenous Rights

Training

Police Reform

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In the News

Briefs & Reports

Critical Conversations

History Notes

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Partner Resources

Undoing Racism Through Social Work, Vol. 2

NASW Report to the Profession on Racial Justice Priorities and Action

NASW convened racial justice scholars and activists to build a collaborative vision for anti-racist social work. Learn about priorities for social work education, training, practice, workforce, research and policy in this report.

Download "Undoing Racism Through Social Work, Vol. 2"

Mobilizing Against Hate

Social workers have long held the value and the importance of collaboration, community-building, unity, and social justice, and the notion that an attack on one community is an attack on all communities. No one – no individual, no family, no community and no society - is safe when discrimination, prejudice, injustice, and hatred towards any group or groups is allowed to flourish. And yet that is the very circumstance in which we find ourselves today.