Resources Related to Racism and Social Justice (Regularly revised and updated)

The following resources are provided to support individuals and groups in taking action, providing public education and advocacy, developing training, and effective organizing communities efforts related to racial equity and social justice.

• NASW Information, Policies and Resources Related to Racism and Social Justice
• NASW National and California Chapter Online CE Courses Related to Racism
• Advocacy Organizations, Resources, and Videos Related to Fighting Injustice and Organizations
• Federal and California Legislation Related to Race and Justice
• Special Issue: Police Reform
• Immigration

NASW Information, Policies and Resources Related to Racism and Social Justice

• NASW National Website: Racial Equality—Information, Resources, Publications, Training
• Institutional Racism & Social Work, A Call To Action. This is NASW’s seminal paper describing institutional racism and calls the profession to action.
• Social Work Speaks Publication: “Racism” Statement
• National Committee on Racial and Ethnic Diversity
• NASW Social Justice Briefs
• 2005 Social Work Congress
• NASW-CA Chapter Resolution
  

NASW National and California Chapter Online CE Courses Related to Racism

• NASW California Chapter Online CE Courses Related to Racism and Inequality
• NASW National Online CE Courses Related to Racism and Inequality
• NASW Specialty Practice Sections Webinar Catalog (Example "Police and Police Social Workers: A Collaborative Effort Toward Social Justice")

Advocacy Organizations, Resources, and Videos Related to Fighting Injustice and Organizations

Organizations

• Center for the Study of Hate & Extremism at California State University, San Bernardino
• Southern Poverty Law Center: Authoritarian State or Inclusive Democracy? 21 Things We Can Do Right Now
• The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights
• American Civil Liberties Union: Fighting Racism
• Black Lives Matter: Global Actions
• The Racial Empowerment Collaborative at PENN GSE
• The Racial Equity Institute
• Governance Alliance on Race & Equity
• National Action Network

Resources

• Stop AAPI Hate Website (report hate crimes, find resources, etc.)
• Combat Hate Crime Tool Kit (24 languages) and Other Resources
• Hollaback, Show Up - Your Guide to Bystander Intervention
• Asian Americans Advancing Justice, Anti-Asian Hate: What Can You Do?
• Black Life Matters: Anti-Racism Resources for Social Workers and Therapists
• College Consensus' Black History Month Resource List 
• Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy: Actionable Steps for Therapists (and All Human Beings) in Response to the Racial Pandemic
• Guide to Being an Anti-Racism Activist
• Strategies and Activities for Reducing Racial Prejudice and Racism
• 75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice
• Do The Work: An Anti-Racist Reading List
• This List Of Books, Films And Podcasts About Racism Is A Start, Not A Panacea
• How Can Teachers Reduce Implicit Bias in AI Detection Among Students?
• Building Inclusive AI: Strategies for Training Against Racism

Videos

• PBS Sacramento Studio, “AAPI Hate Crimes” (27:53 minutes)
• TED Talks Video: A blueprint for reparations in the US
• TED Talks Video: How racial bias works — and how to disrupt it
• PBS Newshour Special: Race Matters: America in Crisis
• TED Talks Video: The path to ending systemic racism in the U.S.
• Ted Talks Video: The difference between being "not racist" and antiracist
• TED Talks Video: How to deconstruct racism, one headline at a time

Federal and California Legislation Related to Race and Justice

• Federal and California Legislation

Special Issue: Police Reform

Organizations

• Police Brutality Center
• USC Suzanne Dworak Peck School of Social Work Social Work and Law Enforcement Initiative
• Mental health 911 calls will be handled by experts, not NYPD, in new program
• San Francisco, CA, Removing Cops From Behavioral Crisis Calls: 'We Need To Change The Model'
• Social Work and the Future of Policing: Key Points for Changes in Policy and Practice (Center for Social Development, Brown School at Washington University)
• NASW CEO Angelo McLain’s Letter to Wall Street Journal (social workers effectively working with/in law enforcement) (6-16-2020)
• NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) releases demands for policing reform to federal elected officials, governors, mayors, and police chiefs
• American Civil Liberties Union: Fighting Racism – Reimaging Policing
• Center for Policing
• The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights

Videos

• PBS Frontline Documentary: Policing the Police 2020
• PBS Newshour Video: Rep. Karen Bass, Minnesota Attorney General Ellison discuss police reforms, racial justice movement (July 17, 2020)
• Congressional Briefing – Black Lives Matter: Social Work and the Future of Policing (June 16, 2020) Sponsored by The Center for Social Development and NASW
• PBS Newshour Video: Cory Booker on how the U.S. should reform policing (6.8.2020)
• 60 Minutes Video: Sherrilyn Ifill on the Legal Regime Needed to Achieve Police Reform (6.7.2020)

Immigration

• NASW Social Justice and Advocacy: Immigration