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Abolish Social Work (As We Know It)

Abolish Social Work (As We Know It)

 Abolish Social Work (As We Know It) responds to the timely and important call for police abolition by analyzing professional social work as one alternative commonly proposed as a ready-made … ; ; 246 View
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Basic Income is Good for Your Health

 Discusses the impact of basic income on health and well being by allowing recipients to buy more nutritious food, pay for medicines, and reduce social stigma associated with poverty. Read more
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Chapter 2. Mental Health Workers Have Never Been the Solution to Racial Violence by Police

Chapter 2. Mental Health Workers Have Never Been the Solution to Racial Violence by Police

From: Abolish Social Work (As We Know It)

 The text first examines psychiatry’s historical roots in colonial ideology, which scientifically justified racial hierarchies and state-sanctioned harm. Next, it analyzes the systemic … 13 $1.30 Add
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Chapter 11. Conversations on Decolonizing Justice

Chapter 11. Conversations on Decolonizing Justice

With Members of It Starts With Us and No More Silence

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 This excerpt outlines the epistemological tension between decolonization ideals and pragmatic reliance on carceral institutions for justice regarding Indigenous communities. It contrasts … ; 21 $2.10 Add
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Chapter 12. Baby Bundle Project and Community Birth Work Journeys

Chapter 12. Baby Bundle Project and Community Birth Work Journeys

From: Abolish Social Work (As We Know It)

 This document analyzes structural inequities in Indigenous child welfare, specifically how funding priorities conflate poverty with parental neglect rather than addressing housing scarcity. It … 12 $1.20 Add
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Chapter 13. Social Work’s Very Complicated Relationship with Indigenous Languages

Chapter 13. Social Work’s Very Complicated Relationship with Indigenous Languages

From: Abolish Social Work (As We Know It)

 The text examines social work’s historical entanglement with colonial policies disrupting language transmission. It critiques institutional models that prioritize bureaucracy over … 15 $1.50 Add
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Chapter 14. Toronto Indigenous Harm Reduction

Chapter 14. Toronto Indigenous Harm Reduction

Solidarity with Indigenous Encampment Residents

From: Abolish Social Work (As We Know It)

 The text examines the organization’s formation during the pandemic, driven by institutional neglect and service closures within specific urban neighborhoods facing isolation. It analyzes … 4 $0.40 Add
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Chapter 15. Black Creek Community Farm

Chapter 15. Black Creek Community Farm

Mutual Aid, Abolition, and Food Justice in Jane and Finch

From: Abolish Social Work (As We Know It)

 The text identifies structural determinants like state planning that create food apartheid and health disparities in marginalized neighborhoods. It examines the historical transition toward … ; ; 12 $1.20 Add
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From: Abolish Social Work (As We Know It)

 The document identifies three primary topics concerning social work reform. Firstly, it analyzes historical colonial entanglements involving state violence against racialized groups within … ; ; 28 $2.80 Add
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Chapter 3. For Black Women, Health Care Is an Abolition Issue

Chapter 3. For Black Women, Health Care Is an Abolition Issue

From: Abolish Social Work (As We Know It)

 First, the chapter critiques carceral infrastructure embedded in healthcare, analyzing how punitive mechanisms specifically target Black women and queer individuals within marginalized … 12 $1.20 Add
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Chapter 4. “Keep This Up and They’ll Be Pulling You from the Red”

Chapter 4. “Keep This Up and They’ll Be Pulling You from the Red”

Young People Are Dying to Survive Winnipeg’s Child Welfare System

From: Abolish Social Work (As We Know It)

 This report examines systemic bias within Manitoba Child and Family Services, linking current surveillance practices to historical state-sanctioned violence against Indigenous and racialized … 16 $1.60 Add
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Chapter 5. Not Criminally Responsible

Chapter 5. Not Criminally Responsible

The Fatal Intersection of the Mental Health and Justice Systems

From: Abolish Social Work (As We Know It)

 This text critiques forensic mental health institutions as carceral spaces prioritizing control over therapeutic healing. It addresses professional ethical compromises and legal mechanisms … ; ; 13 $1.30 Add
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Chapter 6. Shifting Praxis

Chapter 6. Shifting Praxis

Social Work and Community-Based Approaches to Abolition

From: Abolish Social Work (As We Know It)

 This academic overview outlines the theoretical shift from carceral systems toward community-based abolitionist organizing rooted in historical context and grassroots contributions. It examines … ; 11 $1.10 Add
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Chapter 7. The Antitrafficking Movement Is Not Abolitionist

Chapter 7. The Antitrafficking Movement Is Not Abolitionist

How Carceral Feminists and Social Workers Harm Migrant Sex Workers

From: Abolish Social Work (As We Know It)

 This text critiques antitrafficking discourse by exposing contradictions between feminist abolitionist rhetoric and actual reliance on policing and incarceration. It analyzes how colonial … 12 $1.20 Add
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Chapter 8. A Masterpiece We Can Call Abolition

Chapter 8. A Masterpiece We Can Call Abolition

Reflections from the Pages of Cell Count

From: Abolish Social Work (As We Know It)

 The primary focus integrates abolitionist political theory with social work methodologies, critiquing punitive correctional models that neglect root causes like systemic poverty and racism. … ; ; 12 $1.20 Add