As CASWE-ACFTS’s Commitment to Change Working Group, our purpose is to support the CASWE-ACFTS community in holding themselves accountable to fulfilling the actions outlined in the evolving Statement of Complicity and Commitment to Change. At the heart of this Statement, and the Working Group’s purpose is the “[transformation] of our colonial reality” that is embedded in and replicated through social work education.
With that said, Sunday, May 5th is the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and Two-Spirit People (MMIWG2S), also known as Red Dress Day. We encourage all CASWE-ACFTS members to consider how they can spread awareness and education regarding these ongoing gendered and racialized violent crimes, and consider our responsibilities as educators, Canadian citizens, and social service providers, vis-à-vis the Calls for Justice from the National Inquiry into MMIWG2S’s Final Report.
This marks an opportunity to reflect on how you can support the Justice for MMIWG2S movement, not just on Red Dress Day, but also on an ongoing basis, throughout your career as a social worker and stakeholder in social work education.
To support CASWE-ACFTS members to learn more and engage with the Justice for MMIWG2S movement, we have also created infographics for our membership highlighting some key points from the Final Report, Calls for Justice, questions for critical reflection, and suggestions for actionable items. Please feel free to share any of these infographics among your networks and engage with them anytime. They will also remain available on our CASWE-ACFTS Commitment to Change webpage.
5 WAYS SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS CAN ENGAGE WITH DAYS OF IMPORTANCE FOR RECONCILIATION