EDI Community of Practice: What is Anti-Carceral or Abolitionist Social Work?

Let’s discuss!

All faculty and PhD students are welcome to attend this collaborative EDI community of practice space to explore questions relevant to research, teaching and enhancing dialogue across our varied interests. This gathering is an opportunity to collectively explore key questions, critical debates and the potential for abolitionist praxis in our work.

Ruth Wilson (PhD Candidate) & Sly Sarkisova (Year 1 PhD Student) will facilitate this session.  

For related resources and readings on abolition in social work see:

• An Abolitionist Social Work Toolkit  
• Dettlaff, A.J. (2023, February 10). An abolitionist gets canned for upholding the values of social work. Texas Observer.  https://www.texasobserver.org/an-abolitionist-gets-canned-for-upholding-the-values-of-social-work/
• Murray, B. J., Copeland, V., & Dettlaff, A. J. (2023). Reflections on the Ethical Possibilities and Limitations of Abolitionist Praxis in Social Work. Affilia, https://doi.org/10.1177/088610992211461

Location: FIFSW Room 320 (3^rd Floor Lounge)

Light snacks will be provided!

*Get in touch with the PhD Program <phdprogram.fifsw@utoronto.ca> if you would like to propose a topic for a future EDI Community of Practice in 2023