By Rachel L. West
The first part of a new series of chats on social action will take place this Thursday, December 7th at 9:00 PM EST/6:00 PM PST. The series will be hosted by Rachel L. West (@poliSW). The series will examine what social action is, it’s role in social work, creating a personal and shared vision, social action planning, community assessment and mobilizing, and tactics.
Questions for Social Action 101:
Q1: What is social action?
Q2: In social work, how do we define community?
Q3a: What community/communities do you belong to?
Q3b: Thinking of a community you are a member of, what problems exist in that community?
Q3c: What is your personal vision for that community?
Q4: How can you go about turning your personal vision into a shared vision?
Resources:
Rabinowitz, P. (2017). Social Action. In Community Tool Box (Chapter 5). Retrieved from
http://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/assessment/promotion-strategies/systems-
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This week’s #MacroSW chat will be the first in a series covering social action. Read the full posting below (or head over to macrosw.com for all the details including how to participate in one of our chats. See you Thursday!