Welcome

Welcome to the Portland Chapter of the Social Welfare Action Alliance, an organization of progressives in human services.


Upcoming Events

Poverty:  Peoples Movement Assembly (PMA)

Saturday, May 19th, 2012 at the School of Social Work in rooms 620 & 630.  

10am - 2:30pm; registration is at 9:30

 

 

What is a PMA?  Together, we discuss and analyze the issues in our communities. We find creative solutions to our daily struggles. We make commitments to take action. These commitments we put down in word, video, or theatre; we call them Resolutions for Action. The PMA is for the people and by the people: everyone participates, and all voices are included. A PMA is a gathering of people to discuss and analyze our conditions, to come up with demands, commitments, and visions for how things could be different. The PMA is a facilitated space to decide and coordinate actions that will bring us closer to those visions. 
[www.oneclassonecause.org]


For more information and to register:

Facebook:  portlandpovertypma   (or)   email:  pdxpovertypma@gmail.com

 

 

Community Social Work Conference Voices on the Ground: Stories of Creative Practices in Community Work

 

 

Sponsored by:

Portland State University School of Social Work

National Association of Social Work, Oregon Chapter

Social Welfare Action Alliance, Portland Chapter

 

Saturday, June 2, 2012

9:00 am to 4:00 pm (registration begins at 8:30)

School of Social Work

Portland State University

1800 SW Sixth Avenue, Suite 600

(Academic and Student Rec Center Building)

 

Join us on Saturday, June 2nd for a daylong conference to share stories and discuss the challenges and opportunities with community based social work practice.

 

Keynote Speaker:

Nichole Maher, Executive Director, Native American Youth and Family Center

 

Invited Panel:

A focus on Education and Schools

 

Featured Speaker:

Ronault “Polo” Catalani, New Portlander Program, City of Portland

 

Registration:

Please register in advance on line via http://www.cvent.com/d/rcq1ml

Cost (coffee/morning snacks and Lunch included):

Student:                                              $12

Community Practitioner:              $20

Professional/Faculty:                     $35 (6 CEUs included)

Registration also accepted by the door (lunch will be guaranteed for advanced registrants)

(No one will be turned away for lack of funds.  Please email swaapdx@hotmail.com to make arrangements)

 

When registering, please indicate your lunch preference:

                Vegetarian

                Non-Vegetarian

 

For more information and details, email swaapdx@hotmail.com or or see our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Social-Welfare-Action-Alliance-Portland-Chapter/153813577977613

 

 



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