I also called the Office of Ceremonies, and they had some helpful information.  If anyone else asks, we can buy graduation regalia from 11-7 at Husky Stadium starting tomorrow through June 8th (on weekdays).

The Communication Leadership graduate program has a robust selection of classes on offer this summer, and we would appreciate you sharing them with your graduate students who might be seeking a course outside of your department. In particular, students who are interested in leadership skills, management, and diverse teams would find our offerings particularly of interest. Please see below for course descriptions.

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2017 SSWLHC-WA SCHOLARSHIP

SSWLHC-WA is now accepting applications for its 2017 Student Scholarship.

Purpose of Award:

• To raise the visibility of the Social Work profession in the area of health care.
• To honor and support outstanding students who are committed to pursuing a Social Work career in health care.
• To provide mentorship opportunities to students new to the field
• To allow access to students to see how a voluntary board functions

Description of Award:

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There are a few more spaces in the state section of JSIS 535, Technology, Society, and the Future,. This is a course in the Masters of  Arts in Applied International Studies that runs through A term (June 19-Jul 19⁾.  Meets on TTh mornings from 8:30-10:20.

JSIS 535 Technology, Society, and the Future (2) – SLN: 14392
This course explores the intersection of policy, technology and society. Technology is rapidly changing the way that humans interact with one another, markets are formed, and information is stored, shared and utilized. While technology has held and does hold great promise for being a force for both economic and social change, it also has the potential to be used in ways that threaten civil liberties, national security and data sovereignty. Private sector and civil society actors, government and military leaders, and regulators must work together to understand how new and emerging technologies will drive change across a wide range of sectors, and they must develop policies to ensure that technology is used to help improve and enrich the lives of those across the socioeconomic spectrum.

Dear School of Social Work Community,

There is a current budding partnership between the Foster School of Business and School of Social Work to pilot a Philanthropy Fellowship program for 2017 – 2018.

The hope is to create an experiential learning environment in which students can have a hands on, interdisciplinary learning opportunity that increases knowledge of foundations and philanthropic practices. Additionally, it is an educational networking opportunity between social work students, business students and philanthropic foundations.

We are currently asking for social work students to complete this survey to gauge interest and feedback for such a program. The survey should take no more than five minutes to fill out and there is an opportunity to win a $20 Starbucks gift card.

Please see survey here.

Rachel Alger, algerr@uw.edu

University of Washington

Master of Social Work Candidate, 2018

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JOIN US FOR AN EVENING OF FILM, FOOD, MUSIC, AND SPEAKERS AS WE BUILD SOLIDARITY FOR INDIGENOUS RESISTANCE!

FROM STANDING ROCK TO THE SALISH SEA, “Building Solidarity with Indigenous Resistance!”

When: Tuesday, May 30th, 5:30-8:30 pm

Where: Lagunitas Tap Room, 1550 NW 49th St, Seattle 98107

Speakers:

Tracy Rector (Seminole) is a film director and Executive Director and co-founder of Longhouse Media, Dana Arviso (Diné) is Executive Director of the Native-led non-profit Potlatch Fund, Ryan Yellowjohn (Shoshone Bannock) is an artist, Charlotte Coté (Tseshaht/Nuu-chah-nulth) is UW Associate Professor and President of the Native-led nonprofit Potlatch Fund, John Eklof (Filipino American) is writer, educator, and community organizer.

$5.00 cover charge at the door, 21 and older.

* This event is a fundraiser for Na’ah Illahee Fund’s Ah-da-ne-hi Indigenous Women’s Giving Circle to Support First Nations Stands for Water.

Food from Off the Rez Indian Tacos

Join LGBTQ Allyship’s Housing Leadership Institute!!

Are you someone who is passionate about any of the following LGBTQ housing justice issues?

• Gentrification and displacement
• Senior housing
• Youth homelessness
• Affordable and community-owned housing
• Housing discrimination

At Allyship, we believe everyone deserves to access a safe place, space, and community that feels like home! Housing justice is an essential piece of creating a sense of home – and we know that for too many in our communities, there are real barriers to having the basic things we need to survive, live with dignity, and thrive. We can do better, which means we need to get more LGBTQ people who’ve been directly impacted by unaffordable housing, displacement, homelessness, and discrimination to inform the next generation of policies, practices, and organizing approaches that will make the communities we’re part of safer and more livable!

If you are a person who is passionate about LGBTQ housing justice, we hope you’ll sign up to join our LGBTQ Housing Leadership Institute!   

What You’ll Learn: LGBTQ Allyship believes that in order to build strong communities we must have strong leaders. Through this institute, a cohort of 15 people will be trained in the following:

• Civic engagement skills
• Anti-Oppression Values
• Allyship’s Theory of Change

You will:

• Learn from housing experts from city and state government and from organizations doing the work at ground level.
• Gain technical skills
• Become familiar with public speaking, story sharing in all forms of media, event planning, story-collecting for advocacy, advocacy skills community-led resource gathering, mobilization, community organizing skills and an analysis around the connection between racism, classism, sexism, adultism and ageism.

Sign up today!

Who We Are Looking for:

1. 10 to 15 LGBTQ grassroot progressive advocates/activists
2. Ages 18 and up welcome, affected by housing instability (candidates under age 18 will be considered on a case by case basis!)
3. A commitment of (6) 5-hour training dates plus a 3-hour orientation
4. Ability to volunteer 5 to 7 hours a month
5. Ability to attend all trainings, planning meetings and social Gatherings (some exceptions allowed)
6. An open mind and a willingness to learn to be a better ally, advocate for LGBTQ youth and elders issues and approach work from an intersectional lens

History & Funding
This is our 3rd Leadership Institute, and we are able to offer this training for free due to individual donors, and private grants from the Pride Foundation and Communities of Opportunites.

Interested?

Sign up or email Kelsen Caldwell at kelsen@allyship.org

LGBTQAllyship.org
https://www.facebook.com/LGBTQAllyship
https://twitter.com/Allyship

Thank you, Verity Credit Union, for hosting our Leadership Institute Orientation this year!

New Fund Seeks New Ideas for Achieving Results and Racial Equity

The City of Seattle’s Human Services Department (HSD) is piloting an Innovation Fund to test new ideas that focus on achieving results and racial equity. This fund will make available $225,000 for new ideas related to one of the department’s six impact areas: (1) Preparing Youth for Success, (2) Addressing Homelessness, (3) Supporting Affordability and Livability, (4) Responding to Gender-Based Violence, (5) Promoting Public Health, and (6) Promoting Healthy Aging.

As part of the City’s Age-Friendly Seattle initiative, HSD is designating $125,000 of the total Innovation Fund to support up to six projects at $21,000 each.  These projects will need to advance the “Promoting Healthy Aging” impact area, and how they align with one or more of the Age-Friendly Seattle goals^[1]. In July 2016, Seattle joined the AARP Network of Age-Friendly Communities, an affiliate of the World Health Organization’s Global Network of Age-Friendly Cities and Communities.  This Network is focused on eight domains^[2] for an age-friendly community.  The balance of the Innovation Fund will be awarded to five projects at $20,000 each. These remaining projects will need to advance one of HSD’s other five impact areas.

“Our department continues to be committed to results and racial equity,” said HSD Director Catherine L. Lester. “We see this Innovation Fund pilot as a way to encourage creativity and risk taking, both of which are important in responding to the human service issues our community faces,”.  “I am excited to see how this Innovation Fund pilot helps us to test new ideas and support our learning with our partners as we carry out our commitment to results and racial equity.  This pilot is an important part of HSD’s work to strengthen the capacity of the human service sector,” Lester continued.

The traditional view of capacity-building can range from hiring extra staff, to providing special training, to sharing resources across different organizations. The goal of the Innovation Fund pilot is to move beyond traditional methods by supporting the type of capacity that is developed through experience and the ability to take a risk to try something new.

Eligible applicants may include, but are not limited to, non-profit organizations, for-profit companies, government agencies, researchers and individuals. The application process will be through a Request for Proposal (RFP) and consist of a one-page document with less than 500 words describing the proposals.

The Innovation Fund RFP will be released on June 1, 2017 at http://www.seattle.gov/humanservices/information-for-grantees.  Awards will be made in August 2017, with projects beginning in September 2017.  For more information on HSD’s work and six impact areas, visit seattle.gov/humanservices.

Sámi Role in Arctic Affairs: Politics, Research and Activism
20 June 2017 | 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. | UW Club, Yukon Room
 University of Washington
Space is limited – registration required
Clock hours available to K- 12 Teachers upon request. 
A light breakfast, lunch and dinner are provided

Since the 1970’s the global Indigenous movement, building on the human rights movement, has gained considerable momentum. In 2000, the United Nations founded the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues as the central coordinating body for matters related to Indigenous peoples; in 2007, the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples was ratified establishing international legal norms. Indigenous peoples are now playing a significant role in influencing international affairs via new transnational networks. The Sámi are a model for such influence.

Join us on June 20th for this one-day conference. Most of the presenters are Sámi themselves, working with aspects on reclaiming Sámi identities and the struggle for the Sámi right to survival and well-being. Scholars and activists will present their work followed by an open discussion with all participants and guests. We will end the day with dinner and a discussion of future directions for Sámi studies and collaborations followed by a screening of “Sámi Blood“.

Special Guest Speakers: 

Lis-Mari Hjortfors |  Umeå University, Sámi Studies, Department of Language Studies
Margaretha Uttjek | Department of Social Work, Umeå University, Sweden
May-Britt Öhman |  Centre for Gender Research, Uppsala University; the Association of Sámi Related Research in Uppsala; Deputy Member of the Swedish Sámi Parliament; member of Technoscience Research Group
Inge Frisk | Stockholm Sámi Association, member of Technoscience Research Group, Centre for Gender Research, Uppsala University
Astri Dankertsen | Nord University, Norway
Troy Storfjell | Scandinavian Area Studies Program, Department of Languages and Literatures, Pacific Lutheran University
Karin Eriksson | Scandinavian Studies, University of Washington

This event is sponsored by the International Policy Institute (funded by a grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York) and Arctic and the International Relations initiative, Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies; the Canadian Studies Center, Center for West European Studies, and Center for Global Studies; UW’s Scandinavian Studies; and UW’s Future of Ice initiative.

To request disability accommodation contact the Disability Services Office at least ten days in advance at:  206) 543-6450/V, (206) 543-6452/TTY, (206) 685-7264 (FAX), or dso@u.washington.edu.

The Communication Leadership graduate program has a robust selection of classes on offer this summer, and we would appreciate you sharing them with your graduate students who might be seeking a course outside of your department. In particular, students who are interested in leadership skills, management, and diverse teams would find our offerings particularly of interest. Please see below for course descriptions.

Students interested in registering should contact me at commlead@uw.edu with their name, SID, and the class they wish to take in order to be given permission in the PCE Registration system. Please note our program is fee-based, so registration takes place through PCE Registration Services and the cost is $671/credit.

COM 597 E: Leadership Approaches to Diversity Initiatives in Organizations (Sarah Ross) | Tuesdays, 6/20-8/15, excluding 7/4, 6:00-8:20pm | CMU 126, 3 credits

COM 597 B: Crisis Communication Strategies in a Digital World (Melissa Schwartz) | Mondays, 6/26-8/14, 6:00-9:50pm | CMU 302, 5 credits

*Please note this class will begin the second week of the quarter on June 26 and will add a class on Tuesday, June 27, 6:00-9:50pm in CMU 302

COM 597 C: Strategic Communication for Responsible Leaders (Whitney Keyes) | Wednesdays, 6/21-8/16, 6:00-9:50pm | CMU 126, 5 credits

COM 597 D: Mastering the Art and Science of Professional Communication (Molly McCarthy) | Thursdays, 6/22-8/17, 6:00-9:50pm | CMU 302, 5 credits

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HSTAA 490 (5)

What is capitalism? It defines our world, yet until recently it has not be the focus of historical study. This seminar course offers a broad overview of American capitalism from colonial times up to the present. It introduces students to the transformation of America from a rural colonial outpost of the British Empire to the largest industrially developed economic power in the world, and the more recent turn toward neoliberal policies in the late 20th century. The course will consider the political, social, cultural, legal, moral, and environmental dimensions of American life – with a particular focus on the varieties of American capitalism, how the picture looks different through the analysis of race, class and gender. This is a history “from the bottom, all the way to the top.” All together it hopes to provide a picture of the historical characteristics and dynamics of American capitalism.
Assignments and grading are as follows: One take home final, one in class midterm, and three “micro essays” on readings from class.

Disability Justice and Social Work Ethics in the Current Political Landscape

Diane Wiener, Ph.D., L.M.S.W., Director, Syracuse University Disability Cultural Center

Friday, June 2 | 12:30-1:30pm | School of Social Work | 305B

Diane Wiener will engage students in a presentation and discussion exploring the relationship between disability justice and social work ethics. This session will situate disability justice within an
intersectional social justice framework, inviting students to examine critically the politics of disability within the current political moment. How is disability reflective of identities and experiences of marginalization, disenfranchisement, and privilege? Considering political ideology to be a form of diversity, how do we interact effectively and ethically as social workers with individuals/groups/communities with myriad and even at times opposing political orientations?

This event is open to all students.

Diane R. Wiener, Ph.D., L.M.S.W., joined the Syracuse University Division of Student Affairs as the Director of
the Disability Cultural Center in the fall of 2011, after being a faculty member at a regional institution for six years and having worked in the social services, education, and mental health activist fields on the east coast and in the southwest since the late 1980s. She self-identifies as an educator, administrator, social worker, advocate, and artist, among other roles. In the fall of 2012, Diane was appointed as a Research Associate Professor in the Department of Cultural Foundations of Education in the School of Education at SU. She teaches Disability Studies, and has published widely in a variety of subjects related to diversity, social justice, inclusion, and empowerment.

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The School of Social Work and 305B are mobility aid accessible.

While we cannot guarantee a scent-free space, we ask that attendees arrive fragrance-free.

CART captioning has been requested. To request disability accommodation, contact the Disability Services Office at 206-543-6450 (voice), 206-543-6452 (TTY), 206-685-7264 (fax), or dso@uw.edu, preferably at least 10 days in advance of the event.

Questions about accessibility or the event? Contact Ann Luetzow luetzowa@uw.edu.

Co-sponsored by the School of Social Work, Disability Studies, and the D Center

Do you identify as Queer, Trans, or as an ally? Are you between the ages of 16 and 24? Do you want to improve your public speaking skills, connect more with the community, or help to empower other youth? If you answered YES to all three questions, the Queer Student Commission would like to invite you to OutSpoken Speaker’s Bureau’s panelist training event on May 24th. The event will run from 4:30-8:30, and food will be provided at the Q Center, located in HUB 315. FOOD WILL BE PROVIDED!

Come for a training on how to develop your personal narrative, answer difficult questions, build skills and community, and speak publicly about issues that are important to you!

If possible, please RSVP on this facebook event by the 23rd, and make sure to invite your friends!

It’s up to us to discourage online aggression and foster learning environments that strengthen our connections. Please join us for a University-wide conversation on cyberstalking, cyberbullying, trolling, and other acts of online aggression.

Come learn from author Danielle Keats Citron, Morton & Sophia Macht Professor of Law at the University of Maryland and Author of Hate Crimes in CyberSpace about the phenomenon of cyberbullying, stories of successful recoveries from its personal impacts, and how we can foster learning environments that strengthen our connections.

Cultures of Connection

Monday, May 22
5:30 – 7 PM
Kane 110

The talk will be recorded for hosted viewing on Tacoma, Bothell, and WWAMI sites for those unable to attend in person.

Register

This event is part of a collaborative cyber safety initiative co-sponsored by Academic and Student Affairs, The Graduate School, Student Life, Undergraduate Academic Affairs, Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity, and the UW Resilience Lab.

Aimée-Josiane here with the Northwest Network of Bisexual, Trans, Lesbian and Gay Survivors of Abuse’s; we are VERY excited to present our first ever 2-part  mini-Series on mixed-race relationships: #InterracialBae.

This is a 2 week course that engages the skills we need to build the interracial relationships we want. This classes is open to all people, however, Black and Brown people are highly encouraged to attend.

Topics will include:

Analyzing power & self-determination

Practicing Accountability

Exploring Values

Strengthening support networks!

The classes will be held WEDNESDAYS July 5 & July 12, 2017. They are held from 6-8:30pm in our Community Engagement Center located in the basement of the Columbia City Church of Hope: 3818 S Angeline St, Seattle, WA 98118.

Registration is requested by July 1^st Register here.

*Interpreters are available and happily provided. Please if you are in need an interpreter, please let us know by Dec. 24^th, 2014.

This class is offered on a sliding-scale: $0 to $90 donations.

No one will be turned away for lack of funds. Scholarships & Trades available

This class is open to:

Same-Gender Loving people & their friends & loved ones

Trans people & their friends & loved ones

Other LGBTQ people and is open to all

Regardless of relationship status or history

For more information, accessibility questions or to register contact me at: 206.568.7777 or

aimee-josiane@nwnetwork.org

 

Aimée-Josiane (Em-may Jo-zyan)

She/They

Relationship-Skills Class Coordinator

NW Network of Bisexual, Trans

Lesbian & Gay Survivors of Abuse

Upcoming events!2017 Interracial Bae Mini

“If we’re gonna heal, let it be glorious.” – Warsan Shire

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