Building Elder Friendly Futures Locally and Globally

University of Washington Campus, HUB | October 8-9, 2014

Building upon the success of the 2013 conference, we will again bring together researchers, practitioners, administrators, policy-makers and educators to discuss the opportunities and challenges to building elder-friendly futures.

Informational sessions will include: Plenary Panel: Innovations in Dementia Care, Legal Issues: Elder Law, Guardianship and More, New Technology to Support Aging in Place, State of the Science: Behavioral Health and Aging, Aging in Poverty: the Politics of Marginalization & Inequities for Both Rural and Urban Adults and many more! Check complete program updates on the website: www.elderfriendlyfutures.org

Reduced Attendee Fee:

Like last year EFF is offering a limited number of reduced fee registrations for those that need financial support to attend. If you are interested or know someone who might be please send them to the application found on the website:  www.elderfriendlyfutures.org

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The Oxford University Press is giving free digital access to it’s entire list of online books in honor of National Libraries Week in the UK. Access opens Sunday, April 13th and goes through April 19th.

Here are their Social Work, Neuroscience, and Psychology pages.

The first book in the SW page, Adoption by Lesbians and Gay Men: A New Dimension in Family Diversity, costs $35 on Amazon. A digital download will be free next week. There are hundreds of more books that will be available next week, for free. Because we all know you want more to read!  

Courtesy of Ben Packard, MSW Student

All of the events are free! Please make sure to be fragrance-free as well for the events. Information about the events are also listed below. Have any questions, feel free to email us at dcenter@uw.edu

D WEEK:  Please join our Facebook event for D Week if you are on Facebook!   

Monday, April 7th, 2014 @ 5:30pm-7:30pm — Deaf Panel. Kane Hall, Room 220.  This event will consist of: a Deaf student, a Deaf adult, a Deaf-Blind and a CODA. These individuals will discuss their daily routines, challenges, experiences, stories and so forth about themselves. There will be opportunities for Q&A from the audience.  Voice interpreting and captioning will be provided. For Deaf-Blind interpreting, please request by March 21, 2014.

Tuesday, April 8, 2014 @ 6:30pm-8:30pm — Aurora Levins Morales, HUB (Husky Union Building), Room 106.   Aurora Levins Morales is an internationally celebrated Puerto Rican Jewish feminist writer, poet, activist, and historian. Aurora will be discussing and reading passages from her book Kindling: Writings on the Body. There will also be Q&A session.  ASL interpreting and captioning will be provided.  Link to Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/230739563784921/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming

Wednesday, April 9, 2014 @ 5:30pm-7:30pm — Roger Poulin, a Deaf-Blind man, shares his experiences hiking the Appalachian Trail. He will take questions at the end of the lecture.  Voice interpreting and captioning will be provided.  More information about the event and accessibility coming soon. For Deaf-Blind interpreting, please request by March 21, 2014.

Thursday, April 10, 2014 @ 6:30pm-8pm — Mia Mingus, HUB (Husky Union Building), Room 334.  Collaborators: Student Disability Commission , Q Center, Asian Student Commission, Queer Student Commission, Women’s Action Commission.  She will talk about disability justice and how that relates to her intersecting identities as a queer physically disabled Korean woman, transracial and transnational adoptee.  It will be a lecture with Q & A.  ASL interpreting and captioning will be provided. 

Friday, April 11, 2014 @ 4:30pm-6:30pm — 1 year anniversary of the D Center’s opening! Come to the D Center to celebrate with us! Food will be provided.  ASL interpreters and captioner will be provided.

 

To make accessibility requests, please see below: Read more

CHID/LSJ/DIS ST 433 A

Disability Law, Policy and the Community (5 credits)

Instructor: Pat Brown

TTh, 9:30-11:20

This course addresses the history of legal rights of disabled people, U.S. disability policy, and the role of community activism and other forces in policy development and systems change.  Introduces the existing social service system that affects disabled people.

Registration not available to students in other departments until March 3rd.  Please see notes under all 3 listings to see who to contact for add codes, waitlist questions:

http://www.washington.edu/students/timeschd/SPR2014/#SW

This course may be used as an out-of-dept elective for MSW students (up to 3 credits.)  To use it as such, students AFTER THEY REGISTER should email linm@uw.edu their name, student number, the course prefix and number and a request to adjust their degree audit to reflect this as an elective.

 

We will be offering a great elective next quarter called UCONJ 550 (Healthcare in Underserved Communities).  The course focus is understanding how we can better help underserved communities. In the course we will learn about some of the barriers they face along with what resources are available to help in the greater Seattle area. 

Weekly we will have powerful guest speakers from the community come in to talk about a broad range of topics including: The Aloha Inn, elderly patients, human trafficking, homeless youth, LGBTQI populations, refugee and immigrant healthcare issues, racial and ethnic health disparities, mental health, substance abuse, and rural healthcare. If any of these subjects interest you, please sign up for the course to learn more about these healthcare issues. 

This is a one credit class with credit/no credit grading that meets on Tuesdays from 6:30-8:20pm. We realize this is later in the day than most would like, but it is a great opportunity to learn more about healthcare related issues faced by underserved populations and the resources available.  This is an interdisciplinary class and students can learn and interact with others from the various healthcare related schools here on campus (medicine, nursing, public health, pharmacy, etc).

 Please email uconj550@gmail.com,with your name and which professional school/program you are a student in for an add code, or if you have any questions.

All are invited to…

The Coalition of Anti-Racist Whites’

December Public Workshop

Saturday, December 7th 2013

11:00pm to 3:00pm

*Light lunch will be provided*

Downtown YMCA (909 4th Ave, Seattle, WA 98104)

RSVP to Becca at rbccameredith@gmail.com // (206) 802-8813

*This workshop is for anyone interested in getting involved in CARW to support racial justice organizing in Seattle*

The Coalition of Anti-Racist Whites (CARW) is holding a public workshop on Saturday, December 7th. This workshop is a free training opportunity for white folks new to anti-racist organizing in Seattle and interested in CARW’s work.

Starting in 2012, CARW’s monthly meetings are now specifically for CARW Member Organizers, and this public workshop is for those who are not Members, but are interested in learning more about becoming a Member Organizer to support anti-racist organizing in Seattle. We also know there are many white people out there, including CARW Base Supporters, who have been interested in CARW’s annual White Anti-Racist Organizing Institute but have not been able to participate for various reasons. If this sounds like you, we encourage you to attend this workshop.

During the 4-hour session we will be present some of the anti-racist analysis that is foundational to CARW’s work. We hope this training helps propel you on your journey to becoming a stronger white ally for racial justice in your relationships, family, work, school, or volunteer activities.

This is the workshop to attend if you are a new to CARW or a base supporter who has not been through the Organizing Institute. Read more

Please join us for a presentation by Paul Brown, a long-time member of CARW (Coalition of Anti-Racist Whites) this coming Wednesday evening, October 2, from 5:30 to 7 PM in Research Commons Study Rooms 2/3.

CARW (the Coalition of Anti-Racist Whites) is an anti-racist white organizing formation that came out of the aftermath of the WTO protests. CARW has a two-pronged strategy of educating white folks about racism and organizing to support people of color led racial justice struggles. CARW currently supports organizing for immigration reform, to end the school to prison pipeline, to win federal re-recognition for the Duwamish Tribe, to bring green jobs to communities of color, and more.

See http://carw.org/ for more information about CARW.

About the presenter:
Paul Brown has been involved in CARW for more than five years. It has provided them a transformative space to unlearn white culture, learn to take risks (& make mistakes), and be a part of powerful movements for justice and liberation.

It’s time to announce and spread the word about two important learning opportunities!
Please pass this along to those who might be interested.

#1. Unmasking Whiteness – A Summer Institute • This 4-day institute is designed specifically for self-identifying white people interested in creating an anti-racist practice. This is a “white folks working with white folks” event in Los Angeles that responds to the call from people of color who’ve told us that this approach has an important role to play in racial justice work.

#2. Witnessing Whiteness – A Workshop Series • This free resource (downloadable) workshops series, is designed for multiracial groups to work in their home communities to develop a deeper understanding of themselves and issues related to whiteness, cross-race interactions, and creating an anti-racist practice.

***University credit is available for both options through UCCS! Read below for details! *** Read more

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. In honor of this, every April SARVA continues the campaign against violence with Sexual Assault and Relationship Violence Activism Month! Here’s an overview of what will be happening over the next couple of weeks:

The Clothesline Project
April 15-19 // Haggett, Hansee, McCarty, McMahon, Poplar, & Terry
Students make their feelings about sexual assault and relationship violence heard by writing their thoughts on items of clothing.

Kink 101: Consent and Safe Exploration
April 16 // 5:30pm // Denny 216 // FB Event
Led by Allena Gabosch, director of the Center for Sex Positive Culture, this workshop will explore consent, boundaries, and safety using the approach of BDSM, as well as giving an introduction to kink. Read more

NASW has a scheduled itinerary as well as built in time to get educated about the advocacy process and what we are advocating for.The day will go from 8:30am-2:45pm with pre-scheduled opportunities to, meet with Eric Pettigrew, Senator Ed Murray, and a Legislative aid of Frank Chop. Contact me if you would like to see the full itinerary.
The morning meeting will include breakfast from NASW and speakers who will provide information specific to the bills we will be lobbying for. If you are planning on going I would love to see you at this meeting to build some solidarity for the day. J The address is The United Churches of Olympia, 110 11th Avenue Southeast, Olympia, WA 98501. We will meet there at 8:30 – at least come to fuel up on complimentary breakfast and to be counted for the NASW contest Read more

Strengthen your capacities to take action against racism.

Join us Wednesday, January 30, in Research Commons study
rooms 2/3 from 5 to 6:30 PM.

Come share successes and challenges you have experienced
in efforts to be a white ally. What happened when your were in overtly or
covertly racist situations, groups, or institutions?  When you’ve taken action, what have you done
and what was the result?  When you did
not take action, what kept you from acting?

We’ll start the meeting with a “hidden camera”
video clip in a clothing store, showing staged examples of racism (that mirror
real life situations) and the varied responses of bystanders (who did not know
the scene was staged)–from bystanders who overtly support the racism to those
who actively challenge the racist behaviors of store personnel.  What would you do? Read more

The Peace Corps is looking for interested student volunteers this year for a fulfilling international service experience. Discover the Benefits of Peace Corps and attend one of our upcoming info sessions on campus.

Joint Info Session: Learn about Peace Corps, TFA, Americorps, and City Year

Tuesday, January 29. 6-7:30 pm @Thomson Hall, Room 125

 

Peace Corps over the years: Generations Panel

Tuesday, January 29. 6-7:30 pm @Thomson Hall, Room 125

 

Application Workshop: Tips for Success

Wednesday, February 13.  12:30-1:30 pm @Thomson Hall, Room 119 Read more

If you are interested in advocating for folks of all shapes and sizes, please show up next Thursday, January 31 at 8:30am in the Gallery for our second sizeism student advocacy group meeting.

Who are we? We are allies and activists that strive to create intentional allyship for men and women of size, and men and women struggling with issues of weight, food and body image.

What will we be doing? We will begin planning activities for the upcoming Eating Disorders Awareness week in February.

Please bring your ideas!
Erin, Elizabeth, Anastasia, and Jenny

Intern in Seattle or Africa with UBL, a local development NGO!

UBL (Unboxed Lives) is a grassroots, non-profit organization founded in Seattle WA.  Our goal is to work with forward-thinking leaders in villages and communities in Africa and break the bonds of poverty.  Unboxed Lives engages in community projects, youth and women’s programs, as well as community project support.

Right now we are helping to establish a Rescue Center for abused and neglected children and a Community Medical Clinic in Kisumu, Kenya. We are looking for eager, enthusiastic individuals who ready to work together to empower communities to bring themselves out of poverty. We have many opportunities available from fundraising, media relations, event planning and even trips to Africa to visit communities we support (costs paid by students).

Info Session:

Tuesday, January 29

12:30 – 1:20pm Read more

**Voices of the Intersection: An Open Discussion about Identity, Human Rights, and What it Means to be at the Intersection of ‘Queer’ and ‘Undocumented in the US

6:30-8:00 PM
ECC Ballroom

Join artist and activist featured on the cover of Time Magazine, Julio Salgado, poet and activist, Yosimar Reyes, Amnesty International LGBTQ Thematic Specialist Jacque Larrainzar, and DREAMers Ray Corona and Maria Juarez-Lopez in a panel discussion on identity and human rights. This is the opportunity to hear valuable perspectives on the “UndocuQueer” movement. Letter writing actions demanding justice in education for undocumented youths will precede and follow the event.

Application due February 15, 2013 for NEW Study Abroad Program in Brazil.

The UW Disability Studies Program and the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine are offering a new study abroad course in Brazil on Disability in Limited Resource Environments during Summer – A Term 2013.  The program would be of interest to people studying topics like: global health, human rights, social justice, pre-health, social welfare, disability, politics, diversity, and sociology.

Undergraduate or graduate students are welcome to apply.

Program information: https://studyabroad.washington.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgram&Program_ID=11084

Rebecca Matter, M.A. | Project Analyst for International Initiatives | Center for Technology and Disability Studies |
Box 357920 | University of Washington | Seattle, WA  98195 | 206-616-4337 | bmatter@uw.edu

On Monday, January 21st, the University of Washington will be celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a Day of Service (and a day off from school). In honor of Dr. King, the UW
Carlson Center has partnered with the United Way of King County to coordinate over 90 service projects with organizations all over the local community. We would like to invite you to make that Monday a Day ON and take on a leadership role serving the local community and honoring Dr. King’s legacy.

We are still in need of about 47 people to serve as a Project Leader for the
Day of Service — it is a fairly minimal commitment, and a fantastic way to
connect with and serve the city (in addition to being a great experience to
share on applications or a resume). Read more

Indigenous Women Migrants and Human Rights in the Era of Neoliberal Multicriminalism

Speaker: Shannon Speed, Anthropology, University of Texas

Date: Thursday, January 17, 2013

Time: 4:00 pm

Location: Communications 120. University of Washington, Seattle Campus
This event is free and open to the public

Please join us for reception after lecture.

Indigenous women who migrate to the United States suffer human rights violations at every step: in their homes, where violence and impunity compel them to migrate; as they cross the wide expanse of Mexico; and once they enter the United States, where they face new vulnerability to partners or strangers if they are undocumented and incarceration if they ask for asylum. Read more

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