Voter Suppression- An Instrument of Oppression: A Social Work Response
Wednesday, March 5, 2013
12:45- 2:00pm
Zachs Community Room
Lunch will be served
Voter Suppression is an effort by some states to restrict ease of access to the polls on Election Day. It’s most common form includes requiring government pictured ID’s which are often not available to those who do not drive or do not have passports. States who are interested in such legislation often have a history of racial and ethnic discrimination of voters. Social workers need to understand this special form of oppression if they are going to assist client in challenging it.
Presenters
Melvin Wilson, M.S.W., M.B.A.
Manger, Department of Social Justice and Human Rights, National Association of Social Workers, National Office, Washington DC
Charles E. Lewis Jr., Ph. D., M.S.W.
Former Aid to Congressmen Edolphus Towns and Chief Consultant of the Congressional Social Work Caucus
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General Information
These events will be held at the University Of Connecticut School Of Social Work, 1798 Asylum Avenue, West Hartford, CT 06117. Free and open faculty, staff, students, alumni and the community. Please park in Area B on Trout Brook Drive. Visitors who park in unauthorized lots are subject to ticketing.
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