What are your reactions to the NASW press release below?
(I think I know what some reactions will be here ------ LOL)
The National Association of Social Workers enthusiastically endorses Barack Obama for President in 2008. Senator Obama holds the ideals of the profession in high regard as evidenced by his support of important legislation such as the Mental Health Parity Act, End Racial Profiling Act, and Healthy Families Act.
Senator Obama attended Columbia University and moved to Chicago after graduation to become a community organizer in the tradition of Saul Alinksy and in the hometown of legendary social worker Jane Addams. He spent several years working to transform the South Side of Chicago and once noted, "It's as a consequence of working with this organization and this community that I found my calling. There was something more than making money and getting a fancy degree. The measure of my life would be public service."
In order to help find solutions to the problems Senator Obama saw as a community organizer, he went on to pursue his law degree from Harvard Law School and was elected the first African American President of the Harvard Law Review. He served in the Illinois Senate for seven years before becoming a United States Senator.
Barack Obama is an ally to social workers and the clients we serve including women, children, and people of color. He has vowed to promote equal opportunity and end discrimination, empowering people to make positive changes in their communities and in their lives. He is a strong supporter of civil rights legislation aimed at closing the pay equity gap, ending racial profiling, and reducing hate crimes across the country. Senator Obama has promised to make health care affordable for all Americans and has pledged to protect a woman's right to choose.
During his term as President, Senator Obama vows to strengthen the Medicare system that many of our clients depend on and is opposed to the privatization of our Social Security system. He pledges to reform No Child Left Behind, solve the current school dropout crisis, and make higher education affordable.
Barack Obama is an ally to the profession and it is our responsibility to ensure that social work issues stay primary in his campaign. As president, Senator Obama will be making important appointments that affect the social work profession such as Secretary of Health and Human Services and Director of the National Institutes of Health. These key decisions will have an impact not only on the profession but the entire nation.
There are several ways to ensure that social work plays a prominent role in the next administration. One of those ways is to volunteer with the Obama campaign. You can make phone calls, attend campaign events, or work in campaign offices across the country. Find out how to volunteer for his campaign by visiting www.barackobama.com.
We hope that you will visit our endorsement site at www.socialworkers.org/pace/2008election/endorse.asp and learn more about the ways in which you can become involved in this historical presidential campaign. You can also learn more about NASW PACE advocacy, and find out how you can make your voice heard.
For more information contact naswpace@naswdc.org.
*Senator Obama is not accepting contributions from lobbyists or political action groups, however he will be accepting contributions from individuals.
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For the right-wingers chiming in ---- is the current level of venom necessary? I'm trying to avoid that atmosphere on this one (just a thought, ok?).
wow --- I ask that the level of venom be moderated, and we get no more answers. yikes ...
Rev. Ricky ----
your answering is troubling. The NASW is not a "black" organization ---- I'm as white as they come, by the way.
And, the AMA a "black" organization? As I said, this is troubling...
Rev --- you did mean the AMA, right?
hmm, looked it up, you are right about the NMA (not AMA). don't know why it being an organization for African-Americans is important, though. And, as I said, the NASW is for all social workers, of all races. (although there is an association for African-American social workers ----- separate and distinct from the NASW)
Answer by easilydissolvedinwater
Sounds great. Looking forward to voting for him.
Answer by THERESA
Heck why stop at the presidency..lets go right for sainthood...no matter who endorses this man he will NEVER get my vote.
Answer by darowdomo
Have you and your co-workers thought about taking some of that Thorazine you have stashed away. You are definitely showing signs of schizophrenia.
Answer by duane d
Obama and his wife are no more then black activist that want to steal your money and give it to the unsuccessful!
Answer by rev ricky
this one is very good. NASW is a black organization, Just like the NMA, the National Medical Association is black. I don't remember if my sister used to belong to the NASW. She received her MSW, Master of Social Work from Howard University.
Orignal From: my colleagues in the NASW have made their endorsement. What are your reactions?
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