SWU and BASW are proud to support the Austerity Action Group's updated 'Campaign Action Pack'. Social workers & students are invited to the launch of this activism toolkit at the SWU Conference on April 27th in Manchester - book your free ticket soon! swu-union.org.uk/2024/04/update…

📢 How do social workers play a vital role in advocating for those at risk of homelessness?

Find out more about this discussion led by Josh Dixon, Policy and Campaigns Officer for BASW at the recent COMPASSevents.

🔗socialworktoday.co.uk/News/social-wo… Social Workers Union Rebekah Pierre

📢 The British Association of Social Workers BASW launched a manifesto this week calling for the next government to better support, resource and value the social work profession.

Find out more ➡️ socialworktoday.co.uk/News/basw-laun… Social Workers Union @juliamaryross Think Ahead Josh Dixon

New #homesnothospitals campaign pack from BASW to help you lobby your MP.

💬 “It is time to get it right. Social workers, and the people we work with, cannot wait any longer.”

📺 Our Chair, Julia Ross introduces our manifesto for social work, which we’ll be urging all UK political parties to adopt ahead of the General Election.

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🚀 BASW Launches Manifesto for Social Work 🚀

Today, we’re setting out 4⃣0⃣ ambitious, but necessary, asks of the next UK Government to improve social work and social care, working conditions, and people’s lives.

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Looking forward to this today. See you there!

After two years in the making, Free Loaves on Fridays has made it to the warehouse!

To know future generations of children/adults from care will see themselves represented in mainstream bookshops means everything.

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Thank you to all our supporters 🥖

More than 2,000 autistic people & people with learning disabilities are being held in hospitals, often away from their communities & in isolation for several years. BASW's #HomesNotHospitals campaign aims to change that. tinyurl.com/bdfu3kj7

Fantastic to be joined by Barbara Keeley 💙 🇺🇦 at our event in Westminster today.

We discussed our #HomesNotHospitals briefing pack & are looking forward to working together on this vital campaign.

📸 Thanks to Sarah Dyke MP 🔶, Steve McCabe & Liz Twist MP for meeting with our team & picking up their #HomesNotHospitals campaign pack in parliament.

We look forward to working with you to make Homes Not Hospitals a much needed reality.