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Join us for a luncheon as we honor Mayor Sylvester Turner and Karen Winston, LCSW whose lives embody the College's vision of achieving social, racial, economic, and political justice, local to global.
The GCSW has received a $5 million grant from Gilead Sciences, Inc. to establish the SUSTAIN Wellbeing COMPASS Coordinating Center. The new initiative will enhance HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment in five states along the Gulf Coast.
Dr. Dawn McCarty (MSW '95, PhD '02) discusses living her social work as a part time resident at Casa Juan Diego, which provides shelter and services for immigrants and refugees, and how public policy impacts those communities.
Dr. Melissa I.M. Torres (MSW '09, PhD '15) challenges popular notions of the issue and writes, "we have ourselves to blame for labor exploitation and trafficking."
Join us for a discussion about the LGBTQ Experience in the Black community. Opening remarks by Harrison Guy, Co-Chair, Mayor Turner's LGBTQ Advisory Board, screening of the film – c r e a t i n g s p a c e – , panel discussion, and keynote address by writer and activist Darnell Moore.