To RSVP for the Task Force of Social Workers of African Descent (TFSWAD) meeting, please send an email to NASWafricandescent@gmail.com  

The United Nations has declared 2015-2024, The Decade of African People.

Clips will be shown from the meeting that was held at the United Nations in Nov. The title of the talk was, "Confronting the Silence about Racism". The Keynote Speaker was Harry Belafonte.

Current objectives for the Task Force include:

• Acknowledging and rectifying the present and future workforce shortage of social workers of African descent on the front-line and in leadership.
• Addressing the specific professional development needs of social workers of African descent.
• Addressing the needs of communities of African descent.
• Building and expanding the base of social workers of African descent for engagement in future activities of the Task Force.