CSWA is thrilled to see President Biden’s new executive orders today which will be huge steps toward anti-racism and true equity in our country.  They are:

• To require fair housing policies and eliminate ‘red-lining’ of housing for BIPOC individuals and families
• To end private prisons which have consistently promoted discriminatory policies and actions toward BIPOC incarcerated individuals
• To combat the xenophobia that exists toward Pacific Islanders and Asian Americans
• To strengthen nation-to-nation relationships with Native Americans and Alaska Natives

In addition, President Biden is embedding racial equity in all Federal agencies.  The President wants his team to serve as a model on diversity, including hiring, purchasing, data and access. He has called racial inequality one of the four “converging crises” facing the nation.

To hear the President’s complete remarks on his new policies go to https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2021/01/26/remarks-by-president-biden-at-signing-of-an-executive-order-on-racial-equity/ .

CSWA is about to begin a series of six presentations on “Racism and the Clinical Process” in a virtual collaborative format on Wednesday evenings.  For more information go to https://www.clinicalsocialworkassociation.org/event-4134868.

CSWA encourages all members to join us in the anti-racism effort which is finally being addressed at the Federal level.

Kendra Roberson, PhD, LCSW, President
Clinical Social Work Association