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Recent far right, anti-migrant and racist riots, both in Ireland and in the U.K., have raised increasing concerns over the safety of ethnic minorities everywhere. When a person’s identity is always on full display, how can they feel safe in the current climate?

Social workers often work with ethnic minorities who feel this fear and unsafety, and who have been deeply affected by it. However, many social workers are also living this reality, as they are also from ethnic minorities. It is fundamental that these practitioners’ experiences and fears are understood and validated.

This event will deepen social workers’ understanding of the current climate and encourage action. Social workers will be encouraged to reflect on the systemic racism that both their colleagues and clients face, and how they can support them. We hope that social workers taking this CPD will gain the awareness, knowledge and tools to promote change within their workplaces, support their ethnic minority colleagues, and better support ethnic minorities they work with.

Learning Outcomes

• To understand how misinformation is feeding the recent far-right, anti-migrant and racist violence riots in Ireland and the UK.
• Develop an in depth understanding of the intersectionality of racism, islamophobia and xenophobia.
• To recognise and acknowledge concerns over the safety of social workers of ethnic minorities in racism and hostile environments.
• For social workers to learn to support their colleagues and people they work with from ethnic minorities.
• Develop the knowledge and tools to build an inclusive, supportive, and critical work environment that recognises racism as a systemic issue that affects social workers, the people they work with, and their workplaces.
• To show solidarity, support diversity and social justice values inherent to social work.