Gerry Stevens

[Gerry Stevens @GerryXIII]

@markpoloncarz @ErieCountyNY @ErieCountyESU @ECSONY1 Are the officers that assaulted the individual speaking to the news camera just before this incident also in custody?

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learn how white supremacy has impacted the communities they work with. We also need to hold ourselves and each other accountable for the ways we perpetuate white supremacy. And we need to work on systemic changes & dismantling oppressive systems #MacroSW

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A5: Anger among oppressed groups is entirely justified, and really doesn't need to be justified to white people anyway. Many white people don't handle it well. #MacroSW

[Gerry Stevens @GerryXIII]

But since I had a whole response ready for the original Q5 stated on the MacoSW page for tonight, for dismantling white supremacy: I recommend people get involved with local community organizing and activism opposed to white supremacy, and #MacrSW

[Gerry Stevens @GerryXIII]

The disparate impacts of white supremacy on people lead to them having different service needs from SWers. Whole communities are also impacts by white supremacy, and there is a need to address these impacts, as well. #MacroSW

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A4: White supremacy impacts people in different ways, depending on their other statuses and identities. Low income POC are often impacted in the most severe ways, with different genders impacted differently among this group
#MacroSW

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Trans POC, especially trans women of color, face high rates of violence. Black men face high incarceration rates, and oppression from police. #MacroSW

[Gerry Stevens @GerryXIII]

@YSocialWork Seems that way, but any rule that keeps out marginalized people is a rule made to be broken #MacroSW

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@williamrfrey Ooohh interesting. I might have to save this list for later, thanks!

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A3: I think this question could’ve been asked of everyone, not just white SWers. But I try to speak up about white supremacy, & listen to the voices of POC. & I've taken part in community groups and activism that seek to address white supremacy in local communities. #MacroSW

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A2: White supremacy is addressed in my field placement through its goal of bringing restorative justice to the local population and schools, ending the school-to-prison pipeline, & offering an alternative to the justice system that perpetuates systems of white supremacy #MacroSW

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@julayneelle @DeanaJAyers @nowhitesaviors I think you're right, and thanks for linking that page!

[Gerry Stevens @GerryXIII]

@HuddlerMegan @DeanaJAyers Yes definitely. Most classrooms that I've been a part of haven't directly addressed this issue & it is a real problem #MacroSW

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It also manifests in SW practice in that many of the clients of SWers are directly impacted by white supremacy, & SWers need to be aware of this and work to dismantle systems of white supremacy. #MacroSW

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A1: White supremacy looks like the world around us, that has colonized the land and cultures of people of color, given privileges and power to white people and white communities, & kept communities of color in poverty and disrepair. #MacroSW

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This manifests in SW practice in that SW is a largely white institution that is trying to act as a “savior” to communities of color, while many white SWers do little to change how their own lives perpetuate systems of white supremacy. #MacroSW

[Gerry Stevens @GerryXIII]

Hey everyone in tonight's #MacroSW chat! My name is Gerry and I'm an MSW student from UB

[Gerry Stevens @GerryXIII]

@NYGovCuomo This did not age well

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A9 (2/2): Social workers need to be conscious of how we ourselves are playing into theses systems of inequality, and be willing to change ourselves, our own workplaces, our academic systems, and our profession. #MacroSW

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A9 (1/2): Social workers need to advocate for marginalized people, including low income people. Social workers need to be on the front lines, agitating for change and directly impacting the lives of the people harmed by systemic inequalities. #MacroSW