BASW AGM: Motion 6
From the Worcestershire branch.
BASW members can provide comments on motions ahead of the AGM on Tuesday 15 September.
Please view the short film presenting this motion, read the motion text and scroll to the bottom of the page to leave your comments by 5.00pm, Monday 14th September 2020.
Attitudes towards Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities have been described as being ‘the last acceptable form of racism’. Communities experience structural oppression, for example in England and Wales the government has fuelled the fire of racism by proposing to criminalise overnight stopping, despite the police not supporting such legislation.
As an anti-racist organisation and champion of human rights, BASW should be leading the way, in co-production with Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities, in educating social work organisations about best practice within our diverse Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities. Most qualifying courses give only cursory attention to Gypsy, Roma and Traveller issues and BASW membership has no contemporary policy/ best practice guidelines or champions in this field.
This Annual General Meeting calls on BASW Council and Executive to take a strategic approach to righting this imbalance in our profile, working together with Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities to bring about mutual understanding and respect for each other’s cultures.
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