Paper Tigers Film Screening Sparks Dialogue in LA Dulce Acosta, Community Liaison, and Devika Shankar, Interim Co-Chair of the TIC Task Force Over two hundred individuals gathered last week at the screening of the award-winning film Paper Tigers, in commemoration of the inaugural "All School Day" at the USC School of Social Work. The focus of the […]
On November 16th, The NASW USC Unit, Black Social Work Caucus of USC, and USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work Alumni Association screened the film Resilience: The Biology of Stress and the Science of Hope. The film screening was followed by a panel discussion that explored the biological syndrome caused by abuse and neglect, and […]
On March 21, 2017, TI Task Force Core Strategic Planning Committee Member Nkem Ndefo and TI Task Force Advisor Elizabeth Eastlund presented on a panel at an event hosted by the USC Suzanne Dworak Peck School of Social Work - Wellness for Professionals: Taking Care while Giving Care. The event began with a screening of […]
On Wednesday, October 25, 2017, TI Task Force Co-Chairs Susan Hess and Devika Shankar and Core Strategic Planning Committee Member Brenda Ingram presented at Intimate Partner Violence: An Intersectional Perspective. The event, hosted by the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) USC Unit, the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work Alumni Association, and Relationship […]
Don’t miss this powerful event in partnership with @rainbowservices, Heal to Grow: Sharing Survivor Stories- next Sunday, March 8th at 7pm! An event featuring powerful and uplifting stories from domestic abuse, followed by a q and a. Resource tables from Rainbow Services will be available. Additional text below reads “hosted by Rudy Caseres, Sunday March 8th, […]
A discussion on healing our communities and Black Lives Matter through a look into the past, present, and future. This event was presented with Our Stories Mater podcast and featured discussion panelists Alexus "Lex" Rhone, Ramona Merchan , and Torrence "Torre" Brannon-Reese , as well as podcast co-hosts, Susan "Susie" Hess, and Samuel "Sam" Lazalde. […]
On June 26th, 2020, Steering Committee members, LaNaisha Edwards, Patty Ramirez, and Paula Miley, joined Keeping it 100 Solutions for their Facebook Live discussion series "Say Something" to speak about their work with communities impacted by trauma and collective healing. Watch the full recording below! "Our strongest communities are our communities who have experienced intergenerational […]
On Saturday, September 5th, 2020 we sponsored with Repair, a 90-minute virtual session that included gentle yoga practice coupled with reflection on recognizing and releasing trauma through movement. The yoga […]
Listen and subscribe to Our Stories Matter Season 2, beginning with a series on Healing through Voting and Activism. In Episode 7, kicking off Season 2, listen to the importance […]
Join us for this flowing movement and breath practice to discharge stress and restore vitality and hope in our bodies. This session is designed to support all body types and […]
