Jessica Toft
@jessica_toft
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University of Minnesota, School of Social Work, PhD, MSW, LISW Researcher and author on profession of social work, democracy, neoliberalism, policy and politics
Minneapolis, MN
Joined April 2018
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RT @JTerrell41: We did it! . Voting rights restored to more than 55,000 Minnesotans under new felon voting rights law. .
startribune.com
Gov. Tim Walz signed the measure Friday after two decades of debate at the Capitol.
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So deserved and what a wonderful written tribute! Congrats, Mimi Abramovitz!.
We are honored to share that a member of our leadership team, Dr. Mimi Abramovitz, has been awarded an honorary doctorate by the Faculty of Social Sciences at @lunduniversity. @AbramovitzMimi will receive her honorary doctorate on 26 May at Lund Cathedral.
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Dr. McPherson @janemcphers is on the cutting edge of investigating local history to inform contemporary understanding and activism. A guiding light for social work education!.@CSocialWorkEd @SSWRorg @AHAhistorians @SWHG1956 @nasw.
What's next? How can @UGASocialWork engage in the ongoing work of remembrance and repair? Join us on February 21st to make a plan. #Linnentown @SWHG1956 @linnentownart
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RT @JustinSHarty: Historical moment in social work feminist dialogue w/ @Jessica_toft, @AbramovitzMimi, @yoosun_p, and Dr. Kemp. Politics,….
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Thrilled to be moderating this Roundtable: Politics, Power & Profession: SW through the Eyes of Feminist Historians. Drs. Abramovitz, Park & Kemp. TODAY, 3:30-5:00 EST. Can still register!.Sponsored@AffiliaJournal, @SWHG1956.@umn_ssw @UMN_CEHD
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For the working people. For the SOCIAL WORKER working people!.@umn_ssw @AffiliaJournal @UMN_CEHD @CSocialWorkEd @umnlib.
To celebrate and expand on the work of this bibliography, we are launching a new effort to increase access to important sources in SW history. Help us raise $1,200 to digitize and preserve "Social Work Today," the journal of rank-and-file movement!
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What is it about CRT, critical feminisms, and economic critique that threatens unjust social order? What ARE Red Scare tools of oppression? Studying SW’s role in this history (between the people and the powerful) is a good place to start. @umn_ssw @AffiliaJournal @CSocialWorkEd.
We are excited to share our newest @SWHG1956 bibliography titled, “Red Scares, Political Repression, and Social Work: Why Now?” led by @abramovitzmimi, @jessica_toft, & @kginzzz (w/ support from @Zak1834 & @JustinSHarty)! Access and download here -
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They covered working conditions of direct line SWs under Neoliberalism: school SWs, rural SWs, SWs during Covid @SSWRorg. Practice last policy link; SCALE UP our gaze! Proud of our UMN PhDgrads/candidates! @mollycalhoun77, @restorativejake, @Mingyang_Zheng, J. Mendel! @umn_ssw
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Want to learn more about neoliberalism’s impact on SWs’ work experience? Come to ‘Memo from Direct-Line SWs: Neoliberalism Isn’t Dead.” 3:35 in Salinas! @umn_ssw #csweapm @nasw @acosaorg.
Who all's going to @CSocialWorkEd / @SSWRorg this year — and what are you presenting on? Reply to this Tweet to find your @umn_ssw tribe!. (cc: @samimiMSW, @jessica_toft)
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RT @pbpost: All Florida female student athletes have to report their menstrual history to play. A third party has access to that info, and….
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Before they can play sports, athletes in Florida are asked 5 questions about their menstrual periods. Here's where those questions came from.
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RT @JustinSHarty: Thank you @janemcphers for this webinar! Learned so much about the importance of local social work history. We must resea….
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1 in 3 women has an abortion; 26 states set to ban them (@ACLU). History informs:.1) When Abortion Was a Crime (Reagan,1997) .2) Killing the Black Body (Roberts,2016) .3) From abortion rights to reproductive justice (Goldblatt et al,2022) .Add on!.@AffiliaJournal @M2daD @umn_ssw.
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RT @janemcphers: CEU event from @UGASocialWork. Join me to confront #socialwork's "hard histories." Explore interwoven LOCAL histories of c….
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RT @AffiliaJournal: One week away! Be sure to register for the next roundtable on Social Work and Reproductive Justice.
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RT @jessica_toft: “History . is driven by concerns of the present. ”.-Maza (2017). Join @SWHG1956, April 8, for this timely and p….
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