Revolution Starts Within
A heart-centered movement for revolutionary social workers, seekers, and changemakers.
What Is Revolutionary Social Work?
Revolutionary social work is a transformative way of being that values self-examination, relational accountability, and political clarity. It de-centers compliance and (re)centers humanity, kinship, and consciousness. Revolutionary social workers commit to their own ongoing transformation while fostering critical consciousness, collective care, and radical healing with others. Revolutionary social work moves through love, truth-telling, and the struggle for liberation. Its primary aim is to help us become more fully human.
RSW Values
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1. Kinning
We build relationships that extend beyond blood and borders — with people, place, land, and lineage.
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2. Challenge the Status Quo
We question what is presented as normal, inevitable, or apolitical — including within the profession.
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3. Non-Partisan Commitment
We reject political alignment as a substitute for ethical clarity. Revolutionary social work thinks beyond parties, not within them.
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4. Relational Grounding
We prioritize responsibility, reciprocity, and real human connection in all forms of practice.
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5. Indigenous and African-Centered Wisdoms
We honor and uplift knowledge systems born of resistance, reverence, and relation.
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6. Transformative Reflection
Revolution begins within. We unlearn what we’ve internalized to practice in ways that align with liberation.
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7. (Re)Connection
We return to what was stolen, buried, or forgotten — self, community, ancestors, land.
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8. Love as Praxis
Love is not sentiment. It is an ethic of care, struggle, and commitment made real through action.
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9. Unity
We strive for wholeness without sameness — building solidarity that does not erase difference.
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10. Social Work Beyond the Profession
The work of liberation is not confined to degrees or licenses. It lives wherever people practice care, courage, and consciousness.
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Podcasts
Conversations that challenge, reflect, and inspire- emphasizing self-reflection and personal transformation.
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Yoga Therapy
Trauma-informed yoga therapy, somatic practices, and mindfulness workshops for individuals and groups.
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Talking Circles
Talking circles that offer space for self-reflection, kinship, and collective healing.