Building Political Power with Advocacy and Organizing - Episode 4 (Social Work Amplified Podcast)

Macro social work is all about advocacy and community organizing! Alán M. De León joins us for episode 4 of the podcast to discuss his work within MOVE Texas. MOVE Texas is a nonpartisan, nonprofit, grassroots organization building power in underrepresented youth communities in Texas through civic education, leadership development, and issue advocacy. Alán works as the Harris County Advocacy Organizer, building coalitions with community members and other advocacy organizations that seek to promote progressive change and social justice. While Alán is not a social worker, he points out that he works alongside many social workers who are doing this type of work. Listen to episode 4 now to hear about how Alán and MOVE Texas were able to bring a voting polling place into a local jail through their advocacy and organizing. The Social Work Amplified Podcast is hosted by SPEAK. SPEAK stands for Social Policy, Education, Advocacy, and Knowledge. SPEAK's mission is to amplify the voices of social workers in politics and social policy by providing resources, increasing students' political engagement and facilitating networking opportunities. SPEAK would like to gratefully acknowledge the generous support of the Simmons Sister Fund at Texas Women's Foundation. Check out the other podcast episodes in the Social Work Amplified playlist! https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgpKAgY-6NeMKhqI4nkq97mBplVCrM2EH Current episodes of the Social Work Amplified Podcast: Social Workers Within the State Legislature https://youtu.be/Fg0ofiDcCj8 Lobbying in Social Work Practice https://youtu.be/R_2sFaSghgA A Macro Social Work Career Focused on Voting Rights https://youtu.be/VbAk6d9Xx20 #socialwork #macrosocialwork #socialworkjobs #socialpolicy #politicalsocialwork #publicpolicy #socialjustice #civic #civicengagement #advocacy #advocate #equality #voting #votingrights #socialworkskills #socialworkvalues #advocacygroups #advocacywork