Reflections on RISE Conference 2010 November 11, 2010

It has been almost one month since the RISE Conference. With over 300 participants in attendance and 25 workshops, it is not surprising that the colossal energy of the day still is still buzzing around. Check some of the reactions to the conference, offered by participants and presenters:

• Silence Open Doors provides great context of one of the workshops, facilitated by Women On The Rise Telling Herstory (WORTH). WORTH is an advocacy group of and for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated women. Click to read more about the work they do, and view some footage from their conference session.
• Mandy Van Deven, Deputy Director of RightRides, reflected on her experience as a presenter at RISE on her blog. In the session, RightRides: Working for Community and Individual Safety, Mandy and co-presenter Chai Shenoy discussed the ways RightRides increases the safety of women and LGBTQ people in NYC through direct service, education, grassroots organizing, and policy advocacy.
• The New Generation of Activists: How Social Workers from RISE are Restoring Social Justice to their Profession. Fernanda Diaz of the Huffington Post  reflects on the mission of the conference and discusses the values of radical social work with RISE Organizers Kate Barrow and Heidi Lopez.
• NYU social work senior Tina Lawrence wrote about her experience at RISE on her blog, The End of the Beginning. Another student blogger, Maryam Toloui, shared her reaction to the conference on her blog, SocialWorkIt!

***If you have any reflections of your own from RISE Conference 2010, please leave them in the comments!***

Rebecca Stahl is a conference organizer and coordinates the RISE blog. Please email her at blog@riseconference.org if you are interested in contributing your writing, photos, events, or ideas!