Social Work Interfaith Alliance: Activity Plans

Friday, October 2, 2009

Activity Plans

At yesterday's meeting we discussed activity plans and we would like everyone's ideas and comments. Especially, we want to see if anyone has suggestions that would help include a broad array of belief systems. We want to make sure that our group helps people of all belief systems express and dialogue about their convictions. Your perspective is appreciated!

We are going to do an activity designed to get social work students to share their thoughts on faith and hopefully generate some dialogue on the subject. We will do this by putting up a poster a few weeks before the activity asking students to write their thoughts about faith directly on the poster. We will also send out an e-mail asking the same thing that they can reply to. Any identifying information will be removed from the entries and there will be a disscussion about them at an actual activity as well as on the blog. We plan on giving specific invitations to other school of social work organizations to come and discuss faith with us at the activity to help insure that many viewpoints are represented. Below is a draft e-mail created by Jenn to help give you an idea of what I'm talking about. Certain specific information in the e-mail (activity date, poster location, etc.) is subject to change. Let the group know what you think!

-Daniel
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The SW Interfaith Alliance wants to know what you think about:

FAITH

What does faith mean to you?
How does faith play a role in your life?
Is faith synonymous with religion? Culture?

There is a message board in the SW Commons for your thoughts. Please make any comment you would like regarding your thoughts on faith or respond to a question above. We hope that this will allow us all to better understand each others perspectives and open channels for dialogue.

If you would prefer to email a comment to be posted anonymously, please send it to swinterfaithalliance@gmail.com.

On October 30th from 1-2pm we will be hosting a dialogue to discuss submissions. Hope to see you there!

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SWIA Constitution
Fall 2009
Preamble:
SWIA’s mission is to create an open and civil forum to discuss religion/spirituality and social work, celebrate the diversity of belief in the field of Social Work, and to challenge prejudice and misinformation relating to issues of religion/spirituality. We strive to welcome students of all religious beliefs, spiritual paths, and students with no religious or spiritual affiliation into the UM School of Social Work and to give them opportunities to form supportive and worthwhile relationships with their peers.
Article I-Name
The name of this organization is the Social Work Interfaith Alliance, henceforth referred to as SWIA.
Article II-Purpose
SWIA strives to

• create an open and civil forum for discussing religious issues within the context of social work.
• support religious diversity within the field of Social Work by creating a welcoming environment for students of all beliefs in the UM SSW
• combat misinformation and stereotypes that exist regarding religious groups or belief systems.
• contribute to the UM SSW community by serving others and supporting quality activities.
Article III- Membership
Sect. I-Membership is open to all persons who support the mission and purpose of the SWIA.
Sect. 2 – One can become a member at any time by indicating to one of the organization’s officers their desire to join the organization.
Sect. 3- Voluntary withdrawal of membership may be done at any time with a written notice to a student leader of the organization.
Article IV: Officers
Sect. 1
SWIA has three officer positions:
President
Treasurer
Secretary
President plans and coordinates meetings and events. Treasurer coordinates and organizes finances. Secretary takes minutes of meetings, creates and distributes fliers as needed; also is responsible for communicating with Office of Student Services to coordinate events.
Sect. 2
Decision-making powers will be held by the membership of SWIA. Decisions will by made by majority or plurality vote.
Article V. Operations
Sect.1
Any member of SWIA is eligible for office.
Sect. 2
Officers are elected by nomination from their peers. The ballot will consist of an email sent to the President to be tallied. Officers may be elected in September and/or January.
Sect. 3
Officers will assume their positions at the first group meeting following the elections.
Article VI- Finances
Sect. 1
SWIA will obtain funding in the following ways 1) private donations 2) MSA funding.
Sect. 2
Elected Treasurer will be responsible for organizations finances.
Article VII- Amendments
Sect. 1
Amendments may be proposed verbally at any meeting or may be submitted in writing.
Sect. 2
Any current member of SWIA may submit an Amendment.
Sect 3.
Amendments will be sent by e-mail ballot to all members and must pass a two thirds vote. Members who don’t respond to the e-mail within a week of it being sent out will not have their vote counted.
Article VIII- Registration Renewal
Sect.1
Registration will be Renewed every September.
Article IX- Removal of Membership
Sect.1
Officers may be relived of their leadership duties if they fail to fulfill their commitments or engage in unethical/ illegal behavior.
Sect. 2
Officers will be removed by a majority vote from the membership.
Sect. 3
A member of SWIA may be removed if they pose any form of threat physical, emotional or psychological to any member of the organization.
Sect. 4
A member of SWIA may also be removed by a 2/3 majority vote from the membership.

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