Open Mic Night! #MacroSW Chat 1/7 at 9pm EST

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Welcome back from the busy holiday season! Join host @karenzgoda and the #MacroSW crew for an hour of YOUR issues, comments and ideas on Thursday, January 7, 2015 at 9pm EST.

Spring Schedule Highlights: We are excited to announce our new weekly chats!

Grand Challenges for Social Work Theme Nights. In these chats, we will explore the Grand Challenges initiative by the American Academy of Social Work & Social Welfare. Our first Grand Challenge chat will be on 1/14 discussing Building Financial Capability for All.
#PoliticsNOW. We will be taking a deeper look at policy, politics, and the upcoming Presidential election. Our first #PoliticsNOW chat will be on 1/21.
Documentary movie nights. Our first movie night will be on 1/28 discussing the film Growing Up Trans.
Twitter Combination Hashtag event during Social Work Month. March is Social Work Month and we…

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