Helpful Social Work Podcast

by Shantel Thomas and Sylvia Smith

In 2024 the platform was handed over to the ARM-OUR; a podcast from the Anti-Racist Movement, where courage meets compassion, and connection flourishes within our community.

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5a – More Than Hair: Identity, Power and the Salon Chair

In this episode we step into the world of theatre and storytelling through JaJa’s African Hair Braiding — a play that centres the beauty, complexity a...

1h 09m

•Apr 24, 2026

4a – Give to Gain: The Power of Giving and Black Women’s Generosity

Welcome Back to ARM-OUR or OUR-ARM, the podcast from the Anti-Racist Movement (ARM). Giving can be powerful, restorative, and intentional and this epi...

•Mar 8, 2026

3a – The Power of the Pen: A Black Women’s Writing Retreat

Welcome to today’s episode. We’re diving into the power of Black women’s writing — not just as creativity, but as survival, healing, and resistance. T...

•Jul 18, 2025

2a – From Tumbles to Triumphs: Our Final March in May – Slips, Steps, and Solidarity

In this episode, we take you behind the scenes of the finale of our unforgettable "March in May" fundraiser—a journey that took us across the stunning...

•Jun 6, 2025

1b – Unmasking the Media: Racist Imagery in Print

In this episode, we tackle a tough conversation head-on. Our core collective delves into a deeply disturbing situation that shook us to our core and c...

•Apr 22, 2025

Season 10: 1a – Reimagining Anti-Racist Social Work – Call for Abstracts (Season 10, Episode 1)

This isn't reform, it reimagination. Season 10 begins with a call for radical, anti-racist visions for social work. In this episode, we launch a call ...

•Apr 7, 2025