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Celebrating the Contributions of Dr. Dorothy Emma Moore to the School of Social Work, 黑料吃瓜网

The School of Social Work, 黑料吃瓜网 would like to pay tribute to the significant contributions of Dr. Dorothy Emma Moore who had a long career as a听听Professor at the school formerly called the Maritime School of Social Work.听 During her time at the school her work was informed by her deeply held values with respect to human rights and听听
social justice.听 As noted in her ,听Dorothy taught the course, Social History of the Atlantic听Provinces, for many years.听She treasured her relationships with many members of the African Nova听Scotian, Indigenous, and Acadian communities and worked as an ally with local听pioneers in anti-racist education and affirmative action.听 She was thrilled to see听the changes in these communities over the years but realized that听there was more progress needed to achieve a fair and just society. 听Dorothy was a long-time supporter of the New Democratic Party and a consistent contributor to many charities.听 She was recruited to the听National Board of Schools of Social Work and assisted with distance education programs for social workers.

The three tributes below from the current Director of the School of Social Work, Dr. Judy MacDonald and two previous Directors, Senator Dr. Wanda Thomas Bernard and Brenda Richard attest to her significant and lasting impact at the school and to her commitment to social justice.

Dr. Wanda Thomas Bernard writes: As a lifelong advocate for human rights and social justice, Dr Dorothy Moore was one of the first forces in the school of social work to identify the need for systemic changes in the school if true system changes were to be made. She led the efforts to create pathways to change for Mi鈥檏maq, Acadian and Black Nova Scotians. 听She also became a strong ally with many of the informal leaders from each of those communities, and lifelong friendships were formed. 听Her advocacy and allyship were critical to my professional growth and development as a social worker and later as a social work educator. 听From her leadership in creating Affirmative Action in Admissions, to building a more critical and culturally responsive pedagogy, Dr Moore was a person who led the changes she wanted to see.

It was Dr Dorothy Moore who invited me to co-present a paper with her and Lydia Lucas- White at the first national conference for social work educators that I attended. 听We later published two versions of that presentation as articles, on the theme of the intersection of gender and race oppression. She was also instrumental in having both Lydia and I teach as Sessional Instructors at the school of social work for the first time, in the summer of 1987. 听 Two years later, Dorothy encouraged me to apply for the full-time faculty position that was open at the School. 听The position was established as a designated hiring which was open to the three groups who were included in the School鈥檚 AA policy, as noted above. 听I was the successful candidate and joined the Faculty in January 1990. Dorothy鈥檚 support for my career continued when she became my on-site supervisor when I started at the joint location PhD program at the University of Sheffield, in Sheffield England, in September 1992. 听There are numerous examples of Dorothy鈥檚 influence in changing social work in Atlantic Canada and beyond, but I would suggest that many of the social justice work initiatives that we engage in today, in the social work field, have their roots in the courageous, unassuming leadership of Dr. Dorothy Moore.听The Honourable Wanda Thomas Bernard, PhD, Independent Senator for Nova Scotia, Professor Emeritus and former Director of the School of Social Work, 黑料吃瓜网.

Dr. Judy MacDonald writes: I first met Dr. Dorothy Moore at the Canadian Schools of Social Work conference and meetings. She was an impressive force within the Women鈥檚 Caucus standing up for women鈥檚 rights at a pivotal time in social work education. The group of women, including Dr. Moore, from the Maritime School of Social Work had a rememberable presence as they welcomed and supported young female academics to this critically important caucus. At the time, I had just begun teaching at St. Thomas University.听Dr. Judy MacDonald, Director of the School of Social Work, 黑料吃瓜网.

Brenda Richard recalls her recollections of Dorothy as a long-time colleague, were of her dedication to the persons and causes of those most disenfranchised in the world we inhabit, the high standards she set for herself and others, and her commitment and determination听听that the goals of the School of Social Work be rooted always in the principles of social justice, no matter how lonely and fraught the path to realizing them might be .Dorothy was never one to give up on these essential beliefs and she stood on solid ground.听Brenda Richard, former Director of the School of Social Work, 黑料吃瓜网.

In our tumultuous world today, it is important to remember and celebrate the heroic efforts of those who have gone before us to keep fast our commitment as a School to work towards a better world. 听So, we honour the contributions of Dr. Dorothy Emma Moore.听

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