love shows up
Relational activists have been holding events that bring together people involved in our work and people who were aligned with our vision of the future for social work and human services—a future with relationships at its heart. We settled on Valentine's Day as a natural date to hold the event and named it ‘Love Shows Up’. The purpose of the events are to speak about love in public services. Over time, it’s shifted our concept of love as no longer exclusive to romantic or familial relationships. Love and compassion can be justice seeking tools for public servants that want the best for people. One particular moment that stands out from that first event when relational activist and Camden collaborator Seth Oliver brought a banner with our slogan, ‘To Love is To Act,’ which has become omnipresent at meetings, conferences and gatherings since.
