Date: April 1st, 8:00pm
Please ignore the April 8th date in the title

Workshop Description: Abolition Science is an abolitionist project that envisions a science and math delinked from racial capitalism, imperialism, and oppression - a science and math that serves all people. Join us for an interactive workshop to explore the history, theory, and practice of Abolition Science.

LaToya Strong (she/they) lives with her plants in the best borough in New York City, The Bronx. She is a former high school science teacher and has taught in both The Bronx and Brooklyn, spending a lot of time on delayed trains. She developed the concept Abolition Science and is also the co-host of Abolition Science Radio. When she is not rewatching Teen Wolf, LaToya thinks about and tries to enact decolonial approaches to science and science education in community and collaboration with others. She swears by three things: big earrings, Black liberation, and 90s RnB.

Abolition Science co-host Aderinsola Gilbert (they/them) is an interdisciplinary scholar and activist. A lover of all things afro-futuristic, Aderinsola’s research interests lie at the intersection of scientific inquiry and storytelling that center’s Black women’s narratives. Aderinsola’s lives out her commitment to making the sciences an inclusive and accessible space for Black folks through her role as a STEM academic advisor at Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn, New York. Aderinsola is currently pursuing a doctorate in Urban Education at the CUNY Graduate Center.