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Abolitionist Teaching Network Series 3: Healing Centered Engagement as Abolitionist Practice with Dr. Farima Pour-Khorshid

Tuesday, May 4, 2021 - 12:30pm to 2:00pm

ATN 3 Lede

How do we begin to imagine freedom and healing given all the ways we have been socialized into punitive and punishment models? How do we heal from carceral logic? Join us for an interactive presentation with Dr. Farima Pour-Khorshid, who will introduce participants to "healing centered engagement,” a critical approach to education that honors the complex experiences of students and educators, and centers collective healing and well being within educational spaces. Read more

Gender, Race, and Germs in the U.S. National Security Imaginary: Constructing Threat, Making Empire - A Talk by Gwen Shuni D’Archangelis, PhD

Wednesday, April 28, 2021 - 5:00pm to 6:30pm

Gwen D'Archangelis

In the public imagination today, germs are primarily thought of as organisms that need to be controlled and eliminated. But germs have also been weaponized, with powerful nations like the United States justifying their disproportionate military power by pointing to imminent threat from international enemies from China, Iraq, and Russia to Iran and Yemen. Imperial germ politics have enabled the West to garner support for military actions from foreign invasions to domestic surveillance, and weapons buildup from drones to advanced missiles. Read more

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