
OFFSITE June 3rd WORKSHOP: An Abolitionist Approach to A.I. // Patrisse Cullors & Dr. Avriel Epps
WHO & WHAT: Join Dr. Avriel Epps and Patrisse Cullors in a transformative workshop to celebrate the paperback release of Cullors' An Abolitionist Handbook: 12 Steps to Changing Yourself and the World. Building on the final chapter, "Fight the U.S. State, Do Not Make It Stronger," the workshop will explore the current deployment of AI as an instrument of U.S. imperial power and challenge prevailing media and Hollywood narratives that depict AI as a force of inevitable dominance and disruption. Through critical analysis and interactive discussion, participants will reimagine and reshape the future intersection of technology and social justice, and consider how an abolitionist approach to AI development can actively subvert power structures, paving the way for a genuine abolitionist democracy characterized by healing and transformative justice. WHEN: Monday, June 3, 2024 @ 7:30-9pm PST (doors @ 7pm) WHERE: NorBlack NorWhite | 424 1/2 N Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles, CA ADA + PARKING: The