About the Event
Monday, April 7, 5:00-6:30 pm, on campus location forthcoming, refreshments provided
Tuesday, April 8, 10:00-11:30 am, on campus location forthcoming, refreshments provided
The Abolitionist’s Tea Party asks: How does the natural world endorse abolition as a strategy for liberation? If we accept abolition as a commitment to ending cycles of harm, we can begin to see all the ways the natural world informs the tenets of human abolition. Participants will learn how plants have played key roles in stories of resistance and share their experience and understanding of abolition. Each workshop will offer the opportunity to smell and taste teas grown and prepared in collaboration with currently incarcerated people through sumell’s Solitary Gardens project and will receive a copy of the Abolitionist’s Field Guide, an interactive workbook and reader.
The Abolitionist’s Tea Party asks: How does the natural world endorse abolition as a strategy for liberation? If we accept abolition as a commitment to ending cycles of harm, we can begin to see all the ways the natural world informs the tenets of human abolition. Participants will learn how plants have played key roles in stories of resistance and share their experience and understanding of abolition. Each workshop will offer the opportunity to smell and taste teas grown and prepared in collaboration with currently incarcerated people through sumell’s Solitary Gardens project and will receive a copy of the Abolitionist’s Field Guide, an interactive workbook and reader.
These events are made possible with the generous support of the Humanities Research Center, the Creative Ventures Fund and the Department of Art, and are free and open to students, staff, faculty, and members of the wider Houston community. Please note: each workshop will be capped at 25 participants in efforts to create the space for a meaningful exchange. We will get back to all interested participants by Friday March 28 to confirm the final groupings.
Please log, via the sign up form here, your interest to participate by March 26. If you have any additional questions, contact Professor Natasha Bowdoin (nb5@rice.edu).
