Join us for an impactful panel on the future of tech with \;Kim Tignor\, \;Gabrielle Rejouis\, \ ;Dr. Tao Leigh Goffe\, and \;Georgiana Wright. This panel will be mode rated by \;Aerica Banks\, \;Founder of Shiso\, an Intersectional E quity Consulting Firm.
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Kim Tignor
Executive Director\, \;Institute for Intellectua
l Property and Social Justice
Kim Tignor&rsquo\;s expertise includes
intellectual property\, free expression\, tech innovation\, diversity in m
edia\, and economic justice. Throughout her career\, Kim has focused on le
gal issues surrounding underprivileged persons and advancing the causes of
equality and social justice. She is particularly well-versed in working a
cross multicultural issues and topics of key interest to activists and art
ists of color. Her impressive legal experience spans from directing policy
at the Lawyers&rsquo\; Committee for Civil Rights Under Law to coordinati
ng state and national level pipeline and advocacy efforts for Presidential
judicial nominees at the VENG Group. She received her JD from Georgetown
University\, and an undergraduate degree in Economics and Information Tech
nology from the College of William and Mary.
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Gabrielle Rejouis<
br />Gabrielle Rejouis (she/her) is a Legal Fellow at United for Respect (
UFR) and the Athena Coalition\, where she advocates against worker surveil
lance and the use of technology to erode workers&rsquo\; rights. Prior to
joining UFR\, she managed the federal tech and antitrust policy portfolio
at Color Of Change and co-organized the Color of Surveillance: Monitoring
Poor and Working People conference for the Center on Privacy &\; Techno
logy at Georgetown Law. She earned her JD from Georgetown Law and BA from
the New Jersey Institute of Technology.
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\nTao Leigh Goffe
Founder of the Dark Laboratory
Tao
Leigh Goffe \;is a Black British award-winning writer\, theorist\, an
d interdisciplinary artist who grew up between the UK and NYC. Committed t
o building intellectual communities beyond institutions\, she is the found
er of the Dark Laboratory\, an engine for the study of race\, technology\,
and ecology through digital storytelling (virtual reality (VR) augmented
reality (AR) (XR)). She is an Associate Professor at Hunter College\, CUNY
. Dr. Goffe&rsquo\;s research and curatorial work is rooted in literatures
and theories of labor that center Black feminist engagements with Indigen
eity and Asian diasporic racial formations. She studied English literature
at Princeton University before pursuing a PhD at Yale University.
Dark Laboratory \;is a creative technology organization for research on climate and race through theory and community-engaged action. At the cr ossroads of stolen life and stolen land\, the Lab is a collective for arti stic practice and non-linear storytelling. Founded by professor Tao Leigh Goffe in the summer of 2020\, the Laboratory works at the intersection of the Indigenous Americas and the transatlantic Black diaspora.
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Learn more about Dark La boratory
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The Founder and Principal of
Shiso
Aerica Banks applies an in
tersectional equity lens to business development\, tech\, and policy chall
enges. She is known for creating systems and frameworks to elevate and res
tore equity in institutions\, utilizing a data-driven\, creative\, and hol
istic approach that is shaped by her expertise in environmental justice\,
policy\, and tech. Her inspiration comes from the arts\, spirituality\, an
d service. She is a firm believer in the triple bottom line - people\, pla
net\, profit - and invests in and advises women of color founders.
This program is bei ng presented by CulturalDC in pa rtnership with The People's Archive at DC Publ ic Library.
\nTORRENTS: New Links to Black Futures is an artist-led program curated by Jamal Gray\, exploring new territories in Black future-building through visual arts\, technology\, music\, film\, and performance. This DC-based interdisplinary event series gathers artists\, collectors\, professors\, and community st akeholders to participate in a week filled with engaging experiences.exami nes critical questions about the development of Black futures across the A frican diaspora by featuring innovators across industries. Through expert panels\, film screenings\, live music\, artistic performances\, and demons trations of advancements in technology\, we aim to create opportunities to build community and inspire collaboration.
\nTORRENTS is not a conf erence. This expansive series deconstructs the &ldquo\;traditional&rdquo\; academic setting\, which can be inaccessible and uninviting to marginaliz ed communities. Through inviting community stakeholders\, TORRENTS creates an inclusive space intended to further the conversation on Black future-b uilding. TORRENTS promotes Washington\, DC\, as a global destination for a rtistic and cultural innovation.
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