Abolitionist Activism and ResearchAt — Liberation, Resistance, and Healing Lab (CSUMB Psychology Dept)
Abolition is care work, it is about rehearsing the revolution and building the world we want to see. This is a unique opportunity to participate both in grassroots activism and activist research in psychology.
We are looking for students who are excited about creatively developing systems that are life giving and reduce our reliance on police, prisons, and the government to provide care and basic needs to our communities. You will have the opportunity to develop workshops, community resources, learn/teach new skills, and/or assist in ongoing efforts within a supportive team setting.
The research component seeks to highlight what we have learned from these efforts and how we might be better able to align our care efforts with liberatory values.
Preference will be given to reliable students who are excited about this work and passionate about learning how to build a world without cops, courts, and cages.
Currently, we are working on developing a seed library to address food insecurity and a mask bloc in Seaside.
2 service learning spots
We will meet bi-weekly on Zoom for two hours to share and workshop ideas, ground our work in our values, and work collaboratively on projects. The training is hands on via being willing to creatively try out new ideas (e.g. workshops, communications with the community, methods of delivering care), and openly receiving feedback from team members. The research lab also meets bi-weekly (typically on a Friday) for two hours to discuss the research component of our work and provide guidance.
We encourage checking in/consent as well as collective consensus on all of our projects.