The Liberation, Decolonization, and Abolition Collective
The Liberation, Decolonization, and
Abolition Collective is an action research group started in
Winter 2023 by a group of first-year School of Education PhD
students.
LDA Collective Speaker Series
All LDA Collective speaker series presentations are presented from 12:30 to 1:30 pm. Admission is free. Use this google form to register for the event.
Upcoming Events:
Past Events:
May 25, 2023
“En La Unión Está la Fuerza: Our Mothers’ Stories of
Education, Activism, and Advocacy”
Speakers Rosario Martinez, Ana Olga Rallon, and Cristavel
Camacho-Gutierrez are three community
activists, poderosas, and mothers who have
advocated for justice in their educational settings.
June 1, 2023
“Conversation about the Social Justice in Education Coalition: A
History of Graduate Student Activism in the School of
Education”
Dr. Orlando Carreón and Dr. Diana Recouvreur are UC Davis
Ph.D. in Education alumni and co-founders of the Social Justice
in Education Coalition.
June 8, 2023
“‘How will the research directly benefit us and our families?’:
Resisting Coloniality through Practitioner Inquiry Into Latinx
Immigrant Rights Organizing”
Dr. Alicia Rusoja, associate professor at the School of
Education, will speak about her scholar-activism and ways of
resisting coloniality through practitioner inquiry.
August 25, 2023
“Debunking the Hidden Curriculum of
Publishing”
Dr. Michael Singh, from the Department of Chicana/o Studies at UC
Davis, will dive into publishing with a social justice
lens.
September 7, 2023
“Writing as a Decolonial Possibility”
Dr. Bertha Ramos-Holguin is a professor in the School of
Languages at the Universidad Pedagogica y Tecnologica de Colombia
and the co-founder/leader of the research group TONGUE.
Scholar Activism: A Praxis of Learning to
Liberate
December 7, 2023
School of Education Building, Room 174
Join us to hear from Dr. Vajra Watson, Senior Associate Vice
President and Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy
Studies, Sacramento State University, and Patrice M. Hill,
Director of Sacramento Area Youth Speaks (SAYS).
About the Collective
The LDA Collective enhances community, collaboration, dialogue, and student-led action research with a diverse collective of undergraduate, graduate, and community members with a commitment towards anti-racism, decolonization, and justice. Activities include:
- A speaker series, started in Spring 2023, with community leaders, former UC Davis alumni, and faculty in the School of Education.
- A book club dedicated to reading more about abolition, decolonization, and liberation.
- Community action and collective research projects.
- Weekly group meetings in the School of Education Building.
- Weekly committee meetings to plan events and share ideas.
The LDA Collective is a UC Davis campus-affiliated organization, and the faculty sponsor is Dr. Danny Martinez.
LDA Collective Committee Members
Andre Anderson-Thompson
First Leader; Ph.D. Student in Education
Candy Guinea
Second Leader; Ph.D. Student in Cultural Studies
Teresita Martínez
Treasurer; Ph.D. Student in Education
Chloe Crull
Committee Member; Ph.D. Student in Education
Cristavel Camacho-Gutierrez
Committee Member; Master’s Student in Community Development
Jaime Ramirez-Mendoza
Committee Member; Ph.D. Student in Education
Mariana Carrola
Committee Member; Ph.D. Student in Education
Eva Huang
Committee Member; Communication Major
