Mame Marieme LOI went to a screening of the movie counted out, on the intersection of math literacy and systemic injustice, it also showcase a few alternatives with organisations going to school to teach math in a different way. It got me angry, and hopeful.
Her Maths StoryJoin us for a special screening of #CountedOutDoc, a powerful documentary that explores how math shapes our everyday lives. Don’t miss this chance to be part of an important conversation!
Reserve your spot today, register at: https://watch.showandtell.film/watch/her-maths-story
You can catch the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5a2la9WTtY
NovaFor anyone interested in seeing the film, I'm not sure what the process is, but here's the website. If you can do so, I highly recommend organizing an showing and discussion!
https://www.countedoutfilm.com/
I went to a showing for the film #CountedOut yesterday and it was really perfect. As someone who grew up in poor in the south in a refugee city, I experienced a lot of systemic and cultural force pushing me away from STEM and #math .Being white and cis I had privileges but I was poor first and foremost. I experienced math being taught as memorization, not exploration. People were told they "just aren't math people"- especially my black peers. I saw peers tell each other that's "white people shit" regarding chemistry, math, physics, etc and regardless of race, most people treated those interested in math/science as if that interest made them selfish or "better-than-thou".
Despite that being my lived experience, I am learning to code in Python, cybersecurity, FOSS software, chemistry, and math. I like fuzzy logic, Post's lattice, and proofs. I'm learning set theory, boolean logic, graph theory, lattice theory, and more. I have seen how math is used to exclude 'others' from understanding power. We NEED change.
Despite that being my lived experience, I am learning to code in Python, cybersecurity, FOSS software, chemistry, and math. I like fuzzy logic, Post's lattice, and proofs. I'm learning set theory, boolean logic, graph theory, lattice theory, and more. I have seen how math is used to exclude 'others' from understanding power. We NEED change.
Bicycling Monterey 💚🌎🌍🌏"Ultimately it’s a film that poses a question fundamental to #democracy: if we can’t understand a system that governs us, how much power do we actually have?"
https://www.countedoutfilm.com/#about
List of screenings throughout USA: https://www.countedoutfilm.com/screenings
On #PiDay, March 14, #Monterey Public Library is hosting a free screening, for teens and adults, of #CountedOut, 4-6PM. Registration required. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/monterey-public-library-counted-out-film-screening-tickets-1200335207919?aff=oddtdtcreator BTW, we won’t be surprised if @Schlining ("Turning the beauty, complexity, and wonder of the deep-sea into long strings of ones and zeros”) is among those present.
Other #MontereyCounty screenings include March 13 at #CSUMB.
From trailer: “How is it that we can use math to understand the world, and also change the world?” …“Did you know that if you insert a single statistic into an assertion, people are 92% more likely to accept it without question?”
Counted Out, from filmmaker Vicki Abeles of #RaceToNowhere.
#Math #Mathematics #CountedOut #USA #systems #government #infrastructure #CivilRights