This "Voice", monologue and discussion demonstrates how important it is that we retain our community spaces - such as St. Martins, and our Educational and Architectural Institutions - to ensure historical and contemporary "Black Voices" are not silenced.
Shola Adewale Sandy will be reading three separate Extracts from from a One-Woman Play called THE THREE MONOLOGUES OF ICE, one- evening- a -week, over three weeks. Each reading, will be based upon her book ICE - ‘I Can Explain’.
Shola Adewale Sandy is a Mathematics Teacher & Education Advocate. Her book details her experiences of Institutionalised Racism, as a Black Teacher, and what implications this has for Urban Students and generations of Black Architects & STEM
Professionals (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics). The event is produced in association with EXCAVATING
DIVERSITY, Susan Okokon, and Marguerita Alexander,
Each evening will explore questions such as:
1. What does Shola Adewale Sandy's experience, and the similar experiences of others, tell us about Institutionalised Racism, and how it impacts Black representation and career progression within Education, and Professions such as Architecture and STEM(Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics)?
2. What constructive strategies are currently being used, or could be used to addressed Institutionalised Racism, in Education, Architecture and STEM(Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics), going forward?
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Visitors to each talk will also be able to see the exhibition display 'ANCIENT TO DIGITAL: The hidden History of African Mathematics. This display is a timely reminder of the global impact of Ancient Africa and Africans, on the History of Mathematics - and is the pilot of a larger touring exhibition, which will be rolled out for BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2025.
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Why come along?
Historically Architecture was seen as a branch of Mathematics, with 'Mathematician - Architects' leading constructions such as the pyramids, ziggurats, temples, stadia, and irrigation projects, of ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome. What is often absent from our Mathematics Education, is the role of Africa in the history of Mathematics.
Today, a knowledge of mathematics and problem solving is important to Career in Architecture, especially with the growing use of computer-aided design software (CAD) in architectural design. Architecture students need to be aware of the mathematical principles behind the software they are using.
* Free entry and refreshments
* Completely Accessible.
