The first cohort of the Abolitionist Public Health Student Network launched in January 2022. It consisted of 66 students from 24 different schools across the country, and one group in Canada. Students met every other week from January to May, alternating didactic sessions about abolition and organizing strategy with the full group and hands-on sessions about students’ campus campaigns with 5 smaller clusters.
List of Schools in Cohort One:
- Boston University
- Colorado School of Public Health
- Columbia Mailman School of Public Health
- Drexel University
- Emory Rollins School of Public Health
- George Washington University
- Georgia State University
- Howard University
- Iowa State
- Johns Hopkins University
- Northwestern University
- OHSU-PSU School of Public Health
- San Francisco State University
- San Jose State University
- UC Berkeley
- UNC Chapel Hill
- University of Illinois Chicago
- University of Michigan/Wayne State
- University of Minnesota School of Public Health
- University of Pittsburgh
- University of Victoria
- University of Washington
- UTHealth Houston School of Public Health
Testimonials from Cohort One:
“I really liked the sessions that included incarcerated individuals fighting for abolition. I’ve never been in a virtual learning session where incarcerated voices were elevated like that, and I found that a very unique component of this network!”
“Applying in groups helped me meet people in my own department who I hadn’t before and we now have relationships and shared work towards abolition–that part has been unexpectedly wonderful.”
“I realized there are so many fierce, wise, experienced, impassioned, driven abolitionists out there and there is SO much to learn from them! I have always known that I am a curious person but this group taught me that there is so much more to learn/unlearn/relearn and question and think about. And now, I have connections to some of those paving the way.”
