Please RSVP via Eventbrite. Sign up for one or stay for the whole journey. Either way, you’re helping build a world we can all belong to. Registration options include:
Early Bird Full Series (4 sessions, $10 per session plus discount, ends 5/20): $35 (email info@gototradeschool.org to RSVP for Full Series)
Regular Full Series (4 sessions, $15 per session plus discount, after 5/20): $55 (email info@gototradeschool.org to RSVP for Full Series)
Early Bird Drop-in (ends 5/20): $10
Regular Drop-in (after 5/20): $15
What if immersive technology wasn’t just about the future—but about reclaiming our past and designing a more liberated present?
Join us for a 4-part workshop series exploring how immersive technologies—like VR, AR, AI, and spatial design—can empower community storytelling, healing, and co-designed futures. Grounded in the principle of Sankofa (“go back and fetch it”), this series invites participants of all experience levels to engage with tech as tools for cultural preservation, collective memory, and visionary world-building.
We’ll explore how ancestral wisdom and futurist thought across cultures—Afrofuturism, Indigenous futurism, Latinx futurism, queer futurism, and beyond—offers powerful frameworks for imagining and building just, inclusive, and imaginative worlds.
Each session blends storytelling, interactive learning, and hands-on experimentation. You’ll leave with both foundational tech skills and a deeper sense of how to use technology to serve people—not platforms.
Whether you’re a creative, an educator, an organizer, technologist, a student ,or just curious, this space is designed to stretch your imagination, connect you with others, and equip you with tools for building the future you want to see.
All workshops are on Wednesdays at 7PM, accessible in-person and online:
May 21 – Session 1: Foundations of Immersive Tech & Sankofa as a Framework
June 4 – Session 2: Community Infrastructure: Urban Planning & Cultural Transit
June 18 – Session 3: Food Sovereignty, Climate Resilience & Land Back
July 2 – Session 4: Where Do We Go From Here? (Co-Designing Our Futures)
Hands-on use of Meta Quest VR headsets and augmented reality tools
Foundational knowledge in AR/VR, AI for cultural storytelling, and ethical design
An high level introduction to Unreal Engine 5.2 and other 3D spatial tools optional; ideal for those exploring spatial design)
Space to collaborate across generations and identities
Access to working packets and creative activities for continued learning
A hybrid learning space designed to be culturally rooted and beginner-friendly
Yourself, with a curious mind and a willingness to explore.
Something to take notes with (notebook, tablet, laptop)
Optional: Bring a laptop if you’d like to explore Unreal Engine 5.2 during or after the session.
Recommended specs: 16GB RAM minimum, modern GPU (e.g., NVIDIA RTX 3060+), Windows or macOS compatible with UE 5.2
As an innovative Creative Technologist at Magnopus, she is dedicated to designing and developing immersive experiences that blend digital and physical realms, leveraging VR, AR, AI, and game engines such as Unreal Engine and Unity. An alumna and a former instructor of the GRX Immersive Labs Unreal Engine and Virtual Production Fellowship, she is passionate about empowering diverse communities through education in real-time and virtual production, and motion capture. She holds dual B.S. degrees in Computer Science and Computer Engineering from Spelman College and North Carolina A&T, and an M.S. in Computer Science Multimedia and Creative Technologies from the University of Southern California.