Data justice begins with communities deciding what data is important to them!

Data drives policy decisions. Governmental agencies use neighborhood data to determine the needs of a community and the financial support they receive. But, how do we know that the data being collected is reflective of the concerns and aspirations of our neighborhoods?

Join us for one (or both!) of the Community Data Studio: Mapping Workshops this April!

Come understand what data already exists in your neighborhood, and just as importantly, what data is absent. Together we will explore these data gaps and work towards creating a new community-driven dataset through hands-on, mapping activities.

The places and things we identify in this workshop will contribute to digital maps and data sets of Atlanta neighborhoods that we’ll share at the end of the JUSTICE exhibition later this Summer.

For the first iteration of our project our focus will be on the neighborhoods immediately surrounding the Science Gallery Atlanta: Kirkwood, Edgewood, Lake Claire, East Lake, and Oakhurst. Residents from any of these neighborhoods are encouraged to participate.

Attendance is free.

No expectation to attend both workshops.

No experience with maps or data is required.

This workshop is part of the Community Data Studio and the JUSTICE exhibition at the Science Gallery Atlanta.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Carl DiSalvo, who will host this workshop. You can reach him at carl.disalvo@gmail.com.

Carl DiSalvo is an artist, designer, and educator who lives in Atlanta. His work explores the relationship between technology and public life, and creative ways to foster our collective political imagination and civic participation. He is the author of two books: Design as Democratic Inquiry (2022), and Adversarial Design (2012). He has worked with the Walker Art Center (Minneapolis), The Grey Area Foundation for the Arts (San Francisco), and the Times Square Art Alliance (New York) to stage public programs and events.