October 2021, Design Justice Newsletter
Dear DJN Members, Signatories, and Friends,
Thank you for continuing to read our newsletter- we are so grateful to this community! The Communications Working Group is looking for members' insights on current needs and hopes when it comes to cultivating an online community. Survey Here.
Last month, the DJN Steering Committee and Staff took a week of pause - these pauses have helped us and the network, reflect on our work, create space to give and receive care, and offer time for rest. We hope these network pauses are helpful in your own work and life, and if you have any reflections you’d like to share, we would love to hear from you! We also held our bi-monthly Welcome to DJN session - and you can watch the recording here. In October, we held our third Care Circle for 2021 with Crystal Teng - DJN members received a body mapping offering - what an amazing and inspiring way to enter the fall season.
Finally, we are gearing up to launch the Mission, Vision and Intentions for the Design Justice Network - stay tuned for an upcoming launch! Please continue to read this newsletter for updates on upcoming DJN events, paid and volunteer opportunities, and other DJN related initiatives. See more below and thanks for reading!
- Taylor Simone and Victoria Barnett, DJN International Network Coordinators, and the DJN Communications team!
Email: designjusticenetwork@gmail.com
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/designjusticenetwork
Twitter: @design__justice (double underscore)
Web: designjustice.org
Latest member story
What does Design Justice mean to Kirsten?
“To me, design justice means understanding that every person has valuable insight and knowledge that not only deserves to be heard but needs to be in order for successful design to be possible.”
DJN In Person!
Philly Node: A few members of the @designjusticephiladelphia Philly Node met in person last Sunday for a picnic and nature walk @fo_fdrpark South Philly Meadows to celebrate the autumn season, and the end of our journey reading Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer.
Stay tuned for the next TBD Philly node facilitated reading group! In the meantime, consider joining our next local node meeting on November 30th from 7-8pm on Jitsi.
📸 by @libra_as_a_boy
Events
Find events happening this month or go to designjustice.org/events for more. If you have ideas on how our events can be more accessible, please send us an email.
November 2: Pizza Meetup with DJN Chicago, 6pm CT (GMT-05)
November 3: DC/ Maryland/ Virginia (DMV) Node Meetup, 6:30pm ET (GMT-04)
November 4: DJN Hong Kong & Singapore Nodes: Visioning Workshop, 6:00 pm SGT/HKT (GMT +08)
November 11: Toronto Node Meeting with DJN Principles at Work: 6pm ET (GMT-05)
November 15: London UK Node Book Club: 6pm BST (GMT+1)
November 15: Boston Node Meeting: 7pm EST (GMT-05)
November 16: London, UK Node Book Club: 5pm BST (GMT+1)
November 18: Seattle Node Meeting: 5:30pm PT (GMT-08)
November 30: Philly Node Meeting: 7 pm ET (GMT-05)
November 30: Welcome to the Design Justice Network: 8 am ET (GMT-05)
Translate to your timezone using thetimezoneconverter.com or timeanddate.com.
Getting started with DJN
If you’re new to the Design Justice Network, welcome! Here are some resources to help get you started. As we continue to build these resources we welcome your questions and feedback.
Read an overview on how to get involved
Watch one of our Welcome to the Design Justice Network meeting recordings
Check out our YouTube channel
Read about our membership benefits
Receive care in our Design Justice Network Care Circle (a benefit for DJN Members)
Review our finances.
DJN Facilitators Connect + Nodes & Working Group Updates
Facilitators Connect Meeting - November 4: Node & Working Group Facilitators Connect Meeting (12:30pm ET, GMT-04)
As the Design Justice Network continues to expand, in order to be in better communication with our nodes and working groups around the world, we are shifting the Facilitators Connect meetings monthly timing. For the rest of 2021, we are alternating the times of the meetings as follows:
1st Thursday of the month - alternative odd/even month timings:
Odd Months: November @ 12:30 pm ET time (GMT-04)
Even Months: December @ 8 pm ET time (GMT-05)
We are alternating the meeting times for odd and even months - to create a consistent schedule, and also, allow for more and easier participation from non-north-American locations (ET).
If you’re interested in joining the DJN Communications Working Group, please follow this link for more information. We would like to thank our amazing volunteer, Tyler Gindraux for her work with DJN over the past year - she has supported this monthly newsletter by curating and editing the content, and will be stepping down after December 2021! She will be missed in this role, but remains a DJN member! If you’re interested in supporting the DJN newsletters, please get in touch! (more info on new positions below and in the communications WG link above!)
Coordinate/Curate the Design Justice Network Monthly Newsletters:
Add in all content to the monthly newsletters including job and volunteer positions, opportunities, and the “what we’re sharing” sections.
Support adding in upcoming DJN events from the website
Support assessing the newsletter and any feedback received and ensuring the feedback is incorporated into future newsletters.
Podcast Coordinator(s) for DJN:
We’ve had a lot of interest in creating a DJN podcast. If you’re interested in supporting this project, please get in touch! We are setting up a SoundCloud account, and hoping to start with DJN member stories, but are open to any ideas!
The Design Justice Network (DJN) Principles at Work (PAW) Zine subgroup is creating a series of mini-zines around applying the principles in professionalized workplaces. We are looking for visual and written submissions for the first mini-zine in the series, "Design Justice Principles at Work: Principles to Practice". If you'd like to contribute, please fill out this form. (https://forms.gle/GEgPEXUwdCxLBYGw9)
The Design Justice Principles at Work working group can be reached at designjustice.atwork@gmail.com to get involved and learn more. They host two regular meetings a month, with various sub-groups, so please get in touch if you’re interested.
All of our current nodes and working groups are listed on our website. If you’re thinking of starting your own, learn more about how to organize a local node and read our local nodes zine that was created to support and give guidance to local nodes. (much of it applies also to Working Groups)
Paid opportunities
Northwestern University is hiring Human-centered design faculty
RADIUS, Simon Fraser University's Social Innovation Hub is hiring a Communications and engagement coordinator
Algorithmic Justice League is hiring:
ActBlue is hiring for a number of roles
Women Transforming Cities is looking for a designer/facilitator
Hypha Worker Co-operative is looking for a Technical product manager
Volunteer opportunities
Translate the Design Justice Principles: If you’re interested, please read our translations overview and follow the instructions in the document.
Join or start a DJN Working group!
Join DJN Communications Working Group: Newsletter + Podcast Coordinators needed
Other opportunities
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What we’re sharing
Here are some inspiration and resources we are sharing in and around the network.
Share Your Experiences: Architectural Workers Against Carceral Space Design
The Autism Spectrum According to Autistic People: Good company in an era of peak cognitive dissonance, by DJN member, Jorn Bettin
Pre-order Max Masure’s book – “You (Don’t) Suck, the workbook to silence imposter syndrome”