January 2023, Design Justice Newsletter

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Dear DJN Members, Signatories, and Friends,

We start the new year with a focus on dreaming and designing liberatory cultures of care in the Design Justice Network. Read about the formation of Care Circles to understand the roots that ground this work and our new call for two Care Pod Collaborators to help fulfill our vision.

These two contractor roles are calling on folks who resonate with the characteristics of Builders and Experimenters, articulated in The Social Change Ecosystem framework created by Deepa Iyer in 2017:

"Builders: We develop, organize, and implement ideas, practices, people and resources in service to a collective vision.”

"Experimenters: We innovate, pioneer, and invent. We take risks and course correct as needed.”

These opportunities reflect DJN’s deepening commitment to healing justice and equitable access to care for our membership, volunteers, contractors, staff and steering committee. You can read more about how these roles support DJN’s vision in the link above or below in the Opportunities section of this newsletter. 

Applications close February 10th, 2023. Please email questions to the Care Pod Lead, Denise Shanté Brown: carepod@designjustice.org 

2 year part-time contract; 10 hrs a week, $40/hour
Apply Now

This opportunity is open to remote workers internationally. With our fiscal sponsor based in Detroit, there will be additional requirements to process international payments. We are working on best practices to ease that process for both admin and contractors. 

Your Design Justice Network Staff,
Rene Joy (She/They), Communications Specialist
Taylor Simone (She/Her), Special Projects Manager 
Victoria Barnett (She/Her), International Network Manager, Nodes & WG 

Email: info@designjsutice.org ← new main account!
Instagram: @designjusticenetwork 
Twitter: @design__justice (double underscore)
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/designjustice/ ← now active!
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/designjusticenetwork
Web: designjustice.org

Upcoming Events

Find events happening this month or go to designjustice.org/events for more. We’re working to make our meetings more accessible – requests for accommodations can be sent to designjusticenetwork@gmail.com

Hosting an event but don’t see it on our website yet? Fill out this form! Translate to your timezone using thetimezoneconverter.com or timeanddate.com.

Network Updates

All Members

We’re working towards more accessible events, materials and experiences. Guided by the Design Justice Principles, we’re interested in working with accessibility service providers led by and benefiting living experts directly. 

Do you know any community-based and equitably organized providers that may align with our Network? Send them our way! Submit your entry here or email Taylor directly: specialprojects@designjustice.org

We’re developing this resource list to share with members and add to our website’s resource page. If you would like to be credited as a contributor to this database, please email (or include) your name, pronouns, and if you are a current member.

Node & Working Groups

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).

  • Are you a designer located in India? DJN members in New Delhi are interested in forming a local Node! Reach out to rubinasingh02@gmail.com and bhawna.parmar21@gmail.com.

  • DJN’s Portland Node held their first in-person and virtual events in January – check out their Instagram and stay up-to-date with their website!

  • DJN Philly meets virtually on the last Tuesday of every month from now until June; you can sign up for any of these meetings on DJN’s event website. 

  • DJN Taiwan recently hosted a workshop exercise built around DJN’s 10 Principles – read the blog post here.

  • The Communications Working Group is accepting new members. Volunteers support member needs for DJN-specific comms materials/guidance and receive a 1-year paid DJN subscription.

Opportunities

If you know of any upcoming opportunities, please email us or share directly in the Design Justice Network #opportunities Slack channel.

New Opportunities

*** Care Pod Collaborator Applications Close February 10th 2023 ***
2 year part-time contract; 10 hrs a week, $40/hour
Apply Now

This opportunity is open to remote workers internationally. With our fiscal sponsor based in Detroit, there will be additional requirements to process international payments. We are working on best practices to ease that process for both admin and contractors. 

Ongoing Opportunities

Member Stories

Interested in sharing your Design Justice story? Are you inspired by another member’s practice of the Design Justice Principles? Sharing member stories is a powerful part of honoring our community’s history and building a more just and joyous future together.

There are no prerequisites (which means a traditional background in design isn’t necessary!) Past stories have featured members working in a variety of fields such as social work, community organizing, and handicrafts. 

We shape the storytelling process around what works best for you and will only share what/how/where you consent for us to share. As our Network grows globally, we’re particularly interested in elevating stories from new and international members!

Please contact designjusticenetwork@gmail.com to share your story or ask questions!

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For First-Time Subscribers

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