Events Happening In Our Network
Check our Events page on the DJN website for updates between newsletters.

Tuesday, Aug 27 @ 6-8pm EDT (UTC-4): Celebrating Our Care Possibilities, DJN Care Pod (Free, Online, Open, Registration Required)

A gathering to reflect, connect, and celebrate our two-year Care Pod Series journey with guest practitioners from those series events, Karishma Kripalani, Cyrée Jarelle Johnson, Meenadchi, Yoo-Jin Kang, Kayla Carter, and Carmen Galvin.

Wednesday, Aug 28 @ 6pm EDT (UTC-4): DJN Toronto Meetup (Free, Online, Open, RSVP Required)

Events Shared Through The Network
Relevant events are regularly shared with our team via email, on Slack and social media by members, signatories, other sponsored projects with AMP, and our subscribers.

Tuesday, Aug 20 @ 4pm PDT (UTC-7): Virtual Art Build, hosted by 18MR with artists Cori Nakamura Lin & Tiffany Wong (Free, Online, Open, RSVP Required)

Chicago-based artist/organizers Cori Nakamura Lin and Tiffany Wong share how art can mobilize organizing and how contributing to the movement can come in many forms. Guides and tutorials for artists of all levels will be available.

Event Series Our Team Follows
Folks on our team recommend these curated event pages from community peers and partners.

Community Care Clinic for Disabled and Chronically Ill Movement Folks

An ongoing community care peer support space aimed at expanding possibilities around how we live and work as disabled and chronically ill people. Sessions in July, August and September.

2024 RestFest Film Festival
- Festival & online gathering space created by/for Disabled, Deaf, chronically ill, neurodivergent, mentally ill, and/or mad community. They’re hosting 11 virtual events Aug 15-22 that include workshops, talks, panels, and screenings. Sliding scale tickets for events range from $3-22. Link sourced from the movement calendar maintained by the Institute for the Development of Human Arts.

Shared As Recommended Readings & Recordings
Reading and recording recommendations are offered for your consideration by members of our team and Network – whether you’re staying in, biding time in a Zoom waiting room, or just looking for something to read or watch for deeper reflection on design justice.

YouTube Playlist for DJN’s Care Pod Event Series
- Watch all of the past events in this series in advance of our celebration on August 27th!

Event times are given in the time zone the event is located, when known or applicable; you can use a time zone converter (like Every Time Zone or World Time Buddy) to compare the listed time with your local time.

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