Feb 9-23 Events: Member Story Workshop, Care Pod February Series, Node + Working Group Meetups & More

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

• Monday, Feb 12 @ 1:30-4pm EST (UTC-05): Part 1 of Embedding Equity and Justice into Academic Courses, Activities from the Design Justice Pedagogy Summit (Free, Online, Open)

• This two-part series builds on the Member Story session held in December, video for which is now available on DJN’s YouTube; registration for the second session on March 6 will open soon.

• Wednesday, Feb 14 @ 6-7pm EST (UTC-05): DJN Toronto Monthly Meetup (Free, Online, Open)

• Saturday, Feb 17 @ 1-3:30pm EST (UTC-05): Grief, Money and Power with BIPOC Death & Grief Talk, Care Circle (Free, Online, Open)

• Registration for the Care Circle on Feb 17 and the Practice Space on Feb 27 for our Care Pod’s two-part February series are both open now, linked on the above event page.

• Wednesday, Feb 21 @ 6pm PST (UTC-08): DJN PDX Monthly Meetup (Free, Online, Open, Registration Required)

• Register by Feb 13 to receive the article and prompt that shapes this month’s PDX meetup.

• Friday, Feb 23 @ 10-11am EST (UTC-05): Instructional Design Working Group Monthly Meetup (Free, Online, Open, Registration Required)

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

• Tuesday, Feb 13 @ 6:30pm EST (UTC-05): From Shakespeare to Gaza: Performances for Palestine, The People's Forum (Free, Hybrid [US NYC], Open)

• Online access provided as a livestream on YouTube.

• Thursday, Feb 15 @ 10-10:45am PST (UTC-08): What is the Role of Healing in Social Transformation? Nanci Luna Jiménez + Deepa Iyer

• Thursday, Feb 15 @ 12-1:30pm PST (UTC-08): Creatives for Palestine and Congo Teach In, Design Beyond Decoration (Free, Online, Open, Registration Required)

• Thursday, Feb 15 @ 2-3:30pm EST (UTC-05): Resisting Borders and Technologies of Violence Book Launch Event

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

• Bee Hive Collective’s Tour Dates 

• They’re touring NY, PA, VA, MD, DC, MA (and possibly other states) for big art, deep history, interesting stories, and lively discussions. Many events are free – see their schedule page and subscribe to their newsletter for updates. 

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