May 24 - June 7 Event Links: Node & Working Group Meetups; Recommended Events & Recording
Events Happening In Our Network
Check our Events page on the DJN website for updates between newsletters.
Friday, May 24 @ 10am EDT (UTC-4): Instructional Design Working Group Monthly Meeting (Free, Online, Open, Registration Required) ← Last meetup for this season!
Saturday, May 25 @ 11am PDT (UTC-7): aftercare: DJPDX collective tending (Free, On-site [Portland, OR USA], Open, Registration Required)
Wednesday, May 29 @ 7pm EDT (UTC-4): DJN Philly Monthly Node Meetup (Free, Online, Open)
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, May 28 @ 3pm CET (UTC+1): ICDAD TALKS: "Use the F*Word!" with Dr. Julia Meer (Free, Online, Open, Registration Required) ← This exhibition included DJN zines; the publication version in German and English was shared in last week’s recommended reading!
Wednesday, May 29 @ 12pm EDT (UTC-4): Two-Year Anniversary Celebration, Inclusive Design Jam (Free, Online, Open, Registration Required)
Friday, May 31 @ 9am PDT (UTC-7): AI for Organizing & Campaigns Hackathon, Cooperative Impact Lab (Free, On-site [San Francisco, CA USA], Open, RSVP Required)
Check out the event’s Frequently Asked Questions for more information about attending.
Event Pages Our Team Follows
Folks on our team recommend these curated event pages from community peers and partners.
#UjimaWednesdays hybrid workshops with Boston Ujima Project on Wednesdays in May (1, 8, 15, 22, 29) @ 6pm EDT (UTC-4) ← Next Wednesday is the last session for this series!
30 min virtual space for space-holders, facilitators and practitioners to restore, reflect, and play; sessions scheduled on select Wednesdays through spring and summer.
Community Care Clinics for Disabled & Chronically Ill Movement Folks
An ongoing community care peer support space aimed at expanding possibilities for living and working as disabled and chronically ill people; sessions scheduled through June.
State of Solidarity Series, SolidarityIs at the Building Movement Project
A series exploring the evolving praxis, demands, and trajectories of solidarity within social justice movements with sessions scheduled through November.
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.
Unlocking Indigenous knowledge: A new path for education
Decolonial futurist Dr. Bea Rodriguez-Fransen (one of the Tagalog translators of the Design Justice Principles) shares three practical strategies to undo colonial mindsets and design a better, collective future; recorded in February 2024 with TED-Ed Educator Talks.
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.
Share an event to include in the next issue of this mini-newsletter! It’s sent out weekly on Thursdays*; use DJN’s Share Request Form and choose Event as the request type. Alternatively, you can tag the DJN accounts on Instagram, LinkedIn or Twitter/X and use #DJNSpotlight if you just need a repost/retweet of an event link. We repost/retweet, plus share event links via IG Stories to curate as a Highlight on our IG profile page in between newsletters.