DJN Portland: September Node Meetup (Free, Onsite [Portland, OR USA], Open) 4:30-7pm PDT (UTC-7)
Sep
26
7:30 PM19:30

DJN Portland: September Node Meetup (Free, Onsite [Portland, OR USA], Open) 4:30-7pm PDT (UTC-7)

Come as you are and meet other folks practicing or curious about design justice.

No RSVP is needed, come by and say hi.

Children and leased dogs are welcome! Produce Row is ADA-accessible. A 22% service fee will be added to the bill for Produce Row staff.

The patio is open-air but covered. Masks are encouraged and provided. If you feel sick, please do not come to help protect our community.

Questions or need specific accommodations? Email hello@designjusticepdx.com.

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DJN Care Pod: Celebrating Our Care Possibilities
Aug
27
6:00 PM18:00
CARE POD

DJN Care Pod: Celebrating Our Care Possibilities

Join us for Celebrating Our Care Possibilities on Tuesday, August 27th from 6-8pm EDT for a gathering to reflect, connect, and celebrate our two-year Care Pod Series journey with guest practitionersKarishma Kripalani, Cyrée Jarelle Johnson, Meenadchi, Yoo-Jin Kang, Kayla Carter, and Carmen Galvin. 


We will be looking back on where we have journeyed, alongside our past guest practitioners, to reflect on what we have learned, shared, and practiced together, celebrate the ways we have gathered and the possibilities we have collectively nurtured, and cast spells forward for more liberatory cultures of care. This will be a space for us to reconnect with each other and collectively tell the story of how our gatherings have (re)shaped our lives, practices, and dreams of care.

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July DJN Care Pod Series: Plantcestral Roadmaps with Layla K. Feghali
Jul
9
to Jul 27
CARE POD

July DJN Care Pod Series: Plantcestral Roadmaps with Layla K. Feghali

In this moment, as we witness multiple genocides around the world— in Palestine, Sudan, Congo, Kashmir, and elsewhere— it can feel easy to surrender to defeat and despair, and to sever ourselves from taking the risks that resistance truly demands.

What if we turn to land, and our relationships with plantcestral beings, as a source of strategy, a source of support through feelings of fear and inertia and defeat, an anchor for deepening into movement-building, a compass towards new possibilities? How have generations of violence and colonization ruptured our relationships with land, and how do these ruptures impact our sense of collaboration and capacity for community-building?

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DJN PDX: The "Myth" of Global Design History with BIPOC Design History @ 9:30am-12:30pm PDT (UTC-7) (Sliding Scale Donation, On-site [Portland OR, USA], Open)
Mar
22
12:30 PM12:30

DJN PDX: The "Myth" of Global Design History with BIPOC Design History @ 9:30am-12:30pm PDT (UTC-7) (Sliding Scale Donation, On-site [Portland OR, USA], Open)

What constitutes a global design history and why are certain people representative of an entire region?

We’ll be critically examining ‘global’ design as a myth with BIPOC Design History's Randa Hadi in a facilitated viewing of the course The “Myth” of Global Design History taught by Danah Abdullah, a Palestinian designer, educator, and researcher currently based in London, UK.

This class is from the BIPOC Design History course series Design Histories in the Southwest Asia & North Africa: Voices from the SWANA Diaspora 12th – 21st Century. The conversations that took place during the live streaming of this class was in the summer of 2023, during the ongoing ethnic cleansing of Palestine by the illegal settler state of Israel.

As we gather to discuss, untangle, and unlearn the design histories that have been passed down to us by institutions, we’re also fostering a safe space for difficult dialogues and conversations to take place.

As Palestine continues to face genocide, how can we highlight, uplift, and share their narratives to ensure that these histories don’t get violently erased and forgotten?

Please note that masks are required.

Event Accommodations:

  • Auto-generated captions

  • Wheel-chair accessible, including bathrooms

Please email hello@designjusticepdx.com for accommodation needs.

Olympic Mills Building
107 SE Washington St.
Suite 231
Portland, OR 97214

Seating is limited, so register soon!

 
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DJN Workshop Series: Part 2 of Embedding Equity and Justice into Academic Courses, Activities from the Design Justice Pedagogy Summit (Free, Online, Open, Registration Required)
Mar
6
1:00 PM13:00

DJN Workshop Series: Part 2 of Embedding Equity and Justice into Academic Courses, Activities from the Design Justice Pedagogy Summit (Free, Online, Open, Registration Required)

In this two-part workshop series, DJN members from MIT's Design Justice Project present three activities from the Design Justice Pedagogy Summit that guide participants through reflecting and embedding design justice into their course and/or activity, engage them in a syllabus “makeathon" and articulate their goals through policy envisioning.

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February DJN Care Pod Series: Grief, Money and Power with BIPOC DEATH & GRIEF TALK
Feb
17
to Feb 27
CARE POD

February DJN Care Pod Series: Grief, Money and Power with BIPOC DEATH & GRIEF TALK

We invite you to join both gatherings or one, choosing which focus feels most relevant for you. These experiences are virtual, free, and open to people practicing (or curious about) Design Justice and Design Justice Principles. DJN Membership and previous attendance are not required. Design Justice Principles will be woven into each gathering and we will invite discussions that connect us back to creative, collaborative ways of working and being.

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