Design Justice Network Summer Update 2025

June 29, 2025 by Design Justice

Dear DJN Signatories, Members, Node Facilitators, and Subscribers,

This is the second quarterly update of 2025. We hope that the transition into the summer season is meeting you well in this difficult moment, and that you and your loved ones are protected and well cared for. This network update comes at a time where many of us are working to respond to and resist the global tide of fascism and imperial wars. We are rising up and fighting back the best we can, using a range of strategies and tactics. We're fighting imperialism, zionism, ICE, detention and deportation, racism, transphobia, misogyny, the erosion of bodily autonomy, the resurgence of eugenics, ableism, the ever-deeper ties between Big tech, AI, and the military-industrial-information complex, and more. From Gaza to Los Angeles to Borikén, we know that these systems of oppression are linked together, and our resistance must be deeply linked together as well […]

You’re invited: Hold the Dates (April 30 & May 3rd) for the Design Justice Network Spring Strategy Share-Out

April 13, 2025 by Design Justice

Save the Dates for the 2025 DJN Spring Strategy Share-Out! This is an event open to all Signatories of the Design Justice Network Principles, where we will share more information about how DJN is evolving in 2025, along with a Q&A […]

Narrative Report from the Design Justice Network Care Pod

December 11, 2024 by Design Justice

Dear DJN Members, Signatories and Subscribers, Denise Shanté Brown, Jody Chan and Corina Fadel close their time as collaborators for the Design Justice Network Care Pod by sharing their multi-sensory narrative report, which curates the past two years through visually and aurally textured, nonlinear storytelling design. Explore the report on Design Justice Network’s News page and on the Care Pod’s Aren.a channel as a downloadable design deck and plain-text PDF.

2024 End of Year Update To all Members & Signatories

November 26, 2024 by Design Justice

Greetings, Design Justice Network members, practitioners, signatories, and supporters! As we move into the winter months in the northern hemisphere, we know that everyone is carrying a lot. 2024 is coming to a close, and we want to share some gratitude & celebrations for all we've accomplished together, provide an update on our finances, and announce a temporary pause while we figure out the next phase of DJN’s ongoing evolution in the face of multiple genocides, the transnational rise of the far right, and the steadily deepening climate crisis. It’s hard not to feel overwhelmed, but together we must imagine other worlds and organize to bring them into being.

Oct 25 - Nov 8 Links: Node Meetups + Recommended Events, Series

October 24, 2024 by DJN Communications .

We share this mini-newsletter each Thursday just focused on events coming up in the following couple of weeks within and around DJN’s ecosystem.

Sep 27 - Oct 11 Event Links: Toronto Node Meetup | More Recommended Events + Workshop Series

September 26, 2024 by DJN Communications .

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Sep 13 - Sep 27: DJN DiscoTech in Detroit + Node Meetups | Inclusive Design Jam | Healing Justice Discussion

September 12, 2024 by DJN Communications .

We share this mini-newsletter each Thursday just focused on events coming up in the following couple of weeks within and around DJN’s ecosystem.

Sep 6 - Sep 20: DJN Toronto Virtual Meetup | DJN DiscoTech in Detroit | Inclusive Design Jam Workshop

September 05, 2024 by DJN Communications .

We share this mini-newsletter each Thursday just focused on events coming up in the following couple of weeks within and around DJN’s ecosystem.

Aug 30 - Sep 16 Event Links: Toronto Node Virtual Meetup | LOVING CORRECTIONS Virtual Talks

August 29, 2024 by DJN Communications .

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Aug 23 - Sep 6 Event Links: Care Pod Virtual Celebration + Toronto Node Meetup | AORTA Open Studio

August 22, 2024 by DJN Communications .

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Aug 16 - 30 Event Links: Care Pod Virtual Celebration & YouTube Playlist | 18MR Virtual Art Build

August 15, 2024 by DJN Communications .

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Aug 9 - 23 Event Links: Toronto Node Meetup | RestFest Film Festival

August 08, 2024 by DJN Communications .

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July 26 - Aug 9 Event Links: Final Care Pod Series Event + Node Meetups | Virtual Movie Night with Seeding Sovereignty

July 25, 2024 by DJN Communications .

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July 19 - Aug 2 Event Links: Final Care Pod Series Event + Node Meetups

July 18, 2024 by DJN Communications .

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July 12 - July 26 Event Links: PDX Node Online and On-site Meetups | Recommended Event Series & Recordings

July 11, 2024 by DJN Communications .

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July 5 - July 19 Event Links: Care Pod Series Registration Reminder | Building Power in Place Panel

July 04, 2024 by DJN Communications .

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June 28 - July 12 Event Links: Registration Opens for July Care Pod Two-Part Series, Plancestral Roadmaps with Layla K Feghali

June 27, 2024 by DJN Communications .

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June 14 - June 28 Event Links: Node & Working Group Meetups | New Recommended Readings & Recordings

June 14, 2024 by DJN Communications .

We share this mini-newsletter each Thursday* just focused on events coming up in the following couple of weeks within and around DJN’s ecosystem.

*Or sometimes Friday. 😅 There will be no newsletter sent next Thursday, June 20 2024, due to this quarter’s Seasonal Pause. Event newsletters resume the following Thursday, June 27 2024.

Engaging Dreams of Liberation + Care, Embodying Healing Justice Lineages with DJN’s Care Pod Team

June 13, 2024 by DJN Communications . in Care Pod

A recent article on the rise of funding for health equity initiatives names the work of our Care Pod collaborators, Denise Shanté Brown, Corina Fadel, and Jody Chan as an example of initiatives designed to sustain the wellbeing of changemakers in social movement spaces. We invite you to recognize their impact with us by tracing the lineages of healing justice work informing our Network’s current care practices and Care Pod experiences.