Design Justice Practice Circle

A learning community for designers working towards collective liberation

Are you interested in refocusing your design work to center the people most impacted by the things you’re making? Are you curious about how to put the Design Justice Principles into practice? Do you want to connect with and learn alongside other designers who share your values?

The Design Justice Practice Circle is a learning community for designers at any experience level. It’s a space where we:

Experiment with and share design justice methodologies
Deepen our political education
Refine our craft and receive feedback
Gain confidence in how we practice design and design justice
Build community around shared values

Several people sit at tables, sketching on pieces of paper. In front of them are printouts of icson from the Vision Archive representing concepts like empathy, unity, and more. Some icons are geometric and digital looking, while others have a more hand drawn aesthetic.

Photo: Several people sitting around wood tables, sketching on pieces of paper and discussing what they are drawing.

Photo of two young advisors standing in front of a window, to which are taped several graphic novel storyboards. The advisors are giving feedback by placing post-its on individual panels.

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PRACTICE CIRCLE OFFERINGS

In-person and online
workshops

Long-term in-person
cohorts

Online
community

Practitioner directory

Publication opportunities

Exhibition
opportunities

THE PRACTICE CIRCLE MAY BE FOR YOU IF…

You’ve read and learned a lot about design justice, but aren’t sure how to put your knowledge into practice
You want to practice in a way that’s accountable to community, but you feel disconnected from the communities that will be impacted by your work
You are curious about facilitation but don’t have a lot of experience with it
You have been practicing design justice to the best of your ability, but don’t have a lot of opportunities to develop your skills and are often working in isolation

EVENTS

UPCOMING

Creative Practice in a Time of Upheaval
Date & time to be announced

PAST

Creative Practice in a Time of Upheaval
Nov. 20, 2025

A photograph of 2 people in a workshop. The person on the left is making a hand gesture, intertwining their fingers. The person on the right holds up a sheet of paper with a drawing that resembles a ven diagram

The Vision Archive workshop presented by Una Lee at the Allied Media Conference. Photo by Ara Howrani.

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We are currently shaping our offerings. In the meantime, sign up for updates on workshops, cohorts, and future membership opportunities.

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Please note: contributions are not tax-deductible. All funds directly support the Design Justice Practice Circle.

With Gratitude

The Design Justice Practice Circle received seed funding in late 2025 from And Also Too and the Design Justice Network.

We continue to seek support to sustain this program beyond its pilot year.