Activist Designer Roundtable: 7/17 Oakland, CA

This just in from the folks at Design Action Collective:

We're finally able to follow up on the highly successful 2004 Designs on Democracy conference! If you were there, you will remember what a great information exchange and relationship building opportunity that big get-together was. Ever since, we've been trying to foment other, more ground-up ways of recapturing that experience, and further developing it into an on-going exchange that will benefit the Movement for the long-term.

The format: A monthly series of presentations and facilitated round-table discussions on topics of interest to activist designers.

The goal: To strengthen our ability to provide the social justice movement with effective graphic design, visual communications and other advertising services. Recognizing that we play a vital role in countering the propaganda of the right, we want to foster communication, sharing and collaboration between like-minded activist-designers (and eliminate/reduce competition).

The Topics: These could range from the specific ("what is your logo design process") to the broad and political ("The role of political posters for the MySpace generation"). Participant interest will determine topics.

The location: The new Eastside Arts Alliance building
2277 International Blvd. Oakland, CA 94606

The first DoD Roundtable will be held on Tuesday, July 17, 2007. 6:30 - 9 pm. "Progressive Communications in Design, Part I"
We will decide on a topic for this and a couple subsequent round-tables at this first meeting with your input.

Subsequent Roundtables will be on the 2nd Tuesday of each month for the rest of 2007.

What to bring: Your ideas. And if possible, a snack or beverage to share (but more important you come).


Designs on Democracy

ps. Please RSVP if you're planning to come or if you're interested in future sessions!!

Nadia Khastagir
nadia _ AT _ designaction.org