This organizers’ call gathered BIPOC designers and practitioners to discuss the next steps in this work with Design as Protest.

Agenda

Intro. + Welcome (25 mins)

• Micro-celebration: how you experienced black joy this past weekend (15 mins)

• Digital Community building: Join the Slack (by July 14), Instagram, and Twitter

• Demands Refresh (10 mins)

Co-organizing Expectations (5 mins): Time commitment, expectations, Weekly Wednesday Advocates Call

Breakouts (45 mins): Storytelling & Research; Direct Action; Field & Youth Organizing

• Overview of current work

• Breakdown: What’s here / What’s missing?

• Timelining: How do we roll this out / Short-term vs. long-term?

  • Do you understand the concept

  • How can we make it more clear/impactful

• Establishing leadership: What is it people want to offer?

  • Who wants to drive this work

• Ideas for specific next steps

Full Group (15 mins)

• Report Outs

• Next Steps

  • Join the Slack

  • Continue Letter Campaign

  • Wednesday’s Action Call - as we need them

  • Monday’s DAP Organizers’ Call

• 1 Word in Chat -- How are you feeling?