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Agents of Resistance

Those of us who do design for social change are intimately familiar with the longstanding role art and cultural work plays in movements to resist fascism. We have been here before. The recent election results are disheartening in that they
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December 15, 2016 | By sabiha | Categories: News

2016 Elections: A round up of voter guides. Vote early!

With so many propositions on the California ballot — and so much at stake in this election — voter guides are helpful for condensing the complicated information, and providing us with informed, researched positions. Many coalitions and collaborations have formed
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October 26, 2016 | By Design Action | Categories: Case Studies, News

Black Lives Matter, The Brand: Design Action Collective and Black Lives Matter interviewed by Fast Company’s Co.Design

Black Lives Matter, The Brand A social movement is not a corporation. Do the same branding rules apply? By Diana Budds | Published in Fast Company’s Co.Design on Sept 14, 2016 Black Lives Matter is one of the most widespread
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September 15, 2016 | By josh | Categories: Case Studies, Messaging and Strategy, News

Statement on the Recent Attacks on Black Lives Matter’s Website

from Black Lives Matter, eQualit.ie, May First/People Link, and Design Action Collective The official Black Lives Matter website has experienced a massive denial of service attack starting this past weekend and continuing at this time. The site
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July 11, 2016 | By Design Action | Categories: News

Find us at one of these conferences this summer!

Are you attending any of the summer conferences? Join us at one of the workshops or convenings we are participating in where we will talk about design for social justice, grassroots fundraising, worker coop organizing, and strategic online organizing. Allied
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June 9, 2016 | By Design Action | Categories: Events & Updates, News

2015 Year in Review: travelling, learning, and organizing

This past year was full of activity for Design Action Collective. We travelled to new cities to present workshops and connect with organizers, we took on new projects that expanded our skills, and we continued to work closely with our
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January 29, 2016 | By josh | Categories: Events & Updates, News

Contra Costa Times: Oakland children’s author pens books with a socially conscious heart

OAKLAND — It was while thumbing through children’s books with his young son, Arief, that Innosanto Nagara began thinking about penning a work of his own. “We’d been reading a lot of books,” recalled the Oakland resident, sitting in a
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December 29, 2015 | By josh | Categories: News

The Guardian: ‘This is who we are’: eight portraits of Muslim Americans

The Guardian recently published this article featuring Design Action’s very own, Sabiha Basrai. Muslim Americans are feeling targeted and misunderstood after comments by Donald Trump this week. Here are eight perspectives on what life is like for them On
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December 11, 2015 | By sabiha | Categories: News

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