Seattle Design Festival is a week of joy and celebration that brings the community together under our vision of a design culture that fosters equitable, resilient, thriving communities. During this difficult time in our country, our vision compels us to question how our design community can support each other throughout the year.

Seattle Design Festival will continue to foster moments of joy and creativity as an act of resistance, but we also recognize the immediacy of support that our community requires. We’re here to amplify creatives and designers who can help our community take action now.

A few actionable ways to engage:

• 3D Print Emergency Whistles. See free designs plus other resources and places to donate here.
• Print free, downloadable signs from the Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) to help let your local communities know you stand with them. Browse more printable protest signs and artwork from Billie Claire Illustration and Amplifier.
• Attend a Rapid Response virtual training. Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network (WAISN) is hosting a virtual training on Friday, February 6, from 6-8pm.
• Explore and share community resources: NWIRP, ACLU WA, and La Resistencia NW focus on immigration and civil rights, and King County Equity Now and Seattle Indivisible are community and culture focused.
• Engage in volunteer opportunities with community organizations. Architects Without Borders Seattle (AWB-S) is seeking volunteer architects for international and local projects, and El Centro de la Raza is seeking program volunteers.
• Attend SAF’s Upcoming Panel “Design in Depth: Transit-Oriented Development” at El Centro de la Raza. This panel will explore how transit-oriented development, with intentional planning, can have a positive community impact and improve quality of life for neighbors and users.

Pictured: “Sanctuary,” an SDF + Amplifier exhibition at the Center for Architecture and Design, 2019