Design in 2021 – what will design activism look like? January 15, 2021 8:59 am
What do you think 2021 will hold for design activism?
“Deeds not Words”. With this motto, the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU) was created in 1903. Founded by Emmeline Pankhurst, the aim of the organisation was to secure the right to vote for women in the United Kingdom – by any means.
If 2020 was the year of the marginalized making their voices heard, 2021 will be the year those voices create action – deeds, not words. Since the murder of George Floyd last year in the US, we’ve seen creative and innovative efforts to raise awareness, further discussion, and highlight inequality on a global scale.