20 years of designing social interventions that engage people in imagining and designing new solutions to social problems.
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Apr 1
Join us for DS4SI's Spring 2026 Semester Kick-Off Party on Wednesday, April 8th from 6:00–9:00 PM at 7 Ramsey St. in Dorchester and learn more about our theme "Meeting the Moment" through our class offerings and our Design Teams.
RSVP: tinyurl.com/3pxeb99v
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22 Dec 2025
Developed by DS4SI with @vibelab_network, this new report explores how public life at night can be more inclusive, caring, and connected in Boston.
Nightlife isn’t just entertainment—it’s civic life.
Read the full report: tr.ee/hbhXBhA_pb
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13 Jun 2025
Mark your calendars! 🗓️ This fall, join us for 20 Questions for 20 Years—4 weeks of interventions, explorations & celebration with artists, activists & neighbors. 🎉
Part of the Boston Public Art Triennial. More soon!
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7 May 2025
"Doesn’t matter if the perversion comes from Democrats or Republicans, a white, Black, woman, man, or non-binary president — the state itself is committed to capture and control. So increasingly, it has to be fought." -Joy James youtu.be/cLWEQHXtnW0
ALT Joy James speaking at the Design Gym for the panel: Beyond Fascism and Neoliberalism with Joy James on April 22, 2025.
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4 Nov 2024
As the nation casts their votes, we’re thinking about the implications this election will have on our communities. Whatever comes next, ds4si is committed to engaging in the core issues. Join us on 11/08 @ the Design Gym for SERC. RSVP: tinyurl.com/5dy367ye
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22 Oct 2024
What happens when we host a talk show for everyday people? Come be our guest this Friday at The People's Late Night from 8-10:30 PM at The Strand Theatre. 🎤 #LateNight
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5 Oct 2024
Join us TOMORROW @ ds4si as we collectively explore how we can shift & impact our neighborhoods together.
This conversation will take place @ Public Kitchen on October 5th, 4-7 PM.
545 Columbia Rd, Uphams Corner, MA
Register: tinyurl.com/232v3rs3
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30 Sep 2024
Join ds4si tomorrow @ the Design Gym, as we discuss Land Stewardship & Community Land Trusts with the @bostonfoodforest & @nativelandconservancy from 6-8 PM @ & 7 Ramsey St, Dorchester. RSVP @ tinyurl.com/5cjtnfby
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15 Sep 2024
On Tuesday, 9/17, we invite you to the #DesignGym Fall 2024 Semester Kickoff- an evening of delicious food, arts activities, connection, registration for our free classes & workshops, & a preview of our lecture series.
REGISTER TO ATTEND: tinyurl.com/yy77v9ba
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15 Sep 2024
Join Judith Leemann, and I, on 9/19 as we invite a set of design thinkers & artists to come together to surface questions of body, institution, habit, and habitus as part of @NU_CfD's Conversation Series.
REGISTER HERE TO ATTEND: tinyurl.com/yey25rh3
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29 Aug 2024
It’s time to kick off the CfD Conversations Series for the fall semester! 👏 As part of their appointment as Visiting Fellows with @NUCSSH's Arts and Humanities Social Action Lab, Kenneth Bailey and Judith Leemann of @ds4si will join us and host a discussion.
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18 Jul 2024
Join us on Saturday, 7/20, for a House Party @ the Strand Theater in Dorchester, MA, from 3-7pm. Come listen & dance to some house classics as I curate an afternoon to remember. Bring the family and your friends and LET'S DANCE!!
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18 Jul 2024
Tomorrow, 07/19, we Kick Off DS4SI's Public Kitchen and Dance Court summer activations. You’re invited to come cook, eat, dance, relax, share a playlist or a recipe, be the DJ for an afternoon...
Let’s re-imagine public life together.
REGISTER @ tinyurl.com/ds4siKickOff
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26 Jun 2024
It was busy, joyful, impactful spring semester. A BIG shout out & Thank You to everyone who calls the DS4SI Design Gym their home. We can't wait to share what we have in store for the summer.
We're taking a PAUSE- a quick break from classes & Open Gym. We'll be back on 07.09!
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31 May 2024
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30 May 2024
Justice––or something closer to it––would be Biden on trial next for knowingly materially abetting a genocide. Then, under American 'democracy,' we could choose which of two criminally convicted presidents we wish to support.
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30 May 2024
Justice––or something closer to it––would be Biden on trial next for knowingly materially abetting a genocide. Then, under American 'democracy,' we could choose which of two criminally convicted presidents we wish to support.
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24 May 2024
Our team at DS4SI is growing (yet again), & we are excited to welcome a new Communications Lead to the family. Could it be you?
Check out the job description here: tinyurl.com/45xfa2e8
DEADLINE TO APPLY: 06/09
PLEASE SHARE WIDELY WITH YOUR NETWORK.
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9 May 2024
Join us today & EVERY TUESDAY (5pm-8pm) & THURSDAY (3pm-6pm) at the Design Gym (7 Ramsey Street in Upham's Corner, Dorchester) for OPEN GYM! Come and work out your ideas in community with us. Register at: tinyurl.com/2mmaybn2
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2 May 2024
Sign up for Civic Design 1 @ ds4si! This course introduces an approach to civic design rooted in principles of systems thinking & informed by non-linear, interventionist understandings of change. Learn more here: tinyurl.com/4njy7swa #ds4si #ds4sidesigngym
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30 Apr 2024
So proud of these students and young people. 🥳
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