RISD/NY: Politics, Alumni, and Effecting Change

Join RISD/NY and a panel of alumni as we discuss and present design actions in response to the current political climate.

Presenters:

Ashleigh Axios [08 GD] is an international speaker, strategic creative, and an advocate for design's ability to break barriers and create positive social change. She is also the former Creative Director of the The Obama White House.

Willem Van Lancker [10 GD] is an entrepreneur and co-founder of ebooks company Oyster (now a part of Google). He is also a volunteer and design advisor for the New York Immigration Coalition and several progressive Brooklyn Democrats.

John Caserta is a designer and an Associate Professor in the Graphic Design Department at Rhode Island School of Design.

Moderated by Andrew Freeman [02 GD], founder and principal of afreeman design, and serves on the Citizen Designer Now! committee, as well as the board of AIGA NY.

Refreshments provided by James Wynn [98 GD] and BKLYN Larder.

Thoughtworks is a software company and a community of passionate, purpose-led individuals. They think disruptively to deliver technology to address clients' toughest challenges, all while seeking to revolutionize the IT industry and create positive social change.

RISD/NY is the New York City alumni club of the Rhode Island School of Design. The club seeks to optimize the abundant art and design backdrop of greater NYC to provide educational, inspirational and social experiences that enrich the lives of the RISD creative community, while fostering lifelong connections with the college.

Image provided by Willem Van Lancker of posters he designed for the NY Immigration Coalition.

RISD is a community committed to social equity and inclusion. We value diversity as a strength, and share core principles of access, agency and mutual respect, both on campus and through our individual interactions around the world. We welcome individuals of all faiths, ethnicities and nationalities. We expect that anyone participating in RISD programs respects and supports our position and values, even if they do not share them.