Our Kenya chapter is launching next Tuesday, and the inaugural forum is open to all.
Tuesday, 4th August 2026
9:00 AM to 1:30 PM
American Corner Mtaani, Maktaba Kuu Building (National Library), Upper Hill, Nairobi
Hosted by Paragon Institute of Sustainable Development Kenya (PISDK) and Paragon Institute of Innovation USA.
A morning to meet one another, share local work, and begin weaving ESJP.
Lilian Maruti & Caroline Baillie will be present!
Our 20th annual conference is happening, and we’d love for you to join us, in person or online.
When: October 29-31, 2026
Where: Tecnológico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico (in person and virtual)
Theme: Engineering, Human Systems, and Shared Futures
Two ways to contribute:
1 – Academic & Scholarly – Share research or case studies as short papers, extended abstracts, or reflective studies.
2 – Open Space & Practice-Based – Offer a workshop, panel, or community-led session.
Contributions are welcome in English and Spanish. Proposals need a title, theme, pathway, format, a 250-400 word abstract, and author names.
Abstracts are due August 28th.
Register and submit here:
We are delighted to be hosting a number of local meetings in 2026 to enable groups around the world to connect and support one another in our journey towards justice and peace. The meetings vary in size and style – they may be just a few friends gathering in a cafe, a nature -based retreat for 10-15 people or a workshop for 40+ and they will all focus on local issues relating to the overall themes of ESJP.
If you are interested in attending any of these meetings please complete this short form and we will be able to connect you with the local host.
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The ESJP 2026 conference is to be held in Monterrey, Mexico, October 30-31, 2026.
Save the Date! More info on themes to come…
We are renovating the ESJP website. We would love to be able to offer more resources to our community and direct people to meaningful organizations/places/people.
Any type of resource is welcome. It could be a website or an organization. A magazine issue or a collection of papers. Maybe you are offering yourself as a point of contact.
This year, several ESJP communities hosted “critical conversation” retreats. We will come together in an online conference on October 6th from 10AM-4PM Eastern Time.
September 2 ~ São José dos Campos, Brazil: The Citizenship and Social Technologies Lab (Aeronautics Tech Institute) in São José dos Campos, Brazil, is hosting an ESJP meeting with our working-class schools’ partnerships. We will exchange ideas about our engaged projects, social justice and what we want to enable to flourish by working with people in vulnerability. We gather in a beautiful green park, share food, have something artful/cheerful conversations, and celebrate our coming together.
Get in touch with john.kleba@gp.ita.br if you have questions.
April 24 ~ University of San Diego (USD): Two classes combined to host a critical conversation retreat on issues related to ESJP. The two classes were ‘Engineering and social justice,‘ an upper-level class, and an entry-level ‘user-centered design‘ class. Using the open space technology approach where participants set their own topics and agenda, the students discussed issues of poverty, homelessness and redlining in San Diego, waste and food justice, lithium mining, and more. The Engineering Exchange for social justice provided food and hosted the event.
June 3/4 ~ Northern California, San Francisco: Jerry McCann and Leon Santen facilitated a two-day retreat in a beautifully art-filled house that used to belong to Jerry’s uncle and his wife. Food and drinks were provided for around 10 people, and the theme was developed collaboratively among those attending in advance of the weekend. Reach out to us if you are curious about future meet-ups. Please send an email of interest to leon@esjp.org.
June 20/21st ~ New York State, Catskills: Sarah Brownell and Caroline Baillie hosted a nature-based critical conversations retreat at Caroline’s place (Calla Munda) in the Catskill mountains on the theme of ‘Engineering and Care for our community.’ Please send expressions of interest (a few words explaining why you’d like to join) to secretary@esjp.org by April 15th. The cost will be just to cover food and supplies. There will be space for up to 4 tents. It will be one of this year’s critical conversations as well as their usual retreat.
July 11th ~ Michigan, Ann Arbor: Joey Valley, Corey Bowen, and Bogdan Vitoc organized a nature-based kayaking retreat together. You are welcome to email Joey (joeymv01@gmail.com) for more info or future meet ups.
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We invite you to let us know through the survey below. You are welcome to give your meet-up any shape you like. If you’re unsure about hosting and would like to explore this option with us, the same survey is also for you. More info is on the posters below.
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~ cartel para los que quieren ser anfitriones ~
~ flyer for those who want to host ~
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