Engineering, Social Justice, and Peace (ESJP) is a network of academics, practitioners, and students in a range of disciplines related to engineering, social justice, and peace. Our approach works toward engineering practices that enhance gender, racial, class, and cultural equity and are democratic, non-oppressive, and non-violent. We seek to better understand the relationships between engineering practices and the contexts that shape those practices, with the purpose of promoting local-level community empowerment through engineering problem solving, broadly conceived.

Our Story
ESJP (Engineering, Social Justice, and Peace) began nearly 20 years ago, and our journey has continuously reshaped how we see engineering’s role in society. We started in Canada, grew roots in England, the US, and Australia, and our path continued to Colombia, Brazil, Puerto Rico, Denmark, and beyond. Today, we are a justice-driven network committed to questioning the status quo and envisioning better paths for engineering and science—without fees, rigid structures, or hierarchies. Our community thrives on shared values and ongoing dialogues—sustained by monthly Heartspace meetings, a Discord chat space, an annual retreat, and a yearly conference.

Shared Commitments
A more detailed statement on our shared commitments is here.

Membership
Anyone is welcome to join us who shares our values and commitments and is willing to participate in the work before us. Simply contact us if you would like to get involved. Involvement can be anything from attending a conference, joining our Discord chat space, attending monthly heartspace meetings, or writing a paper for our Journal.

Once you have been involved for a while, you might host a conference or join the coordinating committee, which, among other responsibilities, oversees our annual conference.

Contacts
For general inquiries, contact the ESJP secretary at secretary@esjp.org.