If you'd like to get involved, you can read more about the existing committees here. Email the Board of Directors with your interest, and put "Committees" in the subject line. Let us know what you want to work on and how you can help.

Jason Justice
Stephanie Glaros
Natasha Geerts
Sarah Schneider

The new Board was elected in April and began meeting in May. The Board is working on increasing involvement in the GA and getting committees started. If you have any questions or would like to get involved, email the Board and let us know.

A hi-res PDF can be downloaded here.
Please consider printing it out and making copies to put around your town/workplace/school. The more people we get involved the better the organization will be!

Fellow Graphic Alliance members:

This is a call for help and assistance to further develop the Graphic Alliance. To date we have created a mission statement, designed and printed literature and developed a base-model web site. Our potential could be much greater with your help, ideas, vision and leadership.

The Graphic Alliance (GA) is currently looking for members who are interested in serving on a temporary Transitional Directorship (TD). The primary responsibility of the TD would be the development of GA governance and management structures, and GA programs that serve our constituency. The term of this position would be for one year, whereas the TD would then be replaced a governance structure we develop.

Perspective members of the TD would be responsible for:

• upholding the GA's mission and values;
• determining GA goals;
• determining GA policies;
• determining GA organizational structures;
• determining present and future GA services and programs;
• ensuring that the GA's organizational structure and capability are appropriate for implementing chosen programming;
• ensuring that communications both to and from the GA constituency and relevant stakeholders are effective;
• understanding and take into account the interests of the GA constituency and relevant stakeholders;
• promoting the goodwill and support of the GA constituency and relevant stakeholders.
• further development of the GA web site.

The ideal candidates are:

• willing to work collaboratively with others;
• committed to democratic decisionmaking processes;
• willing to maintain an active involvement in decisionmaking;
• willing to take action on decisions;
• able to dedicate 5 to 10 hours per month to the GA;
• experienced in progressive movements as both an activist and designer.

As we are all located in geographically distant locations, most of our communication and organizing will likely be accomplished via email circles and on line.

To confirm your interest in becoming a member of the Graphic Alliance Transitional Directorship, please email us a short one paragraph statement of intent by July 15, 2004.

After July 15 we will open a voting period to allow the main body of the GA to vote on and approve the new Transitional Directorship.

Please join us in helping build the Graphic Alliance.

If you found out about the Graphic Alliance at the Designs On Democracy conference and would like to join us and participate in building the GA please click here.

The Designs On Democracy conference was organized by Design Action Collective, Tumi's Design, Change the Game, Ruckus Society and dozens of other volunteers.