ID and WIND Celebrate Five Years of Partnership, WIND’s New Book

Join the Institute of Design and WIND — Women Initiating New Directions for an evening celebrating five years of partnership and the launch of a new book, Her Voice Matters: Memories and Reflections from Justice-Impacted Women, that brings WIND's community of voices into print.

WIND supports current and recently incarcerated women through educational programs at Cook County Department of Corrections, Grace House, Deborah’s Place, and several other residential transitional homes. What began as a collaboration between WIND co-founder Kelly Costello and ID faculty Tomoko Ichikawa has grown into something larger: ID graduates have built WIND's training website, facilitated workshops, and shaped the program from the inside. One of those graduates, Victoria Marie Williamson (MDes 2022), started as a volunteer and is now WIND's Program Manager.

The evening will include an overview of the ID–WIND partnership, prototypes from Tomoko's class, and an introduction to the new WIND book with readings from authors and contributors. There will also be time for open conversation and connection.

This event is open to the broader WIND and ID communities—volunteers, students, faculty, donors, facilitators, nonprofit partners, and anyone interested in the intersection of design and justice.

Agenda

• Welcome and overview of the ID–WIND partnership
• Student work on display: prototypes from Tomoko Ichikawa's class
• Introduction to Victoria Williamson, Program Manager, WIND (MDes 2022)
• New book introduction and readings
• Q&A and open discussion
• Reception

Learn more about the ID–WIND project.