ABOUT
FIRST SEVEN DESIGN LABS IS AN AUTONOMOUS CREATIVE ENTITY SPECIALIZING IN
MEDIA, TECHNOLOGY AND OTHERWISE TO AMPLIFY AND DEFEND FRONTLINE COMMUNITIES OF COLOR.
WHAT ARE THE GOALS?
BUILDING POWERFUL MOMENTS IN MOVEMENTS THAT ARE IMPACTFUL AND EFFECTIVE
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STRATEGY
Advancement of campaign goals through effective targeted actions.
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OPPORTUNITY
Identifying and creating moments of intervention for strategic dialog.
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EXECUTION
Expected outcomes in compliance with preset requirements.
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RESULTS
Actualized measurable campaign results of complex challenges.
ADAPTABILITY
REAL-TIME ADAPTION OF TRADITIONAL IDEAS, ACTIONS, AND VALUES MAKES
FIRST SEVEN DESIGN LABS A FORMIDABLE ADVERSARY TO THE STATUS QUO.
PROVOCATEUR
MEET ME
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REMY
AGENCY LINKS FEATURING FRONTLINE COMMUNITIES
First Seven Design Labs in various capacities has had the humble pleasure to work in collaboration with some of the most beautiful BIPOC social and environmental movements.
SERVICES
ORGANIZATIONAL MOVEMENT SOLUTIONS THAT EFFECTIVELY EMPLOY
A DIVERSITY OF TACTICS TO MEET AND EXCEED CLIENT GOALS.
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CONSULTATION
Consulting services, organizational development, operational planning and risk management.
WHAT IS OFFERED
- Feasibility Studies
- Project Advisory
- Value Engineering
- Technical Expertise
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WEB/GRAPHIC DESIGN
Cultivate effective visual media strategies that inform and inspire target audiences to take necessary action.
WHAT IS OFFERED
- UI/UX Experience
- Digital & Print Graphics
- Brand Management
- Social Media Integration
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WEB/PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
End user experiences and product deliverables are flawlessly executed to exceed client expectations.
WHAT IS OFFERED
- Environmental Design
- Systems Thinking
- Process Optimization
- Server Management
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DIGITAL MEDIA
Creative content customized to frontline clients ever changing campaign challenges and goals.
WHAT IS OFFERED
- Photography & Videography
- Grassroots Storytelling
- Content Strategy
- Targeted Marketing
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GUERRILLA MARKETING
Innovative, unconventional and unsanctioned campaign visuals designed to incite public engagement.
WHAT IS OFFERED
- Street Art Installations
- Viral Impact Awareness
- Experiential Learning
- High Return On Investment
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DIRECT ACTION
Frontline grassroots training to protect and defend Mother Earth and BIPOC communities against harm.
WHAT IS OFFERED
- Research & Analysis
- Historical Strategy & Tactics
- Full Spectrum Solutions
- Self/Community Defense
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Blog
ARTICLES, CASE STUDIES AND EXPERIMENTS.
In The Spirit Of Faris Odeh
05 Jan 1 CommentsBy Remy Over 20 years ago I lived with a Palestinian family around September 11th. It was during dinners of traditional food that our laughter and sometimes tears would solidify
The Direct Action Psychology Of Clean Air Respirators
29 Sep 0 CommentsBy Remy The proposal shared here is one of the various scenarios presented to a frontline community to complement their campaigns in defense of Mother Earth. The logic and framing
Developing Horse Medicine Within The Resistance Of Standing Rock
05 Jun 0 CommentsBy Remy This series of short videos features a few of the Indigenous art and cultural movement-building strategies that were being implemented at Standing Rock. The end video encapsulates the
Bethlehem 2023
22 Dec 1 CommentsYa’at’eeh shí ke doo shí Diné, Greetings. My name is Remy. I am an Indigenous artist from Black Mesa on the Navajo Reservation. Right before Christmas I will be releasing
As Thousands of Vets Descend On Standing Rock, U.S. Army Backs Down And Halts Pipeline Construction – Democracy Now
05 Dec 0 CommentsBy Amy Goodman The announcement from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that it would deny a permit to Energy Party Transfers to drill under the Missouri River came as
Water Protectors From Polluted Communities Lead People’s Climate March – The Intercept
29 Apr 0 CommentsBy Alleen Brown Remy, left, an artist from the Navajo Nation in Black Mesa, Ariz., and Wiyaka Eagleman, who is from the Rosebud Sioux Reservation in South Dakota, Hilton Kelley
Lessons Of Lateral Oppression At COP 21 In Paris
07 Dec 0 CommentsBy Remy Based on previous work making Lozen Shields for the Apache Stronghold in Washington D.C., I was asked by native nonprofits to create a shield to represent Indigenous People
The Apache Stronghold’s Caravan To The Capitol
22 Jul 0 CommentsBy Remy Making their way across the country, the Apache Stronghold left the San Carlos Reservation of Arizona and headed to Washington DC to protest at the nation’s Capitol. The
Organizing The Oppression Of The People’s Climate March
21 Sep 1 CommentsBy Remy The People’s Climate March of 2014 was in New York City. The month prior to this massive convergence was a Training For Trainers event given by some of
Flood Wall Street: A Greenwashed Competition Of Corporate Capitalism
06 Nov 0 CommentsBy Remy The previous day’s historic 400,000-person People’s Climate March showed widespread support to continue shouting at buildings at the Flood Wall Street sit-in which was happening in conjunction with
The Black Snakes Of New Orleans Oil Lease Auction Protest
23 Mar 1 CommentsBy Remy President Obama recently opened 43 million acres in the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas drilling at a lease sale in New Orleans. As an Indigenous Movement Artist, I
Here Is Why You Can’t Exterminate Us
25 Jan 0 CommentsBy Remy To the racists who tried to destroy the images of Indigenous struggle while occupying stolen Tewa Land: Here’s why you can’t exterminate us, colonizer. We’re not huddled in
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