This special issue of the International Journal of Engineering, Social Justice, and Peace (IJESJP) represents a wide array of work that was presented, discussed and created during the 2024 Engineering, Social Justice and Peace (ESJP) conference, held at Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg Sweden, and online. In this editorial we say something about the collaborative and creative process behind the conference, the process of interactive peer reviewing employed, and the contributions included in this special issue.