If you’re curious about urban food justice, cooking, and finding groceries in NYC, you don’t want to miss this! Led by scholar and researcher Kwé Neshai, this 2 part workshop will include a learning circle where participants engage with the history of food apartheid in America, and explore how access, cultural practice, and geography shape our eating practices today. Part 2 invites guests to develop a zine of recipes inspired by real grocery items they get to take home! Space is limited, RSVP today!

About Kwé Neshai:

Kwé is a Black, Queer, interdisciplinary researcher and artist from Brooklyn, New York. Rooted in the intersections of ecology, social justice, and community science, their work explores how participatory practices within science and design can create justice-oriented solutions for marginalized urban communities. Kwé’s research has earned recognition in Nature magazine and has been presented in international circles, including the 2019 Society for Social Studies of Science annual meeting. As a 2023 Confident Futures Fellow, they developed international collaborations fostering culturally informed youth programs in both Brooklyn and Amsterdam. Their work is dedicated to forging intercommunal connections and breaking down systemic barriers to opportunity.

About Culture Push + Show Don’t Tell:

Culture Push is an arts organization that supports artists and creative thinkers using imaginative, participatory methods to address social and civic challenges. Operating at the intersection of art, social justice, and public engagement, Culture Push fosters collaboration, experimentation, and new ways of thinking through hands-on, community-driven projects.

The Show Don’t Tell Symposium is Culture Push’s annual gathering of artists and creative changemakers who share works-in-progress developed through Fellowship-supported civic experiments. Through interactive installations, performances, and participatory workshops, the Symposium invites the public into imaginative acts of collective learning, care, and resistance—spotlighting practices that push the boundaries of how art can move in the world.