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I was in the Bay for 18 years. I was there during the dot-com boom in ’99. A lot of our communities left because it was impossible to keep going. The restaurants we worked at closed because it wasn’t sustainable. [But] my mentors are still there, and that’s where I came into food.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Oakland’s grassroots influences, along with Listman’s leftist upbringing in Mexico and Keval’s anti-colonial literary acumen from his days at Humboldt State University, are unmistakably baked into Masala y Maiz’s philosophies of collectivism, equity and universal workers rights. A few times a year, the restaurant hosts an “Eat What You Want, Pay What You Can” day, inviting anyone — particularly locals combating the rising cost of living in \u003ca href=\"https://www.cntraveler.com/story/how-gentrification-continues-to-change-mexico-city\">a gentrified Mexico City\u003c/a> — to enjoy a Michelin-starred meal, even if all they can afford to pay for it with is \u003ca href=\"https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20250825-pay-what-you-can-for-a-michelin-starred-meal\">a piece of original artwork\u003c/a>. The restaurant’s regular menus often feature large, bilingual phrases (“white supremacy is terrorism”; “que vive la lucha femenista”) based on current events.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13987864\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1333px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13987864\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/Credit_Ana-Lorenzana_TableSpread.jpg\" alt=\"A spread of dishes on a black tabletop — included is a fried whole fish, head-on shrimp, and salad.\" width=\"1333\" height=\"2000\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/Credit_Ana-Lorenzana_TableSpread.jpg 1333w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/Credit_Ana-Lorenzana_TableSpread-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/Credit_Ana-Lorenzana_TableSpread-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/Credit_Ana-Lorenzana_TableSpread-1024x1536.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1333px) 100vw, 1333px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An impressive spread of dishes at Masa y Maiz. \u003ccite>(Ana Lorenzana, courtesy of Masala y Maiz)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The messaging isn’t only for show. In 2018, the restaurant boldly \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-mexico-city-restaurant-20180512-story.html\">challenged Mexico City’s government officials, citing corruption and bribery\u003c/a> — and somehow came out unscathed. Then, in 2021, the couple rejected a nomination from The World’s 50 Best Restaurants, calling out the foundation’s culture of exploitation and sexism. On Instagram, Masala y Maiz expressed gratitude for the recognition but didn’t yield, sharing a graphic of their invitation with a simple declaration overlaid above it: “\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/CVfYu1rL7oT/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=128bcd38-88bd-4ee8-a174-fd802ac4baae\">Gracias, no gracias\u003c/a>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The restaurant has also proven to be far more transcendentally savory than any political statement could ever be on its own. That is to say, the food at Masala y Maiz reflects Oakland’s famously eclectic flavors, too, in its borderless mezcla of dishes: an edible tapestry of Mexican, Indian and East African ingredients. The paratha quesadilla, which uses Indian flatbread in place of traditional corn tortillas, is gooed together with a blend of Oaxacan and mountain cheeses, and served with a side of salsa machaar and herb salad. For the uttapam gordita, a thick South Indian dosa is topped with shredded barbacoa, butternut squash, asparagus and housemade salsa verde. And the esquites makai pakka is a Kenyan remix of Mexico’s beloved street corn dish — a stir of corn kernels, coconut milk, East African masala, in-house mayo and crumbled cotija cheese.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13987857\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13987857\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/36_PhotoCredit-Sana-Javeri-Kadri.jpg\" alt='Jars of spices labeled with blue tape, including dried guajillo chiles, gunpowder pudi, \"Black Power cardamom,\" methi, and maiz morado.' width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/36_PhotoCredit-Sana-Javeri-Kadri.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/36_PhotoCredit-Sana-Javeri-Kadri-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/36_PhotoCredit-Sana-Javeri-Kadri-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/36_PhotoCredit-Sana-Javeri-Kadri-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Masala y Maiz is a reflection of the commonalities that can be found across different parts the Global South. Here, a medley of Indian and East African spices sit beside Mexican ingredients like corn and guajillo peppers. \u003ccite>(Sana Javeri Kadri, courtesy of Masala y Maiz)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Now, Oakland’s past is reuniting with the restaurant’s present. This month, the duo is hosting a series of guest chefs from all over the map in honor of International Women’s Month. The series concludes on March 25 with a collaborative dinner featuring the Bay Area’s own Reem Assil and Nite Yun, who both got their starts cooking in Oakland. Yun is the Cambodian American chef behind \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/lunette_cambodia/?hl=en\">Lunette\u003c/a>, a Khmer gem inside San Francisco’s Ferry Building; Assil is the Palestinian-Syrian culinary icon of \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/reemscalifornia/?hl=en\">Reem’s California\u003c/a> fame. The Bay Area chefs will join Listman and Keval to create a one-night-only menu centered on their Cambodian, Palestinian, Indian and Mexican backgrounds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But how, exactly, did this internationally renowned hot spot make it all the way down from the East Bay’s shores to the pedestrian-flooded Centro Historico of Mexico’s trending capital to begin with? As it turns out, it all originated as an Oakland love story.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>‘Ghetto Gourmet’ and PKC — that’s Oakland, baby\u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Before landing in the Bay, Listman had already established herself in the Mexico City art scene. When she came to Oakland in the ’90s, she quickly felt aligned with the city’s unsugared realness, laissez-faire freedoms and artistic energy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The art scene in Mexico City was very avant garde, very international; it was exhilarating. I felt the same way about Oakland,” she says. “I fell in love with the Bay because of that similarity.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13987856\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13987856\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/MX14-700-preview.jpg\" alt=\"In a backyard garden setting, a woman holds out a glass while a bottle wine is poured.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/MX14-700-preview.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/MX14-700-preview-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/MX14-700-preview-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/MX14-700-preview-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">During her time in the Bay Area, Listman brought her expertise and insights as a Mexican-born artist and foodmaker, helping to introduce mezcal to the region when it was relatively unknown. Alice Waters (right), the founder of Berkeley’s Chez Panisse, attended one of her many events. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Norma Listman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The Oakland of then was far from the Oakland it would later become. In the mid-to-late aughts, Listman was among the first in the Town to purvey artisanal mezcals, when the libation was more mystery than mainstream. She was invested in fashion, design and art. In 2007, she began working front of house in various Oakland restaurants, eventually finding her way into the kitchen. She independently experimented with food as “a medium to tell a larger story” with a project she titled The Salon Dinners. Listman recalls those times fondly, before tech billionaires and real estate conglomerates completely uprooted artists and storytellers in the region, leaving a profit-driven void in their wake.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In Oakland, there was something called ‘Ghetto Gourmet,’” she says, describing an underground community of Oakland home chefs at the time, not to be confused with the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11777049/why-berkeleys-gourmet-ghetto-is-a-problem-for-some\">Berkeley neighborhood nickname\u003c/a>. “People turned their houses into restaurants and began cooking their own food, and it was a really cool time in the Bay to have those experiences and to be experimental. I started doing some of that,” she says. “Where I grew up in Mexico, it’s common that some homes and garages and family dining rooms become restaurants to serve pozole or some other dish that the family matriarch does well. [My dinners] felt like a blend of that, in terms of food, but it was shot down by the health department. It lasted about a year and a half, and it was so cool.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For Listman, these kinds of secretive, word-of-mouth happenings gave Oakland a certain magic in that era: “Everything felt more hidden. Back in the day, nothing was exposed, but if you knocked on a door, it would open, and then another door would appear behind that, and you’d find another world inside.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13987852\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13987852\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/pkc-founders.jpg\" alt=\"Three smiling people posing for a portrait in front of some kitchen cabinets\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2000\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/pkc-founders.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/pkc-founders-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/pkc-founders-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/pkc-founders-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">From left: Keval, Sita Kuratomi Bhaumik and Jocelyn Jackson. The trio co-founded the People’s Kitchen Collective in 2007. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Saqib Keval)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>During that same span, \u003ca href=\"https://edibleeastbay.com/2013/08/15/it-takes-a-grandmother/\">Keval was steadily building up PKC\u003c/a>, a political food program he co-founded in 2007, along with \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13923936/moad-new-chef-in-residence-jocelyn-jackson-peoples-kitchen-collective\">Jocelyn Jackson\u003c/a> and Sita Kuratomi Bhaumik, in West Oakland. Keval’s evolving vision for the group was inspired by his involvement in Bay Area restaurants and food nonprofits like Restaurant Opportunities Center of the Bay Area and West Oakland’s People’s Grocery, where he helped start the \u003ca href=\"https://growingjusticeinstitute.wordpress.com/about/\">Growing Justice Institute\u003c/a>, an urban agriculture project.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During Keval’s time at PKC, the group held large-scale public meals at Lil Bobby Hutton Park and at urban farms. Keval developed connections with Black Panther Party elders and collaborated with the likes of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13986932/emory-douglas-black-panthers-interview-aaacc-san-francisco\">Emory Douglas\u003c/a>, who created the fliers for the Panthers’ Free Breakfast Program. “It was formative for me as an activist to understand the Black and Brown and South Asian history in the Bay. That was vital,” Keval says of those years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Soon, his path would serendipitously intertwine with Listman’s.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13987854\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13987854\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/kaval-pkc.jpg\" alt=\"A South Asian man holds a microphone as he addresses a gathering. His apron reads, "The People's Kitchen, OAKLAND."\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1336\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/kaval-pkc.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/kaval-pkc-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/kaval-pkc-768x513.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/kaval-pkc-1536x1026.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">In the late aughts, Keval rallied communities in Oakland and beyond around issues of food justice. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Saqib Keval)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>The road to Mexico City goes through Old Oakland\u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Maybe no neighborhood in Oakland has retained as much of the clandestine enchantment that Listman recalls from the aughts as Old Oakland. In particular, the historic downtown neighborhood — crammed into a quaint, relatively sleepy four-block nook bordered by Highway 880, Broadway and West Oakland — has long been an overlooked bastion of delicious eats.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In prior years, you’d find beloved gems like \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13910410/miss-ollies-oakland-closing\">Miss Ollie’s\u003c/a>, the Afro-Caribbean staple with out-the-door lines, where Keval once worked. Today, the neighborhood is home to chef Anthony Salguero’s Popoca, a Salvadoran American powerhouse slanging woodfired pupusas, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13936332/tchaka-haitian-restaurant-oakland\">T’chaka\u003c/a>, Oakland’s first and only Haitian joint (which, poetically, exists in the former Miss Ollie’s space). But arguably no other restaurant in Old Oakland has left more of an imprint than Cosecha. Until it shuttered in 2021, the Mexican eatery inside of Swan Market was one of the most influential restaurants in the Bay Area’s culinary landscape.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Coincidentally, Cosecha is also where Listman and Keval first met, around 2013. At that time, Listman was working with the restaurant to host mezcal tastings and community art events; Keval and PKC used Cosecha as a space to provide meals and build a shared foundation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13987858\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13987858\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/pkc-at-cosecha.jpg\" alt=\"Crowded communal tables inside a food hall.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/pkc-at-cosecha.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/pkc-at-cosecha-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/pkc-at-cosecha-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/pkc-at-cosecha-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Old Oakland’s now-shuttered Cosecha was an instrumental space for Keval and Listman, who used it as a venue to build community and inspire change. For a time, the restaurant hosted many of the People’s Kitchen Collective’s pay-what-you-can meals. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Saqib Keval/People's Kitchen Collective)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In terms of how they started dating? Listman tells it straight: “We never really engaged that much. We were busy in our own worlds.” That changed when the Museum of the African Diaspora in San Francisco began a new residency program and recruited both Listman and PKC to collaborate. Listman smiles: “We worked together on that event, and since then we’ve never stopped working together.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dominica Rice-Cisneros, Cosecha’s Mexican American chef-owner who currently runs Bombera in the Dimond District, knew the couple long before they were star chefs. Since hosting them in her own restaurant, Rice-Cisneros has gone on to eat at every version of Masala y Maiz (the restaurant has had different locations in Mexico City over the years).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I consider Masala y Maiz to be a Bay Area restaurant, even though they’re in Mexico City. They are an Oakland restaurant, to be exact. True Oakland,” says Rice-Cisneros. “It’s definitely international and could do well everywhere, but first and foremost, it’s Oakland.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13987859\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13987859\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/PKC25.jpg\" alt=\"A man in a blue apron looking down in front of a restaurant kitchen, where a woman is prepping food.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/PKC25.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/PKC25-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/PKC25-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/PKC25-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Keval drew inspiration from Bay Area restaurants like Cosecha, where he is pictured in this photo during his People’s Kitchen Collective years. Behind him, Cosecha chef Dominica Rice-Cisneros prepares a dish. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Saqib Keval)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>This week, Rice-Cisneros will be flying out to attend the International Women’s Month dinner that Listman is hosting along with Assil and Yun. It doesn’t get more Bay Area — in Mexico City — than that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While Rice-Cisneros doesn’t take any credit for uniting Listman and Keval, the couple is quick to point out Cosecha’s importance in their lives. “Masala y Maiz exists because of Dominica. We exist [as a couple] because of PKC,” Keval says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2017, Listman moved back to Mexico to research corn foodways. Unexpectedly, she was offered an on-the-spot chance to take over a dining space in the San Miguel Chapultepec neighborhood of Mexico City. She took the risk and invited Keval to join her. The result was Masala y Maiz: a combination of their families’ migratory lineages told through recipes. In that way, the restaurant is an expression of all of the parallels that Listman and Keval have found between the cuisines and cultures across Mexico, India, Kenya and the Global South at large.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13987855\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13987855\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/norma-and-saqib.jpg\" alt=\"A man and a woman, both in sunglasses, sit close together while the woman takes a selfie of the two of them with her phone.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1337\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/norma-and-saqib.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/norma-and-saqib-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/norma-and-saqib-768x513.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/norma-and-saqib-1536x1027.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">In 2017, Listman and Keval left the Bay Area, where they had met and began dating, with the shared vision of changing the restaurant industry together. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Saqib Keval)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The restaurant’s stature has only grown over the years as it moved into larger spaces and solidified itself as a culinary destination and activist force in Mexico City. But even as the couple was building out their restaurant, the Bay Area was always close to their hearts — and the Bay hadn’t forgotten about them, either. Listman notes that her former mentor, the legendary Slanted Door chef Charles Phan (who \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13970535/charles-phan-the-innovative-chef-of-sfs-slanted-door-has-died\">passed away last year\u003c/a>), supplied Masala y Maiz with its inaugural set of silverware. Eight years later, it’s still the crown jewel of the restaurant’s collection.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b2b2b; font-weight: 400;\">[aside postID='arts_13960139,arts_13932089,arts_13912706']\u003c/span>\u003c/span>For Listman, the Bay resonates in their work — but it’s not the only factor. “The Bay Area is a very revolutionary place with incredible political movements,” she says. “But it’s not the only thing. A lot of the movements in Mexico and in different communities inform what we do.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Keval is even more effusive in his praise of the Bay. “The thing about the restaurants in the Bay we worked at was that they showed us the possibilities of what a restaurant can be, and the authenticity of each person expressing who they are in their own way,” he says. “We learned what it means to do right by your employees and your team. We worked with chefs who cared, who worked alongside everyone else. That helped me form this idea of what a restaurant could be and how to critique patriarchy, capitalism and so forth. Oakland gave me space to try that out and tweak it and work on service and hospitality from a different point of view, one that was community-based and centered on dignity.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13987861\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1333px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13987861\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/9_PhotoCredit-Sana-Javeri-Kadri.jpg\" alt=\"Two pairs of hands pressing down on banana leaves in a large pot.\" width=\"1333\" height=\"2000\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/9_PhotoCredit-Sana-Javeri-Kadri.jpg 1333w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/9_PhotoCredit-Sana-Javeri-Kadri-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/9_PhotoCredit-Sana-Javeri-Kadri-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/9_PhotoCredit-Sana-Javeri-Kadri-1024x1536.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1333px) 100vw, 1333px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">At Masala y Maiz, Listman and Keval combine culinary traditions from their respective backgrounds. \u003ccite>(Sana Javeri Kadri, courtesy of Masala y Maiz)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In a fine dining industry where headlines about \u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/07/dining/rene-redzepi-noma-abuse-allegations.html\">institutions abusing their workers\u003c/a> are not uncommon, and in which high-end establishments have a reputation of being financially inaccessible to the working class, Masala y Maiz’s egalitarian for-the-people, by-the-people mantras are far from the norm. But they’re deeply rooted in the Bay’s insurgent ecosystem, where Listman and Keval were shaped and influenced for years while also carving out space for themselves, long before Masala y Maiz’s opened its proverbial doors to would-be diners.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As Keval puts it, “That’s who we are, and that’s a direct line to the Bay. That won’t ever stop being home.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After all, is there anything more truly Oakland than feeding revolutions, building cross-communal solidarity, and inviting everyone to share in discourse amid today’s hetero-capitalist dystopia — all while eating some of the best meals of your life?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Correction: An earlier version of this article credited chef Anthony Strong with providing Masala y Maiz’s first set of silverware. Strong was also a mentor to Listman, but Charles Phan of Slanted Door was the one who gifted them the silverware.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003chr>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/masalaymaiz/\">\u003ci>Masala y Maiz\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci> (116 C. Artículo 123, Edificio Humboldt, Mexico City) is open every day from noon to 6 p.m., except on Tuesdays. On Wednesday, March 25 at 7:30 p.m., the restaurant will host its final International Women’s Month series dinner with chefs Reem Assil and Nite Yun. The communal meal will include a six-course collaborative tasting, with a welcome drink and tip included for $2,200 MXN, or roughly $115 USD, per person. \u003c/i>\u003ca href=\"https://www.exploretock.com/masala-y-maiz-mexico-city/event/595460\">\u003ci>Tickets here\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>.\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class=\"utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__dropcapShortcode__dropcap\">W\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>hen you first enter Masala y Maiz — a Michelin-starred renegade of a restaurant in Mexico City that has been profiled on Netflix’s “Chef’s Table” — you wouldn’t necessarily know that Oakland is at the heart of its soulful appeal. The concrete, brutalist design of the space denotes an air of Mexican modernism that’s unlike anything you’d find in the Bay Area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yet according to chef and co-owner Saqib Keval, a Northern California–raised son of Ethiopian and Kenyan immigrants of Indian descent, Oakland is central to the restaurant’s ethos.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The restaurant feels like an extension of Oakland at times, in terms of the music, politics, culture, vibe,” says Keval, who opened Masala y Maiz with his wife Norma Listman in 2017. “It feels like an embassy. Oakland is a place we miss.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bay Area activists may remember Keval as one of the co-founders of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/peopleskitchencollective/\">People’s Kitchen Collective\u003c/a> (PKC), among Oakland’s most prominent food justice organizations. Listman, meanwhile, was born and raised in Texcoco, Mexico, before she migrated to the Bay in the ’90s to work as a multidisciplinary artist and, eventually, a chef, cutting her teeth at esteemed Oakland restaurants like Tamarindo, Bay Wolf and Camino.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13987860\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13987860\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/Credit_Ana-Lorenzana_OutsideRestaurant.jpg\" alt=\"Two chefs in blue aprons pose in front a restaurant, underneath massive cement columns.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/Credit_Ana-Lorenzana_OutsideRestaurant.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/Credit_Ana-Lorenzana_OutsideRestaurant-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/Credit_Ana-Lorenzana_OutsideRestaurant-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/Credit_Ana-Lorenzana_OutsideRestaurant-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Keval and Listman stand in front of the current iteration of Masala y Maiz in Mexico City’s historic centro, where the restaurant relocated in 2024. \u003ccite>(Ana Lorenzana, courtesy of Masala y Maiz)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I have Oakland tattooed on my leg,” she says. “We hold a romantic idea of the Bay, of Oakland, when we lived there. I was in the Bay for 18 years. I was there during the dot-com boom in ’99. A lot of our communities left because it was impossible to keep going. The restaurants we worked at closed because it wasn’t sustainable. [But] my mentors are still there, and that’s where I came into food.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Oakland’s grassroots influences, along with Listman’s leftist upbringing in Mexico and Keval’s anti-colonial literary acumen from his days at Humboldt State University, are unmistakably baked into Masala y Maiz’s philosophies of collectivism, equity and universal workers rights. A few times a year, the restaurant hosts an “Eat What You Want, Pay What You Can” day, inviting anyone — particularly locals combating the rising cost of living in \u003ca href=\"https://www.cntraveler.com/story/how-gentrification-continues-to-change-mexico-city\">a gentrified Mexico City\u003c/a> — to enjoy a Michelin-starred meal, even if all they can afford to pay for it with is \u003ca href=\"https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20250825-pay-what-you-can-for-a-michelin-starred-meal\">a piece of original artwork\u003c/a>. The restaurant’s regular menus often feature large, bilingual phrases (“white supremacy is terrorism”; “que vive la lucha femenista”) based on current events.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13987864\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1333px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13987864\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/Credit_Ana-Lorenzana_TableSpread.jpg\" alt=\"A spread of dishes on a black tabletop — included is a fried whole fish, head-on shrimp, and salad.\" width=\"1333\" height=\"2000\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/Credit_Ana-Lorenzana_TableSpread.jpg 1333w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/Credit_Ana-Lorenzana_TableSpread-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/Credit_Ana-Lorenzana_TableSpread-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/Credit_Ana-Lorenzana_TableSpread-1024x1536.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1333px) 100vw, 1333px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An impressive spread of dishes at Masa y Maiz. \u003ccite>(Ana Lorenzana, courtesy of Masala y Maiz)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The messaging isn’t only for show. In 2018, the restaurant boldly \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-mexico-city-restaurant-20180512-story.html\">challenged Mexico City’s government officials, citing corruption and bribery\u003c/a> — and somehow came out unscathed. Then, in 2021, the couple rejected a nomination from The World’s 50 Best Restaurants, calling out the foundation’s culture of exploitation and sexism. On Instagram, Masala y Maiz expressed gratitude for the recognition but didn’t yield, sharing a graphic of their invitation with a simple declaration overlaid above it: “\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/CVfYu1rL7oT/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=128bcd38-88bd-4ee8-a174-fd802ac4baae\">Gracias, no gracias\u003c/a>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The restaurant has also proven to be far more transcendentally savory than any political statement could ever be on its own. That is to say, the food at Masala y Maiz reflects Oakland’s famously eclectic flavors, too, in its borderless mezcla of dishes: an edible tapestry of Mexican, Indian and East African ingredients. The paratha quesadilla, which uses Indian flatbread in place of traditional corn tortillas, is gooed together with a blend of Oaxacan and mountain cheeses, and served with a side of salsa machaar and herb salad. For the uttapam gordita, a thick South Indian dosa is topped with shredded barbacoa, butternut squash, asparagus and housemade salsa verde. And the esquites makai pakka is a Kenyan remix of Mexico’s beloved street corn dish — a stir of corn kernels, coconut milk, East African masala, in-house mayo and crumbled cotija cheese.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13987857\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13987857\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/36_PhotoCredit-Sana-Javeri-Kadri.jpg\" alt='Jars of spices labeled with blue tape, including dried guajillo chiles, gunpowder pudi, \"Black Power cardamom,\" methi, and maiz morado.' width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/36_PhotoCredit-Sana-Javeri-Kadri.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/36_PhotoCredit-Sana-Javeri-Kadri-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/36_PhotoCredit-Sana-Javeri-Kadri-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/36_PhotoCredit-Sana-Javeri-Kadri-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Masala y Maiz is a reflection of the commonalities that can be found across different parts the Global South. Here, a medley of Indian and East African spices sit beside Mexican ingredients like corn and guajillo peppers. \u003ccite>(Sana Javeri Kadri, courtesy of Masala y Maiz)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Now, Oakland’s past is reuniting with the restaurant’s present. This month, the duo is hosting a series of guest chefs from all over the map in honor of International Women’s Month. The series concludes on March 25 with a collaborative dinner featuring the Bay Area’s own Reem Assil and Nite Yun, who both got their starts cooking in Oakland. Yun is the Cambodian American chef behind \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/lunette_cambodia/?hl=en\">Lunette\u003c/a>, a Khmer gem inside San Francisco’s Ferry Building; Assil is the Palestinian-Syrian culinary icon of \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/reemscalifornia/?hl=en\">Reem’s California\u003c/a> fame. The Bay Area chefs will join Listman and Keval to create a one-night-only menu centered on their Cambodian, Palestinian, Indian and Mexican backgrounds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But how, exactly, did this internationally renowned hot spot make it all the way down from the East Bay’s shores to the pedestrian-flooded Centro Historico of Mexico’s trending capital to begin with? As it turns out, it all originated as an Oakland love story.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>‘Ghetto Gourmet’ and PKC — that’s Oakland, baby\u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Before landing in the Bay, Listman had already established herself in the Mexico City art scene. When she came to Oakland in the ’90s, she quickly felt aligned with the city’s unsugared realness, laissez-faire freedoms and artistic energy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The art scene in Mexico City was very avant garde, very international; it was exhilarating. I felt the same way about Oakland,” she says. “I fell in love with the Bay because of that similarity.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13987856\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13987856\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/MX14-700-preview.jpg\" alt=\"In a backyard garden setting, a woman holds out a glass while a bottle wine is poured.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/MX14-700-preview.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/MX14-700-preview-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/MX14-700-preview-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/MX14-700-preview-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">During her time in the Bay Area, Listman brought her expertise and insights as a Mexican-born artist and foodmaker, helping to introduce mezcal to the region when it was relatively unknown. Alice Waters (right), the founder of Berkeley’s Chez Panisse, attended one of her many events. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Norma Listman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The Oakland of then was far from the Oakland it would later become. In the mid-to-late aughts, Listman was among the first in the Town to purvey artisanal mezcals, when the libation was more mystery than mainstream. She was invested in fashion, design and art. In 2007, she began working front of house in various Oakland restaurants, eventually finding her way into the kitchen. She independently experimented with food as “a medium to tell a larger story” with a project she titled The Salon Dinners. Listman recalls those times fondly, before tech billionaires and real estate conglomerates completely uprooted artists and storytellers in the region, leaving a profit-driven void in their wake.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In Oakland, there was something called ‘Ghetto Gourmet,’” she says, describing an underground community of Oakland home chefs at the time, not to be confused with the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11777049/why-berkeleys-gourmet-ghetto-is-a-problem-for-some\">Berkeley neighborhood nickname\u003c/a>. “People turned their houses into restaurants and began cooking their own food, and it was a really cool time in the Bay to have those experiences and to be experimental. I started doing some of that,” she says. “Where I grew up in Mexico, it’s common that some homes and garages and family dining rooms become restaurants to serve pozole or some other dish that the family matriarch does well. [My dinners] felt like a blend of that, in terms of food, but it was shot down by the health department. It lasted about a year and a half, and it was so cool.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For Listman, these kinds of secretive, word-of-mouth happenings gave Oakland a certain magic in that era: “Everything felt more hidden. Back in the day, nothing was exposed, but if you knocked on a door, it would open, and then another door would appear behind that, and you’d find another world inside.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13987852\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13987852\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/pkc-founders.jpg\" alt=\"Three smiling people posing for a portrait in front of some kitchen cabinets\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2000\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/pkc-founders.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/pkc-founders-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/pkc-founders-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/pkc-founders-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">From left: Keval, Sita Kuratomi Bhaumik and Jocelyn Jackson. The trio co-founded the People’s Kitchen Collective in 2007. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Saqib Keval)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>During that same span, \u003ca href=\"https://edibleeastbay.com/2013/08/15/it-takes-a-grandmother/\">Keval was steadily building up PKC\u003c/a>, a political food program he co-founded in 2007, along with \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13923936/moad-new-chef-in-residence-jocelyn-jackson-peoples-kitchen-collective\">Jocelyn Jackson\u003c/a> and Sita Kuratomi Bhaumik, in West Oakland. Keval’s evolving vision for the group was inspired by his involvement in Bay Area restaurants and food nonprofits like Restaurant Opportunities Center of the Bay Area and West Oakland’s People’s Grocery, where he helped start the \u003ca href=\"https://growingjusticeinstitute.wordpress.com/about/\">Growing Justice Institute\u003c/a>, an urban agriculture project.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During Keval’s time at PKC, the group held large-scale public meals at Lil Bobby Hutton Park and at urban farms. Keval developed connections with Black Panther Party elders and collaborated with the likes of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13986932/emory-douglas-black-panthers-interview-aaacc-san-francisco\">Emory Douglas\u003c/a>, who created the fliers for the Panthers’ Free Breakfast Program. “It was formative for me as an activist to understand the Black and Brown and South Asian history in the Bay. That was vital,” Keval says of those years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Soon, his path would serendipitously intertwine with Listman’s.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13987854\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13987854\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/kaval-pkc.jpg\" alt=\"A South Asian man holds a microphone as he addresses a gathering. His apron reads, "The People's Kitchen, OAKLAND."\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1336\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/kaval-pkc.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/kaval-pkc-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/kaval-pkc-768x513.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/kaval-pkc-1536x1026.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">In the late aughts, Keval rallied communities in Oakland and beyond around issues of food justice. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Saqib Keval)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>The road to Mexico City goes through Old Oakland\u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Maybe no neighborhood in Oakland has retained as much of the clandestine enchantment that Listman recalls from the aughts as Old Oakland. In particular, the historic downtown neighborhood — crammed into a quaint, relatively sleepy four-block nook bordered by Highway 880, Broadway and West Oakland — has long been an overlooked bastion of delicious eats.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In prior years, you’d find beloved gems like \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13910410/miss-ollies-oakland-closing\">Miss Ollie’s\u003c/a>, the Afro-Caribbean staple with out-the-door lines, where Keval once worked. Today, the neighborhood is home to chef Anthony Salguero’s Popoca, a Salvadoran American powerhouse slanging woodfired pupusas, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13936332/tchaka-haitian-restaurant-oakland\">T’chaka\u003c/a>, Oakland’s first and only Haitian joint (which, poetically, exists in the former Miss Ollie’s space). But arguably no other restaurant in Old Oakland has left more of an imprint than Cosecha. Until it shuttered in 2021, the Mexican eatery inside of Swan Market was one of the most influential restaurants in the Bay Area’s culinary landscape.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Coincidentally, Cosecha is also where Listman and Keval first met, around 2013. At that time, Listman was working with the restaurant to host mezcal tastings and community art events; Keval and PKC used Cosecha as a space to provide meals and build a shared foundation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13987858\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13987858\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/pkc-at-cosecha.jpg\" alt=\"Crowded communal tables inside a food hall.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/pkc-at-cosecha.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/pkc-at-cosecha-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/pkc-at-cosecha-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/pkc-at-cosecha-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Old Oakland’s now-shuttered Cosecha was an instrumental space for Keval and Listman, who used it as a venue to build community and inspire change. For a time, the restaurant hosted many of the People’s Kitchen Collective’s pay-what-you-can meals. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Saqib Keval/People's Kitchen Collective)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In terms of how they started dating? Listman tells it straight: “We never really engaged that much. We were busy in our own worlds.” That changed when the Museum of the African Diaspora in San Francisco began a new residency program and recruited both Listman and PKC to collaborate. Listman smiles: “We worked together on that event, and since then we’ve never stopped working together.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dominica Rice-Cisneros, Cosecha’s Mexican American chef-owner who currently runs Bombera in the Dimond District, knew the couple long before they were star chefs. Since hosting them in her own restaurant, Rice-Cisneros has gone on to eat at every version of Masala y Maiz (the restaurant has had different locations in Mexico City over the years).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I consider Masala y Maiz to be a Bay Area restaurant, even though they’re in Mexico City. They are an Oakland restaurant, to be exact. True Oakland,” says Rice-Cisneros. “It’s definitely international and could do well everywhere, but first and foremost, it’s Oakland.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13987859\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13987859\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/PKC25.jpg\" alt=\"A man in a blue apron looking down in front of a restaurant kitchen, where a woman is prepping food.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/PKC25.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/PKC25-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/PKC25-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/PKC25-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Keval drew inspiration from Bay Area restaurants like Cosecha, where he is pictured in this photo during his People’s Kitchen Collective years. Behind him, Cosecha chef Dominica Rice-Cisneros prepares a dish. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Saqib Keval)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>This week, Rice-Cisneros will be flying out to attend the International Women’s Month dinner that Listman is hosting along with Assil and Yun. It doesn’t get more Bay Area — in Mexico City — than that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While Rice-Cisneros doesn’t take any credit for uniting Listman and Keval, the couple is quick to point out Cosecha’s importance in their lives. “Masala y Maiz exists because of Dominica. We exist [as a couple] because of PKC,” Keval says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2017, Listman moved back to Mexico to research corn foodways. Unexpectedly, she was offered an on-the-spot chance to take over a dining space in the San Miguel Chapultepec neighborhood of Mexico City. She took the risk and invited Keval to join her. The result was Masala y Maiz: a combination of their families’ migratory lineages told through recipes. 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Since its beginnings in Oakland in 2011, the collective’s omnivorous programming has used art and food to build solidarity among people struggling against oppressive systems — whether that’s serving free breakfast to anyone who’s hungry, or reclaiming ancestral recipes at the Museum of the African Diaspora, where Jackson was a\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13923936/moad-new-chef-in-residence-jocelyn-jackson-peoples-kitchen-collective\"> chef-in-residence\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2023, following in Olamina’s footsteps in \u003ci>Parable of the Sower\u003c/i>, People’s Kitchen Collective set out on a journey by foot and bike to visit intentional communities developing alternative social structures, from Los Angeles to Mendocino County. They broke bread with nearly a dozen different collectives of Black and brown artists, farmers, activists and chefs, and learned about how they care for one another and the people around them. 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LACAN is one of the many intentional communities and mutual aid collectives People’s Kitchen Collective visited in the film. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of People's Kitchen Collective)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Hospitality, the way many of us have experienced it, may call to mind a hierarchical relationship, whether it’s waiters serving customers at a restaurant or women making sure everyone is fed and taken care of at a family gathering. 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The People’s Kitchen Collective moves out of LA County and through Central Valley, later visiting Tierras Milperas, a community garden where farmworkers from Watsonville and Pajaro, just outside of Santa Cruz, grow food for themselves and their families. When People’s Kitchen Collective visited, they had received a 15-day \u003ca href=\"https://lookout.co/in-the-countys-agricultural-heartland-a-feud-over-church-gardens-and-food-sovereignty-takes-root/story\">eviction notice\u003c/a> to vacate the land they had stewarded for 15 years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They were actively being evicted from their land in some of the most insidious ways, in some of the violent ways and some of just tragically oppressive ways,” says Jackson. “And in the midst of that eviction, they still hosted us. … That’s profound to me.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13979160\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13979160\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/07/Tierras-Milperas-5-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/07/Tierras-Milperas-5-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/07/Tierras-Milperas-5-2000x1333.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/07/Tierras-Milperas-5-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/07/Tierras-Milperas-5-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/07/Tierras-Milperas-5-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/07/Tierras-Milperas-5-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">People’s Kitchen Collective visits Tierras Milperas Farm in Watsonville, California on May 7, 2023. \u003ccite>(Lara Aburamadan)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As they headed further north, People’s Kitchen Collective returned to their home base of Oakland to share a meal with elders from the Black Panther Party, who reminded them that their now-legendary survival programs, including free breakfast, were simply the product of young people noticing the needs of their community and doing something about it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s not like it can’t be done — it \u003cem>has\u003c/em> been done, and it can continue to be done,” the Panthers’ Minister of Culture, Emory Douglas, says in the documentary to a crowd that includes Oakland schoolchildren listening with rapt attention.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13979165\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13979165\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/07/bethaniehines-234.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/07/bethaniehines-234.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/07/bethaniehines-234-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/07/bethaniehines-234-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">People’s Kitchen Collective visits Rich City Rides, a Richmond biking group whose work includes environmental advocacy. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of People's Kitchen Collective)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>It’s a crucial reminder for our era. As 2025 marches on, many people feel paralyzed by the dissonance of having to continue business as usual amid so much suffering locally and globally — millions starving in Gaza as Israel continues to block humanitarian aid; hunger rising in the U.S. after the Trump administration’s cuts to federal funding; a persistent homelessness crisis in San Francisco, Oakland and other major American cities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As one watches \u003ci>Earth Seed\u003c/i>, the groups that People’s Kitchen Collective visits are a reminder of everyday people’s agency to create alternative ways of relating to one another and the environment, striving to move away from extractive and exploitative ways of doing things. 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When People’s Kitchen Collective visited, they had received a 15-day \u003ca href=\"https://lookout.co/in-the-countys-agricultural-heartland-a-feud-over-church-gardens-and-food-sovereignty-takes-root/story\">eviction notice\u003c/a> to vacate the land they had stewarded for 15 years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They were actively being evicted from their land in some of the most insidious ways, in some of the violent ways and some of just tragically oppressive ways,” says Jackson. “And in the midst of that eviction, they still hosted us. … That’s profound to me.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13979160\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13979160\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/07/Tierras-Milperas-5-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/07/Tierras-Milperas-5-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/07/Tierras-Milperas-5-2000x1333.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/07/Tierras-Milperas-5-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/07/Tierras-Milperas-5-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/07/Tierras-Milperas-5-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/07/Tierras-Milperas-5-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">People’s Kitchen Collective visits Tierras Milperas Farm in Watsonville, California on May 7, 2023. \u003ccite>(Lara Aburamadan)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As they headed further north, People’s Kitchen Collective returned to their home base of Oakland to share a meal with elders from the Black Panther Party, who reminded them that their now-legendary survival programs, including free breakfast, were simply the product of young people noticing the needs of their community and doing something about it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s not like it can’t be done — it \u003cem>has\u003c/em> been done, and it can continue to be done,” the Panthers’ Minister of Culture, Emory Douglas, says in the documentary to a crowd that includes Oakland schoolchildren listening with rapt attention.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13979165\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13979165\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/07/bethaniehines-234.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/07/bethaniehines-234.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/07/bethaniehines-234-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/07/bethaniehines-234-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">People’s Kitchen Collective visits Rich City Rides, a Richmond biking group whose work includes environmental advocacy. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of People's Kitchen Collective)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>It’s a crucial reminder for our era. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"#episode-transcript\">\u003ci>View the full episode transcript.\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hello dear reader, thanks for lending me your attention. These last six months, our world has borne witness to the ongoing violence in Gaza, where Israel has been accused of “engaging in genocidal acts against the Palestinian people in Gaza,” according to a\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.icj-cij.org/sites/default/files/case-related/192/192-20231228-app-01-00-en.pdf\"> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">case\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> filed by South Africa in the UN’s International Court of Justice.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">My colleagues have reported on this siege and the ways it is impacting our communities here in the Bay Area (\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13953653/ybca-ceo-resigns-after-pro-palestinian-protest-and-boycott\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">here\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11976415/gaza-is-a-queer-issue-for-bay-area-lgbtq-artists\"> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">here\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to name a few). So as not to belabor their work, I want to direct your attention to a collective of \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/san-francisco/gaza-cease-fire-protest-sf/3459082/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">dissenters \u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">who haven’t been covered much in the media. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">This collective, Mamas for a Free Palestine, is made up of mothers across the Bay Area who say they are fed up with business as usual. While they are a relatively new group, these mothers are not new to activism and political organizing.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13953768\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13953768 size-medium\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/Padilla-Ceasefire-sit-in-12_12_23-093-800x533.jpg\" alt='Nine people face the camera, hold signs with the words \"genocide\" and \"cease fire\" and look at a person holding a microphone. ' width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/Padilla-Ceasefire-sit-in-12_12_23-093-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/Padilla-Ceasefire-sit-in-12_12_23-093-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/Padilla-Ceasefire-sit-in-12_12_23-093-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/Padilla-Ceasefire-sit-in-12_12_23-093-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/Padilla-Ceasefire-sit-in-12_12_23-093-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/Padilla-Ceasefire-sit-in-12_12_23-093-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/Padilla-Ceasefire-sit-in-12_12_23-093-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Protesters at Senator Padilla’s office in San Francisco, CA \u003ccite>(Photo courtesy of Jen Rocha)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">In December 2023 and February 2024, Mamas for a Free Palestine organized alongside\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/eastbay4ceasefirenow/\"> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Eastbay for Ceasefire Now\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to rally rank and file workers across various unions and social justice organizations like\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.araborganizing.org/\"> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Arab Resource & Organizing Center\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (AROC), \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jewish Voice for Peace \u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">(JVP)\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://podersf.org/\"> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">People Organizing to Demand Environmental and Economic Rights\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (PODER)\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to demand that elected officials declare a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and end usage of U.S. dollars for Israel’s military.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13953767\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13953767 size-medium\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/Padilla-Ceasefire-sit-in-12_12_23-073-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Posters with names and photographs of children killed in Gaza sit on the steps outside of Senator Padilla's office in San Francisco, CA\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/Padilla-Ceasefire-sit-in-12_12_23-073-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/Padilla-Ceasefire-sit-in-12_12_23-073-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/Padilla-Ceasefire-sit-in-12_12_23-073-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/Padilla-Ceasefire-sit-in-12_12_23-073-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/Padilla-Ceasefire-sit-in-12_12_23-073-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/Padilla-Ceasefire-sit-in-12_12_23-073-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/Padilla-Ceasefire-sit-in-12_12_23-073-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Posters with names and photographs of children killed in Gaza sit on the steps outside of Senator Padilla’s office in San Francisco, CA \u003ccite>(Photo courtesy of Jen Rocha)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">They say they want elected officials to support humanitarian aid for Gaza immediately and fund community needs like healthcare and affordable housing.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you’ve stayed this long, I hope you will stay longer to listen to our episode and hear the voices of mamas calling for a future that centers caring, not bombing.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Editor’s note: This episode has been edited in accordance with KQED’s editorial guidelines and Code of Ethics.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https://playlist.megaphone.fm/?e=KQINC7438431403\" width=\"100%\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2 id=\"episode-transcript\">Episode Transcript\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol Medina-Cadena, host: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">As of this recording, we are about five months into the bombardment of Gaza, including the targeting of hospitals, schools and libraries. The world has seen the results: Massive displacement, death, and starvation. And nearly 100 journalists killed. That being said, I don’t want to use this precious time that I have your attention, to spotlight human-made calamities, that I’m sure you are aware of. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Music]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol Medina-Cadena:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Instead, I want to direct your attention to a collective of people who are using their voices\u003c/span> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">to bring attention to what’s happening in Gaza, and to bear witness to the humanity of the Palestinian people whose homes and bodies are under siege. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">On this episode of Rightnowish, we’ll visit a local protest organized by a group of Bay Area mothers and learn why this wasn’t your average protest.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Crowd singing] \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol Medina-Cadena: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I’m Marisol Medina-Cadena. Stay with us.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Music]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol Medina-Cadena: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Back in December of 2023, I heard about a collective called “Mamas for a Free Palestine”. They don’t have an online presence so I decided to go to one of their actions in San Francisco’s Financial District to learn more\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Crowd sings a call and response song: “Not in our name/ Not in our name/ Stop the genocide/ Stop the genocide…” ]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol Medina-Cadena: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Walking up Montgomery Street I followed chanting to 333 Bush Street— the SF office of Senator Alex Padilla. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Prior to the action, Mamas for a Free Palestine along with a larger coalition called East Bay For Ceasefire Now sent a letter to Senator Padilla expressing their grief over the loss of life and urging him to call for an immediate ceasefire.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Crowd sings,“We breathe together, Stop the occupation” ]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol Medina-Cadena:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Since they say they weren’t given a chance to dialogue with the senator, they staged an action at his office both inside the lobby and on the outdoor public steps. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Inside, I saw religious leaders of Jewish, Catholic, and Muslim faith wearing their clerical attire. They stood behind the rest of the protesters who were either sitting in wheelchairs or sitting directly on the floor. The lobby staff looked nervous but respectful of the protest. Individuals who worked inside the building awkwardly moseyed in trying not to step on protestors while getting to the elevator. Some looked empathetic, concerned, curious. Others looked aggravated. I saw someone push a protestor as they walked by.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">After 40 minutes of speeches, singing, and call and response chants, the organizers informed everyone that the inside action would end and folks should join the outside rally. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I followed them out.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Gayla King, speaking to the crowd:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> I now want to introduce our healer in our community, Angela Angel, who will share the grief ritual that we are about to… \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol Medina-Cadena:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Outside, the energy shifted from indignation to sobering reverence. A grief ritual was now unfolding \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Angela Angel, speaking to the crowd: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">And so today we do this to honor all of these families. We do this to mourn with them. We know that with our fight also comes with tenderness and honoring the sacred.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol Medina-Cadena:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Three people dressed in all black carefully dipped their palms into buckets of red paint and pressed their handprints on the sidewalk altar, for all to see. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Meanwhile, the speaker read from a list of names of the thousands of Palestinian children killed so far in Gaza. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Angela Angel, speaking to the crowd: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yasmine Ramez Abdel Razzaq El Masry, a newborn, Aisha Jihad Jalal Shaheen, a newborn… \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol Medina-Cadena: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to a recent UNICEF report, the death toll is now over 11,000 children.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">To the left of me, a woman and her young son were holding flowers, waiting in line to lay them down on the sidewalk altar. The mom started to cry and her child looked up at her with a look I recognized in my younger self… It’s a look of shock and fear that the adults in your life are capable of suffering. I surmised that because as a young kid, my parents took me to rallies and vigils. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">This made me reflect on how some kids of color aren’t spared the harshness of this country. Our parents tell us about colonialism, police violence, and deportations because they have no choice. They’re trying to protect us. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Angela Angel, speaking to the crowd: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">We also want to pray for protection, not only for ourselves right now, as we do this work and dissent, we also want to pray for the protection, continued protection of Palestine. And so put those in your prayers right now and stay close to the earth, let the earth source you for this fight. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Another organizer reads more names of martyred children. The crowd responds in spanish by saying “presente,” meaning “here.”] \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol Medina-Cadena:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> As the long list of dead children’s names comes to a close, different organizers get on the mic to make their call to action heard. I then notice some folks gathering over a table of warm empanadas and hot chai. I make my way over and learn that it’s the People’s Kitchen Collective who are providing this free food. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">At this point, I’m still itching to speak with an organizer one on one. I found someone with ‘East Bay for Ceasefire Now’ which is the larger coalition behind all this. Here’s Isa Flores-Jones explaining her message to Senator Padilla:\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Isa Flores Jones: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">We’re out here to say not in our names, not with our tax dollars. We don’t consent to that. We want our senators, our California senators to stand with their constituents and say, not one dime more\u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">. [car horn honks in support]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Isa Flores Jones:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Everybody is just out here as rank and file workers, as baristas, as housekeepers, as the folks who who are working in the city and across the East Bay to just call on Senator Padilla to please stop funding this genocide, to put an end to the U.S. tax dollars that are flowing to to these deaths instead of to critical services that we need so badly in the Bay and across California. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">We feel as if our concerns are just not not being heard and that the senator just doesn’t doesn’t fully understand the extent to which his constituents are impacted seeing every single day the thousands and thousands of men, women and children who are being killed in Gaza and that we stand against it. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol Medina-Cadena:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> From the stage, I hear one of the Mamas speak to the crowd. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Mamas for a Free Palestine Organizer, speaking to the crowd:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The Palestinian people of his constituency here in the state are devastated \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[car horn honking in support] \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">by the loss and destruction \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[supporters honking car horns] \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">in their homeland. And with the overwhelming majority of people around the globe who know that this continued attacks and atrocities will not make the world safe. They will not make the world safer. They may, for a brief moment, make someone more comfortable thinking that safety comes like this. But it does never come from bombs. It never comes in this way. And so we are here to say spend that money on life. \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[crowd cheers]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Spend that money on the Palestinian people in reclaiming their land! \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[crowd cheers]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The olive trees. The birds! The rivers! \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[crowd cheers]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol Medina-Cadena:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Isa then introduces me to another organizer who can speak to more of my questions. Gayla King is part of Mamas for a Free Palestine, and I asked her if there was a precedent for moms, at least in the Bay Area or California, protesting around militarism abroad:\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Gayla King:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Yes, absolutely. I think I’m definitely here following a lineage of mamas, of women, of feminine energy and power that have been leading these movements throughout time, throughout um, throughout the globe. There’s been a huge um anti militarization movement led by women that has been connecting different struggles across, across the continent.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">For me, I am a daughter of an immigrant from the Philippines. But my mother was actually born in the Philippines during the time of World War II, when the U.S. was bombing her hometown, aimed at Japanese occupation but harming community, harming people, harming her family. And many of us have this lineage, right, of how a U.S. war machine impacts the homelands of our ancestors, of our people, bringing us here in very much the same way as what’s happening in Palestine, with Israel being backed by the United States and harming the people, killing the people, dropping the bombs.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">And it’s the mothers. It’s the mothers that are resisting. It’s the mothers that are holding the grief, that are trying to protect their children, that are trying to protect their community. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Mamas for a Free Palestine, while we’re a relatively new kind of collective of coming together post-October 7th but many of us have been involved in many movements for decades. And so I think we really just wanted to have a space where we could show up as mamas in our full holistic self to be able to grieve together, to heal together, to feed each other and to really be fierce in our resistance and in our deep solidarity for Palestine. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol Medina-Cadena:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> What kind of questions is your kid asking you about this moment?\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Gayla King:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> I have two young boys, 11 and 14, and they’re trying to understand. We have family, friends who are Palestinian that they’ve spent time with, and they know. They’ve heard the stories of what it’s been like for our friends growing up in the West Bank and so they’re really struggling with understanding how this can happen. Like, you know, why, why are we supporting this? Why is the U.S. government supporting this? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">And they also have really, you know, close friends that are of Jewish faith and that they’re trying to grapple with this issue and understanding how the state of Israel, you know, is claiming to be a space for Jewish people but the Jewish friends they know and love don’t believe in bombs and don’t believe in what’s happening. So they’re asking a lot of questions and they’re grieving, too, because they are hearing and seeing of what’s happening.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol Medina-Cadena:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Have they said anything like if their teachers are holding space for them or for their emotions? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Gayla King: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">It doesn’t sound like it’s being held in the space that my 11 year old is in, at least not by the teachers. My 14 year old, who is in high school, he’s had a few teachers that have both done a teach-in on Palestine and that he’s also seen at some of the actions. So that’s been really important to him to see other adults who care about this issue taking a stand and bringing it into the school. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Music]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Gayla King:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> There are such beautiful spaces that we’re creating together that our children can very much be a part of because our children can hold so much with us. They can hold the grief. And they can, we’re singing together. We’re eating together. We’re taking care of each other. And that’s what we also know is important for this movement to survive and to be sustained is that it has to be done centering our children and our families so that we can be in it for the long haul, yeah.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Music]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol Medina-Cadena: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gayla told me the Mamas plan to keep organizing till a permanent ceasefire is reached. So, on Presidents Day, they and other groups showed up again. This time at the plaza outside of Senator Laphonza Butler’s SF office to ask her to call for a ceasefire and the divestment of the 14 billion aid package Congress approved for Israel’s military. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">And beyond banners and signs, the organizers brought a banquet table and set up chairs around it, essentially saying, ‘since you won’t invite us to the table to discuss, we brought our own table to host you.’ \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Later that night, Senator Butler was moderating a book talk at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco. The talk was on the politics of adoption and reproductive justice. So, the mama’s showed up there too, to call attention to what they see as the hypocrisy of the Democratic establishment championing the right to choose yet staying quiet when it comes to safety for pregnant women and kids in Gaza. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fifty of the mamas bought tickets to the event and attended. Halfway through the program they staged what they call a “rolling interruption” whereby a group of them stood up and sang a song adapted from a Palestinian poem. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Then one by one staggering their interruptions, the mamas declared why they felt as mothers obligated to speak up and demand Senator Butler to call for a ceasefire as well as an end to U.S. military aid to Israel.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">After each mama made their verbal provocation, they were escorted out the venue. From the stage, Senator Butler acknowledged that protest is a part of democracy and that there’s room for expression and differing opinions, but she did not call for a ceasefire. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Hedieh Matinrad:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> My name is Hedieh Matinrad. It’s spelled… \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol Medina-Cadena:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Two weeks after the action, I spoke on the phone with one of the Mamas to get her reflections on the evening that Senator Butler spoke.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Hedieh Matinrad:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> And certainly ya know, she said that her heart goes out too, for all lives lost. And that is great and not enough. We were being so clear that the first step is to stop the bombs from dropping, for a ceasefire to happen. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol Medina-Cadena: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> There could be a lot of emotions, a lot of adrenaline, a lot of… I don’t know. I’m wondering, like, what was running in your head, like, moments, seconds, minutes before you raised your voice? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Hedieh Matinrad: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">This has been going on, this massacre in Gaza for many months. My baby was born a month before the offense began, and now he’s six months old.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">A lot of my work as a palliative care doctor where I care for people with serious illness, like cancer a lot of times, is to help alleviate their suffering. And I think it really shakes me to my core, the unnecessary manufactured suffering that Palestinians in Gaza of all ages, everybody is being forced to live through. And I just, I see it as part of my mission in life, to be speaking out against this unnecessary suffering. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Because Palestinian children deserve to live. Just like my child deserves to live. \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Music]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol Medina-Cadena: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Caring for the collective good of children and families is what brought these mothers together. Their protests are intended to disrupt business as usual by reminding everyone not to get comfortable with the devastation happening… because they say, their love knows no borders.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Big big thank you to the organizers who trusted me and spoke to me for this episode. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">It was produced and hosted by me, Marisol Medina-Cadena. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Patiently edited by Chris Hambrick and Jen Chien.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Expertly engineered by Christopher Beale and Brendan Willard.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lovingly supported by Rightnowish team members Sheree Bishop and Pendarvis Harshaw. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Additional support provided by Katie Sprenger, Cesar Saldaña, Ugur Dursun and Holly Kernan.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">You’ve been listening to Rightnowish, a KQED Production.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12127869\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"78\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-768x75.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>Rightnowish is an arts and culture podcast produced at KQED. 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These last six months, our world has borne witness to the ongoing violence in Gaza, where Israel has been accused of “engaging in genocidal acts against the Palestinian people in Gaza,” according to a\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.icj-cij.org/sites/default/files/case-related/192/192-20231228-app-01-00-en.pdf\"> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">case\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> filed by South Africa in the UN’s International Court of Justice.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">My colleagues have reported on this siege and the ways it is impacting our communities here in the Bay Area (\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13953653/ybca-ceo-resigns-after-pro-palestinian-protest-and-boycott\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">here\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11976415/gaza-is-a-queer-issue-for-bay-area-lgbtq-artists\"> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">here\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to name a few). So as not to belabor their work, I want to direct your attention to a collective of \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/san-francisco/gaza-cease-fire-protest-sf/3459082/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">dissenters \u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">who haven’t been covered much in the media. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">This collective, Mamas for a Free Palestine, is made up of mothers across the Bay Area who say they are fed up with business as usual. While they are a relatively new group, these mothers are not new to activism and political organizing.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13953768\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13953768 size-medium\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/Padilla-Ceasefire-sit-in-12_12_23-093-800x533.jpg\" alt='Nine people face the camera, hold signs with the words \"genocide\" and \"cease fire\" and look at a person holding a microphone. ' width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/Padilla-Ceasefire-sit-in-12_12_23-093-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/Padilla-Ceasefire-sit-in-12_12_23-093-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/Padilla-Ceasefire-sit-in-12_12_23-093-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/Padilla-Ceasefire-sit-in-12_12_23-093-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/Padilla-Ceasefire-sit-in-12_12_23-093-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/Padilla-Ceasefire-sit-in-12_12_23-093-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/Padilla-Ceasefire-sit-in-12_12_23-093-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Protesters at Senator Padilla’s office in San Francisco, CA \u003ccite>(Photo courtesy of Jen Rocha)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">In December 2023 and February 2024, Mamas for a Free Palestine organized alongside\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/eastbay4ceasefirenow/\"> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Eastbay for Ceasefire Now\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to rally rank and file workers across various unions and social justice organizations like\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.araborganizing.org/\"> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Arab Resource & Organizing Center\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (AROC), \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jewish Voice for Peace \u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">(JVP)\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://podersf.org/\"> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">People Organizing to Demand Environmental and Economic Rights\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (PODER)\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to demand that elected officials declare a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and end usage of U.S. dollars for Israel’s military.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13953767\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13953767 size-medium\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/Padilla-Ceasefire-sit-in-12_12_23-073-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Posters with names and photographs of children killed in Gaza sit on the steps outside of Senator Padilla's office in San Francisco, CA\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/Padilla-Ceasefire-sit-in-12_12_23-073-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/Padilla-Ceasefire-sit-in-12_12_23-073-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/Padilla-Ceasefire-sit-in-12_12_23-073-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/Padilla-Ceasefire-sit-in-12_12_23-073-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/Padilla-Ceasefire-sit-in-12_12_23-073-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/Padilla-Ceasefire-sit-in-12_12_23-073-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/Padilla-Ceasefire-sit-in-12_12_23-073-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Posters with names and photographs of children killed in Gaza sit on the steps outside of Senator Padilla’s office in San Francisco, CA \u003ccite>(Photo courtesy of Jen Rocha)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">They say they want elected officials to support humanitarian aid for Gaza immediately and fund community needs like healthcare and affordable housing.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you’ve stayed this long, I hope you will stay longer to listen to our episode and hear the voices of mamas calling for a future that centers caring, not bombing.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Editor’s note: This episode has been edited in accordance with KQED’s editorial guidelines and Code of Ethics.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https://playlist.megaphone.fm/?e=KQINC7438431403\" width=\"100%\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-content post-body\">\u003ch2 id=\"episode-transcript\">Episode Transcript\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol Medina-Cadena, host: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">As of this recording, we are about five months into the bombardment of Gaza, including the targeting of hospitals, schools and libraries. The world has seen the results: Massive displacement, death, and starvation. And nearly 100 journalists killed. That being said, I don’t want to use this precious time that I have your attention, to spotlight human-made calamities, that I’m sure you are aware of. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Music]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol Medina-Cadena:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Instead, I want to direct your attention to a collective of people who are using their voices\u003c/span> \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">to bring attention to what’s happening in Gaza, and to bear witness to the humanity of the Palestinian people whose homes and bodies are under siege. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">On this episode of Rightnowish, we’ll visit a local protest organized by a group of Bay Area mothers and learn why this wasn’t your average protest.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Crowd singing] \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol Medina-Cadena: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I’m Marisol Medina-Cadena. Stay with us.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Music]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol Medina-Cadena: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Back in December of 2023, I heard about a collective called “Mamas for a Free Palestine”. They don’t have an online presence so I decided to go to one of their actions in San Francisco’s Financial District to learn more\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Crowd sings a call and response song: “Not in our name/ Not in our name/ Stop the genocide/ Stop the genocide…” ]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol Medina-Cadena: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Walking up Montgomery Street I followed chanting to 333 Bush Street— the SF office of Senator Alex Padilla. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Prior to the action, Mamas for a Free Palestine along with a larger coalition called East Bay For Ceasefire Now sent a letter to Senator Padilla expressing their grief over the loss of life and urging him to call for an immediate ceasefire.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Crowd sings,“We breathe together, Stop the occupation” ]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol Medina-Cadena:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Since they say they weren’t given a chance to dialogue with the senator, they staged an action at his office both inside the lobby and on the outdoor public steps. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Inside, I saw religious leaders of Jewish, Catholic, and Muslim faith wearing their clerical attire. They stood behind the rest of the protesters who were either sitting in wheelchairs or sitting directly on the floor. The lobby staff looked nervous but respectful of the protest. Individuals who worked inside the building awkwardly moseyed in trying not to step on protestors while getting to the elevator. Some looked empathetic, concerned, curious. Others looked aggravated. I saw someone push a protestor as they walked by.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">After 40 minutes of speeches, singing, and call and response chants, the organizers informed everyone that the inside action would end and folks should join the outside rally. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">I followed them out.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Gayla King, speaking to the crowd:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> I now want to introduce our healer in our community, Angela Angel, who will share the grief ritual that we are about to… \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol Medina-Cadena:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Outside, the energy shifted from indignation to sobering reverence. A grief ritual was now unfolding \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Angela Angel, speaking to the crowd: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">And so today we do this to honor all of these families. We do this to mourn with them. We know that with our fight also comes with tenderness and honoring the sacred.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol Medina-Cadena:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Three people dressed in all black carefully dipped their palms into buckets of red paint and pressed their handprints on the sidewalk altar, for all to see. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Meanwhile, the speaker read from a list of names of the thousands of Palestinian children killed so far in Gaza. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Angela Angel, speaking to the crowd: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yasmine Ramez Abdel Razzaq El Masry, a newborn, Aisha Jihad Jalal Shaheen, a newborn… \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol Medina-Cadena: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to a recent UNICEF report, the death toll is now over 11,000 children.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">To the left of me, a woman and her young son were holding flowers, waiting in line to lay them down on the sidewalk altar. The mom started to cry and her child looked up at her with a look I recognized in my younger self… It’s a look of shock and fear that the adults in your life are capable of suffering. I surmised that because as a young kid, my parents took me to rallies and vigils. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">This made me reflect on how some kids of color aren’t spared the harshness of this country. Our parents tell us about colonialism, police violence, and deportations because they have no choice. They’re trying to protect us. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Angela Angel, speaking to the crowd: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">We also want to pray for protection, not only for ourselves right now, as we do this work and dissent, we also want to pray for the protection, continued protection of Palestine. And so put those in your prayers right now and stay close to the earth, let the earth source you for this fight. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Another organizer reads more names of martyred children. The crowd responds in spanish by saying “presente,” meaning “here.”] \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol Medina-Cadena:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> As the long list of dead children’s names comes to a close, different organizers get on the mic to make their call to action heard. I then notice some folks gathering over a table of warm empanadas and hot chai. I make my way over and learn that it’s the People’s Kitchen Collective who are providing this free food. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">At this point, I’m still itching to speak with an organizer one on one. I found someone with ‘East Bay for Ceasefire Now’ which is the larger coalition behind all this. Here’s Isa Flores-Jones explaining her message to Senator Padilla:\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Isa Flores Jones: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">We’re out here to say not in our names, not with our tax dollars. We don’t consent to that. We want our senators, our California senators to stand with their constituents and say, not one dime more\u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">. [car horn honks in support]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Isa Flores Jones:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Everybody is just out here as rank and file workers, as baristas, as housekeepers, as the folks who who are working in the city and across the East Bay to just call on Senator Padilla to please stop funding this genocide, to put an end to the U.S. tax dollars that are flowing to to these deaths instead of to critical services that we need so badly in the Bay and across California. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">We feel as if our concerns are just not not being heard and that the senator just doesn’t doesn’t fully understand the extent to which his constituents are impacted seeing every single day the thousands and thousands of men, women and children who are being killed in Gaza and that we stand against it. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol Medina-Cadena:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> From the stage, I hear one of the Mamas speak to the crowd. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Mamas for a Free Palestine Organizer, speaking to the crowd:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The Palestinian people of his constituency here in the state are devastated \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[car horn honking in support] \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">by the loss and destruction \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[supporters honking car horns] \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">in their homeland. And with the overwhelming majority of people around the globe who know that this continued attacks and atrocities will not make the world safe. They will not make the world safer. They may, for a brief moment, make someone more comfortable thinking that safety comes like this. But it does never come from bombs. It never comes in this way. And so we are here to say spend that money on life. \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[crowd cheers]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Spend that money on the Palestinian people in reclaiming their land! \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[crowd cheers]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The olive trees. The birds! The rivers! \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[crowd cheers]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol Medina-Cadena:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Isa then introduces me to another organizer who can speak to more of my questions. Gayla King is part of Mamas for a Free Palestine, and I asked her if there was a precedent for moms, at least in the Bay Area or California, protesting around militarism abroad:\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Gayla King:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Yes, absolutely. I think I’m definitely here following a lineage of mamas, of women, of feminine energy and power that have been leading these movements throughout time, throughout um, throughout the globe. There’s been a huge um anti militarization movement led by women that has been connecting different struggles across, across the continent.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">For me, I am a daughter of an immigrant from the Philippines. But my mother was actually born in the Philippines during the time of World War II, when the U.S. was bombing her hometown, aimed at Japanese occupation but harming community, harming people, harming her family. And many of us have this lineage, right, of how a U.S. war machine impacts the homelands of our ancestors, of our people, bringing us here in very much the same way as what’s happening in Palestine, with Israel being backed by the United States and harming the people, killing the people, dropping the bombs.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">And it’s the mothers. It’s the mothers that are resisting. It’s the mothers that are holding the grief, that are trying to protect their children, that are trying to protect their community. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Mamas for a Free Palestine, while we’re a relatively new kind of collective of coming together post-October 7th but many of us have been involved in many movements for decades. And so I think we really just wanted to have a space where we could show up as mamas in our full holistic self to be able to grieve together, to heal together, to feed each other and to really be fierce in our resistance and in our deep solidarity for Palestine. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol Medina-Cadena:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> What kind of questions is your kid asking you about this moment?\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Gayla King:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> I have two young boys, 11 and 14, and they’re trying to understand. We have family, friends who are Palestinian that they’ve spent time with, and they know. They’ve heard the stories of what it’s been like for our friends growing up in the West Bank and so they’re really struggling with understanding how this can happen. Like, you know, why, why are we supporting this? Why is the U.S. government supporting this? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">And they also have really, you know, close friends that are of Jewish faith and that they’re trying to grapple with this issue and understanding how the state of Israel, you know, is claiming to be a space for Jewish people but the Jewish friends they know and love don’t believe in bombs and don’t believe in what’s happening. So they’re asking a lot of questions and they’re grieving, too, because they are hearing and seeing of what’s happening.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol Medina-Cadena:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Have they said anything like if their teachers are holding space for them or for their emotions? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Gayla King: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">It doesn’t sound like it’s being held in the space that my 11 year old is in, at least not by the teachers. My 14 year old, who is in high school, he’s had a few teachers that have both done a teach-in on Palestine and that he’s also seen at some of the actions. So that’s been really important to him to see other adults who care about this issue taking a stand and bringing it into the school. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Music]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Gayla King:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> There are such beautiful spaces that we’re creating together that our children can very much be a part of because our children can hold so much with us. They can hold the grief. And they can, we’re singing together. We’re eating together. We’re taking care of each other. And that’s what we also know is important for this movement to survive and to be sustained is that it has to be done centering our children and our families so that we can be in it for the long haul, yeah.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Music]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol Medina-Cadena: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gayla told me the Mamas plan to keep organizing till a permanent ceasefire is reached. So, on Presidents Day, they and other groups showed up again. This time at the plaza outside of Senator Laphonza Butler’s SF office to ask her to call for a ceasefire and the divestment of the 14 billion aid package Congress approved for Israel’s military. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">And beyond banners and signs, the organizers brought a banquet table and set up chairs around it, essentially saying, ‘since you won’t invite us to the table to discuss, we brought our own table to host you.’ \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Later that night, Senator Butler was moderating a book talk at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco. The talk was on the politics of adoption and reproductive justice. So, the mama’s showed up there too, to call attention to what they see as the hypocrisy of the Democratic establishment championing the right to choose yet staying quiet when it comes to safety for pregnant women and kids in Gaza. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fifty of the mamas bought tickets to the event and attended. Halfway through the program they staged what they call a “rolling interruption” whereby a group of them stood up and sang a song adapted from a Palestinian poem. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Then one by one staggering their interruptions, the mamas declared why they felt as mothers obligated to speak up and demand Senator Butler to call for a ceasefire as well as an end to U.S. military aid to Israel.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">After each mama made their verbal provocation, they were escorted out the venue. From the stage, Senator Butler acknowledged that protest is a part of democracy and that there’s room for expression and differing opinions, but she did not call for a ceasefire. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Hedieh Matinrad:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> My name is Hedieh Matinrad. It’s spelled… \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol Medina-Cadena:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Two weeks after the action, I spoke on the phone with one of the Mamas to get her reflections on the evening that Senator Butler spoke.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Hedieh Matinrad:\u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> And certainly ya know, she said that her heart goes out too, for all lives lost. And that is great and not enough. We were being so clear that the first step is to stop the bombs from dropping, for a ceasefire to happen. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol Medina-Cadena: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> There could be a lot of emotions, a lot of adrenaline, a lot of… I don’t know. I’m wondering, like, what was running in your head, like, moments, seconds, minutes before you raised your voice? \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Hedieh Matinrad: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">This has been going on, this massacre in Gaza for many months. My baby was born a month before the offense began, and now he’s six months old.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">A lot of my work as a palliative care doctor where I care for people with serious illness, like cancer a lot of times, is to help alleviate their suffering. And I think it really shakes me to my core, the unnecessary manufactured suffering that Palestinians in Gaza of all ages, everybody is being forced to live through. And I just, I see it as part of my mission in life, to be speaking out against this unnecessary suffering. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Because Palestinian children deserve to live. Just like my child deserves to live. \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Music]\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Marisol Medina-Cadena: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Caring for the collective good of children and families is what brought these mothers together. Their protests are intended to disrupt business as usual by reminding everyone not to get comfortable with the devastation happening… because they say, their love knows no borders.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Big big thank you to the organizers who trusted me and spoke to me for this episode. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">It was produced and hosted by me, Marisol Medina-Cadena. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Patiently edited by Chris Hambrick and Jen Chien.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Expertly engineered by Christopher Beale and Brendan Willard.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lovingly supported by Rightnowish team members Sheree Bishop and Pendarvis Harshaw. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Additional support provided by Katie Sprenger, Cesar Saldaña, Ugur Dursun and Holly Kernan.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">You’ve been listening to Rightnowish, a KQED Production.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12127869\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"78\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-768x75.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>Rightnowish is an arts and culture podcast produced at KQED. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The first time I met Jocelyn Jackson, back in 2015, the chef and food activist Bryant Terry was emceeing an Oakland food event where he introduced the organization that Jackson co-founded — \u003ca href=\"http://peopleskitchencollective.com/\">People’s Kitchen Collective\u003c/a> — as the Bay Area food movement’s “house band.” In other words, the group wasn’t always the headliner, but it often worked behind the scenes whenever there was an event or initiative at the intersection of food, art and social justice. One week Jackson and her collaborators might sling vegan tacos at an \u003ca href=\"https://eastbayexpress.com/luz-calvo-wants-to-decolonize-your-plate-2-1/\">anti-colonialist cookbook event\u003c/a>. Another week you’d find them in West Oakland giving away a \u003ca href=\"http://peopleskitchencollective.com/free-breakfast-program\">free hot breakfast\u003c/a> to anyone who wanted one. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All of which is to say: Jackson has been deeply involved in the Bay Area food world for a long time. Or, as she says about the scene, “There is no stranger in this room. … We know each other. We’ve been there for each other — for years.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So there’s some poetry to the fact that Jackson is now stepping into one of the Bay Area food movement’s most prominent, unique positions: At the start of this year, she became the \u003ca href=\"https://www.moadsf.org/\">Museum of the African Diaspora’s\u003c/a> second ever chef-in-residence — a role that Terry himself essentially created and held for seven years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I spoke to Jackson by phone a couple of weeks into her new gig. Here are five things you can expect from the chef’s tenure at MoAD:\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>1. MoAD’s chef-in-residence program will continue to be one of a kind. \u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If you’ve never heard of any other museum having a “chef-in-residence,” that’s because programs like MoAD’s, which focus on the ways that food, art and culture intersect in the Black diaspora, don’t really exist anywhere else — certainly not in such a comprehensive way. Jackson isn’t becoming the museum’s “chef” in the traditional sense of running a restaurant on its premises. Instead, like Terry before her, she’ll run a whole slate of food-related cultural programming all year round (more on the specifics of that programming in a minute).\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13923965\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13923965\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/01/jocelynjackson_diasporadinner.jpg\" alt=\"Artistically arranged of food whose shape resembles the continent of Africa.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/01/jocelynjackson_diasporadinner.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/01/jocelynjackson_diasporadinner-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/01/jocelynjackson_diasporadinner-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/01/jocelynjackson_diasporadinner-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/01/jocelynjackson_diasporadinner-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/01/jocelynjackson_diasporadinner-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A plate of food served by the People’s Kitchen Collective at one of MoAD’s Diaspora Dinners held in 2015. \u003ccite>(Fox Nakai)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“The Museum of the African Diaspora is about reflecting the beauty and wholeness of our people,” Jackson says. “It would be remiss to overlook that food is part of our artistry — it’s part of the way that our people find survival and celebration.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s not static when you’re doing a chef-in-residence,” she continues. “It’s not just something that you simply attend. It’s something that you do. I love that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>2. Black women will be front and center.\u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The tagline for Jackson’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/justuskitchen/?hl=en\">Instagram page\u003c/a> reads, “healing food experiences for Blk womxn.” Providing those kinds of culturally specific experiences — at group retreats, one-on-one sessions and more — has been the main focus of the chef’s company, \u003ca href=\"http://www.justuskitchen.com/\">Justus Kitchen\u003c/a>. It makes sense, then, that under Jackson’s stewardship, MoAD’s chef-in-residence program would make the experiences of Black women an even bigger priority.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size=\"large\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Jocelyn Jackson\"]“It would be remiss to overlook that food is part of our artistry — it’s part of the way that our people find survival and celebration.”[/pullquote]“It is front of mind in every choice,” Jackson says. “Within my own experience, it is essential to make choices from the perspective of Black womanhood in everything I do. When Black women get free, we all get free.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jackson says she isn’t quite ready to announce too many of the specifics in terms of how this focus will play out in terms of MoAD’s actual programming. But, just to cite one example, Jackson plans to continue the chef-in-residence program’s longstanding tradition of hosting “Diaspora Dinners” — big, celebratory meals at the museum, usually featuring a prominent guest chef. And this year the events will highlight two Black women in the food industry.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jackson also has a partnership in the works with San Francisco’s \u003ca href=\"https://btwcsc.org/\">Booker T. Washington Community Service Center\u003c/a>, including what she describes as some “beautiful projects” with elders in the community. “Every elder is a library. I don’t want them to pass from this earth without sharing whatever they feel compelled to share with us,” Jackson says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13923968\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13923968\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/01/blackfoodsummit_guests.jpg\" alt=\"Three smiling women dressed in all white sit at a table outdoors, awaiting the start of a meal.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1081\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/01/blackfoodsummit_guests.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/01/blackfoodsummit_guests-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/01/blackfoodsummit_guests-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/01/blackfoodsummit_guests-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/01/blackfoodsummit_guests-768x432.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/01/blackfoodsummit_guests-1536x865.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">MoAD board member Jill Cowan and friends at the Black Food Summit, held in September of 2022. \u003ccite>(Tinashe Chidarikire)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>\u003cb>3. The Black Food Summit will live on.\u003c/b>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The capstone of Terry’s seven-year tenure at MoAD was the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13918267/food-events-fall-2022\">Black Food Summit\u003c/a>, a gathering of amazing Black talent from all over the country, across all sectors of the food world — chefs, cookbook authors, photographers, food stylists and more — who came together for two days of workshops, rejuvenation and mutual support. The event was created to advance \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13900311/bryant-terry-four-color-books-imprint-food-media-diversity\">Terry’s vision of creating a pipeline\u003c/a> that would allow Black chefs, writers and artists to land the kinds of prestigious gigs that they’ve been shut out of historically.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thankfully, the summit will live on. As Jackson notes, Terry himself will continue to have an advisory role at the museum, and “it makes all the sense in the world” for her to carry on the tradition that he started. Most likely, the first Black Food Summit under Jackson’s stewardship will happen sometime in 2024.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>4. Art and artists will get an even bigger spotlight during Jackson’s tenure. \u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>[aside postID='arts_13900311,arts_13915489,arts_13900855']MoAD is, of course, a \u003ci>museum\u003c/i> first and foremost, and most visitors come to see the art. In that respect, Jackson makes for an ideal chef-in-residence: She’s a practicing artist herself, known for exploring both food and social justice in her work. A notable recent example: an art installation in which Jackson imagined the “\u003ca href=\"http://www.justuskitchen.com/fixed-price-menu\">fixed price menu\u003c/a>” of a meal that Philando Castile and Jeronimo Yanez — the Minnesota police officer who shot and killed Castile in 2016 — might have shared.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For that piece, part of Ava DuVernay’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.leapaction.org/\">Law Enforcement Accountability Project\u003c/a> (LEAP), Jackson says, “I was doing quilting. I was doing writing. I was doing sculpture. I could say in that moment, ‘I’ve been training for decades for this.’ As an attorney, as an environmental educator, as an artist — it’s like I got these credentials on purpose in reverse.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The same could be said for Jackson’s new role as MoAD’s chef-in-residence. 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Social justice will be the focus of everything she does at the museum.\u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>It’s not lost on Jackson that she’s stepping into the role at a political moment when it’s become clear, as she puts it, that the long-term changes many hoped for during the widespread protests against police violence in 2020 haven’t really happened. “There was a boomerang effect, and lasting change has not occurred,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size=\"large\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Jocelyn Jackson\"]“Artists are first responders. Anyone in this industry of art has that shared responsibility.”[/pullquote]At the same time, Jackson says that her position at MoAD is something of an oasis. “I get to luxuriate in the environment of an organization that’s made by and for Black folks. I get to be calm and peaceful and authentic within that space.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She recognizes that the art world at large isn’t like that. It wasn’t lost on her that the viral incident a couple of weeks ago in which a \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfgate.com/food/article/san-francisco-man-sprays-woman-17708160.php\">San Francisco gallery owner sprayed an unhoused woman with a hose\u003c/a> was also a reflection of the art world.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So how can an institution like MoAD play a role in changing that? “How do we present ourselves as warriors for justice? Artists are first responders,” Jackson says, referencing the term \u003ca href=\"https://www.artistasfirstresponder.com/\">coined by Oakland-based artist Ashara Ekundayo\u003c/a>. “Anyone in this industry of art has that shared responsibility.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For Jackson, that mindset has to inform all of her chef-in-residence programming. “There’s nothing that isn’t related to social justice,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12904247\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"39\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-160x16.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-240x23.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39-375x37.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>Jocelyn Jackson’s first public event as MoAD’s chef-in-residence will be a \u003ca href=\"https://www.moadsf.org/event/chef-in-residence-presents-two-black-cooks-in-the-kitchen-a-celebration-of-bryant-terry-and-welcome-to-jocelyn-jackson\">conversation with Bryant Terry\u003c/a>, her predecessor in the role. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“It is front of mind in every choice,” Jackson says. “Within my own experience, it is essential to make choices from the perspective of Black womanhood in everything I do. When Black women get free, we all get free.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jackson says she isn’t quite ready to announce too many of the specifics in terms of how this focus will play out in terms of MoAD’s actual programming. But, just to cite one example, Jackson plans to continue the chef-in-residence program’s longstanding tradition of hosting “Diaspora Dinners” — big, celebratory meals at the museum, usually featuring a prominent guest chef. And this year the events will highlight two Black women in the food industry.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jackson also has a partnership in the works with San Francisco’s \u003ca href=\"https://btwcsc.org/\">Booker T. Washington Community Service Center\u003c/a>, including what she describes as some “beautiful projects” with elders in the community. “Every elder is a library. I don’t want them to pass from this earth without sharing whatever they feel compelled to share with us,” Jackson says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13923968\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13923968\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/01/blackfoodsummit_guests.jpg\" alt=\"Three smiling women dressed in all white sit at a table outdoors, awaiting the start of a meal.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1081\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/01/blackfoodsummit_guests.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/01/blackfoodsummit_guests-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/01/blackfoodsummit_guests-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/01/blackfoodsummit_guests-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/01/blackfoodsummit_guests-768x432.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/01/blackfoodsummit_guests-1536x865.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">MoAD board member Jill Cowan and friends at the Black Food Summit, held in September of 2022. \u003ccite>(Tinashe Chidarikire)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>\u003cb>3. The Black Food Summit will live on.\u003c/b>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The capstone of Terry’s seven-year tenure at MoAD was the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13918267/food-events-fall-2022\">Black Food Summit\u003c/a>, a gathering of amazing Black talent from all over the country, across all sectors of the food world — chefs, cookbook authors, photographers, food stylists and more — who came together for two days of workshops, rejuvenation and mutual support. The event was created to advance \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13900311/bryant-terry-four-color-books-imprint-food-media-diversity\">Terry’s vision of creating a pipeline\u003c/a> that would allow Black chefs, writers and artists to land the kinds of prestigious gigs that they’ve been shut out of historically.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thankfully, the summit will live on. As Jackson notes, Terry himself will continue to have an advisory role at the museum, and “it makes all the sense in the world” for her to carry on the tradition that he started. Most likely, the first Black Food Summit under Jackson’s stewardship will happen sometime in 2024.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>4. Art and artists will get an even bigger spotlight during Jackson’s tenure. \u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>The Kenneth Rainin Foundation announced today the launch of a \u003ca href=\"https://krfoundation.org/inaugural-rainin-fellowship-announced/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">new fellowship\u003c/a> for artists working in dance, film, public space and theater. The Rainin Fellowship awards four unrestricted grants of $100,000 to help artists maintain their lives and practices in the San Francisco Bay Area. The inaugural recipients are \u003ca href=\"http://www.deepwatersdance.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Amara Tabor-Smith\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.margohall.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Margo Hall\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://peopleskitchencollective.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">People’s Kitchen Collective\u003c/a> (Sita Kuratomi Bhaumik, Jocelyn Jackson and Saqib Keval), and \u003ca href=\"https://rrcinema.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Rodrigo Reyes\u003c/a>. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The fellows, whose work includes deeply vulnerable performance experiences, theater by and for people of color, food-centered art and activism, and creative approaches to documentary film, are described by the Rainin Foundation in today’s announcement as artists “who push the boundaries of creative expression, anchor local communities, and advance the field.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13894796\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1200px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/RaininFellows_1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13894796\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/RaininFellows_1200.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/RaininFellows_1200-800x200.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/RaininFellows_1200-1020x255.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/RaininFellows_1200-160x40.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/03/RaininFellows_1200-768x192.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The 2021 Rainin Fellows Amara Tabor-Smith, Margo Hall, Rodrigo Reyes and People’s Kitchen Collective (Saqib Keval, Sita Kuratomi Bhaumik and Jocelyn Jackson). \u003ccite>(L to R photos by Jean Melesaine, Lisa Keating, Jennifer Duran, and Molly DeCoudreaux)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>For Hall, whose many roles in the Bay Area theater world include actor, director, playwright and educator—and as of last year, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13889584/margo-hall-set-to-lead-the-lorraine-hansberry-theatre-into-an-exciting-new-future\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">artistic director\u003c/a> of San Francisco’s Lorraine Hansberry Theatre—this fellowship provides a sense of validation. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It solidified the fact that all the work I’ve done is paying off,” she says. “And not just because of the financial award of the fellowship, but because of the true recognition for the work I’ve done in the Bay Area.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I decided long ago that this was my home and I wanted to dedicate my energy and time to a community I believe in,” she continues. “I’m so happy that I did because I have built relationships that have carried me through my career and will carry me through my lifetime.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=\"arts_13890207\"]Rainin Foundation Chief Program Officer Shelley Trott says plans for the fellowship, which was administered by the national arts funding nonprofit \u003ca href=\"https://www.unitedstatesartists.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">United States Artists\u003c/a>, predate the coronavirus pandemic and its toll on the local arts sector. While working on a strategic plan in 2017, she says, the foundation turned its attention to helping Bay Area artists thrive. It was clear just how many people were leaving the region, often forced to choose between their practices and affordability.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We felt that it would be really important to have a program that provided direct support to individual artists at a level that would help them maintain a life and a living in the Bay Area given all the economic pressures,” Trott says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Surveying other fellowships across the country and taking into account the Bay Area’s high cost of living, Rainin landed on $100,000 based on a year’s worth of living expenses. Because the grant is unrestricted, the fellows have complete freedom in their spending. They can even draw down on the total grant amount over a period of years, based on their needs and the tax implications of the added income. The fellowship also offers recipients help with financial planning, communications, marketing and legal services.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The fellowship is guaranteed to run annually for three years, but the Rainin Foundation anticipates it will continue beyond that term. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the funding goes to just one artist (or in the case of People’s Kitchen Collective, a collaborative of three artists), the Rainin Fellowship is geared towards the enrichment of the entire Bay Area arts community. “We thought a lot about this concept of an anchor artist,” Trott says. “That’s an artist who’s deeply rooted in this community and in this region, who reflects the diverse communities of the Bay Area. 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His latest film, \u003ci>\u003ca href=\"https://rrcinema.com/films-499/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">499\u003c/a>\u003c/i>, follows a reawakened conquistador as he interacts with people in contemporary Mexico, and pinpoints the brutal legacy of colonialism in today’s humanitarian crises. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I recently joined the Bay Area Video Coalition as the co-director for their \u003ca href=\"https://bavc.org/mediamaker\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">MediaMaker Fellowship\u003c/a>, which is a wonderful program that mentors filmmakers working on their first feature documentaries,” he says. “And being part of that has just really helped me to dig into a lot of the things that I love about Bay, which is the collaborative, open-to-dialogue experience, and the nourishing diversity of our space here.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another part of the Rainin Fellowship’s goal is to raise the profile of Bay Area artists—including those who don’t ultimately receive the grant. Trott says over 100 artists nominated by local experts in their fields were invited to submit applications, which were read by national reviewers and then a panel of local jurors, a process that introduced Bay Area artists to arts professionals across the country.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think it’s going to mean the world to the Bay Area,” says Hall of the Rainin Fellowship’s potential long-term impact. “Just the thought of having that kind of financial foundation will help you want to stay in the Bay.” Knowing that someone is keeping an eye on Bay Area artists’ work makes all the difference. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s nothing like feeling like your community supports you and gets you,” Hall says.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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It was clear just how many people were leaving the region, often forced to choose between their practices and affordability.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We felt that it would be really important to have a program that provided direct support to individual artists at a level that would help them maintain a life and a living in the Bay Area given all the economic pressures,” Trott says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Surveying other fellowships across the country and taking into account the Bay Area’s high cost of living, Rainin landed on $100,000 based on a year’s worth of living expenses. Because the grant is unrestricted, the fellows have complete freedom in their spending. They can even draw down on the total grant amount over a period of years, based on their needs and the tax implications of the added income. 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"content": "\u003cp>The Bay Area arts community has a strong showing in the latest round of \u003ca href=\"https://creative-capital.org/2020/12/08/the-2021-creative-capital-awards/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Creative Capital Awards\u003c/a>, a national granting program that provides artists with up to $50,000 to realize ambitious, often large-scale projects. The funds are also combined with mentorship and advisory services to develop the capacity of the artists in each cohort.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID='arts_13836809']Of the 35 projects selected to receive the 2021 awards, six include Bay Area artists working in a variety of disciplines; their proposals include sci-fi inspired meals, documentary film, creative nonfiction and a floating opera. The local recipients are multidisciplinary collaborative \u003ca href=\"http://peopleskitchencollective.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">People’s Kitchen Collective\u003c/a> (Sita Kuratomi Bhaumik, Jocelyn Jackson, Saqib Keval); documentary filmmaker \u003ca href=\"https://throughmylens.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reid Davenport\u003c/a>; educator and writer \u003ca href=\"https://www.annefinger.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Anne Finger\u003c/a>; novelist \u003ca href=\"https://www.mengj.in/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Meng Jin\u003c/a>; musician and composer \u003ca href=\"http://kurtrohde.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kurt Rohde\u003c/a>; and documentary filmmaker \u003ca href=\"https://www.debsilva.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Débora Souza Silva\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Creative Capital received nearly 4,000 applications way back in February 2020; the awards were announced on Dec. 8. “I almost forgot!” says Jin.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the world today looks very different from the one in which the grantees wrote their applications, the Creative Capital Awards favor a development process that gives artists the time and support to adapt to challenges along the way (like, say, a global pandemic), though all six grantees said their plans remained pretty close to their proposals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13890635\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1200px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13890635\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/02_PKC_Streets_Earthseed_Brooke-Anderson_02_1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"801\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/02_PKC_Streets_Earthseed_Brooke-Anderson_02_1200.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/02_PKC_Streets_Earthseed_Brooke-Anderson_02_1200-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/02_PKC_Streets_Earthseed_Brooke-Anderson_02_1200-1020x681.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/02_PKC_Streets_Earthseed_Brooke-Anderson_02_1200-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/02_PKC_Streets_Earthseed_Brooke-Anderson_02_1200-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">People’s Kitchen Collective, ‘STREETS!,’ 2018 in Oakland. \u003ccite>(Brooke Anderson)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>For People’s Kitchen Collective, this timeline means they’ll be able to fully take advantage of Creative Capital’s expansive national network to connect with programming partners in various communities. “With Creative Capital, that ‘yes’ comes with so many more yeses,” says Jackson, who currently lives in Las Vegas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The collaborative’s project, \u003ci>\u003ca href=\"https://creative-capital.org/projects/earthseed/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Earthseed\u003c/a>\u003c/i>, will create resource kits and a series of meals inspired by Octavia Butler’s \u003ci>Parables\u003c/i> books and the Black Panther Party’s programs. Even though the trio is spread across three different cities (Bhaumik lives in Oakland, Keval in Mexico City), the Bay Area’s history of artistic activism feeds their practice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s this question of ‘How do we find ways to survive that come from within, from our own communities?’” Bhaumik says. “The Bay Area is full of these examples of people taking survival into their own hands and working between groups.” Now, when so much of the world and the systems it operates upon need to be rebuilt, Bhaumik says ideas of food sovereignty and mutual aid are even more important.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With this award comes a sense of stability. “It’s been really hard during this year to envision the future,” says Jin, noting the award changed that. \u003ca href=\"https://creative-capital.org/projects/mothers-and-girls-a-fake-memoir/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Her novel\u003c/a>, which she also calls a “fake memoir,” addresses the contemporary conversation around autofiction, a big “new” literary genre \u003ca href=\"https://newrepublic.com/article/159951/can-black-novelist-write-autofiction\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">mostly identified\u003c/a> with European and white American writers. “I want to rescope and rethink the ways in which autobiography and autobiographical readings affect writers of color in particular,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She’s also looking forward to connecting with other artists, not necessarily writers, in the Creative Capital cohort. “I’m interested in conceiving of fiction-writing as an active performance similar to the work of a performance artist,” she says. “I’m excited to be able to have conversations with artists who are experts in these kinds of ideas.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13890636\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1200px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13890636\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/Davenport_IDidntSeeYouThere_CCProject_2-Reid-Davenport_1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/Davenport_IDidntSeeYouThere_CCProject_2-Reid-Davenport_1200.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/Davenport_IDidntSeeYouThere_CCProject_2-Reid-Davenport_1200-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/Davenport_IDidntSeeYouThere_CCProject_2-Reid-Davenport_1200-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/Davenport_IDidntSeeYouThere_CCProject_2-Reid-Davenport_1200-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/Davenport_IDidntSeeYouThere_CCProject_2-Reid-Davenport_1200-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A still from Reid Davenport’s ‘I Didn’t See You There.’ \u003ccite>(Courtesy the artist)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Davenport, who has already shot much of the footage for his documentary film \u003ci>\u003ca href=\"https://creative-capital.org/projects/i-didnt-see-you-there/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">I Didn’t See You There\u003c/a>\u003c/i> says, “Any time I can join a cohort I try to do so.” His work on the project started two years ago with the appearance of a circus tent outside his Oakland apartment, leading Davenport to examine the legacy of the “freak show” in his own life as a disabled filmmaker.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Similarly, Silva is already four years into her documentary, \u003ci>\u003ca href=\"https://creative-capital.org/projects/black-mothers/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Black Mothers\u003c/a>\u003c/i> which follows two women in \u003ca href=\"https://www.elle.com/culture/career-politics/news/a38111/who-are-mothers-of-the-movement-dnc/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mothers of the Movement\u003c/a>, a nationwide network of mothers whose children were killed by police.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For Silva, Oakland and its people have been a huge influence. “\u003ci>Black Mothers\u003c/i> really started with the case of Oscar Grant and the important work that his mother, Wanda, his uncle Cephus Johnson (‘Uncle Bobby’) and several local activists have been doing for over a decade,” she wrote in an email.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Her long-term commitment to the women at the center of her film is crucial to its aesthetic. “Ultimately,” she says, “I hope to create a film that reflects not only how I see the mothers but how they see themselves.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13890638\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1200px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13890638\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/Silva_BlackMothers_CCProject_FootageStill_3-De%CC%81bora-Souza-Silva-optimized_1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/Silva_BlackMothers_CCProject_FootageStill_3-Débora-Souza-Silva-optimized_1200.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/Silva_BlackMothers_CCProject_FootageStill_3-Débora-Souza-Silva-optimized_1200-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/Silva_BlackMothers_CCProject_FootageStill_3-Débora-Souza-Silva-optimized_1200-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/Silva_BlackMothers_CCProject_FootageStill_3-Débora-Souza-Silva-optimized_1200-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/Silva_BlackMothers_CCProject_FootageStill_3-Débora-Souza-Silva-optimized_1200-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A still from Débora Souza Silva’s ‘Black Mothers.’ \u003ccite>(Courtesy of the artist)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Other projects will take Bay Area awardees farther afield—for Finger and Rohde, to Berlin and New York, respectively. Finger’s book of personal essays, \u003ci>\u003ca href=\"https://creative-capital.org/projects/wheeling-in-berlin/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wheeling in Berlin\u003c/a>\u003c/i> is inspired by the figure of the “meandering dandy.” She hopes to be able to return to Germany soon to further inform her writing on historical figures, disability in art and her own travels as a wheelchair-user.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Each group of awardees traditionally gathers for a retreat to share their projects with one other. Finger looks forward to this being an in-person event. “To me it’s so much better when we can be with other people and talk in hallways and go out to dinner,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And for San Francisco-based Rohde, part of a three-person team behind \u003ci>\u003ca href=\"https://creative-capital.org/projects/newtown-odyssey/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Newtown Odyssey\u003c/a>\u003c/i> (the aforementioned floating opera), travel to the site of his eventual performance piece is complicated by more than just the current pandemic: the project plans to be carbon neutral.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The opera itself will address issues of climate change, environmental justice and civic responsibility, but the specifics are still very much up in the air. “This is no question the most experimental space I’ve worked in,” Rohde says. Collaborating with New York artist Marie Lorenz and Syracuse writer Dana Spiotta, Rohde will compose the music for an opera to be performed and seen on a polluted industrial waterway between Brooklyn and Queens.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13890637\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1200px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13890637\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/Lorenz_TideTaxi_NewtownOdyssey-Marie-Lorenz-optimized_1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/Lorenz_TideTaxi_NewtownOdyssey-Marie-Lorenz-optimized_1200.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/Lorenz_TideTaxi_NewtownOdyssey-Marie-Lorenz-optimized_1200-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/Lorenz_TideTaxi_NewtownOdyssey-Marie-Lorenz-optimized_1200-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/Lorenz_TideTaxi_NewtownOdyssey-Marie-Lorenz-optimized_1200-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/Lorenz_TideTaxi_NewtownOdyssey-Marie-Lorenz-optimized_1200-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An aerial image of Marie Lorenz’s ‘Tide Taxi’ on a polluted waterway. \u003ccite>(Courtesy the artist)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Rohde has to consider not just creating something that will be outside (a particular acoustic challenge), but on multiple, possibly moving stages. Questions of power, amplification, live instruments, pre-recorded sound, seasonal elements and the effect of those elements on instruments are all in play. “I can’t ask you to take your cello out in a boat,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Creative Capital Award is meant for just such projects: challenging, expansive ones that change the way we think about what the arts can accomplish. \u003ci>Newtown Odyssey\u003c/i>’s commitment to carbon neutrality—an issue rarely broached in the fine art world—is a case in point.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Since our talk, I have been using a number of online carbon emission offset calculators,” Rohde later wrote in an email. “It looks like I will be planting a few trees for that round-trip flight next summer!”\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Of the 35 projects selected to receive the 2021 awards, six include Bay Area artists working in a variety of disciplines; their proposals include sci-fi inspired meals, documentary film, creative nonfiction and a floating opera. The local recipients are multidisciplinary collaborative \u003ca href=\"http://peopleskitchencollective.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">People’s Kitchen Collective\u003c/a> (Sita Kuratomi Bhaumik, Jocelyn Jackson, Saqib Keval); documentary filmmaker \u003ca href=\"https://throughmylens.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reid Davenport\u003c/a>; educator and writer \u003ca href=\"https://www.annefinger.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Anne Finger\u003c/a>; novelist \u003ca href=\"https://www.mengj.in/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Meng Jin\u003c/a>; musician and composer \u003ca href=\"http://kurtrohde.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kurt Rohde\u003c/a>; and documentary filmmaker \u003ca href=\"https://www.debsilva.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Débora Souza Silva\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Creative Capital received nearly 4,000 applications way back in February 2020; the awards were announced on Dec. 8. “I almost forgot!” says Jin.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the world today looks very different from the one in which the grantees wrote their applications, the Creative Capital Awards favor a development process that gives artists the time and support to adapt to challenges along the way (like, say, a global pandemic), though all six grantees said their plans remained pretty close to their proposals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13890635\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1200px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13890635\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/02_PKC_Streets_Earthseed_Brooke-Anderson_02_1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"801\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/02_PKC_Streets_Earthseed_Brooke-Anderson_02_1200.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/02_PKC_Streets_Earthseed_Brooke-Anderson_02_1200-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/02_PKC_Streets_Earthseed_Brooke-Anderson_02_1200-1020x681.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/02_PKC_Streets_Earthseed_Brooke-Anderson_02_1200-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/02_PKC_Streets_Earthseed_Brooke-Anderson_02_1200-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">People’s Kitchen Collective, ‘STREETS!,’ 2018 in Oakland. \u003ccite>(Brooke Anderson)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>For People’s Kitchen Collective, this timeline means they’ll be able to fully take advantage of Creative Capital’s expansive national network to connect with programming partners in various communities. “With Creative Capital, that ‘yes’ comes with so many more yeses,” says Jackson, who currently lives in Las Vegas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The collaborative’s project, \u003ci>\u003ca href=\"https://creative-capital.org/projects/earthseed/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Earthseed\u003c/a>\u003c/i>, will create resource kits and a series of meals inspired by Octavia Butler’s \u003ci>Parables\u003c/i> books and the Black Panther Party’s programs. Even though the trio is spread across three different cities (Bhaumik lives in Oakland, Keval in Mexico City), the Bay Area’s history of artistic activism feeds their practice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s this question of ‘How do we find ways to survive that come from within, from our own communities?’” Bhaumik says. “The Bay Area is full of these examples of people taking survival into their own hands and working between groups.” Now, when so much of the world and the systems it operates upon need to be rebuilt, Bhaumik says ideas of food sovereignty and mutual aid are even more important.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With this award comes a sense of stability. “It’s been really hard during this year to envision the future,” says Jin, noting the award changed that. \u003ca href=\"https://creative-capital.org/projects/mothers-and-girls-a-fake-memoir/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Her novel\u003c/a>, which she also calls a “fake memoir,” addresses the contemporary conversation around autofiction, a big “new” literary genre \u003ca href=\"https://newrepublic.com/article/159951/can-black-novelist-write-autofiction\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">mostly identified\u003c/a> with European and white American writers. “I want to rescope and rethink the ways in which autobiography and autobiographical readings affect writers of color in particular,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She’s also looking forward to connecting with other artists, not necessarily writers, in the Creative Capital cohort. “I’m interested in conceiving of fiction-writing as an active performance similar to the work of a performance artist,” she says. “I’m excited to be able to have conversations with artists who are experts in these kinds of ideas.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13890636\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1200px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13890636\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/Davenport_IDidntSeeYouThere_CCProject_2-Reid-Davenport_1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/Davenport_IDidntSeeYouThere_CCProject_2-Reid-Davenport_1200.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/Davenport_IDidntSeeYouThere_CCProject_2-Reid-Davenport_1200-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/Davenport_IDidntSeeYouThere_CCProject_2-Reid-Davenport_1200-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/Davenport_IDidntSeeYouThere_CCProject_2-Reid-Davenport_1200-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/Davenport_IDidntSeeYouThere_CCProject_2-Reid-Davenport_1200-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A still from Reid Davenport’s ‘I Didn’t See You There.’ \u003ccite>(Courtesy 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