Love Intersections

In our final episode for S5, we talked to Jocelyn Jackson , co-founder of the in Oakland, about how we can activate radical hospitality, care, love and resistance in our communities today. How can we draw on histories of collective care taking and mutual aid, as a means to build community in at a time of multiple and ongoing genocides? How can we use creative and artistic means to cultivate the resources, relationships, and sustenance that our communities need? Check out the full episode on our YT channel - link in bio ❤️

Guest bios:

Jocelyn’s passion for seasonal food, social justice, creativity, and community is rooted in a childhood spent on the Kansas plains. Her family would sing a song before sharing a soulful meal. Since then, Jocelyn has practiced law, taught environmental science and ethics, become a yoga instructor, and created performance and visual art. Jocelyn founded JUSTUS KITCHEN to continue to create food experiences that inspire people to reconnect with themselves, the earth, and one another. And she still begins every meal with a song.

People’s Kitchen Collective (PKC) works at the intersection of art and activism as a food-centered political education project. Based in Oakland, California, our creative practices reflect the diverse histories and backgrounds of our crew. Written in our families’ recipes are the maps of our migrations and the stories of our resilience. It is from this foundation that we create immersive experiences that honor the shared struggles of our people. We believe in radical hospitality as a strategy to address the urgent social issues of our time.