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People’s Kitchen Collective

Crowd holding up signs.
Crowd holding up signs.

April 29, 2021

Three people in aprons.
PKC Co-Founders Saqib Keval, Jocelyn Jackson, and Sita Bhaumik at the Montalvo Arts Center’s Lucas Artist Residency Program. Photo: Tina Case Photography

People’s Kitchen Collective (PKC) works at the intersection of art and activism as a food-centered political education project. Based in Oakland, California, their creative practices reflect the diverse histories and backgrounds of co-founders Sita Kuratomi Bhaumik, Jocelyn Jackson, and Saqib Keval. PKC creates immersive experiences that honor the shared struggles of our peoples, using family recipes as a map to reveal migrations and stories of resilience. PKC’s social practice-based work is one of the radical hospitality.

Pictured at top: To the Streets! 500 person free community meal. West Oakland, California 2018.
Photo by Brooke Anderson.

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