'Solidarity kitchens’ may have different missions, but often coalesce in their quest to meet material needs, such as the fair distribution of food and offering moral support and visibility to communities and individuals.
Since 2020, the Hrant Dink Foundation has cast a spotlight on the tangible and intangible cultural heritage of Turkey with its mobile application KarDes: Multicultural Memory Tour Guide, which also aims to disseminate multicultural stories that are often excluded from the official narrative.
Sofia Karim first produced ‘Samosa Packets’ in 2018 for a campaign to protest the arrest of Bangladeshi photographer and activist Shahidul Alam. They went on to become the artistic expression of a solidarity movement against widespread human rights violations in India and Bangladesh. The movement, called ‘Turbine Bagh’, continues its campaign, especially for journalists and political prisoners who are deprived of their freedom of expression.
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