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HAGS Wants To Be NYC’s Best Version Of A Queer Potluck

"It’s important to Justice and Lindsley that they support other activists in the field. Auxillio and Ediciones are two projects built to address racial disparity in food by providing accessible food programming as well as organizing mutual aid efforts. “Auxilio and Ediciones were founded by a team of queers we love and are lucky to call friends: Zacarías González, Raquel Makler, Tony Ortiz, Kia Damon, Hai Vo, and Mohammed Fayaz,” Justice and Lindsley say. “If you’ve been to a block party, a wine dinner, or pop-up this past year, it’s likely the team was there making things run smoothly, pouring fun wines, feeding you delicious food, and generally setting a lovely vibe. The goal of these projects is to include Black, BIPOC, trans, and queer folks who are otherwise excluded from both the cooking of, and enjoying of, world-class food.”" - sam stone 1