a few projects that I’ve launched:
I co-founded Camping to Connect, an experiential mentorship program that uses outdoor recreation and nature immersion to address the diverse issues faced by young men of color in America’s cities—from mental health to healthy masculinity. Led by and for people of color, we're elevating the narrative that the outdoors belong to everybody. Above is the trailer to our recent award-winning short film, Wood Hood, funded by Patagonia.
Shared Meals uses immersive spaces called Portals to bring diners in two distant locations together around what appears to be one long table stretching through the Internet. By sharing a space and breaking bread together, we bring strangers together in a way that inspires empathy and a sense of shared humanity.
My public art project, RickshawNYC (IG: @RickshawNYC) is an authentic cycle rickshaw from Bangladesh hand-painted by one of that country’s last-remaining, dedicated rickshaw artists.