Wednesday, 29 June 2016

Kenneth Bailey, Design Studio for Social Intervention

Kenneth Bailey is an American urban designer and social activist who founded Boston Design for Social Intervention (DS4SI)
Social activism is an intentional action with the goal of bringing about socialchange. If you feel strongly about a cause and are working towards a change, you could be considered an activist. An activist is anyone who is fighting for change in society.
http://blog.americansforthearts.org/2012/05/04/the-public-kitchen-the-dilemma-of-evaluating-a-gesture
Kenneth bailey hired makers to make 2 mobile public kitchens which they took into the community to do cooking demos. It allowed the community to focus, talk and ask questions related to food. It allows the community to make connections with their neighbours.







There is a stigma about Soup kitchens and this is one of the definition I found on google
soup kitchen
noun
  1. a place where free food is served to those who are homeless or destitute.
  2. I like how Bailey has broken down this stigma by allowing everyone in the community to partake in sharing the food and food knowledge.

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