Dec 15 • Majlis with EcoRove
The Ecodispersal Device is a part of EcoRove's ongoing project in collaboration with Marylynn Antaki, which seeks to support and empower citizens with methods for rewilding and living with diminished landscapes through foraging and nurturing biodiversity via the redeployment of indigenous, wild, edible plants.
Join us for a conversation between Iyad Abou Gaida, Em Joseph, and Jumanah Abbas of EcoRove, with Marylyn Pauline Antaki, and Lara Arafeh. This session addresses food insecurity, wildlife depletion, and the ecological crises in Lebanon, intensified by years of economic collapse, energy insufficiency, and ongoing Zionist aggression on the peoples and territories of the Levant.
As an optional add on, Nafas Bakery is selling boxes of their baked goods with all proceeds going to Heal Palestine.
Included in the ticket, we’ll have some tea and biscuits as we engage with seeds native to the Levant and New York.
Iyad Abou Gaida Is a Lebanese farmer, ecological designer, architect, and researcher. Iyad’s research engages ecologies of human and non-human beings to address aesthetic and socio-political urgencies for ecologies, architecture, and urbanism across dimensions and geographies. Iyad gained farming experience living on his ancestral terraced agricultural fields with his family in South Lebanon.
Em Joseph is a Lebanese-American artist, filmmaker, and educator living and working in Lenapehoking/Brooklyn. Her work follows parallel narratives shared by people and landscapes expressed through history, diaspora, and indigenous land sovereignty.
Jumanah Abbas is an architect, writer, and curator who works on collaborative projects with institutes and universities.She is currently working on the upcoming 2026 Qatar Museums’ Quadrennial project, a multi-site art exhibition.
Marylynn Pauline Antaki is a Lebanese designer and architect. Her research explores architecture’s intersections with identity, data, politics, and the environment, across different scales and geographies. Her work has been featured amongst others at the Venice Architecture Biennale and the Tallinn Architecture Biennale.
Lara Arafeh is a curator, writer, and researcher based in Brooklyn. She also serves as the director of Majlis NY , a platform dedicated to promoting cultural exchange and showcasing voices from underrepresented communities.
Nafas Baking is a Brooklyn-based baking project inspired by the flavors and culinary traditions of Palestine. Nafas, while translated as breath in Arabic, takes on a different meaning in the context of the kitchen: it conveys someone who loves to prepare food with intuition and soul. Nafas Baking is both a celebration of Palestine, and one woman's passion project to feed all those around her.
Cancellations made less than 72 prior to the workshop start date are not eligible for a refund.
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SUNDAY DECEMBER 15
5:00 - 7:00 PM
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We offer two pricing options:
$10 - standard ticket
$35 - ticket + box of pastries from Nafas
One box will include:
1. Saffron sugar cookie 2. sumac brownie bite 3. sage and black tea cupcake 4. za’atar focaccia (or: zaatar pastry)