Survival: THE SONG OF THE OPPRESSED

When i was about 11 years old, my older brother came home one Saturday evening with a small evelop. We were lucky enough to have owned a turntable. My brother turned it on and from the envelop, he produced a single vinyl record which he continued to play. That was the first time i heard song "Survival". I was instantly hooked and there is no telling how many times we played that record in the house.

I quickly schooled myself on the new craze and the prophet of that genre called Reggae. Brother Nesta was a brilliant musician and organizer. Together with the Wailers band, Bob produce some of the most recognizable melodic songs outside the European and American music. He propelled a genre of music that few would most likely have hardly recognized before Bob. Along with the music, he domesticated weed and a religion that is synonymous with Ganja. There are adherents of the Rasta religion in just about every country.

Yet, there are many others who are not affiliated with the Rasta but do apply many principles of that movement in their lives. Levity, as they call it is a practical and revolutionary way of living in harmony with nature. I would be remiss if I did not mention their cuisine that the movement introduced to many. The cuisine called Ital is available in most major cities, at least here in many places with a significant presence of Rasta brothers.

For me, Bob Marley was like an entry point into Fella Kuti. Those two might brothers formed the foundation that revolutionary African American thought would be nurtured. The three factors offered me the best mirror or eyes to resurrect an African Consciousness. Malcolm X, Amos Wilson and Hubert Harrison were similarly great thinkers whose message was easily digestible following my previous interaction with Reggae. Reggae is a vibe even the politicians of today can't stop. The one train it stopped for was the one of status quo and

So today I will play Ambush in the Night in commemoration of Brother Nesta's honest work. We have to come out of this cultural or political "night " and into the daylight of justice. Remember this words from "Survival" in light of the current crisis: Scientific atrocity Atomic misphilosophy Nuclear misenergy. We are now moving from I&I to I & Covit. Rassss!

Chef Kabui

The Hex Kitchen is a collaboration between Chef Kabui and the Hex community in a bid to promote food literacy, mindful eating and wealth creation. There is a natural connection between those who are fighting against fiat currency and those engaged in the struggle against fiat food. The two social ills of fiat currency and fiat food are at the heart of the tyrannic global world system we are now living in. That tyranny is directly connected to the climate crisis we face and there is no way we can solve one part of the problem without being mindful of the whole system, For a start, the Hex Kitchen is keen on addressing the issues of real money and real food as a basis on regaining our sovereign power. It is no accident that the struggle for food justice would find allies in cryptography and more specifically cryptocurrency. It is not a usual collaboration but yet it is one that makes sense on many levels. Chef Kabui has been studying and applying the power of food literacy, mindful eating and food justice in the struggle against oppression in general and specifically to people of African descent.

Chef Kabui has studied the disciplines of politics, anthropology and culinary arts and has designed a cuisine or rather an approach to food that is informed by the above experience and the indigenous knowledge that he gained from his Kenyan family’s history as sustainable farmers for generations. The combined experience and education resulted in the creation of a cuisine called Afro Futuristic Conscious Cuisine. It is a combination of the most sustainable practices in the growing, preparation of food with the goal of causing the least damage to the environment and maximizing the health benefits of the food. Those two conditions are necessary for a mindful community that ensures that justice thrives.

Chef Kabui has been pushing organic food and healthy eating based on his research and his own experience. The idea of healthy food and justice is not something that chef Kabui got into but was born in it. His family operated a farm and his father ran a restaurant in the capital city of Nairobi. Kabui grew up in the village with his mother where they grew almost all the food they consumed. It was at his family farm that he Kabui developed a love for fresh food and the art of consuming food following the natural cycles of seasons.

The collaboration aims to share the skills for healthy food to the Hex community and beyond. No community can survive without food and the Hex community is no different. The Hex Kitchen is another assembly point for the community to be nourished both physically and socially. While wealth is private, food is social and having a kitchen for the community to assemble is a great option for a community that is causing ripples across the world.

What to Expect

The Kitchen will have virtual classes, content on Youtube and other social media presence for a start. The goal is that the Kitchen will have a physical place that will have a kitchen in a farm that will grown food and have space that guest can visit. The farm will have a demonstration farm for the vegetables, fruits and herbs,

For the schedule of upcoming classes please visit our events section and find a class that is fit for your schedule.