Lovers of good food and activism will be able to experience their worlds collide next week at SameSide’s 7th session of Dinners For DACA.
For $35, socially conscious diners who stand up for America’s nearly 800,000 undocumented immigrants under DACA will be able to enjoy a three-course meal consisting of “organic, locally sourced comfort classics” at The Standard hotel’s 24/7 Restaurant in downtown Los Angeles. However, instead of merely raising a glass in support of dreamers during the dinner, the diners will organize and take action on the spot.
“We are going to make calls to elected officials and we are going to write letters, says Nicole àBeckett, who co-founded SameSide along with her brother, David Legacki. “What we do at SameSide is lower the barrier and instigate other people to have their voice heard,” she concludes.
“That is when change happens.”