Hidmo pop-up features Hollis Wong-Wear, Gabriel Teodros

For one night only, lucky attendants of the “Hidmo Back” pop-up restaurant got to relive the glory of the now closed Eritrean restaurant and community space.

The event was hosted by Food & Sh*t, founded by Chera Amiag and her husband Geo Quibuyen, aka Prometheus Brown (emcee of the Blue Scholars).

Local artists Hollis Wong-Wear, Gabriel Teodros, (Globalist writer) dåko’ta alcantara-camacho, Rogue Pinay, Daniel Pak, Otieno Terry & DJ Daps performed while diners enjoyed injera, sambusas and Eritraen dishes crafted by organizer Rahwa Habte.

Scott Macklin

Scott Macklin is the Associate Director of the Master of Communication in Digital Media (MCDM) program at the UW. Scott seeks to create a rich infrastructure that supports innovation and collaboration through participatory media and community engagement. Scott was the curator of TEDx Seattle and Chair of the Seattle Next 50 Story Runs through It community film celebration.  He also serves on the Advisory Board of the Head Start Center for Inclusion and on the Board of the South African NGO Saving our Schools and Community (SOSAC). Scott is an award winning author, filmmaker and the Executive Producer the Four Peaks TV program - a monthly series that features interviews with leading media and technology visionaries. Scott uses social media as a powerful tool for learning and building meaningful relationships that create opportunities to engage in acts of social justice. You can get a glimpse of some of his work on vimeo.