Seb Choe

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About Seb Choe

Seb Choe (they) is a spatial activist, educator and musician based in Kailua Kona and New York, working to revive, create and sustain sanctuaries for marginalized adults and teens. They are currently focused on land rights, housing justice, and the Hawaiian sovereignty movement. Choe is Associate Director at JSA/MIXdesign, an architecture firm specializing in inclusive design and accessibility, where they lead projects, research, and advocacy that reimagine everyday spaces like restrooms and art museums. Choe is a core organizer with Friends of Gadsden Creek, a grassroots environmental justice campaign in Charleston, South Carolina, working to save a tidal creek from destruction and demand reparations for its neighboring Black community. Choe has worked as an educator in architecture, creative media, and political education with organizations like Carolina Youth Action Project, Donkey Mill Art Center, Kent State University, Mohawk Valley Collective, Rave Salon, and Rikers Island Education Program. Choe performs and releases music under the name Broken Spear. Choe holds a B.A in Architecture (Magna Cum Laude with honors) from Columbia University.