Jee Kim has been active in racial justice, immigrant rights, and progressive media efforts in NYC since the mid 90s. While at the Active Element Foundation, he edited the 9/11 anthology, “Another World is Possible” and “The Future 500,” a youth organizing directory. He is currently a program director at the Surdna Foundation. During his time at the Mesa Refuge, he plans to work on a piece looking at the configuration of the state, social movements, and philanthropy in times of social unrest.