THE SHOEBOX COVENANT

A Workshop on Dignity, Resilience, and Black Travel History

Saturday, August 29, 2026 | 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Before the Green Book, before the Civil Rights Act, there was the shoebox.

Join us for a half‑day workshop honoring the resourcefulness of Black travelers who packed dignity in a box. You’ll learn the history, taste classic shoebox foods, and pack your own modern shoebox meal kit.

What You’ll Experience

·         The history of shoebox lunches — why fried chicken, cornbread, and pound cake?

·         The Green Book connection — the guide that helped Black Americans travel safely

·         Tasting classic shoebox foods — fried chicken, cornbread, pound cake, deviled eggs

·         Hands‑on packing — decorate a box, wrap the food, tie the string

·         History cards — learn about Ruby Bridges, Bessie Coleman, and Victor Green

·         Witness circle & book passage — hear from Stitching the Sun

All materials included

Limited to 10 participants. Register by August 25.

Bring: Comfortable clothes, a water bottle, an open heart.

“We will not be refused. We will not be forgotten.”

— The Shoebox Covenant, from Stitching the Sun

About the Book

Stitching the Sun: The Granddaughters of Hathor is a visionary Afrofuturist story collection where memory is medicine, thread is technology, and resilience is packed in shoeboxes. Books available for pre‑order at the workshop.

Historical Note

Shoebox lunches are not nostalgia. They are a record of survival—of Black women who iced coolers, twisted handkerchiefs of salt, and kept families fed on roads that refused to serve them. This workshop honors that lineage and invites you to carry it forward.