Tea Afar — April Banks

Tea Afar

Chai Chats at OxyArts, 2019

TEA AFAR

Tea Afar is a nomadic storytelling experience, launched in 2016 by April Banks. Tea Afar was conceived as a salve—bringing us together across borders—for the divisiveness propagated by an inhumane presidential administration. Since 2016, She has hosted over 20 events that facilitate hospitality and conversation about our cultures and how rituals give us meaning.

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Outlandish Departures at SFMOMA, 2025

Marcus Yam, an LA Times photo journalist, on how sharing tea cleared the way while on assignment, 2017