🎬 Film Screening: Louis Theroux – The Settlers
📅 Date: Saturday, July 27, 2024
🕕 Time: 6:00 PM
📍 Location:
Arab American Cultural Center of Silicon Valley
3968 Twilight Drive, San Jose, CA

Join us for a powerful screening of The Settlers, a gripping documentary by Louis Theroux exploring the rise of Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Theroux meets settlers face-to-face and travels throughout the territory to understand the human and political consequences of settlement expansion.

“Theroux allows Israeli settlers to speak with perfect openness. It is chilling.”

🎟️ RSVP requested: www.tinyurl.com/Settlers-Film

Hosted by:
Arab American Cultural Center of Silicon Valley, Vigi4Gaza, Hindus for Human Rights, Bay Area Divest, Peace and Justice Studies, Arab Resource and Organizing Center (AROC), and others.

So You Want to Talk About Mental Health?

How can parents and children have safe and healthy conversations about mental health?
Join us for a community workshop focused on building understanding, support, and healing—together.

📅 Date: Sunday, July 27, 2025
🕛 Time: 12 PM – 3 PM
📍 Location: Shaanti Bhavan Mandir
109-10 98th Street, Ozone Park, NY 11417

👥 Facilitators:

• Miranda R. Deebrah, LMSW

• Ishwar Bridgelal, Educational Psychologist

🎁 Perks:

• Free lunch

• $10 gift card (for participants 12+ years)

• Certificate of completion provided

🔗 Register here: https://tinyurl.com/SQWMentalHealth2025
📲 Or scan the QR code on the flyer

This event is co-sponsored by South Queens Women’s March, Sadhana: Coalition of Progressive Hindus, and Aminta Kilawan-Narine.

She Speaks: Sultana’s Dream w/ Tanzila Ahmed
📅 Friday, July 25, 2025
🕕 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
📍 Grand Performances
350 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90071 [Map]

Join the second night of the She Speaks poetry series, inspired by Sultana’s Dream, the visionary 1905 story by Bengali Muslim feminist Begum Rokeya. Curated by writer and artist Tanzila Ahmed, this evening brings together powerful voices and performances that imagine a world where women don’t just survive—they flourish.

Expect a night of bold dreams, radical hope, and art that envisions a just and joyful future.

🎟️ Free with RSVP on Eventbrite

image by Chitra Ganesh

Stop ICE Abductions & Block the Bombs

Join us for a powerful online event bringing together advocates and elected leaders to confront two urgent issues: immigration raids and U.S. complicity in global violence. Together, we’ll explore how ICE terrorizes our communities and how U.S. weapons devastate lives abroad—and what we can do to stop both.

🗓 Date: Tuesday, July 22
🕖 Time: 7 PM ET
💻 Location: Online
📌 RSVP: Stop ICE Abductions and Block the Bombs · American Friends Service Committee

🎙 Featured Speakers:

• Mahmoud Khalil

• Congresswoman Delia Ramirez

• Pedro Rios, AFSC

• Brad Parker, CCR

🧾 Hosted by:
AFSC, IMEU Policy Project, Friends Committee on National Legislation, IfNotNow, Arab Resource & Organizing Center, ADC, Center for Constitutional Rights

Bay Area Meetup: How to Confront Hindutva in Our Community and at Home

Join Hindus for Human Rights for an engaging and supportive in-person gathering in San Jose to discuss how we can confront the spread of Hindutva ideology in our communities and families. Together, we'll share strategies, stories, and solidarity for building a more inclusive and just future.

📅 Date: Saturday, July 19
🕑 Time: 3:00 – 5:00 PM
📍 Location: San Jose (Address shared after RSVP)
🔗 RSVP Here: tinyurl.com/39umssppn

JULY BAITHAK FOR LIBERATION
Reimagining Birth & Death in Hinduism

📅 Date: Saturday, July 19th, 2025
🕛 Time: 12:00 PM ET / 9:00 AM PT
📍 Location: Online (via Zoom)
🔗 RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/JulyBaithak

March with SALGA NYC at the Manhattan Pride March 2025!Let’s bring queer, South Asian joy to the streets of NYC!

📅 Date: Sunday, June 29, 2025
🕛 Time: Wristband pickup starts at 12 PM | March begins ~12:30 PM
📍 Pickup Location: In front of McDonald's (809 6th Ave, New York, NY 10001)
📍 Assembly Point: 28th Street (between 5th & 6th Aves)
📦 March Details: Section M3, Order #10
💪 Early Setup Volunteers: Arrive by 10:30 AM

❗IMPORTANT: All marchers must wear an official wristband. First come, first served — NO registration, so arrive early! NYC Pride is enforcing this policy.

🌟 Bring your friends, your flags, your fabulousness—and let’s show out in full SALGA style.

#SALGANYC #ManhattanPride2025 #SouthAsianPride #DesiAndProud #LGBTQIA #NoCasteInPride #PrideParade #QueerHindus

🌈 March with SALGA NYC at the Dyke March 2025!

🏳️‍🌈 Join SALGA NYC for one of NYC’s most iconic Pride events celebrating queer and trans liberation, community, and resistance.

📅 Date: Saturday, June 28, 2025
🕓 Time: Meet at 4:30 PM | March begins at 5 PM
📍 Location: Fortitude Lion (476 5th Ave, New York, NY 10018)
🗺️ Route: 5th Ave from Bryant Park to Washington Square Park

✨ Allies welcome! No registration required. Just show up, bring your signs, and wear your pride!

#SALGANYC #DykeMarch2025 #PrideMarch #QueerSouthAsian #ProgressiveHindu #NYCPride #CasteFreePride

Aligning Extremisms: How Christian Nationalism Is Fueling a Global Far-Right — and How We Resist

Date & Time:
📅 Wednesday, June 26, 2025
🕛 12:00 PM ET

Location:
📍 Online (Zoom)
🔗 Register Here

Event Description:
Join Savera for a vital and urgent conversation at the next SRF365 webinar hosted by Americans United for Separation of Church and State. We’ll explore the dangerous convergence of Christian nationalism with far-right Hindu, Muslim, and Jewish political movements—and how grassroots voices from impacted communities are pushing back.

This panel will highlight the global dimensions of rising religious nationalism and lift up the strategies of resistance rooted in solidarity, justice, and faith-based organizing.

Speakers include:
🔹 Faith and community leaders from diverse traditions
🔹 Organizers challenging the multiracial far-right
🔹 Advocates defending inclusive democracy and religious freedom

Let’s build together toward a world where faith uplifts—not oppresses.

Celebrating Queerness in Hindu Thought and Practice
📅 Date: Sunday, June 22, 2025
🕛 Time: 12:00 PM ET / 9:00 AM PT
📍 Location: Online
🔗 RSVP: tinyurl.com/JuneBaithak

Join us for a special Baithak for Liberation, where we honor and explore the rich, inclusive traditions of queerness within Hindu philosophy, mythology, and lived practice.

Together, we’ll reflect, share, and celebrate the beauty of gender diversity and fluidity as part of our sacred stories and social transformation.

🎶 Queer Sabha – A Night of South Asian Music & Pride 🌈

📅 Date: Saturday, June 21, 2025
🕖 Time: 7:00 PM Dinner | 8:00 PM Performance
📍 Location: DC Sabha, Washington, D.C.
🎟️ Entry: $20

Join us for Queer Sabha, a vibrant evening of music, community, and celebration! Featuring the incredible Ben Parag alongside talented local performers, this Pride Month gathering spotlights the beauty and brilliance of South Asian queer expression.

Presented by DC Sabha, KhushDC, and Hindus for Human Rights, the night includes a shared dinner, live classical-fusion music, and joyful togetherness.

✨ All are welcome – come as you are!

🎬 North American Premiere: Pyre – A Mountain of Love and Loss (as part of the New York Indian Film Festival 2025)
📅 Saturday, June 21, 2025
🕧 12:30 PM
📍 Theatre 4, Village East by Angelika
181–189 2nd Avenue, New York, NY
🎟️ Tickets & Info: https://www.nyiff.us/schedule/

Presented by Bhagirathi Films, Pyre is the stirring true story of love, resistance, and survival in the face of caste violence. Written and directed by Vinod Kapri, and featuring debut performances by Padam Singh and Hira Devi.

Faith-Based Affordable Housing Summit

Hosted by: New York State Council of Churches
Date: Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Time: 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Location: The Riverside Church, 490 Riverside Dr., New York, NY — and Online

Description:
Join churches, housing professionals, developers, advocates, and trustees for a full-day summit exploring how faith communities can lead in developing affordable housing. Learn from successful case studies and explore:

• Faith-based affordable housing projects that work

• Financing models and funding sources

• Public policy tools and advocacy strategies

• Pre-development planning models for congregations

Whether in-person or online — your participation matters.
📌 Register and view the full agenda here: https://www.nyscoc.org/event/rebuilding-the-sacred-hearts-of-our-community

🖥️ Virtual attendance available — register to receive your Zoom link!

Lilly’s Library: Celebrating South Asian Storytellers
📅 Monday, June 16, 2025
🕡 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM
📍 New York, NY (Exact address provided upon registration)
🎟️ Tickets: $25

Hosted by Brown Girl Magazine 💜, this special evening honors the vibrant voices of South Asian storytellers who are reshaping literature, film, media, and beyond. Come celebrate narratives that reflect our complexities, histories, humor, and hope.

📚 Expect powerful readings, lively conversation, and a room full of community and connection.

Phullan da Pul / Phoolon Ka Pul: A Day of Action and Togetherness!

Date & Time:
Saturday, June 14, 2025
11:00 AM – 2:30 PM EST

Location:
Phil “Scooter” Rizzuto Park (aka Smokey Park)
Atlantic Avenue & 95th Avenue, between 127th St. and 125th St.
Richmond Hill, Queens, NY

Description:
Join Sikh and Hindu communities in Richmond Hill for a vibrant day of community service, cultural celebration, and solidarity. Phullan da Pul / Phoolon Ka Pul: A Day of Action and Togetherness! will feature Know Your Rights training, music, food, children’s activities, and opportunities to connect across cultures and faiths. All are welcome.

Admission:
Free and open to the public. https://tinyurl.com/Phula

This event is free and open to all. Registration is optional—just come by and join us!

Presented by:
NYC Office for the Prevention of Hate Crimes
NYC Commission on Human Rights
Hindus for Human Rights
The Sikh Coalition

Los Angeles Meetup – Unpacking Hinduphobia

Theme: What is Hinduphobia? How is it weaponized by the right wing? And how do we fight back?
📅 Date: Saturday, June 8, 2025
🕔 Time: 5:00–6:30 PM PT
📍 Location: Near Leimert Park, Los Angeles (Exact address shared upon RSVP)
🔗 RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/hfhrjunemeetup

Right of Return Pilgrimage

Date & Time: Sunday, June 8, 2025 | 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM

Location:
Starting Point: Islamic Center of Alameda
Ending Point: West Berkeley Shellmound
(Bay Area, CA – 22 miles total, divided into 7 legs)

Event Description:
Join Interfaith4Ceasefire for a daylong pilgrimage in public witness for the Palestinian Right of Return. This 22-mile walk, split into 7 legs, begins at the Islamic Center of Alameda and ends at the sacred West Berkeley Shellmound.

We walk in solidarity with Palestinians demanding the right to return to their homes and families—and in broader solidarity with immigrant, Indigenous, student, unhoused, transgender, and BIPOC communities.

All are welcome to register for one or more legs of the journey.

Registration link: bit.ly/RightofReturnPilgrimage

SANGAT – Qais Essar & Sonny Singh Live at Wyldflowr Arts

Date: Friday, June 6, 2025
🕖 Time: 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM PT
📍 Location: Wyldflowr Arts, 809 37th Street, Oakland, CA 94608
🎟️ Tickets: $30 General Admission
🔗 More Info & Tickets

Afghan American rabab virtuoso Qais Essar and Sikh American trumpeter/vocalist Sonny Singh come together in SANGAT—a powerful new collaboration that dissolves musical, political, and spiritual boundaries.

Los Angeles Meetup – Combating Right-Wing Hindutva Rhetoric
Date: May 18, 2025
Time: 2:00 – 5:00 PM PT
Location: Near Leimert Park, Los Angeles (Address shared after RSVP)
🔗 RSVP Here: https://tinyurl.com/LAHfHRMeetup

Join Hindus for Human Rights for a powerful community meetup in Los Angeles. We’ll explore critical questions about the Hindu American Foundation’s role within the broader U.S. right-wing landscape, and strategize together on how to challenge right-wing rhetoric—both within and beyond our Hindu communities.

This gathering is a space to build community, deepen understanding, and empower one another to stand for justice, pluralism, and truth.

• How does the Hindu American Foundation (HAF) operate as part of the broader right wing?

• How can we combat right-wing rhetoric both inside and outside our Hindu community?

Kashmir and India-Pakistan War Games 2025

11:30 am EDT / 9:00 pm IST / 8:30 pm PKT

Register via Zoom

In light of escalating tensions in South Asia, this timely webinar will examine the background of the recent military confrontations between India and Pakistan and their devastating impact on Kashmir. As war posturing, media jingoism, and nationalist rhetoric escalate, Kashmiri lives continue to be marginalized, erased, and silenced.

Our expert panel will address:

• The use of hate speech and Zionist tactics in stoking war

• The suppression of press freedom and Kashmiri voices

• The human toll of occupation and militarization since 2019

• Issues of international law, climate degradation, demographic shifts, and human rights

• The urgent need for demilitarization and a just, permanent resolution in accordance with the wishes of Kashmiris

For over seven decades, Kashmiris have been treated as pawns in the India-Pakistan conflict. This conversation seeks to recenter their voices and advocate for peace, dignity, and sovereignty.

Speakers:

• Dr. Omer Aijazi, University of Manchester

• Robert Fantina, Author and journalist

• Imraan Mir, Attorney, writer, and researcher

• Dr. Ather Zia, University of Northern Colorado

Organizers:

South Asian Diaspora Action Collective (SADAC), Kashmir Scholars Consultative Advocacy Network (KSCAN), Just Peace Advocates (JPA)

Co-sponsors include:

Academics for Palestine-Concordia, Alliance Against Islamophobia (Australia), Canadian Foreign Policy Institute, Canadian Voices for Palestinian Rights, Hindus for Human Rights, India Labour Solidarity, InSAF India, Justice For All Canada, PAJU, South Asia Solidarity Group (UK), World BEYOND War — and more.

📍 More details: Facebook Event Page

Reclaiming the Republic: Challenges & Prospects for Indian Democracy
🗓 Date: Sunday, May 18, 2025
🕙 Time: 10:00 – 11:30 AM PT
📍 Location: The Backroom, 1984 Bonita Ave, Berkeley, CA 94704
🎙 Speaker: Yogendra Yadav, Activist, Politician, and National Convener of Bharat Jodo Abhiyan
🔗 RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/mayyadav
🎗 Sponsored by: Hindus for Human Rights

Event Summary:
Join us for a timely conversation with Indian political thinker and activist Yogendra Yadav as he reflects on the state of Indian democracy and the urgent need to reclaim its constitutional foundations. In an era of democratic backsliding and rising authoritarianism, what are the real prospects for resistance, reform, and renewal?

This is a unique opportunity to engage directly with a key voice from India’s democracy movement—right here in Berkeley.

RAM KE NAAM: Documentary Screening + Discussion

Date: Sunday, May 4, 2025
Time: 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Location: The New Parkway Theater
474 24th Street, Oakland, CA 94612

Join Hindus for Human Rights Bay Area, IAMC, and ASATA for a free community screening of the award-winning documentary "Ram Ke Naam." The film explores the rise of Hindutva, the right-wing ethno-nationalist movement in India. Following the screening, participate in an engaging discussion on how communities can collectively address and counter this growing movement.

Learn more and RSVP here.

San Fernando Valley Community Building Pop-Up
Hosted by: Latino & Muslim Unity + Burbank for Palestine
📍 Burbank Islamic Center
7838 San Fernando Rd, Sun Valley, CA 91352
📅Saturday May 3
🕔 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Join us for an evening of connection, solidarity, and collective care at the San Fernando Valley Community Building Pop-Up, hosted at the Burbank Islamic Center.

This event will feature opportunities to engage with neighbors, learn about community resources, and stand together in support of justice, dignity, and mutual aid.

Schedule Highlights:

• 5:00–6:00 PM: Meet & Greet with Councilmember Konstantine Anthony
  Learn about your constituent rights and connect with local leadership.

• Additional programming and community activities to be announced!

🎟️ RSVP or learn more: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/53-burbank-no-other-land-oscar-winning-documentary

roject Prithvi Beach Cleanup

Hosted by: Sadhana: Coalition of Progressive Hindus
Co-Sponsored by: Hindus for Human Rights and Caribbean Equality Project
In Partnership With: Gateway National Recreation Area

🗓 Date: Saturday, May 3, 2025
🕙 Time: 10:00 AM
📍 Location: Jamaica Bay’s North Channel Bridge
(Meet at red brick pavilion in the North Channel parking lot, south of the Joseph P. Addabbo Memorial Bridge. GPS: "Crossbay Kiteboarding Launch Area")

🧤 Details:
Join us for a community beach cleanup rooted in the Hindu principle of seva (selfless service). Gloves, garbage bags, and pickers will be provided, along with a light lunch. Please dress for the weather and wear closed-toe shoes. Bring your own water bottle.
Verification letters available for students and community service.

😷 COVID-19 Safety Protocols:

• Masks required (provided if needed)

• Social distancing enforced

• Limited attendance—registration required

• Self-health check before attending

📝 Register at: tinyurl.com/projectprithvivolunteer
📞 Contact:
Aminta – 718-300-4888
Rohan – 917-683-8261

🧭 Overflow parking available on the east side of Cross Bay Boulevard.

HfHR Los Angeles Meetup

Date: Sunday, April 27, 2025
Time: 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM PT
Location: Near Leimert Park, Los Angeles (Exact address shared upon RSVP)
🎟 RSVP: https://secure.everyaction.com/PJrKrs3Oa02W4xl4bmGGHw2