Shared stories of resistance, struggle, love, community, and light, celebrated under the glowing summer sun of June. Hindus for Human Rights wishes our LGBTQIA+ and Caribbean-American friends and family a month filled with rebellious joy, celebration, laughter, and radical love. Check out some of our favorite partners offering resources all month long below. |
🌈 June 7th - Pride Satsang 🌈
Join Sadhana for Pride Satsang: An Evening of Queer Devotion. This event will open with a reading and discussion of queer Hindu poems, followed by an open mic. Open to all!
Learn more here. 🌈 June 11th - Second Annual Little Guyana Pride 🌈
Join the Caribbean Equality Project for the 2nd Annual Little Guyana Pride: Immigrant Power, Rooted in Culture, in Richmond Hill, Queens! This evening of cultural celebration, LGBTQ+ visibility, and community connection will bring together speakers, performers, trusted agencies, and community organizations that uplift solidarity and collective care across diaspora communities.
Learn more here. June 14th - Baithak for Liberation with Rajmohan Gandhi
Join Hindus for Human Rights for the June Liberation Baithak, a conversation with Rajmohan Gandhi on themes from his newly published book, Do You Know Your Hinduism? Notes for Modern-Day Hindus. This Baithak will explore what it means to be Hindu today, and what Hinduism asks of us in a world increasingly shaped by resentment, violence, and political extremism. Learn more here.
June 20th - Project Prithvi Beach Cleanup Join Sadhana in partnership with Gateway National Recreation Area for a Project Prithvi beach cleanup at Jamaica Bay’s North Channel Bridge. Gloves, garbage bags, and pickers will be provided, along with a light lunch. Learn more here. |
We've Been Busy on the Advocacy Frontlines: |
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In the wake of violent incidents in West Bengal and Kerala, Hindus for Human Rights condemns the political violence that has swept across India after elections. Revenge attacks and post-poll violence, such as the recent attack on Lok Sabha MP Abhishek Banerjee in West Bengal, cannot be a feature of Indian democracy. Peaceful transfers of power are vital to India's endurance. |
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Hindus for Human Rights UK, South Asia Solidarity Group, South Asian Liberation Movement, and the UK-Indian Muslim Council are calling on Gita Bhavan Temple in Manchester to reject any association with Hindutva-aligned organizations. At stake is a larger question for British Hindu communities: whether mandirs will remain spaces of worship, belonging, and pluralism, or become vehicles for the far-right politics of the RSS and its affiliates.
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HfHR condemns this latest expression of anti-Indian, anti-Muslim, anti-Hindu, and anti-immigrant hostility in Texas, where an Indian flag was ripped to pieces near Frisco City Hall. From Frisco to Sugar Land, these incidents reflect a troubling effort to cast immigrants and religious minorities as outsiders in the places they call home. That message is false and dangerous. Texas is home to our communities, our families, our faiths, and our futures.
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We're sharing an urgent joint statement signed by activists, academics, former public officials, artists, journalists, faith leaders, and civil society voices in India warning of a dangerous breakdown in democratic norms, rule of law, and institutional accountability. They're urging Indians across the world to speak out before the violence spreads further. |
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