Events This Sunday: Exploring Southasian Identity and Diversity 25 Apr 202428 Apr 2024 Sapan Series: Imagine! Neighbors in Peace - XXIV The Southasia Peace Action Network is thrilled to announce the latest event in the series, Imagine! Neighbors in Peace. Join us on…
Events Celebrating three years of Sapan: Art and Southasian voices 23 Mar 202430 Mar 2024 Join us to celebrate Three years of Sapan and an intimate discussion on Art and Southasian voices Day/date: Sunday, 31 March 2024Time: 11 am ET, 8:00 pm PKT, 8:30 pm…
Events Feb 25: Southasia’s Romance with Democracy: An Enduring Relationship? 19 Feb 202425 Feb 2024 The Southasian region has been undergoing complex and profound socio-political changes in recent times. The focal point of this phenomenon is the relationship between democracy and societal values, aspirations, and…
Allied Events… Jan. 27: Celebrating the love and resilience of Amrita Pritam and Fahmida Riaz 21 Jan 202423 Jan 2024 An upcoming evening of dialogue, poetry and music dedicated to the late radical feminist poets Amrita Pritam of India and Fahmida Riaz of Pakistan 'Ishq, Siyasat, aur Awam' (Love, politics,…
Events Event, Dec 10: Why SAARC? Challenges and missed opportunites 30 Nov 20233 Jan 2024 To commemorate the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) charter day observed annually on 8 December, the Southasia* Peace Action Network, Sapan, will host a webinar titled, "Why SAARC?…
Events Event, Nov 12: Global Virtual Vigil 10 Nov 202314 Nov 2023 Harness the power of collective prayer/meditation Call to participate: #be4peace What: Meditate or pray for peace. Or just Be.When: Sunday, 12 November 2023, between 10 a.m.-12 p.m.Duration: 10-15 minWhere: In…
Events Event, Oct 29: Refugee Crisis in Southasia 23 Oct 2023 The Southasia Peace Action Network, Sapan, will host a webinar on the Refugee Crisis in Southasia on Sunday, 29 October 2023. Southasia is home to roughly three million refugees. The…
Events Event, Oct 12 – 22: The Tasveer South Asian Film Festival, 18th edition 9 Oct 2023 The Tasveer South Asian Film Festival (TSAFF) will hold its 18th edition from October 12 to 22 across multiple venues in Seattle along with online screenings. This year, TSAFF makes…
Events Event, Oct 7: Putting the Manipur violence in context 6 Oct 20236 Oct 2023 Boston South Asian Coalition (BSAC), Boston Study Group (BSG) and Southasia Peace Action Network (Sapan) invite you to a discussion on the Manipur conflict, discourse on indigeneity, the role of…
Events Event, Sept 24: Afghanistan – Spotlight on ‘Gender Apartheid’ 18 Sep 202319 Feb 2024 The Taliban's 2021 resurgence in Afghanistan has intenstified concerns about gender apartheid in the country. International feminist organisations have appealed for governments worldwide to treat the Taliban’s oppression and erasure…
Allied Events Allied Event, Sept 22–24: Travelling Film Southasia Festival to be held in Lahore 16 Sep 202321 Sep 2023 Film buffs in Lahore and Gujranwala are in for a treat, as the best of Southasian documentaries and films are coming to town. Now in its 25th year, the Travelling…
Allied Events Allied Event, Sept 21: Harvard to pay tribute to Ela Bhatt, ‘a gentle revolutionary’ 10 Sep 202311 Sep 2023 Harvard Kennedy School will celebrate the life and legacy of Indian activist Ela Bhatt at an event organised on 21 September 2023 at Ellwood Democracy Lab on campus as well…
Events Event, Aug 27: Youth Initiatives for Climate Justice and Sustainable Livelihoods 22 Aug 202315 Sep 2023 Mark your calendar for the upcoming Sapan webinar, Sunday 27 August 2023, Youth Initiatives for Climate Justice and Sustainable Livelihoods, with dynamic youth activists from around the region. The discussion…
Events Event, July 30: Combat Trafficking of Women in Southasia 25 Jul 202329 Jul 2023 On Sunday, 30 July, the annual World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, Sapan’s monthly discussion will focus on the trafficking of girls and women in Southasia. Title: Combat Trafficking of…
Events… Fundraiser: Watch ‘Zindagi Tamasha’, meet actor Samiya Mumtaz, producer Sarmad Khoosat 19 Jul 202327 Jul 2023 Donate $50 or more to see this award-winning film; $100 or more to see the film PLUS meet the filmmaker and lead actress online! The film is still banned in…
Events Event, July 16: Sarmad Khoosat Live – Sapan Virtual Fundraiser 11 Jul 202320 Jul 2023 Watch and interact with Sarmad Khoosat, acclaimed Pakistani actor, film and television director, producer and screenwriter, on July 16, Sunday, at Sapan’s first online fundraiser! One of Southasia’s finest filmmakers,…
Events Event, July 14: Celebrating love across caste and religious divides 7 Jul 2023 Inter-religious or inter-caste marriage is against the social dogma around Southasia. In India, only 5% marriages are inter-caste or inter-religious. Many of these couples often go through tremendous social, family,…
Events Event, July 9: Writing Together, Across Borders — A Family Literacy Event 2 Jul 20235 Jul 2023 Come write with two old friends, Mohsin Tejani from Karachi, Pakistan, and Lee Krishnan from Mumbai, India, meeting up in person after a long time, unable to get visas to…
Events Event, June 25: Restorative Justice, Truth and Reconciliation 20 Jun 202325 Jun 2023 In a region marred by conflict and deep-seated resentment, it is imperative to pause and reflect on our methods of prescribing justice and attempt to create an environment that nurtures…
Allied Events Allied Event, June 17: Launch of Zuva, a new trimester journal for cross-border conversations 15 Jun 202319 Jun 2023 A panel discussion titled ‘Troubles in the Neighbourhood: Challenges in Pakistan-India Relations’, to mark the formal launch of the inaugural issue of the trimester journal Zuva: Journal of Cross-Border Conversations…
Allied Events Allied Event, June 12 to 23: Himal Fiction Fest – the next generation of Southasian storytelling 9 Jun 2023 The inaugural edition of the Himal Fiction Fest from Himal Southasian magazine will showcase exceptional emerging voices in Southasian fiction. The online festival will bring together readers, writers, publishers, editors…
Allied Events Allied Event, June 4: Second annual Kabir Festival in the greater Boston area 28 May 202330 May 2023 The Kabir Society of America along with other supporting organisations is holding its second Kabir Festival on Sunday, 4 June 2023, from 4 - 7 pm, at Waltham City Hall…
Allied Events Allied Event, June 2–4: India’s first interfaith art and dialogue forum to be hosted in Mumbai 25 May 2023 To be held at St. Andrew’s Centre for Philosophy and Performing Arts, the forum IN SYNC will celebrate India’s syncretic arts while also creating an opportunity for visitors to convene…
Events Event, May 6: Directing Change – Gender Representation in South Asian Films and Television 2 May 20236 May 2023 Southasia Peace Action Network partners with eShe to host a women-led online panel discussion ‘Directing Change’ on gender representation in Southasian films and television on 6 May 2023. Cinema and…
Events Event, Mar 26: Two Years of Sapan – Towards Peace and Solidarity in Southasia 22 Mar 202325 Mar 2023 Southasia Peace Action Network celebrates its second anniversary! Two years of connecting people and organisations across borders and the diaspora. We are also excited to honour the acclaimed journalist Lyse…
Events Event, Feb 26: Celebrating Love – Beyond Borders and Boundaries 21 Feb 20239 Mar 2023 “Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.” – Rumi Love often comes…
Events Event, Jan 29: Can Interfaith Collaboration Contribute to Climate Justice? 20 Jan 202329 Jan 2023 Ahead of UN World Interfaith Harmony Week, Sapan invites you to a panel discussion 'Can Interfaith Collaboration Contribute to Climate Justice?' on 29 January 2023. While communal rifts are among…
Events… Event, Nov 27- Beyond Partitions: Shared Histories, Ways Forward 16 Nov 202227 Nov 2022 1947 marked the end of British colonial rule in the Indian subcontinent and paved the way for the partition of India and the formation of Pakistan. Twenty-four years later, the…
Events Streets for Life II: World Day of Remembrance for Road Victims 15 Nov 202217 Nov 2022 Around half a million people across Southasia die in road crashes annually. The actual number of deaths is likely to be more than twice the reported numbers, estimates the World…
Events… Sapan Film Club: Bani Singh’s award-winning documentary ‘Taangh’ – register to watch free 8 Nov 202221 Nov 2022 Southasia Peace Action Network, Sapan, invites you to an exclusive film screening of award-winning documentary Taangh / Longing on 18-20 November, 2022, followed by a Zoom meeting with the filmmaker…