Allied Events – Southasia Peace Action Network

Third Culture Language Learning: Tribute to Dr. Arfa Sayeda Zehra ڈاکٹر عارفہ سیدہ زہرا کے لیے خراجِ عقیدت Organised by Joy of Urdu Toronto-Mississauga Chapter Joy of Urdu is a…

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Oct 26: Special screening of film ‘Chittagong’ in Boston

22 Oct 20252 Nov 2025

BOSTON: The Boston South Asian Coalition and the Southasia Peace Action Network will hold a special screening this Sunday of ‘Chittagong’, Bedabrata Pain’s debut film. The 2012 film brings to…

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Sept 27: remembering Kamla Bhasin: The ‘compassionate values of an interconnected world’

24 Sep 202525 Sep 2025

Friends of Kamla Bhasin (24 April 1946 – 25 September 2021), the well-known feminist activist, poet, author and social scientist, will host an online gathering to remember her “with women…

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Sept. 25: Southasia’s Youthquakes – Panel discussion on the uprisings in Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka

24 Sep 202524 Sep 2025

In recent years, Southasia has seen a mushrooming of youth-led protest movements – fuelled by frustration around corruption, nepotism and economic inequality, and by anger at political and economic systems…

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Vikalp@Prithvi Online Screenings: ‘After Sabeen’ documentary

20 Sep 202521 Sep 2025

The Mumbai-based Vikalp@Prithvi Online Screenings is screening the documentary film 'After Sabeen' featuring the aftermath of the murder of prominent social entrepreneur and peacemonger Sabeen Mahmud in Karachi, April 2015.…

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Matwaala Poetry Fest 2025, Sunday 31 August

31 Aug 202531 Aug 2025

The women-led Southasian diaspora organisation Matwaala celebrates its tenth anniversary this Sunday, with a Poetry Fest in collaboration with the Aseel Collective, featuring works by poets from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and…

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Southasian Voices: Art, Identity, and Bridging Divides

17 Jun 20252 Oct 2025

From Leeds to London: A comment on ‘South Asia: People, promise and potential - art, film and discussion,’ a half-day event organized by the Bloomsbury Institute London, beyond Instagram and…

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Film screenings: ‘Democracy in Debt: Sri Lanka Beyond the Headlines’ & ‘Khamosh Pani’

7 Dec 20247 Dec 2024

Join us this weekend for two powerful film screenings, each followed by thought-provoking discussions that delve into Southasia’s political, social, and cultural narratives. Saturday, December 7: ‘Democracy in Debt: Sri…

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Award-winning documentary ‘Abu’ (Father) to be screened in New York

11 Jul 2024

Acclaimed Pakistani-Canadian filmmaker Arshad Khan will present his award-winning documentary 'Abu' (Father) in New York, 21 July, at 5.30 pm. Film duration: 1 hour 20 minutes. Venue: Happy Monday Studio,…

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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,…

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Sept 22–24: Travelling Film Southasia Festival to be held in Lahore

16 Sep 202324 Sep 2025

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…

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Sept 21: Harvard to pay tribute to Ela Bhatt, ‘a gentle revolutionary’

10 Sep 202323 Sep 2025

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…

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June 17: Launch of Zuva, a new trimester journal for cross-border conversations

15 Jun 202324 Sep 2025

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…

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June 12 to 23: Himal Fiction Fest – the next generation of Southasian storytelling

9 Jun 202324 Sep 2025

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…

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June 4: Second annual Kabir Festival in the greater Boston area

28 May 202324 Sep 2025

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…

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June 2–4: India’s first interfaith art and dialogue forum to be hosted in Mumbai

25 May 202324 Sep 2025

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…

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Mon. 24 Nov: Tribute to Dr. Arfa Sayeda Zehra, Toronto area

Oct 26: Special screening of film ‘Chittagong’ in Boston

Sept 27: remembering Kamla Bhasin: The ‘compassionate values of an interconnected world’

Sept. 25: Southasia’s Youthquakes – Panel discussion on the uprisings in Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka

Vikalp@Prithvi Online Screenings: ‘After Sabeen’ documentary

Matwaala Poetry Fest 2025, Sunday 31 August

Southasian Voices: Art, Identity, and Bridging Divides

Film screenings: ‘Democracy in Debt: Sri Lanka Beyond the Headlines’ & ‘Khamosh Pani’

Award-winning documentary ‘Abu’ (Father) to be screened in New York

Jan. 27: Celebrating the love and resilience of Amrita Pritam and Fahmida Riaz

Sept 22–24: Travelling Film Southasia Festival to be held in Lahore

Sept 21: Harvard to pay tribute to Ela Bhatt, ‘a gentle revolutionary’

June 17: Launch of Zuva, a new trimester journal for cross-border conversations

June 12 to 23: Himal Fiction Fest – the next generation of Southasian storytelling

June 4: Second annual Kabir Festival in the greater Boston area

June 2–4: India’s first interfaith art and dialogue forum to be hosted in Mumbai