Breaking the Silence: Reflections on Surat-Lalkaar

The following is a post from one of the Surat-Lalkaar facilitators, Brooklynwala.  The original post can be found on The Langar Hall

I spent this weekend in Fort Lee, New Jersey across the river from Manhattan at the Surat-Lalkaar Conference, “Kaur Voices: Exalt, Express, Empower.”  As discussed previously, this event was a new collaboration between organizers of the popular Surat Conference in NY/NJ and California’s Jakara Movement.  Never having attended a conference put on by either group, I was curious what the weekend would bring and eager (and a bit nervous) to help facilitate dialogue in our community about gender, sexism, and intimate violence.

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Sikholars 2012 Abstracts

Since the inception of Sikholars: Graduate Sikh Conference, we have featured it here on The Langar Hall.  The past two years have been huge successes and the third year will prove no different.  A terrific agenda of evidence and research-based topics, as well as current thinking and new ideas will be presented by graduate students and professionals in various fields to challenge you and get you thinking.

As always, this year, Sikholars will offer a balance of well-known experts along with new faces and a stronger international representation.  Students and professionals will come together from all across the globe and have the opportunity to learn from each other, to interact and form personal and professional relationships and to focus on learning and spreading knowledge.

Everyone is invited to come to CSU East Bay on February 18th & 19th, 2012. For more information:www.sikholars.org

Below the fold, I’ll post the abstracts of this year’s presenters.

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J.Korps 2011 – SUJH and Border Angels

Over winter break, nearly 20 students participated in the Jakara j.Korps initiative that seeks to explore the issue of immigration.  Here is a photo-essay composed by Josh Singh.

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