Breaking the Silence: Reflections on Surat-Lalkaar
Posted by Jakara in 2012, j.Konference Feb 7th, 2012 | No CommentsThe 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.
Surat-Lalkaar 2012 – A New Collaboration
Posted by Jakara in 2012 Dec 12th, 2011 | No CommentsEarlier this year, we wrote an in-depth post, summarizing the workshops and questions raised at the Jakara Movement’s annual Lalkaar conference. We were hardly alone. Our sisters at Kaurista shared their thoughts, as did a number of individual participants.
So now is something big and exciting. For years a criticism of the Jakara Movement was that it was California-centric. Recently an exciting collaboration opportunity availed itself. Sevadars of the annual Surat Sikh Conference were seeking fresh blood and ideas. The Jakara Movement was seeking an opportunity to begin unveiling its numerous local projects in more venues. Synergies were found and Surat-Lalkaar 2012 was born.
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