This month marks the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)! Following the success of our 2019 event on South Asians and the Americans with Disabilities Act, Desis for Progress (DFP) is hosting a workshop on disability justice led by Noor Pervez & Dr. Sarmistha Talukdar.

The workshop will cover:

• the difference between disability rights and disability justice;
• the 10 principles of disability justice;
• physical, cognitive, and spatial accessibility needs when planning events and conferences; and
• how to make your organization’s programming and/or your activism more accessible.

The $10 registration fee will go towards facilitation fees & future DFP programming. We have a limited number of scholarships available for community members who have financial restrictions. Please email us at info@desisforprogress.org and we will work to accommodate you. 

When: Thursday, July 23rd, 6:00pm-7:30pm EST

For more information and to RSVP, please click here.

For Pride Month this year, Desis for Progress is featuring the Timeline of South Asian and Diasporic LGBT History. This is a community-led project that was initially crowd-sourced at the 2006 and 2013 DesiQ conferences. Aqdas Aftab will guide us through a few 'points' along the timeline, and examine the challenges in queer history and historiography.

A link to the Zoom meeting will be sent on the afternoon of the event, to those that have registered.

When: Tuesday, June 30, 2020, 6:30pm-8pm EST

Where: Zoom

For more information and to RSVP, click here.

APABA-DC is pleased to announce this unique opportunity for a conversation with Senator Mazie Hirono of Hawaii about the importance of civic engagement and her own experience on the evening of Thursday, April 2nd. Senator Hirono has been serving as a Senator from Hawaii since 2013. She has dedicated much of her professional life to public service, having served as a member of the Hawaii House of Representatives, Hawaii's lieutenant governor, and a member of the US House of Representatives for Hawaii's 2nd congressional district before being elected to the U.S. Senate. She is the first elected female senator from Hawaii, the first Asian-American woman elected to the Senate, and the first U.S. senator born in Japan. She currently is a member of the Senate Committees on the Judiciary, Energy and Natural Resources, Veterans' Affairs, among others.

Capital Area Muslim Bar Association and

Georgetown University Muslim Law Students Association

present

Religious Liberty: 

Understanding the Implications for a post-Kennedy 

Supreme Court 

October 4, 2018

6:30 - 8:00pm (doors open at 6pm)

Georgetown University Law Center

600 New Jersey Ave, NW

In recent years, critical religious liberty issues have frequently divided the Supreme Court and impacted the fundamental rights of many communities.  The Trump administration's replacement of Justice Kennedy – the Court's often-crucial swing vote – raises a number of questions as to how these important issues will be impacted now and in the future.  Come listen to our panel of legal experts working on the frontline of these issues as they assess how this post-Kennedy Court may use the religious liberty framework to affect religious minorities, reproductive rights, and the LGBT community.

Panelists

Sarah Warbelow, Legal Director at Human Rights Campaign

Daniel Mach, Director of ACLU's Program on Freedom of Religion and Belief

Dena Sher, Assistant Legislative Director at Americans United for Separation of Church and State

Moderated by Juvaria Khan, Staff Attorney at Muslim Advocates

Please RSVP here.

APAICS is having five Regional Academies this year throughout the country and, of course, our annual National Leadership Academy during Asian Pacific American Heritage Month in May (May 14-15 in Washington DC). 

Regarding the regionals, we appreciate any help reaching out to community leaders that may be interested in participating and policy experts that would be able to serve on panel discussions. 

Regarding the National Leadership Academy this year, the applications for that will be going live later this month. We look forward to welcoming AAPI leaders on the rise who could benefit from this high-level program. 

Watch: Learn how APAICS is building the political pipeline for AAPIs 

Learn more about how we are inspiring the next generation of AAPI leaders 

Please join us as we present the 2017 Rita C. Davidson Award to The Honorable Shirley M. Watts   Wednesday, November 29, 2017 Reception 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.; Dinner Program at 7:00 p.m. Location:   Hotel at Arundel Preserve 7795 Arundel Mills Boulevard Hanover, Maryland   Tickets:   $90 for WBA-MD Members & Judges $100 for Non-Members $900 per table (10 seats)* *If purchasing a table of 10, please email a list of names and menu selections to mlt.wba@gmail.com. Sponsorship Opportunities:   Gold Level $1,000 (includes full page ad in program) Silver Level $500 (includes half page ad in program) Bronze Level $250 (includes quarter page ad in program) WBA Supporter $50 (Members Only - name listed in program) For details or questions regarding sponsorship opportunities, please contact Diane C. Bristow, Esq. at dcb@nqgrg.com or 410-332-8586. To purchase tickets or sponsorships online, click here.  To pay via credit card, please call Maria Twigg at 888-858-9958. Please do not fax or email credit card information. To pay by check, please click here for the Registration Form and mail the completed form with your check made payable to the Women's Bar Association of Maryland to: WBA-MD P.O. Box 10453 Silver Spring, MD 20914

For more information email YPFP Vice President Harjaap Singh: harjaap.singh@ypfp.org

http://www.ypfp.org/affairs_of_state_20171111

YPFP’s 10th Annual Affairs of State Gala is Saturday, November 11! Whether you’re a YPFP member or just in the mood for a classy night out in Georgetown, YPFP’s Affairs of State gala has a glamorous evening in store just for you.

Tickets are available for $99 from now until November 10, and a select number of tickets will be available at the door for $125. Don’t miss the opportunity to sport your dance moves for our live band, the Perfectionists, check out DJ Ayes Cold, and rub elbows with top NextGen leaders at the can’t-miss soiree of the fall!

AFFAIRS OF STATE
November 11, 2017
8:00 – 11:00 p.m.
City Tavern Club
Live Band, DJ, & Open Bar
Purchase tickets here ($99)

YPFP informs, builds, and amplifies NextGen voices to advance innovative solutions to global challenges. The world needs new solutions and YPFP’s NextGen leaders are bringing new ideas to the table every day."

YOU ARE INVITED TO A SPECIAL, ONE-NIGHT SCREENING OF THE TIGER HUNTER in Washington D.C.!

BUY TICKETS NOW and spread the word! 

WE MUST SELL 103 TICKETS BEFORE OCTOBER 30 IN ORDER TO MAKE THIS EXCLUSIVE SCREENING HAPPEN for the Thursday, November 9, 2017 showing from 6:30pm–8:30pm at Landmark E Street in DC.

Join Director Lena Khan for a special Q&A for The Tiger Hunter.

Purchase your tickets today at https://www.thetigerhunter.com/screenings before it's sold out.

Can't join us that day?  Organize your family & friends to attend one of the screenings this week starting Sept 22 at one of these theaters.  The movies runs 4-5 times a day.

AMC Rio - Gaithersburg, MD

Landmark Bethesda - Bethesda, MD

Regal Countryside 20 - Sterling, VA

Regal Kingstowne 16 - Alexandria, VA 

DC Specific Theater - Coming Soon