CAMBRIDGE – “Jin Jiyan Azadi!” In two languages, the same slogan echoed throughout Harvard Yard Friday. “Women, life, freedom!” Around 100 students and faculty came together on campus, turning their anger to action for Mahsa Amini. The 22-year-old died in the custody of Iran’s morality police after she was arrested for her loose head…
DetailsSource – https://prismreports.org/2021/03/12/indian-american-youth-discuss-how-the-farmers-protests-in-india-impact-the-us/ As the world’s largest democracy and one of the fastest growing trillion-dollar economies globally, India is a key player on the international stage. Although the country has been in the spotlight before due to controversial policies, the recent backlash to three agriculture bills passed in September 2020 have garnered unprecedented media coverage. These laws…
DetailsSource – https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2021/3/19/vigil-honors-aapi-hate-crime-victims/ A number of Harvard’s Asian and Asian American cultural groups held a virtual vigil Thursday night for victims of hate crimes against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. More than 150 Harvard affiliates attended the gathering, intended to be a space for solidarity and remembrance. A Tuesday report from nonprofit Stop AAPI Hate…
DetailsSource: http://familyfed.org/news-story/ysp-youth-heroes-awards-recognizes-leaders-of-today-69571/ Not all heroes wear capes. Two young activists who are making a tremendous impact domestically and internationally were recently awarded the 2020 Youth Heroes’ Award by Youth and Students for Peace (YSP) USA. Kiangana Dialungana (also known as Makaya Revell), from Pennsylvania, and Tarina Kaur Ahuja, from Virginia, were both recognized for their…
DetailsSource: https://yspusa.org/usa-snergy-2020 On December 26, 2020 Youth and Students for Peace USA (YSP) held a National S!NERGY event online in partnership with the Collegiate Association for the Research of Principles (CARP). Three young people presented their ideas and project proposals to a panel of guest judges, along with an audience watching the livestream. PRESENTERS …
DetailsJanuary 6th, 2021. This day was an attack on our democracy, yes, but more than that, an attack on our humanity and an attack on empathy. We witnessed the manifestation of years and centuries of oppression and a buildup of systemic hate in its most raw form. This was not simply a moment but a…
DetailsWe hear it time and time again “These are unprecedented times” From a worldwide global pandemic uprooting the life of everyone around the globe or a racial reckoning bringing us all to the table in this fight for justice, we are all standing at the intersection between reflection and action. With our lives in this…
DetailsHarvard freshman Tarina Ahuja was featured on CBS This Morning for co-founding The Greater Good Initiative, a think tank dedicated to bringing empathy to public policy…View her segment here.
Source: https://www.harvardmagazine.com/2020/05/her-campus-pulls-off-epic-virtual-graduation “THE CLASS OF 2020 is the class of resilience, the class of changemakers,” said Her Campus founders Stephanie Kaplan Lewis ’10, Annie Wang ’10, and Windsor Hanger Western ’10 as they introduced their live virtual graduation last Friday for any young woman finishing high school, college, or graduate programs. After winning the i3 Innovation…
DetailsSource: https://indianexpress.com/article/world/black-lives-matter-south-asian-americans-come-to-terms-with-own-anti-blackness-6465153/ Crucially, the young generation that is unafraid to introspect within and initiate difficult conversations is increasingly putting its weight behind anti-black racism and casteism within. Black Lives Matter protests refuse to die down as the US remains wrapped up in discussions of structural racism, white supremacy and police abolition. Most importantly, conversations have…
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