Adhikaar Joins the South Asian Community Groups and Advocates inWashington D.C. to Discuss Emerging Issues and Address NationalPolicymakersMore than 150 individuals working with underserved South Asian community members gathered in Washington D.C. between March 16th and 18th for a national convening of South Asian community-based organizations, advocates and community members cosponsored by South Asian American Leaders of Tomorrow (SAALT) and the South Asian Law
Students Association at American University, Washington College of Law.
Adhikaar participated in the Summit, along with the representatives of nearly 40 organizations providing a range of services, as well as individual advocates from Atlanta, New York/New Jersey, Michigan, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Seattle, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. The
Summit marked the first time that many of the community-based groups met with national policymakers or with others involved in similar work throughout the country.
Adhikaar board members Rajani Adhikaar and Luna Ranjit were invited to be part of panels on "Law and Organizing" and "Organizing across Generation, Class, and Ethnicity" respectively. Adhikaar outreach worker Satendra Shah also attended the summit. Adhikaar team members
met with other Nepalis at the summit, including Pradeepta Upadhyay, the Executive Director of Chaya, an anti-domestic violence organization based in Seattle.
Luna Ranjit also attended the congressional briefing at the Capitol on March 16th, also met with representatives of government agencies to discuss issues important to our South Asian
communities.
