Sapan x Readers Without Borders host a special online session on Roy’s new book Mother Mary Comes to Me. 🗓 13 Dec | ⏰ 10:30 am ET 🌏 8:30 pm PK / 9 pm IN / 9:45 NP / 10 BD 📺 Watch live: youtube.com/@southasiape...

Youth propose a ‘New Grammar’ for Collaborations across Southasia HYDERABAD, India: Doyens of Peace, a pan-Southasia platform of civil society organisations and youth groups, facilitated by COVA Peace Network, organised an online event to commemorate SAARC Charter Day on 8 December 2025. COVA is…

Sat. 13 Dec.: A conversation with Arundhati Roy The Southasia Peace Action Network (Sapan) is excited to collaborate with the Readers Without Borders book club for a conversation with Arundhati Roy this weekend. We will meet on Saturday 13 December at 10:30 am ET (8.30 pm Pakistan / 9 pm India /…

A call for SAARC and its member states to revitalise regional cooperation in South Asia Sapan Peacemongers call to “find a way to restore some level of civilised interaction, particularly between India and Pakistan” and “forging our own narrative”

Mon. 8 Dec, Boston area: ‘South Asia Bound’ film premiere You are invited! Join us for the premiere of South Asia Bound: The Cost of National Identity, a documentary film by Zac Colah, an independent journalist and senior at Tufts University. The just-completed, 24-minute film, shot over the past…

Tribute to Dr. Arfa Sayeda Zehra Joy of Urdu Toronto-Mississauga Chapter | U of T | Monday Nov 24, 2025 Joy of Urdu is a volunteer-run, bilingual organisation promoting Urdu language and literature, with Reading Group Chapters around the world. Dr Arfa Sayeda Zehra. a distinguished scholar of…

If you’re in London this Sunday, step into an afternoon of art, feminism and bold conversation at SOAS. We Sinful Women, a cross-regional exhibition of women artists and peacebuilders, opens with a guided walkabout by co-curator Manmeet K Walia, followed by a lively chat. @beenasarwar.bsky.social

Nov16: Sapan and Sanglaap: Art, Gender, Media and Peacebuilding at SOAS, London A multi-disciplinary exhibition viewing, opening up to conversations foregrounded on practices of women artists and peacebuilders, takes SOAS South Asia Institute’s Sanglaap Art and Culture Series to a contemporary…

Southasian call for climate justice: Sapan launches online petition ahead of COP30 PRESS STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BOSTON: An online petition calling for global recognition of Southasia’s shared climate crisis and collective potential has been launched ahead of the 30th Conference of the…

Victory written in blue Read the latest Sapan Blog, where Siraj Khan reflects on India’s historic Women’s Cricket World Cup victory, a win that transcends sport to symbolize empowerment, unity, and regional pride. By Siraj Khan / Southasia peace India's historic victory in the Women's Cricket…

Southasia speaks. Will the world listen? 2 billion people live the reality of climate change daily—melting glaciers, flooded fields—though our region emits <8% of global carbon. At COP30, we demand fairness, not pity. ✍️ Sign: c.org/NtNJmny7fD #COP30 #ClimateJustice #SouthasiaForPeace

We are LIVE! Join us now: www.youtube.com/live/xUv2AVm... Imagine: Neighbours in peace! Bridging borders - a Southasian vision for COP30 We’re bringing together environmental advocates, youth leaders, and peacebuilders from across the region and diaspora, all united ahead of COP30.

As the world heads to #COP30 in Brazil, the Southasia Peace Action Network (Sapan) is bringing together young voices from across borders for climate & peace. Imagine: Neighbours in Peace! Bridging borders – a Southasian vision for COP30 🗓️ Oct 26 | 🕙 10 a.m. EST 🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/SapanCop30

26 Oct: Bridging Borders – A Southasian vision for COP30 Imagine: Neighbours in Peace!Bridging Borders - A Southasian Vision for COP30Date: Sunday, 26 October 2025Time: 10:00 a.m. EST / 2:00 p.m. GMT / 7:00 p.m. PKT / 7:30 p.m. IST / 7:45 p.m. NPT / 8:00 p.m. BDT / 4:00 p.m. SAVenue: Online…

Oct. 26: Special screening of film ‘Chittagong’ in Boston This Friday in Boston: A special screening of ‘Chittagong’, Bedabrata Pain’s debut film (2012) that brings to life the true story of the revolutionary students, led by their teacher, rising up against British colonial rule in 1930s in…

From tension to talk: Youth visions for peace Report on a unique discussion organised by the Southasia Peace Action Network, featuring the voices of young people from across the region on what what peace means to them By Sara Arshad LAHORE, June 2025: Since its inception in March 2021, the…

Two worlds touch at Cambridge Diwali-Eid event By Beena Sarwar/Sapan News CAMBRIDGE, Mass.: Some 300 festively dressed Cantabrigians and neighbors gathered at Cambridge’s Reservoir Church on Saturday for the annual Diwali-Eid Cultural program, an interfaith, intercultural event featuring music,…

“You Can Kill a Person, But Not an Idea”: Southasia Peace Action Network Film Club on ‘After Sabeen’ By Sapan News Desk New Delhi / Berlin / Karachi / Southasia diaspora — Last week, the story of prominent social entrepreneur Sabeen Mahmud who was shot dead in Karachi, Pakistan, in April 2015,…

Sept 28: ‘After Sabeen’ film screening and discussion | Sapan Film Club Sapan invites you to watch the moving documentary 'After Sabeen' about slain peace activist Sabeen Mahmud, and participate in the Sapan Film Club discussion with filmmaker Schokofeh Kamiz on September 28.

Remembering Sabeen Mahmud: 10 Years on– A Tribute to Her Love for Language, Art, and Urdu Date: Thursday, April 24, 2025Time: 11 am Boston / 4 pm GMT / 8 pm PakistanLocation: Online (Register here, or go to the event Facebook page here)Hosted by: Joy of Urdu, a volunteer-run, bilingual…

Sept 27: Online gathering to remember Kamla Bhasin: The ‘compassionate values of an interconnected world’ Friends of Kamla Bhasin (24 April 1946 – 25 September 2021), the well-known feminist activist, poet, author and social scientist, will host an event to remember her “with women like her, her…

Sept. 25: Southasia’s Youthquakes – Panel discussion on the uprisings in Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka In recent years, Southasia has seen a mushrooming of youth-led protest movements – fuelled by frustration around corruption, nepotism and economic inequality, and by anger at political and…

Vikalp@Prithvi Online Screenings: ‘After Sabeen’ documentary The Mumbai-based Vikalp@Prithvi Online Screenings is screening the documentary film 'After Sabeen' featuring the aftermath of the murder of prominent social entrepreneur and peacemonger Sabeen Mahmud in Karachi, April 2015. Moments…

ALLIED EVENT: Matwaala Poetry Fest 2025, Sunday 31 August The women-led Southasian diaspora organisation Matwaala celebrates its tenth anniversary this Sunday, with a Poetry Fest featuring works by Pakistani, Bangladeshi, and Afghan poets. Date: Sunday, Aug 31, 2025Time: 11:45 a.m. ET (US and…

Southasia must unite: Sapan webinar highlights ways to tackle patriarchal resistance in Bangladesh and beyond The growing resistance to feminist causes in Bangladesh and its implications for the broader struggle for women’s rights across Southasia, catalysing the need for greater solidarity and…

Young Southasians and Experts Converge in a Powerful Dialogue on Water, War, and Climate justice press statement / for immediate release In a time of deepening ecological emergencies and political fragmentation, the Southasia Peace Action Network (Sapan) hosted a landmark virtual discussion titled…

Patriarchal Backlash: Bangladeshi Women Speak Out Date: Sunday, 29 June 2025 Time: 10 am ET, 3 pm UKT, 7:00 pm PKT, 7:45 pm NPT, 7:30 pm IST , 8 pm BDT Register to join via Zoom: Register Across Southasia, as women contribute to social and political movements and make significant strides, they…

SUNDAY 29 June 2025 Patriarchal Backlash: Bangladeshi Women Speak Out 10 am ET, 8 pm BDT Speakers: Shakila Khatun, youth activist Maheen Sultan, Reform Commission on Women’s Affairs Dr. Fawzia Moslem, President, Bangladesh Mahila Parishad Shireen Huq, Chair, Reform Commission on Women’s Affairs

South Asian Voices: Art, Identity, and Bridging Divides A comment on the ‘South Asia: people, promise and potential - art, film and discussion’ event organized by the Bloomsbury Institute.

With Conflict Dominating Public Narrative, Young Southasians Reimagine Peace across Borders Unfazed by the dominant narrative focusing on conflict, a small group of teens and young adults convened by by the Southasia Peace Action Network or Sapan, is quietly working together across borders to…

What Does Peace Mean to Young Southasians? 🗓 Sunday, 25 May 2025🕙 10:00 a.m. ET /  3 p.m. GMT / 7:00 p.m. PKT / 7:30 p.m. IST / 7:45 p.m. NPT / 8:00 p.m. BDT📍 Venue: Online. Registration required🔗 Register to attend As political temperatures rise and borders bristle, the Southasia Peace Action…

For Immediate Release: Virtual gatherings underscore urgency of fostering regional peace through dialogue, particularly involving youth

For immediate release: Appeal for India and Pakistan to Stop Hostilities and Talk Gains Global Traction southasiapeace.com/2025/05/20/a...

Relieved at #ceasefire #India #Pakistan, back from the #nuclear brink. Not trying to take credit for it but #Southasiapeace @southasiapeace.bsky.social online appeal got 5000+ endorsers in 48~ hours change.org/p/india-paki.... Must keep up the pressure - to quote #Hibuksha #Japan: #NeverAgain

Appeal for India and Pakistan to Stop Hostilities and Talk Gains Global Traction More than 7,400 have signed the petition demanding de-escalation, dialogue, and regional peace for Southasia*

Statement on India, Pakistan relations, based on discussions between Indian, Pakistani, and diaspora activists

Remembering Admiral 'Ramu' Ramdas on 15 March, the first anniversary of his passing #Sapan #foundermember #peacemonger RIP

The latest Sapan newsletter is out! Fearless Futures: Art, Activism & Peace in Southasia and beyond open.substack.com/pub/southasi...

Join us SUNDAY Dec. 29 for an exciting discussion: Beyond #COP29: Southasia’s Climate Challenges – A Call for Southasian #Solidarity southasiapeace.com/2024/12/20/d... #ClimateChange @southasiapeace.bsky.social

oin us SUNDAY Dec. 29 for an exciting discussion: Beyond #COP29: Southasia’s Climate Challenges – A Call for Southasian #Solidarity southasiapeace.com/2024/12/20/d... #ClimateChange #southasia