Upcoming Events:
Buy your tickets today for a special reception during Inauguration Weekend! Join community leaders and individuals from all over the country who are in DC for Inauguration Weekend for a special evening event hosted by SAALT at K&L Gates (1601 K St. NW) in Washington DC from 7pm to 9pm on Sunday, January 18th.
Tickets are $40 and include a one-year membership to SAALT
Community Update:
South Asian Community Needs and Policy Issues Presented to Presidential Transition Members
Immigration Priorities for the South Asian Community
SAALT consulted with members of the National Coalition of South Asian Organizations in presenting information to the transition team and relied upon the NCSO’s National Action Agenda, a policy platform that articulates 9 policy priorities and provides policy recommendations.
View information and a recording of "Transition to First 100 Days: How South Asians Can Stay Engaged and Informed" webinar with Parag Mehta (a Constituency Liaison on the Obama-Biden Transition Team) here.
View the "South Asians in the 2008 Elections" Online Webinar here.
Resources:
A National Action Agenda: Policy Recommendations to Empower South Asian Communities in the United States (2008) - This document sets forth issues affecting the South Asian
community and provides recommendations for policymakers,
community-based organizations, stakeholders, allies, media, and the
general public. A National Action Agenda
is a product of the National Coalition of South Asian Organizations
(NCSO), a network of groups around the country that provide services
to, organize, and advocate on behalf of South Asian communities, and
individual experts and advocates in various fields. The document covers issues including civic and political participation, civil rights and civil liberties, data collection, economic justice, gender equity, health care, immigrant rights, LGBTIQ rights, and youth empowerment.Click here to access more reports and publications from SAALT.
