FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 9/28/2018 Afghan Diaspora for Equality and Progress info@adeprogress.org ADEP CONDEMNS THE CONFIRMATION OF BRETT KAVANAUGH; STANDS WITH SURVIVORS Washington, DC: On October 1991, Professor Anita Hill testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee about the sexual harassment she faced at the hands of then-nominee Clarence Thomas. Her testimony was dismissed and Clarence Thomas was confirmed. We believe Professor…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – 6/19/2018 Washington, D.C. — The collective organizing staff of ADEP condemns the actions of the Trump administration and ardently opposes the immoral and unjust detention of immigrant families and the separation of children from their parents. Humans and cages do not belong in the same sentence. We call on our Congressional representatives to take swift action…
Written by Arash Azizzada. Do you want the good news or the bad news first? Okay, good news first: if you are a felon on parole in the state of New York, you should soon be able to vote again. Your voter rights will be be reinstated, per executive order of Andrew Cuomo, governor of the Empire State. Today I’m…
ADEP recently sat down with Rana Ahmadi, a 2017 Summer Leadership Initiative Alum, to get her take on the most important issues this generation can tackle and what motivates her social justice while living in Kansas. Here are her thoughts. Q: What are some things folks should know about you? I was born and raised in western Kansas, and currently…
Written by Ghizal Adina. Protecting the environment is not a novel concept for Afghans. So much of the economic welfare of Afghanistan is tied to the health and viability of the land as the majority of the population is dependent on farming and herding. So to nurture, to value the earth, is inherently tied to our ancestral identity. However, in…
Written by Ali A. Olomi Rocked by the horrific tragedy of yet another mass shooting—a phenomenon of soul-numbing regularity unique to the American experience—the students of Stoneman Douglas High School have sparked a vigorous debate about gun control. The cyclical pattern of mass shooting, public outrage, followed by inaction have become a feature of American life as much as guns…
For our Q1 newsletter we asked Angela Ahmadi, the founder of KINGNOORLA, how she got her start and what continues to motivate the creativity behind her brand. Here’s what Angela had to say.
Earlier this week marked the official one year since the election of Donald Trump into the Oval Office. We asked our ADEP team and SLI’17ers to reflect on the tumultuous 365 days it has been since that election day.
In August, the Afghan-American community came together with other marginalized communities to learn of the profound history and sacrifice Indigenous groups have experienced. On Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we want to take a moment to recognize all that the indigenous communities have endured for centuries, in their quest for liberation and freedom. Our liberation is ultimately bound together, and as Afghan…
Washington, D.C.: The Afghan Diaspora for Equality and Progress stands in solidarity with minorities and people of color across this country as we face white supremacist hate and violence. The events of Charlottesville are a keen reminder that as a nation our political leaders desperately need the moral courage to stand up to the systemic and social denigration of vulnerable…