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Namaste! Welcome to Adhikaar community!
Since 2005, Adhikaar has been committed to improving the lives of Nepali-speaking communities and getting our voices heard in the social justice movement. We have provided direct services, trained new leaders, and worked in coalition to get the New York State Domestic Workers Bill of Rights passed. We have also successfully partnered with organizations within and beyond our community to inform and impact policies at local, state, national, and international levels.
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News & Updates
1
2011
Celebrate Adhikaar, Double Your Donation
Dear
Friends,
It's been a whirlwind year - from participating in the 100th International Labor Organization Conference in Geneva to witnessing individual members, like Shanti, gain the courage to speak up. Every day I hear how Adhikaar has provided courage, services and a safe resting place for members to share tears and celebrate victories. I am so honored to work at Adhikaar!
Some of the many highlights from this year:
§ We launched the Nail Salon Worker's Campaign to bring attention to the long hours, toxic environments and low wages experienced by Nepali-speaking immigrant women, and to explore ways to create a safer nail salon industry.
§ Our members took the stage for the first time in two sold-out performances of "Journey to the Ocean" at the Rubin Museum through a year-long theater and storytelling partnership with The Foundry Theatre.
§ We participated in the 100th International Labour Conference and helped push for passage of the Decent Work for Domestic Workers Convention, creating an instrument to protect domestic workers worldwide.
27
2011
Deusi-Bhailo & Fundraiser...
12pm to 6pm
Where?
44-01 Broadway, Astoria, NY 11103
9
2011
Forum on a Groundbreaking New Treaty to Protect Domestic Workers Worldwide
Time: 5:30-7:30
Location: Conference Room 3AB at OSF's New York Office
400 West 59th Street, Third Floor, New York, NY 10019
RSVP to Alyssa Ross at aross@sorosny.org
This is a public event.
Moderator: Elizabeth Frantz (International Migration Initiative)
Panelists: Simel Esim (International Labor Organization)
Priscilla Gonzalez (Domestic Workers United)
Luna Ranjit (Adhikaar)
Nisha Varia (Human Rights Watch)
Sponsored by the Open Society Foundations' International Migration Initiative and US Programs, along with Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees, and the New York Women's Foundation
http://www.soros.org/initiatives/migration/events/domestic-workers-forum-20110921
14
2011
Adhikaar, a Nepali support group, assists immigrants in need
Three years ago, fewer than 10 Nepali immigrants took English classes at Adhikaar, a Queens group that supports transplants from the small South Asian nation.
Now, nearly 100 Nepalese, who are part of a flourishing population planting roots in the borough, pack into eight
classes a week with hopes of overcoming one of the biggest obstacles in
their new life -- the language barrier.
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In 2009, we moved to our new, bigger location at 71-07 Woodside Avenue, Woodside, NY 11377. It is a wheelchair- accessible, environment-friendly space, conveniently located near subways, bus lines, schools, and houses of worship. Please come visit us.