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2020 Indo-Caribbean Women's+ Empowerment Summit

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Renelle White

LQBTQ Advocate at Silver Lining Foundation in Trinidad

Dominique Hunter

Contributing Writer to Liminal Spaces: Migration and Women of the Guyanese Diaspora

LINDA SARSOUR

Racial Justice & Civil Rights Activist and Author of We Are Not Here to Be Bystanders: A Memoir of Love and Resistance

Stephanos Stephanides

Yen Guru Wai Film Q&A | Friday, November 20 at 10:30pm

Bhoopchand Mangal

Yen Guru Wai Film Q&A | Friday, November 20 at 10:30pm

Piper Anderson

Founder & President of Create Forward

Dayanara Marte

Founder of In Bold Rebirth

Rashida Abuwala

Board Member at South Asian Women's Creative Collective

Christie Neptune

Contributing Writer to Liminal Spaces: Migration and Women of the Guyanese Diaspora

Maya Mackrandilal

Contributing Writer to Liminal Spaces: Migration and Women of the Guyanese Diaspora

Grace Aneiza Ali

Editor of Liminal Spaces: Migration and Women of the Guyanese Diaspora

Sonya Taylor

Spoken Word Artist, Activist and Author of The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love

Nadia Jagessar

Indo-Caribbean Entrepreneur-- Founder of Euphoria Events and Star of the Netflix series Indian Matchmaking

karen sonilal

Co-Chair of the Grassroots Action Team, Jahajee Sisters

Sasha Ahuja

Chair of New York City’s Equal Employment Practices Commission

Manauvaskar Kublall

Indo-Caribbean Filmmaker

Kamini Doobay

Indo-Caribbean Physician and Founder of the New York City Coalition to Dismantle Racism in the Healthcare System

Simone Jhingoor

Co-Director of Jahajee Sisters

Tanuja Devi Jagernauth

Indo-Caribbean Healing Justice Practitioner

rusia Mohiuddin

Founder & Principal at Universal Partnership

Shivana Jorawar

Co-Director of Jahajee Sisters

Sevonna Brown

Co-Executive Director of Black Women's Blueprint

Margarita Guzman, she/they/ella/elle

Executive Director of VIP Mujeres

Joanne Smith

Founder & President of Girls for Gender Equity

Suzanne C. Persard

Queer Indo-Jamaican Scholar and Writer and Co-Founder of Jahajee Sisters

Christine Samwaroo

Founder of the Breadfruit Collective in Guyana

Sherlina Nageer

Gender Justice Activist based in Guyana

Suzanne Narain

Co-founder of Lotus Toronto

Taij Moteelall

Principal at Media Sutra and Co-Founder of Jahajee Sisters

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Crafting the things you love

Karuna Crafted

Karuna Crafted is committed to creating eco-friendly household items like artisanal trays, reclaimed wood coasters and more.

Seamossmom

Let’s moss you up!!

Nassarius Co

Bracelets, Necklaces, Love

Coach Shanita

Teaching Folx How to Activate Courage + Beat Burnout to Overcome Fears and Live Victorious Lives

Pure Romance

Pure Romance is dedicated to women's sexual health and wellness and carries a broad range of top of the line products including bath and beauty, massage, essential oils, lingerie, and adult bedroom accessories.

The Salt Box

Small business that provides salt therapy, which helps with better breathing, respiratory and skin health, immunity, and relaxation.

South Asian Womxn’s Creative Collective

We are dedicated to the advancement, visibility, and development of emerging and established South Asian women artists and creative professionals by providing a physical and virtual space to profile their creative and intellectual work across disciplines.

The Muslim Indo-Caribbean Collective (MICC) / The Muslim Indentureship Studies Center

The Muslim Indo-Caribbean Collective (MICC) and The Muslim Indentureship Studies Center were created realizing the need and gap in community/academic spaces for Muslim voices on Indentureship and displacement from South Asia (such as Muslim Indo-Caribbean voices) that are regularly marginalized.

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