Manavi, the New jersey based women’s rights organization and a partner of NJISACF, will host its 23rd Annual Community Dinner on Saturday, March 29th, 2008, 6.30 pm onwards, at Akbar Restaurant in Edison, New Jersey.
Since 1985, Manavi has been working to end all forms of violence against South Asian women living in the U.S. Through a wide variety of programs, Manavi ensures that women of South Asian descent in the U.S can exercise their fundamental right to live a life of dignity that is safe and free from violence. Manavi provides services equitably to women from all South Asian countries and does not discriminate based on national, religious or sectarian grounds.
The funds raised through the annual community dinner enable Manavi to run some of its integral programs. This year the guest speaker for the evening will be Bhairavi Desai, co-founder and Director of the New York Taxi Workers Alliance. Shamita Das Gupta, the co-founder of Manavi will talk about the early days of the organization. The evening will be capped-off with a performance by ATMA, the University of Pennsylvania’s all female South Asian music cappella group.
Tickets for the event can be purchased online through www.manavi.org, or by sending a check.
