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Kaur earned undergraduate degrees in Religious Studies and International Relations at [[Stanford University]], a master's in theological studies at [[Harvard Divinity School]], and a J.D. at [[Yale Law School]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/about/people/valarie-kaur|title=Valarie Kaur|website=cyberlaw.stanford.edu|language=en|access-date=2018-01-25}}</ref> She is a member of the [[State Bar of California|California Bar]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://members.calbar.ca.gov/fal/MemberSearch/QuickSearch?FreeText=valarie%20brar|title=Attorney Search : The State Bar of California|last=California|first=The State Bar of|website=members.calbar.ca.gov|language=en-US|access-date=2018-01-25}}</ref> |
Kaur earned undergraduate degrees in Religious Studies and International Relations at [[Stanford University]], a master's in theological studies at [[Harvard Divinity School]], and a J.D. at [[Yale Law School]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/about/people/valarie-kaur|title=Valarie Kaur|website=cyberlaw.stanford.edu|language=en|access-date=2018-01-25}}</ref> She is a member of the [[State Bar of California|California Bar]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://members.calbar.ca.gov/fal/MemberSearch/QuickSearch?FreeText=valarie%20brar|title=Attorney Search : The State Bar of California|last=California|first=The State Bar of|website=members.calbar.ca.gov|language=en-US|access-date=2018-01-25}}</ref> |
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[[Center for American Progress|The Center for American Progress]] named Kaur "a standout figure in the world of interfaith organizing and activism."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/religion/news/2013/02/27/54730/13-progressive-faith-leaders-to-watch-in-2013/|title=13 Progressive Faith Leaders to Watch in 2013 - Center for American Progress|date=2013-02-27|work=Center for American Progress|access-date=2018-01-25|language=en-US}}</ref> In 2012, she received the American Courage Award by [[Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Los Angeles|Asian Americans Advancing Justice]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jonesday.com/Jones-Day-hosts-Asian-Americans-Advancing-Justice-AAJC-Awards-Luncheon-10-03-2013/|title=Jones Day {{!}} Jones Day hosts Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAJC) Awards Luncheon|website=www.jonesday.com|access-date=2018-01-25}}</ref> In 2013, she was named a "Person of the Year" by [[India Abroad]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiaabroad-digital.com/indiaabroadopen/20130628?pg=131#pg131|title=India Abroad - June 28, 2013 - 131|website=www.indiaabroad-digital.com|access-date=2018-01-25}}</ref> and one of eight Asian American "Women of Influence" by [[Audrey (magazine)|Audrey Magazine]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://kore.am/which-asian-american-women-influence-you-audreys-8-picks-for-our-inaugural-women-of-influence-series/|title=Which Asian American Women Influence You? {{!}} Audrey’s 8 Picks for Our Inaugural Women of Influence Series|date=2013-09-04|work=Kore Asian Media|access-date=2018-01-25|language=en-US}}</ref> In 2015, Kaur was recognized as a "Young Global Leader" by the [[World Economic Forum]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://widgets.weforum.org/ygl-2015/04.html|title=Young Global Leaders: the class of 2015 - The new generation of leaders|website=widgets.weforum.org|language=en|access-date=2018-01-25}}</ref> In 2016, [[Harvard Divinity School]] awarded her the [[Peter J. Gomes]] Memorial Honor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hds.harvard.edu/news/2016/04/04/beyond-us-and-them|title=Beyond 'Us and Them'|last=|first=|date=|website=hds.harvard.edu |
[[Center for American Progress|The Center for American Progress]] named Kaur "a standout figure in the world of interfaith organizing and activism."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/religion/news/2013/02/27/54730/13-progressive-faith-leaders-to-watch-in-2013/|title=13 Progressive Faith Leaders to Watch in 2013 - Center for American Progress|date=2013-02-27|work=Center for American Progress|access-date=2018-01-25|language=en-US}}</ref> In 2012, she received the American Courage Award by [[Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Los Angeles|Asian Americans Advancing Justice]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jonesday.com/Jones-Day-hosts-Asian-Americans-Advancing-Justice-AAJC-Awards-Luncheon-10-03-2013/|title=Jones Day {{!}} Jones Day hosts Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAJC) Awards Luncheon|website=www.jonesday.com|access-date=2018-01-25}}</ref> In 2013, she was named a "Person of the Year" by [[India Abroad]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiaabroad-digital.com/indiaabroadopen/20130628?pg=131#pg131|title=India Abroad - June 28, 2013 - 131|website=www.indiaabroad-digital.com|access-date=2018-01-25}}</ref> and one of eight Asian American "Women of Influence" by [[Audrey (magazine)|Audrey Magazine]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://kore.am/which-asian-american-women-influence-you-audreys-8-picks-for-our-inaugural-women-of-influence-series/|title=Which Asian American Women Influence You? {{!}} Audrey’s 8 Picks for Our Inaugural Women of Influence Series|date=2013-09-04|work=Kore Asian Media|access-date=2018-01-25|language=en-US}}</ref> In 2015, Kaur was recognized as a "Young Global Leader" by the [[World Economic Forum]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://widgets.weforum.org/ygl-2015/04.html|title=Young Global Leaders: the class of 2015 - The new generation of leaders|website=widgets.weforum.org|language=en|access-date=2018-01-25}}</ref> In 2016, [[Harvard Divinity School]] awarded her the [[Peter J. Gomes]] Memorial Honor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hds.harvard.edu/news/2016/04/04/beyond-us-and-them|title=Beyond 'Us and Them'|last=|first=|date=|website=hds.harvard.edu|access-date=2018-01-25}}</ref> |
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== Career == |
== Career == |
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* Named: A "Young Global Leader"(2015)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://widgets.weforum.org/ygl-2015/04.html|title=Young Global Leaders: the class of 2015 - The new generation of leaders|website=widgets.weforum.org|language=en|access-date=2018-02-02}}</ref> |
* Named: A "Young Global Leader"(2015)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://widgets.weforum.org/ygl-2015/04.html|title=Young Global Leaders: the class of 2015 - The new generation of leaders|website=widgets.weforum.org|language=en|access-date=2018-02-02}}</ref> |
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'''[[Harvard Divinity School]]''' |
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* '''Won:''' [[Peter J. Gomes]] Memorial Honor(2016'')''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hds.harvard.edu/news/2016/04/04/beyond-us-and-them#|title=Beyond 'Us and Them'|last=|first=|date=|website=hds.harvard.edu |
* '''Won:''' [[Peter J. Gomes]] Memorial Honor(2016'')''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hds.harvard.edu/news/2016/04/04/beyond-us-and-them#|title=Beyond 'Us and Them'|last=|first=|date=|website=hds.harvard.edu|access-date=2018-02-02}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
Valarie Kaur
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Education | Stanford University (B.A. Religion and International Relations) Harvard Divinity School (M.A. Theology) Yale Law School (J.D.) |
Occupation(s) | Documentary filmmaker, civil rights activist |
Website | valariekaur |
Valarie Kaur (born February 14, 1981) is an American civil rights activist, documentary filmmaker, lawyer, educator and faith leader.[1] She was born and raised in Clovis, California, where her family settled as Sikh farmers in 1913.[2] When a family friend was the first person killed in a hate crime after September 11, 2001, she began to document hate crimes against Sikh and Muslim Americans, which resulted in the award-winning documentary film Divided We Fall: Americans in the Aftermath.[3] Since then, she has made films and led story-based campaigns on hate crimes, racial profiling, immigration detention, solitary confinement, marriage equality, and Internet freedom.[4] She is the founder of Groundswell Movement,[5] considered "America's largest multifaith online organizing network,"[6] recognized for "dynamically strengthening faith-based organizing in the 21st century."[7] She is also co-founder of Faithful Internet which organizes people of faith to protect net neutrality.[8] She is currently the founder and director of the Revolutionary Love Project,[3] which produces stories, tools, and thought leadership to equip people to practice love as a public ethic and wellspring for social action.[9]
Kaur earned undergraduate degrees in Religious Studies and International Relations at Stanford University, a master's in theological studies at Harvard Divinity School, and a J.D. at Yale Law School.[10] She is a member of the California Bar.[11]
The Center for American Progress named Kaur "a standout figure in the world of interfaith organizing and activism."[12] In 2012, she received the American Courage Award by Asian Americans Advancing Justice.[13] In 2013, she was named a "Person of the Year" by India Abroad[14] and one of eight Asian American "Women of Influence" by Audrey Magazine.[15] In 2015, Kaur was recognized as a "Young Global Leader" by the World Economic Forum.[16] In 2016, Harvard Divinity School awarded her the Peter J. Gomes Memorial Honor.[17]
Kaur’s filmmaking and activism have focused on gun violence prevention, racial profiling, immigration detention and prison practices, and Internet neutrality. Her activism has also included education work to combat hate crimes against Muslim and Sikh Americans. She founded the Groundswell Movement, a multifaith online organizing community,[18] and the Yale Visual Law Project.[19]
Kaur served as the Media and Justice Fellow at Stanford Law School’s Center for Internet and Society, and co-founded Faithful Internet, a campaign to inform faith leaders on Internet neutrality issues.[20] She is the Scholar-in-Residence at Middle Collegiate Church[21] and Senior Fellow at Auburn Theological Seminary.[22] Kaur has given speeches at the White House,[23] the Pentagon,[24] and the Parliament of the World's Religions.[25]
Divided We Fall (2008) was Kaur’s first film, created with director Sharat Raju. It was shown in 200 U.S. cities.[26] They have made other documentary films together, including Stigma (2011) about the impact of New York City police’s Stop and Frisk policy,[27] Alienation (2011) about immigration raids,[28] The Worst of the Worst: Portrait of a Supermax (2012) about solitary confinement in prison,[29] and Oak Creek: In Memorium (2012) about the 2012 mass shooting at a Sikh gurdwara in Wisconsin.[30]
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