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'''Valarie Kaur''' (born February 14, 1981) is an American civil rights activist, [[documentary film]]maker, [[lawyer]], educator and faith leader.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.womensmediacenter.com/shesource/expert/valarie-kaur|title=Valarie Kaur - SheSource Expert - |
'''Valarie Kaur''' (born February 14, 1981) is an American civil rights activist, [[documentary film]]maker, [[lawyer]], educator and faith leader.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.womensmediacenter.com/shesource/expert/valarie-kaur|title=Valarie Kaur - SheSource Expert - Women's Media Center|website=www.womensmediacenter.com|language=en|access-date=2018-01-25}}</ref> She was born and raised in Clovis, California, where her family settled as Sikh farmers in 1913.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.middleproject.org/resources//what-does-revolutionary-love-look-like|title=What Does Revolutionary Love Look Like? (part 1)|work=The Middle Project|access-date=2018-01-25|language=en-US}}</ref> When a family friend was the first person killed in a hate crime after September 11, 2001, she began to document [[Aftermath of the September 11 attacks#Backlash and hate crimes|hate crimes against Sikh and Muslim Americans]], which resulted in the award-winning documentary film ''Divided We Fall: Americans in the Aftermath''.<ref name="Public Radio International">{{Cite news|url=https://www.pri.org/stories/2016-09-08/era-enormous-rage-i-m-still-finding-love-america|title=In an era of 'enormous rage,' I'm still finding love in America|work=Public Radio International|access-date=2018-01-25|language=en-US}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sikhnet.com/authors/valarie-kaur|title=Valarie Kaur {{!}} SikhNet|work=SikhNet|access-date=2018-01-25|language=en}}</ref> She is the founder of [https://action.groundswell-mvmt.org/ Groundswell Movement],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://action.groundswell-mvmt.org/|title=Groundswell|website=action.groundswell-mvmt.org|language=en|access-date=2018-01-25}}</ref> considered "America's largest multifaith online organizing network,"<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.northeastern.edu/cssh/humanities/event/revolutionary-love-in-an-era-of-enormous-rage-new-england-interfaith-student-summit-keynote-address/|title=New England Interfaith Student Summit with Valarie Kaur - Humanities Center|work=Humanities Center|access-date=2018-01-25|language=en-US}}</ref> recognized for "dynamically strengthening faith-based organizing in the 21st century."<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> She is also co-founder of [http://faithfulinternet.org/ Faithful Internet] which organizes people of faith to protect net neutrality.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://faithfulinternet.org/|title=Faithful Internet {{!}} Many Beliefs. One Internet.|work=Faithful Internet|access-date=2018-01-25|language=en-US}}</ref> She is currently the founder and director of [[Revolutionary Love Project|the Revolutionary Love Project]],<ref name="Public Radio International"/> which produces stories, tools, and thought leadership to equip people to practice love as a public ethic and wellspring for social action.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.revolutionarylove.net/|title=We Declare Revolutionary Love as the Call of Our Times|work=Revolutionary Love|access-date=2018-01-25|language=en}}</ref> |
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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? {{!}} |
[[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 == |
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Kaur's filmmaking and activism have focused on gun violence prevention, racial profiling, immigration detention and prison practices, and [[Net neutrality|Internet neutrality]]. Her activism has also included education work to combat hate crimes against [[Muslim]] and [[Sikhism|Sikh]] Americans. She founded the Groundswell Movement, a multifaith online organizing community,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.groundswell-mvmt.org/|title=Groundswell|website=Groundswell|language=en-US|access-date=2016-06-03}}</ref> and the Yale Visual Law Project.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://yalevisuallawproject.org/|title=Yale Law School - Visual Law Project {{!}} The Video Law Journal of Yale Law School|website=yalevisuallawproject.org|access-date=2016-06-03}}</ref> |
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Kaur served as the Media and Justice Fellow at Stanford Law |
Kaur served as the Media and Justice Fellow at Stanford Law School's [[Stanford Center for Internet and Society|Center for Internet and Society]], and co-founded Faithful Internet, a campaign to inform faith leaders on Internet neutrality issues.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://religionnews.com/2015/08/12/net-neutrality-interfaith-leaders-internet-freedom/|title=Interfaith leaders find common ground promoting Internet freedom|website=Religion News Service|access-date=2016-06-03}}</ref> She is the Scholar-in-Residence at [[Middle Collegiate Church (New York City)|Middle Collegiate Church]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.middlechurch.org/files/about/articles/16_05_MiddleNotes_web.pdf|title=Middle Notes: The Newsletter of Middle Collegiate Church|last=|first=|date=May 2016|website=|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref> and Senior Fellow at [[Auburn Theological Seminary]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://auburnseminary.org/auburn-seminary-launches-nations-first-multifaith-leadership-program-for-justice-auburn-senior-fellows/|title=Auburn Seminary launches nation's first multifaith leadership program for justice: Auburn Senior Fellows - Auburn Seminary|date=2015-05-19|website=Auburn Seminary|language=en-US|access-date=2016-06-03}}</ref> Kaur has given speeches at the [[White House]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiajournal.com/regional/white-house-celebrates-guru-nanaks-gurpurab|title=White House Celebrates Guru Nanak's Gurpurab|website=India Journal|access-date=2016-06-03}}</ref> [[the Pentagon]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://stateofbelief.com/segments/commemorating-the-sikh-faith-at-the-pentagon/|title=Commemorating the Sikh Faith at the Pentagon|last=Craig|first=Jonathan|website=stateofbelief.com|access-date=2016-06-03}}</ref> and the [[Parliament of the World's Religions]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://parliamentofreligions.org/videos/valarie-kaur-delivers-parliament-keynote-address|title=Valarie Kaur Delivers Parliament Keynote Address {{!}} Parliament of the World's Religions|website=parliamentofreligions.org|access-date=2016-06-03}}</ref> |
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''Divided We Fall'' (2008) was Kaur's first film, created with director Sharat Raju. It was shown in 200 U.S. cities.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.dwf-film.com/|title=Divided We Fall: Americans in the Aftermath|website=www.dwf-film.com|access-date=2016-06-03}}</ref> They have made other documentary films together, including ''Stigma'' (2011) about the impact of New York City police's [[Stop-and-frisk in New York City|Stop and Frisk]] policy,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://yalevisuallawproject.org/film/stigma|title=Stigma|website=yalevisuallawproject.org|access-date=2016-06-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160627150312/http://yalevisuallawproject.org/film/stigma/|archive-date=2016-06-27|dead-url=yes|df=}}</ref> ''Alienation'' (2011) about immigration raids,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://yalevisuallawproject.org/film/alienation/|title=Alienation|website=yalevisuallawproject.org|access-date=2016-06-03|archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20121212092715/http://yalevisuallawproject.org/film/alienation/|archive-date=2012-12-12|dead-url=yes|df=}}</ref> ''The Worst of the Worst: Portrait of a Supermax'' (2012) about solitary confinement in prison,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://yalevisuallawproject.org/film/the-worst-of-the-worst|title=The Worst of the Worst|website=yalevisuallawproject.org|access-date=2016-06-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160520105252/http://yalevisuallawproject.org/film/the-worst-of-the-worst/|archive-date=2016-05-20|dead-url=yes|df=}}</ref> and ''Oak Creek: In Memorium'' (2012) about the [[Wisconsin Sikh temple shooting|2012 mass shooting]] at a Sikh [[gurdwara]] in Wisconsin.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/valarie-kaur/remembering-the-oak-creek_b_2624819.html|title=Remembering The Oak Creek Tragedy In Film|date=2013-02-05|website=The Huffington Post|access-date=2016-06-03}}</ref> |
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==Awards== |
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* '''Named:''' One of eight Asian American "Women of Influence"(2013)<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? {{!}} |
* '''Named:''' One of eight Asian American "Women of Influence"(2013)<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=2018-02-02|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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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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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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