BAY AREA SOLIDARITY SUMMER 2017
political action camp to cultivate young
South Asian American activists, ages 18-23
August 10-14, 2017 • San Francisco Bay Area
Afghanistan • Bangladesh • Bhutan • India • Maldives • Nepal • Pakistan • Sri Lanka • Diaspora

(applications are closed)

Bay Area Solidarity Summer (BASS) is a stayover political action camp for progressive South Asian youth who want to create social change!
  • a space for Desis to share and build politics, and be inspired by peers and mentors
  • focused on 18-23 year-olds of South Asian heritage, including the diaspora
  • we ask for a $50 fee for 5 days of workshops, meals, and housing — followed by continued access to a peer and mentor network (100% fee waiver available if you have financial need)

Why should you apply to BASS?
  • sharpen your analysis of race, class, gender, power, etc., and how they’re linked to injustice
  • develop real-world strategies to plan campaigns for change
  • find inspiration and amplify your impact through art, music, writing, and history
  • cultivate relationships with activists and mentors to support and sustain your work

BASS is looking for participants who:
  • are interested in creating a just, equitable, and sustainable world
  • are thoughtful and curious about how to shift power and the status quo
  • want to transform their politics and values into lifelong practice

BASS alumni and parents say:
  • “BASS gave me the skills, network, and inspiration to found an organization focused on South Asian social justice. Without BASS, I wouldn't be a community organizer.”
  • “[BASS] continues to provide me with motivation and support from my peers and organizers.”
  • “This is really life-changing”
  • “I enjoyed the workshops, volunteers, organizers, food, radical histories, etc. It gave me a broad view of South Asian communities.”
  • “This environment is so supportive, while also challenging our minds.”
  • “My son had a great experience at BASS. It's an awesome idea, grooming today's kids to be tomorrow's activists and leaders! BASS is a unique platform to engage youth into constructive politics”

Learn more:
Bay Area Solidarity Summer was established in 2011, and is organized by a volunteer group of progressive South Asian activists committed to supporting and mentoring the next generation of young South Asian organizers. BASS is a project of the Alliance of South Asians Taking Action, founded in 2000 to help educate, organize, and empower San Francisco Bay Area South Asian communities.

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