BAY AREA SOLIDARITY SUMMER 2016
summer political action camp to cultivate
young South Asian American activists, 18-23
August 11-15, 2016 • San Francisco Bay Area
Bangladesh  •  Bhutan  •  India  •  Maldives  •  Nepal  •  Pakistan  •  Sri Lanka  •  Diaspora


Bay Area Solidarity Summer (BASS) is a stayover political action camp and fellowship 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 years olds of South Asian heritage, including the diaspora
  • we only ask for a $50 fee for 5 days of workshops, meals, and housing, followed by a year-long series of trainings (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:
  • “I enjoyed the workshops, volunteers, organizers, food, radical histories, etc. It gave me a broad view of South Asian communities.”
  • “[BASS] continues to provide me with motivation and support from my peers and organizers.”
  • “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”
  • “This is really life changing ... [it] made me feel validated, appreciated for my race, ethnicity and who I am.”

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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