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Janmashtami and human rights come together in New York
Hindus for Human Rights celebrated Janmashtami's message of resilience against tyranny.
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Jeffin T. Kaleekal - Mon, 25, Aug 2025
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The day marked a convergence of faith with urgent conversations about immigrant rights, community care, and support across traditions. / Hindus for Human Rights website
Hindus for Human Rights celebrated Janmashtami in collaboration with Shri Shakti Mariammaa Temple in Ozone Park, New York, weaving together devotion, justice, and solidarity.
The Aug. 16 celebration acted as a space where faith met urgent conversations about immigrant rights, community care, and support across traditions.
Along with religious celebrations and discussions on human rights of the community, practical solutions to challenges like alleged overreach of ICE were also shared. 'Know Your Rights' training session was led by Muslim Community Network and the NYC Commission on Human Rights.
The training sought to develop a detailed understanding on how to protect oneself from ICE and how to report hate crimes, within the community.
In a statement, 'Hindus for Human Rights' highlighted the importance of such sessions and said, "These sessions gave attendees the concrete tools that are often missing when institutions fail immigrant families."
The event also featured a session on collaborative community care, led by Sherry from Desis Rising Up & Moving (DRUM) and a sharing on the need for families to be kept together, led by Aminta from South Queens Women’s March.
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The day featured multiple sessions on immigrant rights and its protection / Hindus for Human Rights websiteIn a sign of inter-temple solidarity, Pandit Manoj from the Shanti Bhavan Mandir attended the celebration and spoke about the meaning of Janmashtami, while offering his support to Shri Shakti Mariammaa Temple.
Hindus for Human Rights described the idea behind juxtaposing Janmashtami celebrations with the socio-political effort and said, "At its heart, Janmashtami tells the story of Krishna’s birth under tyranny, a story about resilience, joy, and justice."
It added, "Bringing that spirit into Ozone Park meant more than observing a holiday—it meant standing with immigrant families, sharing tools to protect one another, and affirming that solidarity across faiths and communities is our strongest defense against fear and division."
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