![]() Those words reverberated and set into motion the powerful movement that she’s founded. And you might recognize her from the viral video, that 26 million people saw of a speech she gave on New Year’s Eve after the 2016 election, where she said that this may not be the darkness of the tomb, but the darkness of the womb. William Barber, who spoke at the DNC and is founder of the Moral Mondays movement filmmaker/journalist Bill Moyers the founder of the Revolutionary Love Project, Valerie Kaur, was also there. The weekend featured some of the most powerful moral leaders in this country: Dr. I was recently in New York City attending the Revolutionary Love Conference: Disruptive Ethics to Dismantle Racism. **Audio Transcript of Interview between Aimee Allison and Valarie Kaur**Īimee Allison: This is Democracy in Color, the voice of the New American Majority. They understood that love is an inexhaustible wellspring that can inspire and embolden us to rise up with courage we did not know we had.~ Valarie Kaur, filmmaker, civil rights lawyer, activist, author, Sikh thought leader But throughout history, prophetic leaders from Gandhi to King built social movements rooted in love. Love has been captured by Hallmark cards, sidelined as purely personal and romantic - far too fickle and sentimental to be a political force. Prior to her current position at Revolutionary of Love, Kaur served as a 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. She also holds a JD from Yale Law School. She holds a master’s in theology from Harvard University. Kaur is originally from Clovis, California and attended Stanford University, where she received her bachelor’s in religion and international relations. The project is based at the University of Southern California. She has fueled the notion of the power of love in our society through various efforts including the founding of the Revolutionary Love Project, a volunteer-run project that offers calls to action, tools, inspiration, and support to fight for social justice through the ethic of love. What does it look in organization? What does it look like in civil obedience?” ~ Valarie Kaur, filmmaker, civil rights lawyer, activist, author, Sikh thought leader I’m interested in how to point people to what that love looks like in the flesh. “I’m interested in calling the choir out of the church, out of the darkness into the streets. The video of her speech went viral and received more than 26 million views globally via Facebook and other online platforms. Reflecting on Trump’s election win, she said: “What if this darkness is not the darkness of the tomb, but the darkness of the womb? What if our America is not dead but a country that is waiting to be born?” Many people know Kaur from the incredibly powerful and moving New Year’s Eve speech she gave last year when she joined other faith leaders at the Watch Night Service at the historic Metropolitan AME Church in DC. Her work is important because of the visibility she’s given Sikh Americans, who have been disproportionately impacted since 9/11. She met with me in New York City in the basement of Middle Collegiate Church to discuss her journey and vision. I met Kaur before she headed to Costa Rica with her family to take a break from building her Revolutionary Love project and to work on her book. She’s an award-winning filmmaker, civil rights lawyer, activist, author, Sikh thought leader, movement builder, wife, and mother. It does not store any personal data.Subscribe and rate Democracy in Color Podcast on iTunes or StitcherĮditor’s Note: The Democracy in Color podcast, hosted by Aimee Allison, features today’s best and brightest political leaders, strategists and thinkers of the New American Majority. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. ![]() The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. ![]() The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly.
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