From Shadows to the Stars: Honoring Rohith Vemula’s Legacy

Rohith Vemula wanted to study the stars when in 2016, he was institutionally murdered for resisting caste discrimination on campus.

Now ten years later, we gather to honor Rohith’s memory and look back at the impact of his life that ignited a global reckoning around caste

Join us as we commemorate Rohith’s legacy in a first-of-its-kind cultural and literary tribute in New York, and collectively envision what comes next.

Venue: Room 301, LGBT Community Center, 208 W 13th St, New York, NY 10011

Event Highlights:

🔹 Film Screening

🔹Art Installtion Feat. Dalit Artists

🔹Poetry and Storytelling by anti-caste writers and thinkers

🔹Anti-caste music of resistance

🔹Virtual reflections from Rohith's friends and family in India

Art: Siddhesh Gautam/Bakery Prasad

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