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We Are All Part of Many Worlds: Nobuko Miyamoto's Barrier-Breaking Art and Activism

We Are All Part of Many Worlds: Nobuko Miyamoto's Barrier-Breaking Art and Activism
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Transformative Solidarity: Bridging Communities Through Vigilant Love


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On April 29, 2021, over 200 people from not just the greater Los Angeles area, but all over the country, joined a different kind of Zoom event. Especially during the pandemic, the Iftar kind of creates a space that s unlike any other where we actually feel an intimacy with each other online, and have that experience with so many people… So many people show up to the Iftar, but I feel close to everybody that shows up, said Vigilant Love co-director Sahar Pirzada. A Pakistani-American Muslim woman, Pirzada was referring to the organization s annual Bridging Communities Iftar event.
Held in the midst of the holy month of Ramadan, the name of the event Iftar refers to the meal eaten by Muslims after sunset during Ramadan. Despite not being physically together as the pandemic continued devastating communities, committed participants nevertheless showed up for one another, celebrating the work they have been doing over the last year in healing trauma ....

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