Simi Kadirgamar

Activists Plan Boycott of US Companies Backing India’s Anti-Muslim Policies

The ascendance of Modi and the BJP has depended in part on support from the Indian American diaspora.

by: Simi Kadirgamar,; Truthout

January 25, 2020

A Wave of Solidarity With Kashmir Is Spreading Across the Globe

Kashmiris around the world are leading protests against India’s moves toward ethnic cleansing.

by: Simi Kadirgamar,; Truthout

August 16, 2019

LGBTQ Rights

LGBTQ Activists Demand an End to the Pinkwashing of Militarism

Opposing militarism is central to guaranteeing that trans people can survive and thrive everywhere.

by: Simi Kadirgamar,; Truthout

June 28, 2019

Prisons & Policing

New York Activists Are Leading the Charge on Sex Work Decriminalization

As the fight for sex work decriminalization gains momentum, even presidential candidates are weighing in.

by: Simi Kadirgamar &; Kate Zen,; Truthout

June 13, 2019

Economy & Labor

New York Taxi Drivers Launch Campaign to Save Their Industry Following Suicides

Over the past four months, four New York City taxi drivers have been pushed to suicide in an industry that is becoming increasingly dangerous.

by: Simi Kadirgamar,; Waging Nonviolence

May 13, 2018

Refusing to Freeze, NYC Public Housing Residents Demand Bold Action From Mayor

Protestors in NYC are demanding that the mayor fully fund repairs in public housing.

by: Simi Kadirgamar,; Waging Nonviolence

March 9, 2018

New York City Activists Protest Chinatown Gallery Exhibit for Being “Racism Disguised as Art“

The exhibit’s emphasis on depicting faux squalor was received as “poverty porn.”

by: Simi Kadirgamar,; Waging Nonviolence

November 2, 2017

Schooled in Terror: The Tactical Trainings Where Cops Militarize Their Brutality

Militaristic police trainings are sustained by organizations committed to the war on terror and racist policing.

by: Simi Kadirgamar,; Truthout

November 16, 2016