News & Press

Desi Blitz

"Following the decline of Roe v. Wade...SOAR [part of the UJC Social Justice Accelerator ‘24 cohort] established South Asians for Abortion, an online platform mobilising South Asians in support of abortion rights, reproductive justice, and bodily autonomy."

The American Bazaar

“These organizations [under-resourced community based orgs] are foundational to survivor safety, healing, and recovery, forming the bedrock of the South Asian anti-GBV movement, notes the report by South Asian SOAR a national collective of survivors, 35+ organizations.”

American Kahani

“In 2021, twenty South Asian gender-based (GBV) organizations received an alarming number of over 43,000 helpline requests, and overall client volume nearly doubled between 2020 and 2021, a new report by South Asian SOAR (SOAR) has revealed.”

Chai Break

A conversational podcast in which Amrita Doshi, Co-Founder of South Asian SOAR, part of our UJC Social Justice Accelerator, discusses her own experiences of survivorship and her several years of work across public health, technology, and art.

Next Shark

South Asian SOAR, a survivor-led organization, also reported that 48% of South Asians have experienced physical gender-based violence and 41% witnessed domestic violence as children at home.

Prism

In the aftermath of Roe’s downfall, we at South Asian SOAR (SOAR)—a collective of South Asian survivors, organizations, and allies addressing gender-based violence—looked to our communities for stories that could shed light on the devastating impact of this decision.

Vogue India

"In July 2022, shortly after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, U.S.-based organisation South Asian SOAR launched South Asians for Abortion."