Summary: Valarie Kaur is an award-winning filmmaker, civil rights lawyer, media commentator, Sikh activist and interfaith leader who centers her work on storytelling for social change. She has made many award-winning films and led multimedia campaigns on a wide range of issues. She is the founder of Groundswell Movement, the nation’s largest multi-faith online organizing community of over 200,000 members. Valarie is a regular television commentator on MSNBC and opinion contributor to CNN, NPR, The Washington Post, and The New York Times, to name a few. A Senior Fellow at Auburn Seminary, she regularly teaches “storytelling for social change” to students, organizers, and interfaith groups. Valarie is currently the Media and Justice Fellow at Stanford Law School where she co-founded Faithful Internet and advocates for Internet freedom and access. In 2013, she was named “Person of the Year” by India Abroad and one of eight Asian American “Women of Influence.” Visit http://valariekaur.com and www.groundswell-mvmt.org. Watch Valarie’s address at the 2015 Parliament of World’s Religions. Get the Off the Grid Into the Heart CD by Sister Jenna. Like America Meditating, Download our FREE Pause for Peace app.
