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Environmental justice activist Manshi Asher, cofounder of Himdhara Collective, joins Panel 7 of #SAUS2026: Who Pays for Progress? Climate Change, Gender and Neocolonialism.
🗓 Sun Nov 15, 8 am EST / 6:30 pm IST
Free on Zoom: eshe.in/summit-2026
#ClimateJustice
Punjab-origin feminist creator Muskan Madaan (with 340K followers!) joins Panel 8 of #SAUS2026: Gender Activism 4.0: Influencers, Cyberfeminism and Digital Cultures.
🗓 Sun Nov 15, 9:30 am EST / 8 pm IST
Free on Zoom: eshe.in/summit-2026
#DigitalFeminism @MuskanMadaan_
Bangladeshi student leader Umama Fatema, a spokesperson of the 2024 youth uprising, joins Panel 6 of #SAUS2026: The Future of Democracy: Gen Z, Women and Political Activism.
🗓 Sun Nov 15, 6:30 am EST / 5 pm IST
Free on Zoom: eshe.in/summit-2026
#GenZ
Minority rights activist Jayaa Jaggi @JaggiJayaa, founder of SheMatters Pakistan, joins Panel 1 of #SAUS2026: Who Counts as ‘Us’? Nationalism, Migration and the Minority Question.
🗓 Fri Nov 13, 9 am EST / 7:30 pm IST
Free on Zoom: eshe.in/summit-2026
#MinorityRights
Human rights lawyer @FarahAhamed, editor of 'Period Matters: Menstruation in South Asia', joins Panel 5 of #SAUS2026: Body as Battleground: Gender, Sexuality, Culture and Resistance.
🗓 Sat Nov 14, 10 am EST / 8:30 pm IST
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#PeriodMatters
Zahra Nader @ZahraYusufi, founding editor of Afghan women-led newsroom @ZanTimes, joins Panel 4 of #SAUS2026: Truth Under Fire: Media Censorship and Propaganda Press.
🗓 Sat Nov 14, 8:30 am EST / 7 pm IST
Free on Zoom: eshe.in/summit-2026
#PressFreedom
eShe’s free South Asia Union Summit 2026, November 13–15, creates a space for feminist conversations on democracy, AI, climate justice, media freedom, caste and women’s resistance.
Read more: 👉🏼 eshe.in/2026/10/26/south-asi…
Former Afghan child refugee and multi-faith peacebuilder in USA Hurunnessa 'Hurie' Fariad joins Panel 1 of #SAUS2026: Who Counts as ‘Us’? Nationalism, Migration and the Minority Question.
🗓 Fri Nov 13, 9 am EST / 7:30 pm IST
Free on Zoom: eshe.in/summit-2026
#Interfaith
Kashmir Times managing editor Anuradha Bhasin @AnuradhaBhasin_ , author of A Dismantled State, joins Panel 4 of #SAUS2026: Truth Under Fire: Media Censorship and Propaganda Press.
🗓 Sat Nov 14, 8:30 am EST / 7 pm IST
Free on Zoom: eshe.in/summit-2026
#PressFreedom
Bangladeshi feminist organizer Trishia Nashtaran @nashtaran, founder of Meye Network, moderates Panel 6 of #SAUS2026: The Future of Democracy: Gen Z, Women and Political Activism.
🗓 Sun Nov 15, 6:30 am EST / 5 pm IST Free on Zoom: eshe.in/summit-2026
#GenZ @southasiaunion
Filmmaker, writer and @AgentsofIshq founder Paromita Vohra @parodevi joins Panel 5 of #SAUS2026: Body as Battleground: Gender, Sexuality, Culture and Resistance.
🗓 Sat Nov 14, 10 am EST / 8:30 pm IST
Free on Zoom. Register here: eshe.in/summit-2026
Shazia Iqbal, director of Dhadak 2 and production designer on Sacred Games, joins Panel 3 of #SAUS2026: what changes when women control the frame in cinema?
🗓 Sat 14 Nov, 7 am EST / 5.30 pm IST
Free on Zoom: eshe.in/summit-2026
#WomenInFilm
Chaitra Vedullapalli, Cofounder & President of @WomenInCloud @GlobalWIC, joins Panel 2 of #SAUS2026 on who gets to own the intelligence, and what's needed for an inclusive future.
🗓 Fri 13 Nov, 11 am EST / 9.30 pm IST
Free on Zoom: eshe.in/summit-2026
#WomenInTech #AI
Filmmaker Anam Abbas, producer of Cannes title In Flames and director of Aurat March documentary This Stained Dawn, joins Panel 3 of #SAUS2026 on women behind the camera.
🗓 Sat Nov 14, 7 am EST / 5:30 pm IST
Free on Zoom, register here: eshe.in/summit-2026
#WomenInFilm
Former Nepali national swimmer turned LA creator Sofia Shah, founder of She Builds Nepal, joins Panel 8 of #SAUS2026 on influencers, cyberfeminism and digital cultures.
🗓 Sun 15 Nov, 9.30 am EST / 8 pm IST
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#DigitalActivism @sofiagshah
Historian Dr Ruchika Sharma @tishasaroyan, whose YouTube channel separates the facts of Indian history from the myths, joins Panel 1 of #SAUS2026 on nationalism, migration and minorities.
🗓 Fri, 3 Nov, 9 am EST / 7.30 pm IST
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From assisted-facility visits to decisions about life after dementia, it’s almost always daughters who end up dealing with the emotional and practical responsibilities of caring for aging parents, writes care-home founder Meenakshi Dawar.
Read here: 👉🏼eshe.in/2026/10/20/meenakshi…
Shreya Krishnan @shreyakrishnan_, MD of AnitaB.org India and policy advocacy chair for UNESCO's Women for Ethical AI (South Asia), speaks on AI and systemic bias at #SAUS2026.
🗓 Fri 13 Nov, 11 am EST / 9.30 pm IST
Free on Zoom: eshe.in/summit-2026/
#WomenInTech
Gender. Power. Resistance. 🌏
eShe South Asia Union Summit returns: a keynote + 9 panels on democracy, AI, press freedom, caste & climate.
📅 13–15 Nov 2026
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#SouthAsiaUnionSummit
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