Poetic Justice Foundation

On March 13th, 2024, Our Co-Founder and Director, Anita Lal, led the launch of OVERCASTE. Dates of exhibit; Mar 18-28 and May 4 - Sept 2 Join us for OVERCASTE at Burnaby Village Museum from March 8-18, until 4:30pm daily. Admission is free!

Harsha Walia’s reminder lands deeply: caste abolition isn’t a historical idea — it’s work we still owe each other today. When we talk honestly about caste, we’re making space for dignity, safety, and belonging in our own communities. #EducateAgitateOrganize

Today, we ignite a campaign rooted in truth-telling and collective liberation, a platform for the leaders pushing caste justice forward. This is what solidarity looks like: community leaders stepping forward, naming caste, and refusing silence. #EducateAgitateOrganize

The reception will be followed by a panel with Senator Baltej Singh Dhillon, Dr. Sharanjit Kaur Sandhra, Dr. Seema Mahi & Anita Lal. Oct 30 | 6 PM | xʷθəθiqətəm, UBC Liu Institute Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Join us for the Opening Reception of OVERCASTE UBC, an exhibit confronting caste-based discrimination in BC.

Presented by Poetic Justice Foundation, UBC Centre for India and South Asia Research, UBC Dept of Asian Studies, Belonging Matters Consulting & Nanak Foods. For details or group visits, contact: admin@poeticjustice.foundation Join the movement to confront, disrupt & evolve.

OVERCASTE at UBC Oct 4 – Dec 9 | xʷθəθiqətəm, Liu Institute An exhibit that confronts caste in Canada through personal stories and history; calling us to confront privilege and evolve toward justice.

@ensaaf @sukhmansdhami @panth_punjab @BCSikhs @sikhheritageBC @WorldSikhOrg @BaazNewsOrg @neeti420 @SikhPA @JakaraMovement @arjunsethi81 @sikh_coalition @SikhFedIntl @UndyingMorcha @modhaliwal

“My work will not end when I die. It will end when the last body is found, the last name is recorded, the last family is told.” 30 years later, we carry that work forward.

Sept 6, 1995. Amritsar. Jaswant Singh Khalra stepped out to wash his car. Police pulled up. He was taken in daylight, in front of his neighbors. He never came back. Full post here: instagram.com/p/DORX1K9k1v4/… 🧵 #KhalraWeek2025

@ensaaf @sukhmansdhami @panth_punjab @BCSikhs @sikhheritageBC @WorldSikhOrg @BaazNewsOrg @neeti420 @SikhPA @JakaraMovement @arjunsethi81 @sikh_coalition @SikhFedIntl @UndyingMorcha @modhaliwal

The aim is the same: silence dissent, punish activism, intimidate communities. Naming these tactics matters. Forgetting only serves the oppressor. #KhalraWeek2025

Authoritarian tactics don’t stay in the past. They shift. They adapt. 🧵 #KhalraWeek2025 Full post here: instagram.com/p/DOOwt3Nk162/…

@ensaaf @sukhmansdhami @panth_punjab @bcsikhs @sikhheritagebc @worldsikhorg @baaznewsorg @neeti420 @sikhpa @jakaramovement @arjunsethi81 @sikh_coalition @SikhFedIntl @UndyingMorcha @modhaliwal

Repression doesn’t stop at borders. If we ignore it, we normalize it. Solidarity is the only answer.

Punjab silenced Khalra at home. Now the same playbook shows up abroad. 🧵 #KhalraWeek2025 Full carousel here: instagram.com/p/DOMOx4Dk5H8/…