Year: 2018
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Tarab NYC Updates – 6 Year Anniversary, Dabke 101, Pride, Iftar and More!
6 Years of Queer Middle Eastern and North African Faboulousness – May 14 Lets Celebrate Six Years of Tarab NYC! On Monday, May 14th, join Tarab NYC for a special extended Happy Hour and Mixer at Henrietta Hudson. Join us as we celebrate six years of dance parties, mixers, picnics, community discussions, support groups, dance…
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Send Tarab NYC to the NQAPIA National Conference!
To support our goal of providing visibility and a voice for our community, we will be sending 4 board members to the National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance (NQAPIA) conference this July! The conference, which takes place every 3 years, provides a platform for local LGBTQ groups to come together, share experience, learn, educate, and…
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Gaza 5K and Dabke Party
For the second year in row, Tarab NYC has participated in Gaza 5K. Showing our support to help Palestinian children with mental health issues. Our team raised $3,233 this year. Thanks to everyone who helped making this happen.
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A Word About Nowruz
For the first time since its inception, Tarab NYC has, as a group, observed Nowruz. This is important to us, especially at this moment in time. In order to express why, it is important to first understand the significance of the New Year’s celebration.
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Tarab NYC Updates – March 2018
Nowruz Mubarak! Thanks to everyone that joined us for the More Gardens Chahar Shanbe Suri last week and just this past Tuesday for our first ever Nowruz event, the Nowruz Celebration! We will continue to relect the diversity of our Queer MENA community in our programming and we hope you enjoyed it all! Check out our…
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Tuesday: Tarab NYC Nowruz Celebration / طرب نیویورک جشن نوروزی
Tarab NYC is happy to announce our first ever Nowruz celebration! Nowruz marks the first day of spring and the renewal of nature. Join us on Tuesday, March 20th as we celebrate Nowruz with Iranian, Kurdish, Assyrian, Azeri and Afghani music, performances by Mark Balahadia and Arian, and more! Please note: While many of our…
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Two Ways to Celebrate Nowruz With Tarab NYC
Tarab NYC Joins More Gardens for Chahar Shanbe Suri Tuesday, March 13th – 6PM – Lower East side Join us for our first event to celebrate Nowruz: Chahar Shanbe Suri, the Persian fire-jumping festival! We will be joining More Gardens for a transformational fire jumping night in a Lower East Side community garden celebrating the…
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Tarab NYC Update – Mixer, Gaza 5K, Nowrus, Support Group & more!
Hello Tarab NYC Members, Allies and Supporters! Introducing Tarab NYC Update (Work in Progress) – a semi-regular newsletter where the Tarab NYC board shares whats coming up in the community from Tarab NYC and some other events that you may be interested in. Tarab NYC Happy Hour & Mixer this Monday! Join Tarab NYC on…
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NYC Gaza 5K + Dabke Party
Join Tarab NYC team at Gaza 5K and Dabke party on Saturday, March 24. We are running, walking, and dancing for mental health with UNRWA USA at the #Gaza5K Registration link to join Tarab NYC team: https://getinvolved.unrwausa.org/team/153319 Tarab NYC Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/401208377005854/ Event link on the UNRWA site: https://getinvolved.unrwausa.org/event/nyc-gaza-5k-dabke-party/e163097
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Tell the Task Force, #cancelpinkwashing!
Dear friends – This year, The Task Force rejected all sessions related to Palestine/Israel and pinkwashing at Creating Change and put Israel advocates at the lead for all Jewish programming at the conference. It should also be noted that they rejected all three of Tarab NYC’s workshop submissions, which included a Queer MENA Caucus (Zionism…
