2020 Events
What’s Your Story: Conversations on Indian Pride
A deep dive into our rich culture, history, art, music, movies, dance, food, and spirituality. About this Event When I first moved to the US, I didn’t feel particularly proud to be Indian. I was a closet Indian. I’d listen to Indian music and watch Bollywood movies but I wouldn’t admit it openly. I was […]
What’s Your Story: Conversations on Men’s Abuse
Nov 19 is International Men’s Day. Join us as we shed light on issues faced by men that typically lie in the shadows of society. About this Event One of these issues is Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) against men. The popular image of IPV is based on the familiar gender stereotype of a male villain […]
What’s Your Story: Conversations on True Indian History
Topics include: Aryan Invasion Theory: What’s the truth behind this theory? Mahabharata Timeline: Was it real-life events or mythology? Why isn’t it accepted as truth? Ancient Technologies like spacecraft: These technologies are found in our books thousands of years ago, yet we don’t believe it exists because it’s inconvenient for a group of people Heroes […]
3rd Jain Connect Virtual Singles Mixers
The final show for the year! Highlighting various images that garnered much attention all throughout the year. We’ll also be selling old images from previous exhibitions.
YJP Jain Connect Professional Networking Mixer
Description: Jain Connect presents Professional Networking Mixer at the Young Jain Professionals 4th Annual YJP National Conference 2020. Every speaker on this list is a power house in their field, with journey’s of success and perseverance to share with our YJP members. The conference is divided into four distinct sessions, spanning the Sunday’s in October. […]
2nd Jain Connect Virtual Singles Mixers
Description: Join Jain Connect for our first Virtual Singles Mixer on September 27! We know. Meeting new people in 2020 is difficult. Join us for (one more) Zoom call on Saturday, September 27 at 1pm PST / 4pm EST. While we can’t make any guarantees, we are confident that you will leave the meeting feeling […]
1st Jain Connect Virtual Singles Mixers
Description: Join Jain Connect for our first Virtual Singles Mixer on September 12! We know. Meeting new people in 2020 is difficult. Join us for (one more) Zoom call on Saturday, September 12 at 1pm PST / 4pm EST. While we can’t make any guarantees, we are confident that you will leave the meeting feeling […]
What’s Your Story: Conversations on Mental Diet
Emmet Fox wrote The Seven Day Mental Diet as a guide to change your life in a week. Let’s dive deeper into the mental diet. About this Event The mind is the computer that gives the command for the body, the machine, to execute. How the mind commands the body is dependent on what the […]
What’s Your Story: Conversations on McMindfulness
Marketing of mindfulness practice as a commodity that is sold like any other commodity in our brand culture About this Event Therapist Jeremy Safran says: “It’s the marketing of mindfulness practice as a commodity that is sold like any other commodity in our brand culture, a brand that promises to deliver … McMindfulness is the […]
What’s Your Story? Conversations in Yoga Appropriation
Cultural appropriation is the taking, marketing, and exotification of cultural practices from historically oppressed populations About this Event September is National Yoga Month. So let’s talk about how Yoga has been whitewashed of its Indian culture. Cultural appropriation is the taking, marketing, and exotification of cultural practices from historically oppressed populations. The problem is incredibly […]
