The Center for Civic Participation

SAALT South Asian American Leaders of Tomorrow

VOTER WORK

DESCRIPTION

Founded in 2000, South Asian American Leaders of Tomorrow (SAALT) is a national non-profit organization dedicated to ensuring the full and equal participation by South Asians in the civic and political life of the United States.

SAALT's goals are to:

• Provide a uniform and informed voice on issues affecting South Asians that relate to equality and civil rights
• Develop South Asian Coalitions that transcend religious, ethnic, or linguistic differences, to facilitate collective action and broader community change
• Create opportunities for leadership, service, and volunteerism by South Asians in order to foster civic engagement

SAALT is working on several projects in 2005. These include:

• Conducting the SAALT Exchange, a series of half-day dialogues with community leaders in 10 cities around the country to discuss emerging local and national issues affecting South Asians and to develop effective strategies around coalition-building
• Organizing the National South Asian Day of Service on October 2, 2005
• Developing a "Your Point of Entry" toolkit into the South Asian community with demographic information; a historical timeline of events affecting South Asians in the U.S.; and several factsheets on issues affecting our community
• Developing resources related to assessing and encouraging corporate social responsibility through SAALT's Business Leadership Council
• Developing an Advisory Committee of community organizations that work with SAALT to create policy agendas that advance civil and immigrant rights

• About Us
• Donate
• Contact Us
• Volunteer
• Press
• Privacy Policy