Community Conversation
with Farooq Mitha
NEHA DEWAN
Neha has long been active in both local and national politics. Most recently, she founded and served as the National Director for South Asians for Biden, an organization dedicated to engaging, educating, and mobilizing the South Asian community to elect Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. In 2016, Neha served as the National Co-Chair for South Asians for Hillary and was appointed by Hillary Clinton to the National AAPI Leadership Council.
Previously, in 2015, Neha was appointed as a guest of honor by the Consulate General of India in New York City where she was selected to speak about gender equality for International Women's Day. During the 2012 presidential campaign, Neha chaired the New York Chapter of South Asians for Obama and also served on the steering committee for Lawyers for Obama in New York. For several years, Neha served as an Officer of the New York Democratic Lawyers Council, an organization affiliated with the National Lawyers Council of the Democratic National Committee and comprised of Democratic lawyers and voting rights activists. Similarly, for many years, Neha served as an advisory board member of New Leaders Council, a national organization focused on training and supporting progressive political entrepreneurs. She has also been active in her local community board and political clubs. Neha served as the President of the South Asian Bar Association of New York in 2012, and now sits on the organization’s Board of Directors.
Mobilizing the South Asian Community & Building Political Power
SAFA IN 2022 MIDTERM ELECTIONS
In 2022, SAFA turned out the AAPI and South Asian vote in key states nationwide to be the margin of victory once again, resulting not only in averting a much touted red wave, but also strengthening our Democratic majority in the Senate and in State governments nationwide.
Partnering with critical coalition groups on the ground in 11 key states including Arizona, California, Georgia, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin, SAFA National and State Teams and our national movement of volunteers organized canvasses, phonebanks, text banks, postcard campaigns, GOTV rallies and house parties, and helped translate voter outreach and education materials into 9 South Asians languages.
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NORTH CAROLINA
TUESDAYS 5-7 PM ET
SISTER DISTRICT & PARTNERS
NEVADA
TUESDAYS 8-10 PM ET
SISTER DISTRICT & PARTNERS
NEW JERSEY
SATURDAYS 4-6 PM ET
AAPIS FOR ANDY KIM
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GEORGIA
THURSDAYS 6-8 PM ET
APIS FOR GEORGIA DEMOCRATS
NEW HAMPSHIRE
SUNDAYS 5-7 PM ET
NH DEMS API CAUCUS & SAFA PHONEBANK
CALIFORNIA
TUESDAYS 5-7 PM PT
APIS FOR JAY CHEN
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WISCONSIN
TUESDAYS 6-8 PM CDT
WI API COALITION
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MARYLAND
TUESDAY OCTOBER 25TH 6-7 PM ET
MD DEMS & SAFA PHONEBANK WITH ARUNA MILLER
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