WELCOME TO
Bulbul Collective
AN
AMEMSA
Arab, Middle Eastern, Muslim, South Asian
Story-telling Collective
Taking Our
STORIES
To the Halls of Power
Bulbul means "nightingale" in the majority of languages used in the lands between Gibraltar and Indonesia.
In Sufi poetry, the bulbul sings its sweet songs for the beloved it’s been separated from. The bulbul sings with unusual virtuosity to share and connect, working towards wholeness and reunion.
At Bulbul Collective we tell our stories in order to step into our authentic selves and find greater connection.
Stay tuned for our new video series “Iranian Solidarity Project”
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Stay tuned for our new video series “Iranian Solidarity Project” ○
FCNL Spring Youth
Lobby Weekend
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Healing Circle
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Grassroots Action
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Healing Circle
If you identify as AMEMSA (Arab, Middle Eastern, Muslim, South Asian) and are looking for discreet and free counseling support embedded in liberatory structures and practice, this is the place for you. When we say Muslim we mean practicing or not, embracing or traumatized, marginalized within the community or not, convert/revert or born that way.
FCNL Spring Youth
Lobby Weekend
One of our yearly programs at Bulbul Collective is the Spring Youth Lobby Weekend. Every year we team up with the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL), North Texas Peace Advocates and Advocates for Youth to send between 20-30 Texas Bulbul youth (18-30 years old) to DC during Spring Break to learn how to lobby the US Congress around progressive issues that are important to the AMEMSA (Arab, Middle Eastern, Muslim and South Asian) community!
Grassroots Action
Upon returning from their DC trip, energized and raring to go, the Spring Youth Lobby cohort does one-on-one outreach and research to identify an overwhelming need in the community and works to make the vision happen with support from Bulbul Collective.
Spring 2024 Healing Circle Beginning in January
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Spring 2024 Healing Circle Beginning in January ○
@IranianSolidarityProject
on IG
Bulbul’s response to Israel’s war on Gaza
Podcast Series
Here are some of the questions we tackle in our first two podcast series:
What does it mean to be Arab, Middle Eastern, Muslim or South Asian (AMEMSA) in the United States? What is the value in being an identity bloc?
What is the difference between “aspiring to whiteness” and assimilation? What does anti-Blackness look like? What is racism and racialization and why do we need to talk about them?
What does it mean to be AMEMSA and LGBTQIA+ in America?
How do marginalized, Third Culture, mixed-race and mixed-religious community members manage a sense of belonging?
How can we reconnect with our ancient and rich cultures and proudly own and speak from that wisdom as Americans?
