Oral History Interview with YaliniDream
YaliniDream is an Ilankai Tamil American performing artist, facilitator, cultural practitioner, an organizer, a somatics practitioner, and a consultant who has experiences in justice and anti-oppression work globally.
ZELL Visiting Writers Series
This is an event flyer for a visiting writers series at the University of Michigan, featuring a joint performance session featuring YaliniDream and Sumathy Sivamohan (written as "Sivamohan Sumathy" on the flyer) on February 18, 2013.
"The Eviction" by YaliniDream
This poem was written by YaliniDream in commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the 1983 anti-Tamil pogroms in Sri Lanka. While the writing refers to these pogroms as "Black July" it is important to note that YaliniDream no longer uses such language to describe the pogroms due to the racialized repercussions of associating negativity and tragedy with the color black.
2006 UN Plaza Rally Flyer and Pamphlet
This is a flyer card and pamphlet for a rally at the UN Plaza organized by progressive Tamils in the diaspora, in response to publicized peace talks between warring factions of the Sri Lankan Civil War. The rally advocates for a just peace, where those entities implicated in harming civilians should not be the primary decision-makers on the terms of peace.
2006 UN Plaza Rally Flyer and Pamphlet
This is a flyer card and pamphlet for a rally at the UN Plaza organized by progressive Tamils in the diaspora, in response to publicized peace talks between warring factions of the Sri Lankan Civil War. The rally advocates for a just peace, where those entities implicated in harming civilians should not be the primary decision-makers on the terms of peace.
Social Media Harassment Directed at YaliniDream for Feminist Approaches to Tamil Politics
These screenshots document just a sample of the social media toxicity directed at YaliniDream. These posts demonstrate the resistance that people in the Tamil community hold against nuanced and feminist approaches to Tamil politics. Much of this harassment comes from people with nationalist political orientations.
