Jahajee: Indo-Caribbeans for Gender Justice

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Jahajee: Indo-Caribbeans for Gender Justice

Jahajee is a gender justice organization that activates Indo-Caribbeans in New York to put an end to intimate partner, family, and sexual violence.

We guide women, girls, and gender expansive people to heal and create lasting change.

06/16/2026

Now that the school year is wrapping up, we invite all the mamas and gender-expansive parents in our community to make intentional time for your own care and nourishment this summer.

We invite you to join us for our virtual support space, The Village Vibe: Jahajee Mamas for Justice & Joy. This healing and empowering space will allow you to be supported and affirmed in your journey as a parent, no matter where you are on this path, and how old your child is. The RSVP link is in our bio.

The Village Vibe will be facilitated this summer by Nadia Cheddie, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in our community. The group will meet virtually twice a month on the 2nd & 4th Thursdays at 6:30pm. It launches on June 25th! We look forward to seeing you!

Please see below for more information about Nadia:

Nadia Cheddie is currently employed full-time at Pilgrim Psychiatric Center as a Utilization Review Coordinator and at DASH of Suffolk County part-time as a Social Worker. As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, she is dedicated to supporting individuals who are ready to take that important first step toward mental health recovery. She provides a compassionate, nonjudgmental space where you can feel heard, understood, and supported. Her passion is to provide services and healing to individuals that have endured traumatic/stressful experiences throughout their life. Nadia provides aid to individuals in crisis, working with them to attain a healthier and stronger relationship with themselves with the goal of achieving inner peace and feelings of safety. She believes in a person-centered approach; is trained in and utilizes a range of modalities including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectal Behavioral Therapy and EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) as approaches towards the treatment of trauma. Nadia has a clinical license in Social Work and received a master’s in social work from Stony Brook University and a bachelor’s in psychology from SUNY Old Westbury.

“I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it." - Maya Angelou

06/15/2026

Jahajee is hiring! 📣 We’re looking for a Part-Time Media & Communications Coordinator to join our team and help amplify the work, stories, and voices that drive our movement for Indo-Caribbean gender justice.
If you’re passionate about storytelling, community, and using media as a tool for liberation, we want to hear from you.
📋 Job description in bio

📩 Send your resume and samples of your work to [email protected]
Tag someone who’d be perfect for this role! 💛

06/12/2026

A month later, we’re still carrying the energy of May Day.

It was powerful to take the streets alongside NYIC and our Caribbean Equality Project family, marching with thousands who believe that dignity, safety, and justice should belong to all of us.

As descendants of workers, migrants, and survivors, we know that every right we’ve won has come through collective struggle. May Day was a reminder that our power has always been in community.

None of us are free until all of us are. ✊🏾❤️‍🔥

06/10/2026

📣 Join Jahajee at ’s 2nd Annual Little Guyana Pride, themed “Immigrant Power, Rooted in Culture,” at Liberty Palace in Richmond Hill, Queens. This FREE Pride and Caribbean Heritage Month celebration honors LGBTQ+ and Caribbean immigrants in New York City’s diaspora with a resource fair, panel discussion, drag and cultural performances, dinner, and a dance party.

🗓 Thursday, June 11, 2026
⏰ 6 PM
📍 Liberty Palace: 130-11 Liberty Ave, Richmond Hill, NY 11419
📲 Sign-up Here: https://bit.ly/LittleGuyanaPride

Join us to celebrate the power, joy, and resilience of Caribbean and LGBTQ+ communities.

06/09/2026

🏳️‍🌈 PRIDE VYBZ 🇯🇲🇬🇾🇹🇹 🇭🇹

Pride matters because every member of our Caribbean community deserves to live, love, and belong openly.

We’re thrilled to partner with Out N Bad again, building safer, affirming spaces where Q***r Caribbean people can connect, celebrate, and thrive. Together, we’re strengthening community, uplifting representation, and creating more room for Q***r Caribbean joy.

Join us for PRIDE VYBZ, our official Pride Lime:
🗓️ Thursday, June 25 | 7–10 PM
📍 Saint James Libations

Come through for food, games, free wine (while supplies last), dominoes, and good vibes. Whether you’re reconnecting with old friends or making new ones, this is a space to gather in community before a full Pride weekend ahead.

🎟️ Free with RSVP — link in bio.

After the lime, head with us to SWEET WHINE, and then join us on Friday, June 26 for PRESSURE: Q***r Caribbean Bashment, Pride Edition.

Come as you are. Bring your people. Caribbean Pride is for all of us. 🧡

***rCaribbean

06/02/2026

Happy Pride Month from all of us at Jahajee! 🧡 This month we celebrate our q***r and trans community. Your joy is resistance, your existence is liberation. 🏳️‍🌈✊🏿

05/22/2026

📢 Jahajee is looking to grow our team. We are hiring for a Part Time Administrative & Operations Manager.

We are seeking a highly organized, detail-oriented professional to support the day-to-day functioning of our growing organization.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys building systems, keeping operations running smoothly behind the scenes, and supporting a small, but mighty team across administrative, financial, and database functions.

The Administrative & Operations Manager will play a critical role in strengthening our internal infrastructure so that our work can thrive.

You can find the link to the full job description in our bio. Send resumes & cover letters to [email protected].

05/21/2026

Last week Jahajee attended G4GC’s Convening in Charlotte, North Carolina that brought together leaders in philanthropy and the gender justice sector to connect, build and learn together. It was such a healing space.

We were also so honored to be part of a panel at the convening. It was a conversation between youth leaders and Founder, Tarana Burke, about a world they envision free from gender-based violence.

Our youth leader, Jano Mangall, spoke and brought so much truth, power, vision and love as she shared her bold vision. We are in awe of Jano’s leadership journey and love to see her taking up space at Jahajee and in this gender justice movement.

Additionally, she repped our Indo-Caribbean culture strong, including her Madrassi heritage and lineage. We are so proud of you, Jano!

Thank you G4GC for organizing such an inspiring and transformational convening. We left feeling on purpose & affirmed in all that we are doing in our community.

05/01/2026

Today is May Day and we’re showing up ✊🏾
On May 1, 1886, working people took to the streets to demand something as basic as time to live. The eight hour workday. They faced violence and repression and still pushed history forward.

For Jahajees, this fight is ours. Indenture. Migration. Labor that built worlds without dignity. We come from workers who endured and resisted.

International Workers’ Day is about power. It honors those who fought and died for fair wages, safe conditions, and the right to organize. Everything we have has been won through struggle.

This system is working as designed. Overworked. Underpaid. Divided. While wealth is hoarded and our communities struggle. We are done pretending otherwise.

We show up because immigrant labor is essential and exploited. Because our communities are still fighting for safety and respect. Because worker justice is gender justice. Because none of us are free until all of us are.

Today, we take the streets.

04/28/2026

7 reasons to pull up to Thrive NYC next Saturday!

1. A special reading of Alica’s Pepperpot by Alica Ramkirpal-Senhouse () — a beautiful reflection on cooking, memory & generational connection.

2. Honoring visionary artists + keynote moments
-Lizzie Shanaz () — Thrive Literary Voice Award
-Ian Harnarine () — Thrive Global Narrative Impact Award

1. Film screenings + Q&A
Featuring One Day ( .shortfilm), Back to One ( ), and Doubles with Slight Pepper (), plus films by and .cross.

1. Thrive vendors
Shop local + support amazing creatives: .relic

1. Food vendor & caterer
Sweet or savory… we got you covered

6. Visual & Literary Artists
Featuring incredible creatives including .d_

7. Live singing & dance
Celebrate Indo-Caribbean brilliance with performances by and Bharatnatyam dancers &

Come through for culture, community, art & vibes all in one space!

📍 May 2 | NYC
🎟️ Don’t miss it!

https://writegyal.ticketspice.com/thrive-nyc-2026

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Queens, NY
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+13472014931

Website

http://www.jahajee.org/

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