14 Facts About Valarie Kaur

Valarie Kaur was born on February 14,1981 and is an American activist, documentary filmmaker, lawyer, educator, and faith leader.

Valarie Kaur is the founder of the Revolutionary Love Project.

Valarie Kaur was born and raised in an Indian-American Sikh family in Clovis, California, where her family had settled as farmers in 1913.

Valarie Kaur earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Religious Studies and International Relations from Stanford University, a Master of Arts in Theological Studies from Harvard Divinity School, and a Juris Doctor from Yale Law School.

Valarie Kaur is the founder and director of the Revolutionary Love Project, a non-profit that produces tools, curricula and mass mobilizations aimed at reclaiming love as a force for justice.

Valarie Kaur's film making and activism have focused on gun violence prevention, racial profiling, immigration detention and prison practices, and Internet neutrality.

Valarie Kaur's activism has included education work to combat hate crimes against Muslim and Sikh Americans.

Valarie Kaur founded the Yale Visual Law Project to inspire and equip new generations of advocates.

Valarie Kaur served as the Media and Justice Fellow at Stanford Law School's Center for Internet and Society and Senior Fellow at Auburn Theological Seminary.

Valarie Kaur has given speeches at the White House, The Pentagon, and the Parliament of the World's Religions.

Valarie Kaur has frequently collaborated with her husband and creative partner, Sharat Raju.

Shortly after the 2016 US presidential election, Valarie Kaur delivered a Watch Night address that went viral with over 30 million views worldwide.

Valarie Kaur published Sage Warrior: Wake to Oneness, Practice Pleasure, Choose Courage, Become Victory in 2024.

In 2015, Valarie Kaur was recognized as a "Young Global Leader" by the World Economic Forum.