''Where did this united voice come from? We’re screwed.''

• Need to gain participation from a wider group of people
• Important for people from different social movements to interact
• Need for timely information dissemination and coordinated responses
• Training resource center that links up technical assistance and mentors that are linked to social movements
• Country and policies are structured nationally, need to have a response on the same level through a South Asian voice that is inclusive and committed to a broad-based agenda
• Need for strong regional entities that can play a role between national and local coordination
• Need to connect local, regional and national issues and with the international in South Asia
• Urgency to create a non-retrograde national entity, that is progressive in its articulation and voice

Manavi 1985

• Sometimes orgs don’t include an analysis on gender and violence
• Around us are cultural organizations and alliances are not that easy
• Training resources center that links up mentors and technical assistance to link social movements
• Conference created wider networks
• Able to get endorsements when needed 

Trikone 1986

• South Asian progressive voice needs to be there nationally.
• Have national response
• Gay marriages and immigration policiesIsolated people can feel more connected
• National work is only effective on regional concerns if there are strong and vibrant regional organizations
• Need to connect with South Asia, so many things are important i.e. International funding 

South Asian Network 1990

• There is often suspicion of national organizations
• Mobilize around national policy, create a national voice
• A multiplication of local experiences that can project
• Through national voices, we can develop some continuity and agree that we need local, regional, national and international
• Need to map the community on a national levelFinding the “go to” people in neighborhood and community