Langar@DU
Student Organized Community Event
{ Lun - ger } - rhymes with hunger
Food tastes better together. Come join us for the 4th annual Langar@DU!
The 2025 Langar@DU will be held Saturday, May 31 on Carnegie Green. Please make sure to save the date!
The students of COMN 2040 will organize this DU community event and it will offer free food.
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Inclusive Community
The students in COMN 2040 are excited to partnerwith the Colorado Sikh community and DU tohost the 4th Annual Langar@DU on May 31, 2025. This event is part of theInclusive Communitycourse, which provides a4Dlearning experience and develops skills to serve the public good. The 91Ƶ and C+V is committed to community initiatives and partnerships with organizations to break down barriers and make positive change. Our community seeks to make a difference in the world through our Five Strategic Imperatives with broader student engagement outside the classroom, meaningful connections with others, and a diversity of experiences - the Langar@DU accomplishes these and more.
Langar (a free Indian meal unifying diverse race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, and class identities) is a Sikh tradition that brings together people of all backgrounds, religions, and social status to prepare and share a free Indian meal and build connection. Participating in a Sikh Langar is seen as a way to practice selflessness, generosity, and service. It creates an intercultural, interfaith, and interracial space to celebrate humanity and oneness, and resist division, violence, and bigotry.
The is an exciting one. Last year's event served 800 meals with 200 volunteers while incorporating music, activities, dialogue, and reconnection.As one student commented,“The Sikh community is about giving and not expecting anything in return because everyone that attends gives something, anything, no matter if it's large of small, and does so because it's who one is and what they want to be like when they attend a Langar.”
For centuries, the Sikh community has practiced and celebrated Langar. In our modern world of technology where we are all closer than geographical constraints, the ability to share tools for connection make intercultural Langar more accessible and brings the promise of Langar to bridge divides and connect like-minded people in focus. Come join us!
What to Expect
Click the drop down menus below for information on what to expect on the day of event including activities, transportation options, campus maps, parking information.
If you have any questions, please email DU.Langar@du.edu.
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Activities
- Bounce House
- Corn hole
- Life size 'Connect 4'
- Giant Jenga
- Spikeball
- Turban Tying:Learn to tie a turban and more about Sikhism
- Cooking demonstration: Learn about Langar food preparation and flavors
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Details & Location
- Date/Time: Saturday, May 31st, 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, drop in at any time for as long as you want
- Location: Carnegie Green (directly in front of the Anderson Academic Commons), 91Ƶ
- Upon Arrival: follow the signs provided, and please check in at our check-in table
Upon arrival, follow the signs and check in with our volunteers. Free food will be served between 11:30 am and 1:30 pm.
See site map below for parking and the volunteer cooking location.
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Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteers make Langar@DU possible! Please see the attached form for information on different volunteer roles and sign up for your desired position on our RSVP form. While we encourage volunteers to come as early as 9:30, you're welcome to arrive and leave as it fits your schedule.
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Getting to Campus: Maps & More
Parking options:
Parking Lot E (10:30am – 2:30pm, Saturday, May 31st)
Visitor parking is available in Parking Structure E on southeast corner of Evans and High Street.
Parking payment options:
Click on the link below and fill in your license plate number, date and start time and then click park. You may park in any metered lots or parking structures, but E is closest to the event. Lots have visitor parking on the first floor.
Parking Link:
You may find the parking lot map here: /parking/parking-locations-and-maps
Denver Mass Transit (RTD):
DU strongly encourages members of our community to make use of Denver's public transit system (RTD) when possible. In addition to an on Campus light rail train station the 91Ƶ has 2 main thoroughfares serviced by Bus. These lines include the East-West boundand the.
Biking:
There are racks to lock up bikes close to buildings.
Accessibility at Langar@DU
We have worked hard to ensurethis is an accessible event. Please read our volunteer accessibility guidelines before the event so we can ensure our event is accessible, inclusive, and welcoming for all. Thank you!
View the Accessibility Guidelines
Quiet Room Available: AAC (Anderson Academic Commons) 212
Available Access Measures: Fidget Toys, Earplugs, Priority Seating
Guidelines For Interacting With Disabled People
- Focus on the person, not their disabilities.
- Do not infantilize a person with a disability. Treat them as you would anyone else.
- Speak directly to the individual, not the interpreter, companion, or attendant.
- Listen carefully, wait to reply until you are certain the individual has finished speaking.
- Use the correct words: Say “disability.” Do not say “handicapped, special needs, or differently-abled.”
- Do NOT use derogatory words such as “midget,” or “crippled” or terms like “victim of,” “suffers from.”
- Do not touch or interact with a service animal without permission.
- Do not assume a person needs assistance. Wait to be asked before offering help. Ex: Do not start pushing a person’s wheelchair without permission as many consider it an extension of their physical being.
- Be sensitive about personal contact and space. Do not touch or move a person’s mobility or other devices without permission.
- Respect an individual’s privacy regarding their disability, unless they initiate a conversation. Do not ask intrusive and inappropriate questions such as “What is wrong with you?’ or “How do you use the restroom?”
- Introduce yourself and say when you are leaving if interacting with a person who is blind.
- Make sure there is a clear view of your face and mouth when communicating, especially for people who are deaf or hard-of-hearing.
Contact du.langar@du.edu for more information and to request any accommodations.
View past year's Langar@DU media
Check out the 2023 Langar@DU!
Photos by Jim Darling
2024 DU Clarion Article & Official Press Release
Langar@DU: A student organized community event
“My experience in this class has been very unique and special seeing all of the different people come together for a common cause/values. The inclusive and welcoming environment we have been able to create is truly amazing."
Evan Wein, DU student in course
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