Langar@DU
Student Organized Community Event
{ Lun - ger } - rhymes with hunger
Langar@DU is a student-led event hosted alongside the Colorado Sikhs that promotes community and inclusivity by providing free meals, yard games, and music. We aim to foster equality and selfless service while encouraging students to engage with community outreach and social responsibility.
This event will be held on June 3rd from 10:45 AM to 1:15 PM on Campus Green.
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Inclusive Community
The students in COMN 2040 are excited to partnerwith the Colorado Sikh community and DU tohost the 5th Annual Langar@DU in June of 2026. 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!
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