# QARAVAN news

Source: https://www.qaravan.org/news/

- [A Halloween hike closes QARAVAN’s 2026 hiking season Oct 24, 2026](https://www.qaravan.org/news/hiking-season-2026/)
- [QARAVAN invites Mayor Mamdani to Brighton Beach Pride Oct 22, 2026](https://www.qaravan.org/news/gracie-mansion-2026/)
- [QARAVAN joins the New York City Trans and Queer Coalition September 2026](https://www.qaravan.org/news/nyc-trans-and-queer-coalition/)
- [Ezra Abdullabekov becomes Acting Executive Director Jun 16, 2026](https://www.qaravan.org/news/acting-executive-director/)
- [More than 350 people march at the 10th Brighton Beach Pride May 31, 2026](https://www.qaravan.org/news/brighton-beach-pride-10/)
- [Pavel Talankin brings his Oscar to QARAVAN’s screening Apr 28, 2026](https://www.qaravan.org/news/oscar-screening/)
- [Brighton Beach Pride turns 10 Mar 29, 2026, press release](https://www.qaravan.org/news/brighton-beach-pride-10-press-release/)

## Statements

- [We are now QARAVAN Apr 23, 2025, announcement](https://www.qaravan.org/statements/we-are-qaravan/)
- [Statement on Recent Federal Policies Impacting Immigrants and LGBTQIA+ Communities Jan 23, 2025, statement](https://www.qaravan.org/statements/federal-policies/)
- [“Our Love is not extremism” Mar 11, 2024, press release](https://www.qaravan.org/statements/our-love-is-not-extremism/)
- [Statement on the killing of O'Shae Sibley 2023, statement](https://www.qaravan.org/statements/oshae-sibley/)
- [The 7th annual Brighton Beach Pride: “United against fascism*” Mar 20, 2023, press release](https://www.qaravan.org/statements/united-against-fascism/)
- [QARAVAN signs the unified statement of 100+ LGBTQ organizations in support of racial justice 2020, joint statement](https://www.qaravan.org/statements/racial-justice/)