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2024 ZYNA Leadership Retreat in Vancouver

We are pleased to announce that we have reached full capacity. If you wish to join the waitlist, kindly send an email to youth@fezana.org.

Join us for ZYNA’s annual retreat in beautiful Vancouver during the February Long Weekend of 2024! From 6 pm PST on Friday, February 16th to 11 am Monday, February 19th, 2024, Zoroastrian Youth of North America aged 15-35* are invited for a weekend full of community building, connection, and cultural engagement! The focus of this long weekend event is to empower and engage the youth of today to become the leaders of tomorrow. 

TICKETS START AT USD 150
Inclusive of 3-night hotel accommodation, transportation during the events, and most meals throughout the weekend.

  • USD 150 for a Quad occupancy room 
  • USD 250 for a Double occupancy room 
  • USD 450 for Single occupancy room 

Registrants will be required to provide their transportation to the hotel located in Burnaby, British Columbia. Registrants are recommended to fly into YVR by the afternoon of Friday, February 16th, as events will begin by 6 pm PST. 

Register by January 15th, 2024

No Partial Registrations – No Cancellations 

*Parental consent would be required for those under the age of 18.

More details about the schedule and activities coming soon. 

Excited to see you all in Vancouver!

Farzin Avari, Kimiya Shahzadi & Anaheez Karbhari

ZYNA Co-Chairs 

For any questions or concerns reach out to us at youth@fezana.org

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ZYNA Roadtrip 2023 California Dar-E-Mehrs

ZYNA is hosting a road trip to the 6 California Dar-E-Mehrs over Labor Weekend 2023 (Thursday Aug 31-Monday Sep 4, 2023) for Zoroastrian Youth age 21-35. We have a fun weekend planned for 45  Zoroastrian youth to share their faith and culture; bonding with old friends and new! The road trip will begin with a… Continue Reading

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Supporting Afghan Refugees

“To learn more about the collective efforts that a group of Zarthostis are involved in, on behalf of 5 Afghan artists and human rights defenders, contact K. Irani at kayhan@artivista.org or 917-363-3481.” ZYNA Resource Guide #2 Supporting Refugees: The Afghan Crisis & Our Duty as Zoroastrians Following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the U.S.… Continue Reading

Indigenous Allyship

ZYNA Resource Guide #1 Indigenous Allyship: How Zoroastrians Can Support Indigenous Communities Introduction On May 27th, 2021, findings were released regarding the site of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School in Kamloops, British Columbia. The Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation released results from a survey of the grounds which uncovered the remains of approximately 215… Continue Reading

The Rainbow Fravahar: Stories Of The Community

This article has been updated since it was first published. Updates noted at the end of the article This is a series of articles curated by Maya Joshi a member of ZYNA: Zoroastrian Youth of North America, a FEZANA committee. An Introduction By Maya Joshi As we celebrate our Zoroastrian members of the LGBT+ community… Continue Reading

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Press Room

FEZANA represents a diverse and growing Zarathushti community in North America.

Guided by the blessings of AHURA MAZDA and the teachings of our Prophet Zarathushtra; the Federation was founded in 1987 It serves as the coordinating body for 26 Zoroastrian Associations and 14 Corresponding Groups in the United States and Canada.

The activities of FEZANA are conducted in a spirit of mutual respect, co-operation and unity amongst all Member associations, and with due regard for the principles of GOODNESS, TRUTH, REASON, BENEVOLENCE, IMPLICIT TRUST and CHARITY towards all Mankind.

:+: Baname Khoda Kshnothro Ahura Mazda