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I am so excited to share that my book the
#traumaofcaste
is here! It's a Dalit feminist meditation on the intergenerational pain of caste and explores how we might heal ourselves from this violence. It is a love letter to all of us in this dark time.
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Thank you so much
@BhimArmyChief
! I had tears in my eyes with your support.
Google cancelling
@dalitdiva
's talk is yet another proof of how caste based discrimination is not just an Indian reality. Stringent laws need to be introduced in workplaces to protect the rights of the Dalit diaspora.
@Google
@EqualityLabs
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Love has won over hate as Seattle has become the first in the nation to ban caste discrimination. We have braved rape threats, death threats, disinformation, and bigotry. Thank you to the 200 organizations who stood with us! Thank you to the 30 caste oppressed civil rights…
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Dear
@sundarpichai
,
@Melonie_Parker
, and
@Google
I would like to iterate your entire conversation around caste reflects how much caste competency the company needs to build. A talk is not divisive, rather caste is already present and dividing your workforce.
Latest with
@rosaliechan17
: in an all-hands held last night, Google employees grilled leaders with multiple questions about why the company had canceled a talk on caste bias, which led to the resignation of
@tanuja822
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The sad reality of
#casteism
is that when dominant caste networks are faced with the reality that
#Dalit
people are succeeding in getting our issues into the global conversation and that the world is appalled by the horror of
#casteapartheid
, their go to action is violence.
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We are unanimous!! Sb403 has passed and dalit californians voices have won the day. We now take the battle forward as our ancestors stood with us as we turned pain into power! Thank you to all to all who turned out! And to
@aishabbwahab
for our courage
#jaibhim
#jaisavitri
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I have no words for honored I am that
#angeladavis
stopped by and supported my book the
@traumaofcaste
. So many
#dalitfeminists
have found life in her words, scholarship, & activism. I was one of those leaders and I am filled beyond measure. Now buy
#traumaofcastr
today!
#jaibhim
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Many people do not realize that the cost of what it is to be an out
#Dalitamerican
that speaks out about
#castediscrimination
. The few of us that are spokespeople take the hits so that so many others can use that cover to speak out anonymously on this issue with safety.
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“On behalf of all Dalit Californians and caste-oppressed people around the world, we are ecstatic that the California Senate has passed SB403 off the Senate floor. This is a win rooted in years of Dalit feminist organizing, and we are just getting started in making the state safe…
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For folks that are tuning in, the couragous
@tanuja822
risked everything to share with the world the crisis of caste at
@google
. Imagine if a senior employee like Tanuja can be retaliated against for championing caste, who is safe? Read and retweet:
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What does it mean to address the structural violence at the heart of yoga? I break the silence on the religious abuse that is at the heart of yoga and how healing begins with debrahminizing and decolonizing. Check it on the latest
#conspirituality
pod
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Whoo hoo!
@BrownUniversity
adds
#Caste
as a protected category to its non-discrimination policy making it the first Ivy League school to do so! :
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If you want to take action and let
@google
and
@sundarpichai
know they must end caste discrimination and worker retalation at the company please sign and forward this form:
#Casteatgoogle
#CasteintheUs
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Mayor Fulop, the Jersey City Municipal Council, the Office of Cultural Affairs, and the Immigrant Affairs Commission presented the inaugural Equality Day Flag Raising at City Hall. Learn more about upcoming flag raisings & cultural events at:
@JCArtCulture
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What an incredible day to see hundreds of Ambedkarites from San Diego to Shasta County come forward to support Sb403 to end caste. It was so powerful to be in the room and watch all of the leaders
who birthed this win share so much joy with the world. We have gotten this bill…
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We have filled the house for assembky judiciary for sb403!!!
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Thank you
@BrownUniversity
for this simple response. The only people who are distressed at the caste being added as a protected category are bigots afraid of losing their ability to violate the rights of the caste oppressed.
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I urge all folks within journalism, human & digital rights space to lift up this historic win. This is not just an acknowledgment of Rana's courage but it's a nod to all the Muslim & Bahujan journalists who are fighting for their lives while they tell the truth during a genocide.
It is a testing time for journalism in India. Huge honour to receive this award, the first ever for an Indian. Dedicating this to my colleagues Mohd. Zubair, Siddique Kappan and Asif Sultan, incarcerated for speaking truth to power. Thank you
@PressClubDC
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Thank you
@JeffHorwitz
so much! The world is really standing up and sharing with
@google
and
@sundarpichai
how uniformed their decision was given how prevalent casteism is in their workforce and their platform. Biased companies create biased products. Lets see what happens next.
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#Caste
is literally killing us. Since the
@google
news story broke our team has been dealing with two
#dalit
suicides in the Bay Area.The
#castestress
our people endure is inhuman. While we lost one kin, we are lucky that we can fight for the life for our friend. Please donate!
Our dear friend, a Dalit leader, recently attempted suicide & is hospitalized in the ICU. They are multiply marginalized by their caste, gender, & sexuality. We are fundraising for their hospital bills, post-hospital care, and recovery.
Please support:
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We are heartbroken for the loss of the irreplaceable anti-caste scholar
#gailomvedt
. Her towering legacy of Ambedkarite scholarship,organizing, & power building is immeasurable & millions were touched by your heart.Thank you for everything.
#Restinpowergail
#Jaibhim
#Jaisavitri
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I am one of the hungerstrikers for
#sb403
and we are here until the bill become law. We do this to speak for those thar cannot. Thank
@GavinNewsom
for your leadership! From marriage equality to caste equity california leads the nation on civil rights! Lets
#signsb403
today!
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There are many who are alarmed at the
#Casteist
bigots who are relentless in this discriminatory disinformation & attempts to harm me & my family. Take heart this is no different than what
#Savitribai
and
#jyotibai
phule had to endure to educate women.( 1/3)
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The stunning vote count! A mark in history as no matter where folks stood the California legislature acknowledged caste discrimination and helped us turn pain into power!!
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We are one step closer to making California a Begampura!! Sb403 has just passed the senate!! Jai bhim and jai gurudev!! Onward to the assembly!
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Want to hear from
#dalit
feminists who are leading the caste equity movement? Dalit feminist leaders have a long history of forging collaborations around the world, advancing a vision of Dalit internationalism rooted in collective liberation. This has led …
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India is no country for
#dalitwomen
. I cannot believe that after
@myogiadityanath
government burned the victim's body, and jailed reporters covering this issue that now this final horrible act of impunity occurred.
@Equalitylabs
condemns this casteist …
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I am glad to play that role for my
#Dalitkin
and I am not intimidated one bit by the dominant caste bigots. No one wants to live in their world of violence.
#Dalitfeministfutures
will win the day.
#JaiBhim
and
#Jaisavitri
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There is no caste equity without Dalits at the table. And hundreds of Dalit organizations around the world are eager to be listened to. There is nothing for us without us. Even after so much harm, we are ready to build, the question is will you?
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A grave case of
#caste
discrimination in a Hindu temple in NJ. The
#BAPS
sect used religious visas to hire
#dalits
for $1 an hour for backbreaking labor. Power to the workers and Swati Sawant for creating a path to justice.
#casteintheus
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Avoiding the conversation, and deplatforming caste oppressed experts will only extend the pain of your workforce. There are ways to have conversations around caste that are rooted in empathy, mindfulness, and love. You never gave
@tanuja822
and I a chance to show you how.
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Please report this handle immediately and alll other handles here. They are attemption to try to harm me and my family. This is the reponse of bigots to
#casteequity
.
@Google
,
@sundarpichai
,
@Melonie_Parker
this is the bigotry and danger you have unleashed against me &
#Dalits
.
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🌍💖 Healing Casteism with Love 💖🌍
Dear
@gavinnewsom
In a world where bigotry persists, let's remember that love has the power to bridge even the deepest divides. Embracing one another with compassion, empathy, and understanding is the first step towards true healing. Lets…
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For a taste of the fire of radical rhythms take a look at some of the line up!
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Such a powerful win from the emerging organization of Northwest Ambedkarites. What an amazing way to kick of Dalit History Month! So proud of all the leaders coming up everywhere across the world!
#Jaibhim
#jaisavitri
The State of Washington has officially proclaimed April as Dalit History Month! Thank you,
@GovInslee
for recognizing this month and for acknowledging the importance of the histories, lives, and work of caste-oppressed people everywhere.
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California, which has one of the largest south Asian populations in the country, has become ground zero for the caste equity movement that is why I said, "Caste is one of the most severe versions of anti-Asian hate, but it’s not as visible because it’s hate amongst us.”…
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Dear
@sundarpichai
I am trying to understand how
@google
allowed a rogue erg to bring an anti-black, anti-dalit, and anti-queer speaker like
#rajivmaholtra
but is not able to have a talk on caste equity. Your bias is showing and it is absurd.
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Californians for Caste Equity has so many amazing organizations who are supporting the new California bill
#SB403
including
@equalitylabs
,
@aanausa
,
@JakaraMovement
,
@SANSoCal
,
@sikh_coalition
,
@AlphabetWorkers
,
@APALAnational
, and so many others! It is exciting to see this bill…
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#JaiBhim
, This is all of our movement. We will not rest til our rights are respected around the world and
#casteapartheid
is ended.
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Amebdkarites from California Coalition for Caste Equity waiting since dawn to testify for Sb403! So proud of our communities continued courage and resilience
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The time has come to heal from caste. As
#sb403
goes on to the full assembly all the opponents’ attempts to deny caste exists, denigrate caste equity civil rights organizations, inflict disinfo and political violence on Senator Wahab or will be seen for the fragility it…
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Thank you to all of the amazing workers who are standing for safe workplaces and
#CasteEquity
! Millions of
#dalits
are feeling seen and held with care.
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Do you live in California? Ask your elected officials to end caste discrimination in California by supporting
#SB403
. Click the link to take action and stand with thousands of organizers across the state as they are making their voices heard.
#yesonsb403
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Many have reached out in the wake of
@tanuja822
's courageous email to 15,000 googlers about the culture of rampant casteism and worker retaliation at
@Google
we faced in order to champion caste equity. Read more in this searing expose by
@nitashatiku
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This can be a powerful moment of learning. And I know everything within the toxic dominant caste filter bubbles runs against that thinking. But if we are to HEAL from caste divides we must turn away from solutions that result in violence.
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Violence has no place in civil rights discourse. It is shameful that in the first week of ramadan
@aishabbwahab
has faced gendered islamophobia and physical threats alongside casteist attacks against
@EqualityLabs
. This violence only shows how urgently …
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We are live with our
#hungerstrike
. We are able to mobilize with love for community and healing because of the civil rights leadership of
@GavinNewsom
. Our state has protected so many vulnerable communities under his leadership we are excited to ground in our commitment to…
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Violence wounds the harmdoer as well as the harmed. I say this as a
#buddhist
and a
#mindfulness
practioner. We must turn away from violence. I extend loving kindness to our people who are witnessing such behavior. It is traumatic and we will endure it together.
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Dear
@sundarpichai
,
@Kent_Walker
,
@Melonie_Parker
shame on
@google
that you have enabled
#Castebigots
around the world to harm my parents. Since
@google
will do nothing but enable discrimination
#Casteabolitionists
please report this bad actor!
#Googlesocasteist
#casteintheus
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We hope you reconsider. Thousands of South Asians and caste-oppressed members of your workforce deserve a safe workplace, and it is your civil rights obligation to ensure that is the case.
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The love for
@traumaofcaste
keeps growing as The preorders for the book keep the book a best selling new release in multiple categories. Thank you all for supporting. Buy a book for you, a young person in your life, and your family!
#jaibhim
#jaisavitri
#traumaofcaste
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The very reason we have the ability to report hatespech and doxxing because of
#caste
is because of the work of
#Dalitfeminists
and
@EqualityLabs
use this function now against the bigots. They are making our case for protection with each action.
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We are our ancestors wildest dreams. They weep with us. They chant with us. And they are standing joyfully for freedom!
@GavinNewsom
take the stand for history and
#signsb403
into law today!
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Yes. Many south Asians translate
#antidalitness
into
#antiblackness
. It is why we view our struggles to end
#whitesupremacy
and
#caste
as linked. Thank you for sharing your experience and solidarity.
#jaibhim
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Please support this urgent fundraiser. It is a DBA led effort to get cash in the hands of impacted people right away. We are so close to to 15K please help:
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Really wonderful op-ed in
@AlJazeera
by
#dalit
computer scientist
#Mayakamble
: "Caste is a social currency that can prove highly valuable in the tech industry, where caste privilege easily hides behind ideals of meritocracy."
#Casteintech
#Casteintheus
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Hey hey ho ho caste system has got to go!
@GavinNewsom
do see our elders standing strong for all of us! Take the stand of moral courage and
#signsb403
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Progress around civil rights does not move at the pace of the bigoted or the fragile. And the voices of excluded protected classes need to be centered when crafting strategies for exclusion.
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So many folks have reached out in despair and rage. These are appropriate reactionsbwhen an illegitimate court uses its powers against the majority. The court has a long racist tradition it’s returning to & we must demand countermeasures through people power.
#BansOffOurBodies
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Powerful new op-ed from South Asian interfaith and interfaith scholars on
@aishabbwahab
bill
#sb403
to end caste. Please share widely and have courageous conversations about caste equity. Lets heal from caste and end caste in California!!!
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We got the support of over 200 organizations from Seattle and around the country,” she said. “It’s a powerful message that Dalit people are not alone. The South Asian community has united to say we want to heal from the trauma of caste.”
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Working with
#ravidassia
community of
#unioncity
to support
#sb403
to end caste discrimination. As we discuss all of our issues so many people are inspired to make california a
#begampura
where caste discrimination is illegal once and for all!
#yesonsb403
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Thank you
@reporterdeepa
for this great piece on the
#seattle
caste ordinance.
@SeattleCouncil
hope you are reading and listening to the 150 orgs and over 30 dalit organizations who are standing strong to ban caste discrimination.
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Thank you
@aanausa
for your strong statement to
@Google
. Lets be clear
@sundarpichai
#dalits
around the world want accountabilty for your caste discrimination.
#Googlesocasteist
AANA strongly condemns
#Google
's reprehensible action last week, of canceling a pre-approved, scheduled talk on
#caste
based
#discrimination
by Thenmozhi Soundararajan
@dalitdiva
of
#EqualityLabs
to Google's employees to mark the
#DalitHistoryMonth
.
@sundarpichai
@BBC
@CNN
@MSNBC
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We did it! This is the victory of thousands that have made their voice heard over 700 meetings and thousands of calls and emails! Im so proud of california for this incredible second last step!
@GavinNewsom
cant wait till you
#signsb403
into law! What an incredible day.…
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Providing a much-needed fact check to the disinformation of the
@hinduamerican
foundation. The Caste equity resolution not only passed 15:6 but also now Dalit Canadians will be fearlessly taking this battle to end caste to
@OntHumanRights
. We look forward to supporting all these…
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We know that opponents to
#sb403
are behind this recall as they have been consistent in their threats against Senator
@aishabbwahab
. But we will not let anti-democratic forces threaten the agenda for civil rights.
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Dear
@GavinNewsom
another important global conversation around caste comes from
@ava
and her new film Origin based on
@Isabelwilkerson
book Caste Origins Of Our Discontent. It connects all systems of discrimination based on birth and descent.
#signsb403
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Dear
@GavinNewsom
its day 22 of our hunger strike and we are committed to our freedom help us break the shackles of caste.
#signsb403
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Getting ready with the ancestors! Surrounded by love and family. See you at the launch of my book
@traumaofcaste
at 5:30 Pm PST/8:30 EST:
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Meet Dr. Nirmal Singh one of our hunger strikers for love and healing. We can stand for our rights in California because of
@GavinNewsom
stewardship of civil rights. From marriage equality to caste equity. Let’s
#signsb403
and make civil rights history!
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Please
@Google
and
@sundarpichai
and
@Melonie_Parker
you must do stand up to the violence and caste discrimination you have unleashed .
#Dalits
are united in fighting this bigotry, but I should not have to endure dehumanization and danger because I tried to help your company.
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I challenge hollywood & tech desis to donate to Indian mutualaid led by minorities. They need money for food, medicine, vaccines. People are dying on the street. People are dying on the way to the hospital. People are dying on the steps to hospital. Our people need help Now
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Great piece by
@nbcbayarea
on
@tanuja822
and her courageous whistleblowing on caste discrimination at
@google
and her leadership in the historic bill
#sb403
to end caste discrimination. Watch and see how she turned pain into power and spoke out for workers across the world…
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Yes! The Win is official! All 23 campuses of the
@calstate
have added caste as a protected category! Thank you to the intercaste and intefaith coalition of Student, Faculty, and Community organizers who bravely worked to make this happen.
#casteintheUs
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You must act now. I also urge
@AlphabetWorkers
to please report the escalating attacks against me and
#Dalits
around the world as a sign of immeidate action on this issue.
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#Dalit
feminists around the world mourn the passing of bell hooks whose words & spirit shaped our intersectional understanding of caste & gender in our own community. This is the power of her peerless black feminist scholarship & resistance.
#RIPbellhooks
in love always.
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#Dalits
and all
#casteoppressed
scholars stand in full solidarity with
#Black
scholars and leaders who are being de-platformed by the racist antics of Gov.Desantis as he continues his assault on all things Critical Race Theory.
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Happy release day! We are relishing our publication day and want to celebrate with you! Please sign up on eventbrite and join
@prachispatankar
and
@brothercornelwest
as we create space for healing and caste abolition. Join us!
#jaibhimhttps
://bit.ly/traumaofcaste
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Deeply honored to be joined by mentor
@CornelWest
who has created so much safe space for many
#dalit
leaders like myself. His words are humbling and such an honor. Register for our conversation about the
#traumaofcaste
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Hey Equality Labs Fam-
We are here at another pivotal moment for caste abolition in the U.S. where Equality Labs and a coalition of our allies are working with Kshama Sawant’s office on a historic ordinace to add caste to Seattle’s non-discrimination policy.
You have been with…
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We did it!! Another wonderful win for
#sb403
. We are now onto the governors desk!
@GavinNewsom
please stand with our people and
#signsb403
as we braved even today gaslighting and bigotry to fight for our dignity! Thank you to all who fought for this victory!
#jaibhim
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We are in moment of tremendous change for
#Casteequity
. It is my privilege to see
@equalitylabs
and all of our partners at Californians for Caste Equity Stand together with Senator Aisha Wahab (D-Hayward) to introduce
#SB403
!
#Voteyesforcasteequity
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In a historic vote, the
@ABAesq
has passed HOD 513 In support of caste equity policies everywhere that prohibit caste discrimination. This resolution confirms that addressing caste discrimination is part of ABA policy. It was an honor to work with so many thoughtful leaders in…
HOD Res 513: Adopted. Urges adoption of laws, policies to prohibit discrimination on the basis of the caste system, which particularly affects those of South Asian descent living in the U.S.
#ABAAnnual
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Dear
@GavinNewsom
#Fresno
just made history and became the second city to add caste as a protected category! Special thanks to Sri Guru Ravidassia Community of Fresno.
@JakaraMovement
, and the Oaxqueno kin who stood fast for our freedom. The people united will never be defeated!…
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Yes it is! Dalit civil rights organizations like
@EqualityLabs
and
@aanausa
and Californians for Caste Equity Coalition are thrilled that
@aishabbwahab
is standing up for workers, racial, and gender rights! AAPIs are making history across the state and we are so glad to be united…
Huge news from California: it could be the first state to ban caste-based discrimination, under a bill proposed by Sen.
@aishabbwahab
.
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The Phule's are our role models. And Ambedkarite Dalit feminists are fighting for Dalits to access the internet free from violence &discrimination. This includes tech workplaces and the products they build. Violence will not stop caste abolition. (3/3)
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This Woman's Day
@EqualityLabs
celebrates Toronto School Board Trustee Yalini Rajakulasingam
@YaliniR_Ward21
and her courageous leadership in winning historic caste equity resolution in Toronto's School District! Yalini is Canada's first Caste-oppressed school board trustee and…
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An amazing new win from UCSD’ Ethnic studies department where they have added caste as a protected category. They are the first ethnic studies program in the US to do so! Read this thread from the department and the leaders who helped make this happen!
#jaibhim
#casteintheus
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Despite all obstacles from dominant caste men harassment like hurling shit at her on the way to school, and even targeting her father-in-law to kick them out of the home the bigots and opponents to progress would stop at nothing. (2/3)
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We have recieved so much love and support as we go onward into our
#hungerstrike
for healing and caste equity. For those who are concerned about our health here is a message from Dr. Piyush who is part of our medical team supervising our care. Let’s
#signsb403
and celebrate with…
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What is one practical thing you can do for dalit history month? Well make dalit history by calling California State Senators to register your support for the new bill SB403 to end caste discrimination. Click on the link in the bio and join dalit history!
#jaibhim
#yesonsb403
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