Check out @CNN’s coverage of our historic win today-California is now one step closer to banning caste discrimination! Approved 34-1, the Senate passed SB-403, a bill that would update California’s civil rights law to explicitly include protections against caste bigotry. “Caste discrimination poses a threat to California industries from agriculture to health care and technology, although it may not be obvious,” says State Senator @aishabbwahab. We thank all of our organizers and partner organizations for making SB-403 a possibility. Jai Bhim! #yestocasteequity #yesonsb403
Check out @CNN’s coverage of our historic win today-California is now one step closer to banning caste discrimination! Approved 34-1, the Senate passed SB-403, a bill that would update California’s civil rights law to explicitly include protections against caste bigotry. “Caste discrimination poses a threat to California industries from agriculture to health care and technology, although it may not be obvious,” says State Senator @aishabbwahab. We thank all of our organizers and partner organizations for making SB-403 a possibility. Jai Bhim! #yestocasteequity #yesonsb403
Check out @CNN’s coverage of our historic win today-California is now one step closer to banning caste discrimination! Approved 34-1, the Senate passed SB-403, a bill that would update California’s civil rights law to explicitly include protections against caste bigotry. “Caste discrimination poses a threat to California industries from agriculture to health care and technology, although it may not be obvious,” says State Senator @aishabbwahab. We thank all of our organizers and partner organizations for making SB-403 a possibility. Jai Bhim! #yestocasteequity #yesonsb403
More terrific coverage of today’s historic win in the fight against caste discrimination! Head over to the link in our bio to read the @NBCNews article, which states that if the bill now passes the state Assembly and is signed by the Governor, California will be the first state in the nation to ban caste-based discrimination. @dalitdiva is quoted, saying, “There are so many people that want to heal from the trauma of caste … What’s been incredible about this moment is to see these really beautiful inter-caste and interfaith alliances, groups that have all said that they’ve been harmed by caste and want freedom from it.” Today is a celebration of caste equity for our communities! #yestocasteequity #yesonsb403
More terrific coverage of today’s historic win in the fight against caste discrimination! Head over to the link in our bio to read the @NBCNews article, which states that if the bill now passes the state Assembly and is signed by the Governor, California will be the first state in the nation to ban caste-based discrimination. @dalitdiva is quoted, saying, “There are so many people that want to heal from the trauma of caste … What’s been incredible about this moment is to see these really beautiful inter-caste and interfaith alliances, groups that have all said that they’ve been harmed by caste and want freedom from it.” Today is a celebration of caste equity for our communities! #yestocasteequity #yesonsb403
More terrific coverage of today’s historic win in the fight against caste discrimination! Head over to the link in our bio to read the @NBCNews article, which states that if the bill now passes the state Assembly and is signed by the Governor, California will be the first state in the nation to ban caste-based discrimination. @dalitdiva is quoted, saying, “There are so many people that want to heal from the trauma of caste … What’s been incredible about this moment is to see these really beautiful inter-caste and interfaith alliances, groups that have all said that they’ve been harmed by caste and want freedom from it.” Today is a celebration of caste equity for our communities! #yestocasteequity #yesonsb403
More terrific coverage of today’s historic win in the fight against caste discrimination! Head over to the link in our bio to read the @NBCNews article, which states that if the bill now passes the state Assembly and is signed by the Governor, California will be the first state in the nation to ban caste-based discrimination. @dalitdiva is quoted, saying, “There are so many people that want to heal from the trauma of caste … What’s been incredible about this moment is to see these really beautiful inter-caste and interfaith alliances, groups that have all said that they’ve been harmed by caste and want freedom from it.” Today is a celebration of caste equity for our communities! #yestocasteequity #yesonsb403
More terrific coverage of today’s historic win in the fight against caste discrimination! Head over to the link in our bio to read the @NBCNews article, which states that if the bill now passes the state Assembly and is signed by the Governor, California will be the first state in the nation to ban caste-based discrimination. @dalitdiva is quoted, saying, “There are so many people that want to heal from the trauma of caste … What’s been incredible about this moment is to see these really beautiful inter-caste and interfaith alliances, groups that have all said that they’ve been harmed by caste and want freedom from it.” Today is a celebration of caste equity for our communities! #yestocasteequity #yesonsb403
Tanuja Gupta, a former Google Engineering Program Manager, had planned to co-host a talk on caste bias at Google. However, the talk got canceled and when Tanuja complained, Google retaliated against her and disinformation began to spread. In her testimony, she states, “The company automatically lowered my performance rating for the next cycle, affecting my compensation, and deemed me ineligible for promotion for an unknown period of time.” Stand with us as we stand up for all caste-oppressed Californians. Link in bio to sign our change.org petition advocating for SB-403, which would ban caste-based discrimination and provide much needed protections for caste-oppressed workers at companies like Google. #yesonsb403 #yestocasteequity
Tanuja Gupta, a former Google Engineering Program Manager, had planned to co-host a talk on caste bias at Google. However, the talk got canceled and when Tanuja complained, Google retaliated against her and disinformation began to spread. In her testimony, she states, “The company automatically lowered my performance rating for the next cycle, affecting my compensation, and deemed me ineligible for promotion for an unknown period of time.” Stand with us as we stand up for all caste-oppressed Californians. Link in bio to sign our change.org petition advocating for SB-403, which would ban caste-based discrimination and provide much needed protections for caste-oppressed workers at companies like Google. #yesonsb403 #yestocasteequity
Tanuja Gupta, a former Google Engineering Program Manager, had planned to co-host a talk on caste bias at Google. However, the talk got canceled and when Tanuja complained, Google retaliated against her and disinformation began to spread. In her testimony, she states, “The company automatically lowered my performance rating for the next cycle, affecting my compensation, and deemed me ineligible for promotion for an unknown period of time.” Stand with us as we stand up for all caste-oppressed Californians. Link in bio to sign our change.org petition advocating for SB-403, which would ban caste-based discrimination and provide much needed protections for caste-oppressed workers at companies like Google. #yesonsb403 #yestocasteequity
Read Shahira’s powerful testimony to learn why tangible legal protections are essential for Dalit Sikh women. California’s newly proposed anti-caste discrimination bill SB 403 would provide explicit protections for the caste-oppressed community—so they no longer have to experience the harassment and bullying that coincide with caste bias. Show your support for this progressive piece of legislation by signing our petition at the link in bio. Stand with us and all caste-oppressed Californians! – “My family and I endure constant pain from caste violence. California: please protect me, my family, and generations to come by explicitly adding caste as a protected category.” – Shahira Bangar #yestocasteequity #yesonsb403
Read Shahira’s powerful testimony to learn why tangible legal protections are essential for Dalit Sikh women. California’s newly proposed anti-caste discrimination bill SB 403 would provide explicit protections for the caste-oppressed community—so they no longer have to experience the harassment and bullying that coincide with caste bias. Show your support for this progressive piece of legislation by signing our petition at the link in bio. Stand with us and all caste-oppressed Californians! – “My family and I endure constant pain from caste violence. California: please protect me, my family, and generations to come by explicitly adding caste as a protected category.” – Shahira Bangar #yestocasteequity #yesonsb403
Read Shahira’s powerful testimony to learn why tangible legal protections are essential for Dalit Sikh women. California’s newly proposed anti-caste discrimination bill SB 403 would provide explicit protections for the caste-oppressed community—so they no longer have to experience the harassment and bullying that coincide with caste bias. Show your support for this progressive piece of legislation by signing our petition at the link in bio. Stand with us and all caste-oppressed Californians! – “My family and I endure constant pain from caste violence. California: please protect me, my family, and generations to come by explicitly adding caste as a protected category.” – Shahira Bangar #yestocasteequity #yesonsb403
Raj’s testimony emphasizes the pervasiveness of caste-based discrimination. This form of violence exists throughout all job sectors. A distinguished professor in STEM at Cal State University, Raj states, “I have faced continued harassment, abuse, and even entrapment by my dominant caste supervisor. The work environment became so hostile that I stopped coming to campus, attending conferences, and began looking for a job outside CSU. I never had an issue until I had dominant caste managers.” No one should have to leave their job due to caste-based discrimination. Stand with us as we stand up for all caste-oppressed Californians. Link in bio to sign our petition advocating for SB-403. #yestocasteequity #yesonsb403
Raj’s testimony emphasizes the pervasiveness of caste-based discrimination. This form of violence exists throughout all job sectors. A distinguished professor in STEM at Cal State University, Raj states, “I have faced continued harassment, abuse, and even entrapment by my dominant caste supervisor. The work environment became so hostile that I stopped coming to campus, attending conferences, and began looking for a job outside CSU. I never had an issue until I had dominant caste managers.” No one should have to leave their job due to caste-based discrimination. Stand with us as we stand up for all caste-oppressed Californians. Link in bio to sign our petition advocating for SB-403. #yestocasteequity #yesonsb403
Raj’s testimony emphasizes the pervasiveness of caste-based discrimination. This form of violence exists throughout all job sectors. A distinguished professor in STEM at Cal State University, Raj states, “I have faced continued harassment, abuse, and even entrapment by my dominant caste supervisor. The work environment became so hostile that I stopped coming to campus, attending conferences, and began looking for a job outside CSU. I never had an issue until I had dominant caste managers.” No one should have to leave their job due to caste-based discrimination. Stand with us as we stand up for all caste-oppressed Californians. Link in bio to sign our petition advocating for SB-403. #yestocasteequity #yesonsb403
Don’t miss @APnews’s coverage of SB-403’s successful passage by the California State Senate. The article describes how the bill was passed swiftly with the Senate voting 34-1. Follow the link in our bio to read the full story. What a historic day for all caste-oppressed peoples in California-Jai Bhim! #yestocasteequity #yesonsb403
Don’t miss @APnews’s coverage of SB-403’s successful passage by the California State Senate. The article describes how the bill was passed swiftly with the Senate voting 34-1. Follow the link in our bio to read the full story. What a historic day for all caste-oppressed peoples in California-Jai Bhim! #yestocasteequity #yesonsb403
Don’t miss @APnews’s coverage of SB-403’s successful passage by the California State Senate. The article describes how the bill was passed swiftly with the Senate voting 34-1. Follow the link in our bio to read the full story. What a historic day for all caste-oppressed peoples in California-Jai Bhim! #yestocasteequity #yesonsb403
Don’t miss @APnews’s coverage of SB-403’s successful passage by the California State Senate. The article describes how the bill was passed swiftly with the Senate voting 34-1. Follow the link in our bio to read the full story. What a historic day for all caste-oppressed peoples in California-Jai Bhim! #yestocasteequity #yesonsb403
In this testimony, Pawan Raj tells of his personal experience with caste-based discrimination in the workplace, stating that he was bullied by dominant caste managers and when he complained about the mistreatment, he faced retaliation. – “Every Californian deserves a workplace free from discrimination. Why is that being denied to caste-oppressed workers like me?” #yestocasteequity #yesonsb403
In this testimony, Pawan Raj tells of his personal experience with caste-based discrimination in the workplace, stating that he was bullied by dominant caste managers and when he complained about the mistreatment, he faced retaliation. – “Every Californian deserves a workplace free from discrimination. Why is that being denied to caste-oppressed workers like me?” #yestocasteequity #yesonsb403
In this testimony, Pawan Raj tells of his personal experience with caste-based discrimination in the workplace, stating that he was bullied by dominant caste managers and when he complained about the mistreatment, he faced retaliation. – “Every Californian deserves a workplace free from discrimination. Why is that being denied to caste-oppressed workers like me?” #yestocasteequity #yesonsb403
