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Chief Justice of India Mr D Y Chandrachud attending Sixth Caste Conference at Brandeis University. Here he is photographed with Dr Ambedkar's bust presented by Boston Study Group along with Prof Sukhdev Thorat and BSG senior member Sanjay Bhagat.
"Here is my little tribute for the statue of equality, wonderful team, donors and everyone involved for this historic moment", Bhante Revata, a resident monk at AIC HQ.
Thanks Bhante Revata for transforming the place.
The Ambedkar International Center, Inc. is pleased to launch a public consultation on a new policy initiative to advocate adding caste as a protected category and making caste discrimination cognizable under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
#CastOutCaste
#CasteInUS
Don’t tell people your caste or they’ll treat you differently… When I moved to the United States I thought I was free here. No more discrimination. Every single Punjabi or Indian I meet they somehow ask you what caste you belong to. I try my best to hide it. Either I say “I
The joint University Task Force just Published its report on Caste-Based Discrimination in U.S. Higher Ed and at Rutgers.
Learn more and find the link to download the report here:
Another milestone achieved.
@Harvard
University has added
#caste
to its non-discrimination policy.
Our congratulations and sincere thanks to the students and faculty, whose dedicated efforts led to this great accomplishment.
The Domino Effect is in play.
#BanCasteInUSA
SB 403: The senate bill to ban caste discrimination in California has been passed. Thank you California, you truly are the progressive state.
Thank You
@aishabbwahab
for sponsoring the bill in the senate.
Thank you
@cmkshama
for starting this in Seattle.
#Yes4SB403
"Statue of Equality" was unveiled in the US, is now a general knowledge question on KBC.
It was inaugurated by Ambedkar International Center on Oct 14, 2023.
AIC created history. AIC will continue to propagate Dr. Ambedkar's thoughts.
#KBC
16-5!
A victory for caste equity, social justice and human rights in Canada 🇨🇦
The Toronto District School Board (TDSB) has passed the motion to include caste as a protected category.
We thank
@YaliniR_Ward21
and
@SADAN_Canada
for their successful advocacy.
#BanCasteInCanada
Jai jai jai jai jai...Bhim is not just a mere slogan. It is a celebration of our assertion and struggle for social justice, emancipation and freedom of mind, and the resistance against the oppressive caste system.
Jai Bhim.
Women from Bay Area travelled to Sacramento in support of
#SB403
Kudos to them 👏👏👏
California Senate committee unanimously passes bill to end caste discrimination
"What caste? We do not practice caste. We left our caste identities behind."
The oppressors lie!
@SeattleCouncil
, here is
@DrJadhav
, a former Member of Parliament and
@RBI
Chief Economist, sharing his experience of caste-based discrimination in the US.
#BanCasteInUSA
Proud to share our own Prof Gaurav Pathania playing the role of Dr B R Ambedkar.
Congratulations.
@GAURAVJPATHANI2
Origin: A film on race and caste featuring BR Ambedkar makes waves in Hollywood -
State of Washington, Michigan recognizes April as Dalit History Month.
We are now watching each domino tip the next in queue. The victory in Seattle has led to this — an evidence of our collective social action and advocacy for caste equity and justice.
Jai Bhim.
Caste is now a protected category in the Discrimination and Harassment Policy of the
@TeachersCollege
, Columbia University (TC).
TC is the oldest and largest graduate school of education in the US.
This is OUR collective victory, and we have just begun.
#BanCasteInUSA
The Ambedkar International Center, Inc. supports the Seattle City Council’s ordinance to add caste as a protected category to its civil rights laws.
We thank Councilmember
@cmkshama
for her support to sponsor the ordinance and
@indians_seattle
for their efforts.
#BanCasteInUSA
BREAKING: Councilmember Kshama Sawant and community leaders are announcing first-in-the-nation legislation aimed at combatting caste discrimination in Seattle.
In the year 2023, Feb 21, Seattle City banned Caste Discrimination. AIC president Ramkumar and Kshama Sawant who sponsored the bill, posed for the photo after the victory.
"If Hindus migrate to other regions on earth, the Indian caste would become a world problem." Dr Ambedkar.
"Caste" made its appearance in Jeopardy, the longest running quiz show on American TV.
Breaking news! Columbia University has officially added caste as a protected category, taking a crucial step towards promoting equality and fighting caste discrimination.
Dr B R Ambedkar had studied MA and PhD at Columbia University,
#CasteProtectedCategory
#ColumbiaUniversity
Congratulations to all the caste oppressed people around the world. The California Senate Judiciary Committee has overwhelmingly voted to clear the SB 493 Caste Discrimination bill.
#SB403
Please visit stall at Chaityabhoomi when you visit to pay homage to Babasaheb.
Our volunteers will explain how to use website for your queries regarding Babasaheb's writings. When you use , it is like asking
Jai Bhim!
The work to construct the foundation for Babasaheb’s statue has begun at Ambedkar International Center, 15755 Livingston road, Accokeek, Maryland 20607 USA.
Thanks to the AIC donors and volunteers
Donate at:
Ram Kumar
President
On March 8, the Toronto District School Board
@tdsb
will vote on a motion for a strategy challenging caste-based discrimination in TDSB schools.
TAKE ACTION!
Sign the petition by
@SADAN_Canada
to support the historic motion
#BanCasteInCanada
Hon. L R Balley: A Torchbearer of Ambedkarite Movement.
Ambedkarite movement has witnessed great soldiers who carried Babasaheb Ambedkar Mission tirelessly on their able shoulders by sacrificing their lives until their last breath.
One such hero is Hon. L. R. Balley, a tall
Today is an important day for caste equity, social justice, and human rights.
This historic decision will have far-reaching implications for the oppressed castes in the United States, and everywhere where that the evils of caste have spread.
#BanCasteInUSA
Dhamma Chakra Pravartan Day Celebration at
Odd Fellows Cupertino Lodge 70,
20589 Homestead Rd, Cupertino, CA, USA
Sunday, October 22, 2023, 10:30 AM PST
Buddha Vandana, Dhamma Talk, Cultural program followed by Lunch.
Contact: Prajwal +1-862-485-4200
#BayAreaAmbedkarites
We are extremely saddened by the Gov Newsom's veto for
#SB403
the California caste bill.
This bill having passed by both the houses of California State, was needed to be signed into law to protect rights of Dalits in the US.
A sad day indeed.
@aacd_usa
THIS IS A PATTERN!
An
@iitroorkee
alumnus reiterating the casteist remarks made by Seema Singh, advocating for caste discrimination against reserved category students & terming the systematic casteism at IITs a 'pity issue'.
One can only imagine his conduct with SC/ST students
All SC students (income < 2.5 lakh) admitted to Institutions of national importance, central, state, private universities are eligible for scholarship and need not pay fees at the time of admission but is not followed.
Pls help.
@CMOMaharashtra
6-1.
And, with that the first-in-the-nation legislation on caste-based discrimination was passed in Seattle.
What an inspiring movement we built!
We thank Councilmember
@cmkshama
for sponsoring the ordinance and her advocacy.
Now,
#BanCasteInUSA
✊🏻
"Anyone can snatch away your treasure when you’re asleep. Never when you are awake. Jaibhim."
We applaud
@TherukuralArivu
's resistance to the mainstream’s efforts to erase him from a song whose soul & depth came from him and his experiences of generations of systemic oppression.
Rest in power, Gail Omvedt.
We thank her for her contributions to the Dalit and anti-caste movements and strengthening it through documentation. Her writings are among the best researched pieces on Ambedkarism, Dalit Bahujan movement and Untouchable Saints.
Jai Bhim
#GailOmvedt
To watch the historic unveiling of Dr Ambedkar statue at AIC, Maryland, USA:
Today, 10:45 AM EST (US)
Today, 7:45 AM PST (US)
Today, 8:15 PM IST (India)
YouTube link live
Raju Rajgopal proudly wearing a cap from his alma mater IIT Chennai. He supports SB403.
The castiest opponents of SB403 can't tolerate an IITian among the SB403 supporters. They shouted at Raju asking him to remove the cap.
#SB403
#BanCasteInUSA
@aacd_usa
Dear
@juhikore
, we congratulate you for your accomplishments; they feel like ours too.
Your penned words are an inspiration to the millions who suffer due to caste-based discrimination, prejudice and inequality.
Our revolutionary
#JaiBhim
to your late grandfather and you.
Our panel on the occasion of
#WomensDay
in collaboration with
@dalitwomenfight
.
AVARNA FEMINISTS SPEAK!
Date - 7th March 2021, Sunday
7:30 AM PST | 10:30 AM EST | 9 PM IST
ID: 663 951 1491
Password: 1956
The fight to protect the caste-oppressed from caste-based discrimination has been a long one — years for the victims and the larger anti-caste movement.
Until Monday, such discrimination was legal in Seattle. On Tuesday, we changed that.
This is OUR single largest victory.
Today is an important day for caste equity, social justice, and human rights.
This historic decision will have far-reaching implications for the oppressed castes in the United States, and everywhere where that the evils of caste have spread.
#BanCasteInUSA
Seattle City Councilwoman
@cmkshama
and
@ambedkar_center
’s Ram Kumar spoke with
@Sumitchauhaan
on the Bill to outlaw caste-based discrimination in Seattle, the caste virus pandemic and how it manifests in every sphere of everyday life in the States.
#BanCasteInUSA
Anti Caste Law in America : Biggest Move to ban Caste based Discrimination in the USA. How serious is the caste problem in USA? Watch Seattle City Council Member
@cmkshama
&
@ambedkar_center
's president Ram Kumar Interview on
@TheNewsBeak
Video Link -
On August 29, 1947, the Constituent Assembly set up a Drafting Committee under the Chairmanship of Dr. B.R.
#Ambedkar
to prepare a Draft Constitution for India.
The
#Constitution
of India was adopted on November 26, 1949 and came into force on January 26, 1950.
P.K. Rosy, Malayalam cinema's first female actor and Indian cinema's first Dalit actress, was ostracized into oblivion by the upper caste.
Why?
Because she did the "crime" of playing the role of an upper-caste woman in the film.
Process that!
This is not a closure report but a character assassination of Rohit Vemula. A brilliant student who cleared the entrance in first attempt, the only student to do so, victim of the system, but instead of getting justice, this is what the system does. The caste doesn't leave one
March 20 in Dalit history - Mahad Chavadar Tale Satyagraha
In 1927, Dr. B.R Ambedkar & his associates led the
#MahadSatyagraha
for staking a claim to drink water from Chavadar Tank. This act has a deeper symbolic sense as it was meant to vindicate their rights.
#TodayInHistory
AIC Talk Series:
Speaker: Mr Sujat Ambedkar
Topic: Why the emergence of Bahujan Leadership is important in Politics.
When: Saturday Jan 27th, 8AM PST, 11AM EST, 9:30PM IST
Zoom Link:
We invite you to a talk on Dr Ambedkar by scholars Dr Rahul Sonpimple (Founder and President, All India Independent Scheduled Castes Federation) and Prof Indu Choudhary.
Date: Dec 16, 9:30 PM IST, 8 AM PST, 11AM EST.
Link to join:
Drop the charade,
#IndianCricketTeam
, and stand against the caste oppression and atrocities, discrimination against minorities and violence against women in India.
"SB403 is basically about rights. It is that simple".
A clear endorsement for
#SB403
from an Assembly candidate for district 6
@FrameForCA
Thank you Sean Frame.
@aacd_usa
Jai Bhim,
@pratikpermey
We learned about the incident where you were denied to be on stage by
@TISSpeak
, for not wearing "appropriate dress", at the 19th Ambedkar Memorial Lecture.
We, the children of Jotiba, Savitri and Ambedkar, are outraged and stand in solidarity with you.
Collegium is nothing but hiring within the network, isn't it Justice Chandrachud? Maybe you can do something there. Advising others is easy. Following your own advice is difficult.
As part of our new policy initiative, we are collecting testimonies and experiences of discrimination, exclusion, and harassment on the basis of caste in the US.
Share your testimony here - .
#CastOutCaste
#CasteInUs
What will it take to make
#DalitLivesMatter
!?
She has been denied justice and dignity in both life and death.
To her name, though, we know we can add countless more, as we recognize that the pain and grief we feel in our hearts for her family.
We are outraged!
#Hathras
Finally the California Assembly passed
#SB403
by resounding vote 55-3. It is a defeat for the caste deniers. Thank you
@aishabbwahab
for introducing the bill.
@aacd_usa
#BanCasteInUSA
Thanks for the collective efforts from the member organisations of a coalition "America
Birth anniversary celebration of Dr B R Ambedkar in Seattle. Seattle has indeed become a pilgrimage place, the first City in the US to ban caste based discrimination.
@Profdilipmandal
@ashokdasDDastak
@cmkshama
"SB403 is basically about rights. It is that simple".
A clear endorsement for
#SB403
from an Assembly candidate for district 6
@FrameForCA
Thank you Sean Frame.
@aacd_usa
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar wrote in his undelivered speech, Annihilation of Caste in 1936.
Has anything changed after 87 years? NO!
The oppressors use “weaponized victimhood”, concocted threats of fear and hate to silence the criticism of the oppressive caste system.
#BanCasteInUSA
Jai Bhim,
@NAACP
.
We at Ambedkar International Center Inc. would like to thank you for the adoption of resolutions on Caste-based Discrimination in the US.
#CastOutCaste
✊🏽
The historic first-in-the-nation legislation would have not seen the light of the day had it not been for Councilmember
@cmkshama
and
@SocialistAlt
.
MAPS-AMEN and the Ravidassia community raised awareness and engaged organizations to join our fight.
Thank you.
#BanCasteInUSA
Of course, so many more fought hard to make today’s historic decision happen.
We would like to thank MAPS-AMEN and the Ravidassia community for their colossal support and tireless work in raising awareness and engaging the organizations and stakeholders to join our fight.
Authors Lab - an initiative by AIC to discover, encourage and promote Ambedkarite anti-caste authors.
Submission Deadline Extended to April 14, 2021.
More details on -
#AuthorsLab
#JaiBhim
.
@SeattleCouncil
, listen to the oppressed, not the defiant oppressors!
The oppressors spin and make lies the truth. They lack empathy for the oppressed, who have been marked out as "low-castes" for their entire lives, and live the consequences every day.
#BanCasteInUSA
SC ST lists Subcategorisation, Creamy Layer verdict of the SC: Understanding the implications and Possible Course of Action.
An important talk by Legal Scholars:
Ashna Singh is an assistant professor of law at the National Law School of India.
Mrudula is a law graduate of
Meltdown? Fearing accountability?
When the oppressor is accustomed to dominance and impunity, the idea of equity seems like an oppression. The oppressor will cloak themselves in victim hood, cry foul and spin facts to justify the systems of oppression.
#BanCasteInUSA
JaiBhim All,
Ambedkar International Center, USA, has started a petition to gather support, signatures around the globe from all the supporters of equal human rights and social justice about the critical issue of relentless atrocities against Dalits and marginalized oppressed