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New Gandhi Statue Protested by 75 at California Unveiling Ceremony
October 19, 2016 | Admin
Demonstrators Call Gandhi a Pedophile, Racist, and Peace Prize Reject
Davis, CA: Oct. 13, 2016 — As he took the podium at Central Park in California’s City of Davis to unveil a statue of Hindu preacher Mohandas Gandhi, Mayor Robb … Read More
Ghana Plans World’s First Removal of Gandhi Statue
October 7, 2016 | Admin
Removal Follows Protests Against Gandhi Statues in USA
Accra, Ghana: Oct. 8, 2016 — After over a decade of resistance to placement of Gandhi statues around the world began brewing in Johannesburg, South Africa in 2003, the University of Ghana … Read More
Gandhi Statues Inspire International Public Protests On His Birthday
September 28, 2016 | Admin
From Ghana to California, protesters plan Oct. 2 demonstrations against the Indian icon
Davis, CA, USA: Sept. 26, 2016 — Communities in California and Ghana are organizing demonstrations against statues of Indian political icon Mohandas Gandhi which they perceive as … Read More
South Asian Minority Groups Prevent Hindu Fundamentalists Attempt to Omit Caste Oppression in CA Curriculum Battle
March 30, 2016 | Admin
California Education Commission denies anti-Dalit revisions in favor of academic-backed positions on history of caste-based violence
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“Caste Apartheid” Responsible for Death of Dalit Scholar Rohith Vermula
January 26, 2016 | Admin
Communities raise concern that officials are at fault for culpable homocide
Organizations representing Indian-American interests gathered in San Francisco at the Indian Consulate on Friday to submit an official memorandum decrying government policies following the suicide of a Dalit student … Read More
Minority Groups Plan Protest at Indian Consulate Over Dalit Student Suicide
January 21, 2016 | Admin
Indian Communities to remember low-caste student leader Rohith Vemula of Hyderabad
San Francisco, CA — Community leaders from various Indian diaspora groups will gather at the Indian Consulate in San Francisco for a protest at noon on Friday. Protests have already … Read More
Unionist Punjabi Statesman Sir Chhotu Ram Commemorated in California
November 21, 2015 | Admin
“His death was a great blow to real freedom in India,” concludes gathering
Hayward, CA: Nov. 22, 2015 — Traveling from Hyderabad, India to join a California gathering of Indian minorities in commemorating the 134th birth anniversary of … Read More
Christian Church Prays for Peace in Punjab During Unrest
October 20, 2015 | Admin
“People are getting beat up, and hurt, and a few have been killed,” says priest
Sacramento, CA: Oct. 20, 2015 — Fr. Joshua Lickter, whose Christian church in California, USA regularly prays for persecuted religious minorities in India, brought attention … Read More
Northern California Seminar Urges Unity Against Caste Violence and Religious Persecution
October 13, 2015 | Admin
Sikh and Christian leaders gathered at Trinity Anglican Church in Marysville for a forum on Caste violence and religious persecution in India.Read More
Marysville Church Hosts Sikhs to Discuss Religious Persecution in India
October 5, 2015 | Admin
Sikh and Christian leaders will host a dinner and seminar on October 10 at Trinity Anglican, a Christian Church in Marysville, CA to discuss similar persecution facing both communities in India.Read More