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1/ Jai Bhim Jai Savitri and Rest in Power to Dolores Huerta
Today, we honor the life and work of the late Dolores Huerta, who passed away at age 96. From the fields of California to anti-oppression movements worldwide, Dolores’s life was inspirational for many Dalit and
7/ We join people around the world in mourning the loss of a giant of the movement. We extend our deepest condolences to Dolores Huerta’s family and everyone at the Dolores Huerta Foundation. May Dolores rest in power. We will honor her legacy by carrying forward the work she
2/ South Asian communities across faiths, castes, and backgrounds and is a direct attack on our constitutionally protected rights to religious freedom, freedom of assembly, and freedom from discrimination. These fundamental human rights violations undermine our democracy.
1/ Equality Labs condemns the alleged white supremacist plot to carry out a mass shooting at a Hindu temple in Aurora, Illinois. The reported targeting of South Asian people at a place of worship is a chilling reminder that violence driven by white nationalism threatens
2/ centuries-long struggle we have led against caste-based sexual violence. We honor the named and unnamed leaders, writers, artists, healers and survivors who have spoken courageously about the intersections of caste and Brahminical patriarchy, and the many forms of
7/ movement in India, particularly among Dalit communities. Each year, Deekshabhoomi remains a place of remembrance and collective gathering.
We remember Ambedkar’s Dhamma Deeksha not only as a historic moment, but as part of a continuing struggle for human dignity. It reminds
5/ historic ceremony followed by hundreds of thousands of his followers.
A central feature of the ceremony was the administration of the ‘22 vows’. These included commitments to reject practices and beliefs associated with caste hierarchy and to follow the teachings of
3/ he publicly declared that although he had been born a Hindu, he would not die a Hindu.
Over the next two decades, he studied different religious traditions and reflected deeply on the ethical foundations of an equal society. His understanding of Buddhism was shaped by
1/ Dr. B. R. Ambedkar’s conversion to Buddhism in 1956 was one of the largest mass religious conversions in modern history. It marked the culmination of his lifelong struggle against caste, untouchability and inequality. For Ambedkar, more than a change in religious identity,
