The bill has just been introduced in the #CaliforniaStateAssembly, so now is the time: as a global community, we can bring more attention to this important decision and trigger an international domino effect. Let’s act now.

#BanOctopusFarming #OCTO 🐙 🌊

https://action.eko.org/a/california-state-assembly-vote-yes-on-the-california-oppose-cruelty-to-octopuses-act-octo?akid=133401.22883856.bB2ei2&rd=1&source=fwd&t=10

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California State Assembly: Vote YES on the California Oppose Cruelty to Octopuses Act (OCTO).

The increasing demand for octopus meat is promoting the cruel breeding of the species. Millions of these highly intelligent animals are crammed into tiny aquariums until they die miserably from stress

Ekō

In Fresno, Sikhs and Oaxacans unite to pass caste discrimination ban

The state bill, which passed the Legislature in early September, was intended to protect supposedly lower-caste people of South Asian descent as well as Indigenous people like Oaxacans. It has sparked intense support, as well as opposition from those who say it singles out Hindu Americans as potential perpetrators of discrimination.

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-09-30/in-fresno-sikhs-and-oaxacans-unite-to-pass-caste-discrimination-ban

#california #CaliforniaStateAssembly #sikhs #oaxacans #CasteDiscrimination #fresno #LosAngeles #CasteSystem #racism #IndianDiaspora #casteism #caste #MexicanAmericans #hindutva #india #UnitedStates

Fresno is the first California city to ban caste discrimination

People with roots in Mexico's Oaxaca state joined Sikhs' push for the ban after city and labor leaders in L.A. were caught on tape having a racist conversation.

Los Angeles Times

Indian-Americans Urge California To Veto Anti-Caste Discrimination Bill

If signed into law by Governor Newsom, California would become the first State in the United States and the first jurisdiction outside India to outlaw discrimination based on caste.

https://www.ndtv.com/indians-abroad/indian-americans-urge-california-to-veto-anti-caste-discrimination-bill-4377720

#california #sacramento #CaliforniaStateAssembly #sb403 #AishaWahab #IndianAmericans #IndianDiaspora #law #CasteDiscrimination #UnitedStates #caste #casteism #hindus #india

Indian-Americans Urge California To Veto Anti-Caste Discrimination Bill

If signed into law by Governor Newsom, California would become the first State in the United States and the first jurisdiction outside India to outlaw discrimination based on caste.

NDTV

The Politics over California’s Anti-Caste Bill

Anxiety amongst upper-caste diaspora that their narrative about a benign Indian culture would be undone lies at the heart of the opposition to California’s bill to ban caste discrimination.

https://www.theindiaforum.in/caste/politics-over-californias-anti-caste-bill

#california #CaliforniaStateAssembly #CasteDiscrimination #untouchability #AishaWahab #democrats #IndianDiaspora #UnitedStates #law #SocialJustice #india

The Politics over California’s Anti-Caste Bill

If all goes well, California will be the first state in the United States to ban caste discrimination. A bill...

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