Newsom's veto of #SB403 looks even worse:
“I never knew Newsom until I met him there,” Kapur said. “You know, I raised money for Kamala Harris when she ran for the presidency, because she’s my DNA. And if he (Newsom) runs for the …” he tapered off. “Maybe that was part of the message too.”
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“I wanted him to know that you don’t take the Indian American community for granted,” Kapur said. “There’ll be a knife fight after (2024) between Newsom and her (Harris).”
https://www.sfchronicle.com/california/article/newsom-caste-law-veto-18434287.php
California governor vetoes caste discrimination bill, calls it 'unnecessary'
Activists in the state are dealt a blow as Gavin Newsom says the state’s laws already offer civil rights protections.
#california #GavinNewsom #CasteDiscrimination #SB403 #dalits #adivasis #casteism #untouchability #brahminism #hinduism #hindutva #india
In which Gavin Newsom bows to Hindu nationalists, presumably because he intends to run for president, and appeasing power is more politically expedient than justice. The veto rationalization is nonsense and he surely knows it. The amended version of this bill passed the CA Assembly 55-3 and the Senate 31-5. #CasteEquity #SB403
https://calmatters.org/politics/2023/10/caste-discrimination-newsom/
I’m so pissed that Gavin Newsom vetoed the bill banning caste-based discrimination.
This is the definition of a Pyrrhic victory. “Hindu” lobby groups have convinced the public and politicians that Hinduism is inherently bigoted:
“But opponents of the bill said it unfairly targets Hindus because caste is a part of their religion. “
https://calmatters.org/politics/2023/10/caste-discrimination-newsom/
#Caste #AntiCaste #California #SB403 #SouthAsianAmerican #GavinNewsom
JUST IN: Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoes #SB403, a bill that would have banned caste discrimination in California.
From our archives, here's an essay from contributor Siddhant Pusdekarabout caste discrimination in STEM, both in India and stateside.
#california #india #science #politics
https://www.thexylom.com/post/saying-dei-in-an-indian-accent
It’s amazing to me that #SB403 myth busters have had to calmly respond to propaganda like “this anti-discrimination lead to a Hindu genocide”
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.
#california #sacramento #CaliforniaStateAssembly #sb403 #AishaWahab #IndianAmericans #IndianDiaspora #law #CasteDiscrimination #UnitedStates #caste #casteism #hindus #india
California Assembly passes bill to ban caste discrimination
The bill will now be sent to the state Senate and then for the governor’s assent.
https://scroll.in/latest/1055046/us-california-assembly-passes-bill-to-ban-caste-discrimination
#CaliforniaAssembly #CasteDiscrimination #law #caste #sb403 #AishaWahab #DemocraticParty #UnitedStates #IndianDiaspora #casteism #hindutva #COHNA #india
Caste discrimination may be invisible to those of us who are not South Asian, but seems to be a real problem:
"In a 2022 research paper, 24 of 27 Dalit Nepalis interviewed in the Bay Area said they had experienced some form of caste-based discrimination, including two who said they were forced out by roommates or landlords when their caste was discovered."
#SB403 would ban this discrimination but Assemblymen Low and Alex Lee want to water that down to a "study." https://calmatters.org/politics/2023/06/caste-discrimination-california/
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