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   From: democrat-criminals@mail.house.gov   
      
   https://nextshark.com/seattle-becomes-first-us-city-to-ban-caste-   
   discrimination   
      
   SEATTLE HAS BECOME the first city in the world outside of South Asia to   
   implement a ban on caste as part of its anti-discrimination law.   
      
   The announcement came on Tuesday when the Seattle City Council added caste   
   to the city’s anti-discrimination law following a 6-1 vote in favor,   
   prompting a fierce reaction from opposition groups and an overflow of   
   emotions from supporters.   
      
   Cheers and chants echoed through the city hall chamber after the council   
   voted in favor of the ordinance pushed forward by District 3 City Council   
   member Kshama Sawant.   
      
   Several supporters of the ordinance chanted “Jai Bhim” (victory for Bhim),   
   a rallying cry for followers of B.R. Ambedkar, an Indian Dalit rights icon   
   who died on Dec. 6, 1956.   
      
   “I’m emotional because this is the first time such an ordinance has been   
   passed anywhere in the world outside of South Asia,” Yogesh Mane, a   
   Seattle resident who grew up in India as a Dalit, or so-called   
   “untouchable,” told the Associated Press. “It’s a historic moment.”   
      
   Thenmozhi Soundararajan, executive director of Equity Labs, a Dalit civil   
   rights organization based in Oakland, California, said the passing of the   
   ordinance served as a “powerful message that Dalit people are not alone.”   
      
   “The South Asian community has united to say we want to heal from the   
   trauma of caste,” she added.   
      
   In a statement, Sawant explained that the ordinance would not single out   
   one community and that it would account for how the discrimination of the   
   caste system had crossed national and religious boundaries.   
      
   “We’ve heard hundreds of gut-wrenching stories over the last few weeks   
   showing us that caste discrimination is very real in Seattle,” Sawant   
   said.   
      
   While the majority of activists who attended the Tuesday deliberation were   
   supporters of the ordinance, a few opposing groups also voiced their   
   opinion on the city council’s decision.   
      
   C.H. Srikrishna, a tech worker based in the San Francisco Bay Area, told   
   the Associated Press he is worried about the potential impact of the   
   passed ordinance on the South Asian community.   
      
   “I too want discrimination to end,” he said. “But we need to first   
   determine that widespread discrimination exists. We need more time,   
   context and background. The way in which the council has rushed this   
   ordinance is concerning.”   
      
   Srikrishna added that he felt his religion was being attacked by the   
   ordinance: “When you say it originated 2,000 years ago, that is implicitly   
   blaming Hinduism. That bothers me. I feel betrayed.”   
      
   Sanjay Patel, who owns a tech company in the Seattle area, shared that he   
   had never experienced discrimination in the U.S. as a member of the lower   
   caste, but the latest passed ordinance reminded him of what he thought was   
   an outdated issue.   
      
   “I fear with this law, businesses will be afraid to hire South Asians,”   
   Patel told AP. “It will also affect interpersonal relationships if   
   community members start viewing each other with a caste lens.”   
      
   Although the over 2,000-year-old social hierarchy was officially abolished   
   in 1950, its effects are still felt among those in the lower caste in all   
   aspects, such as social, cultural and economic.   
      
   The hierarchy consists of four main categories: the Brahmins (priests and   
   teachers), Kshatriyas (warriors and rulers), Vaishyas (traders and   
   merchants) and the Shudras (laborers). Those categorized outside the four   
   are considered Dalits, and have always been tasked to perform specific   
   jobs, like cleaning and waste picking.   
      
   The New Humanitarian claimed in its November 2022 report that there are   
   around 280 million Dalits — about 20% of India’s 1.3 billion population —   
   in the country.   
      
   While Seattle has become the first city in the U.S. to ban caste   
   discrimination, other universities in the country have already implemented   
   similar policies.   
      
   Some universities include Brown University, which became the first Ivy   
   League school to implement the policy, the California State University   
   System, Colby College and the University of California, Davis.   
      
      
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