WASHINGTON, DC – HinduPACT, the Hindu Mandir Executives’ Conference (HMEC), prominent Hindu organizations and over 200 concerned Hindus are calling on the SeattleCity Council to Reject CB 120511. The proposed legislation is Hinduphobic and disproportionately targets Hindus by adding the word “caste” to the protected classes thereby perpetuating racist colonialist stereotypes and misconceptions about people from the Indian Subcontinent. The ...
February 20, 2023 Honorable Council Members, We, the undersigned, representing prominent Hindu organizations and temples are deeply concerned about the Council’s recent discussions on the issue of “caste.” We urge the Council members to reject CB 120511 that adds the word “caste” to the protected classes. The word “caste” is of Portuguese origin (Casta – ‘lineage, race, breed’) was invented as a tool of racial discrimination against the converted ...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRESS CONTACTOctober 29, 2022 info@HinduPACT.orgBangladeshi Diaspora Holds Press Conference in D.C., Bangladesh Consul General AttendsH.Res. 1430 calls for Action Under International Law Against Pakistan Armed Forces and War CriminalsWashington, D.C. – On Friday, The Human Rights Congress for Bangladesh Minorities (HRCBM) and Hi ...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 15, 2022 WASHINGTON, D.C – October 14, 2022 will be remembered as a historic day. On this day the bipartisan H. Res. 1430, seeking formal recognition of of the 1971 Bangladesh genocide, was introduced by Congressional representatives, Steve Chabot and Ro Khanna. For more than a year, the Ohio chapter of HinduPACT led the campaign with the support of ...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOctober 12, 2022WASHINGTON, D.C – Following months of research, dedication and perseverance, HinduPACT has officially launched its HinduVote.org website to help voters select Federal candidates based on their support for issues that are important to the Hindu diaspora.The comprehensive website, the first of its kind in the history of the American Hindu community, consists of location-based listing of candidates for the House ...
HinduPACT joined Hindu organizations coalition in countering the Hindu-hate at the Teaneck New Jersey Democratic Municipal Committee FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Contact: Rakhi Israni, pr@sewausa.org, (510) 399-5551, Samir Rawal, syrawal@gmail.com New Jersey Democratic State Committee Rebukes Anti-Hindu Elements in Party; Hindu Americans Call for Disbandment of Teaneck Democratic Municipal Committee Teaneck, NJ (October 3, 2022): The New Jerse ...
Press Release by Hindu organizations in New Jersey, including HinduPACT, HMEC and World Hindu Council of America (VHPA) TEANECK, N.J., Sept. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Almost fifty-five Hindu American organizations representing more than 155,000 residents of Bergen County, NJ and surrounding areas signed a coalition letter condemning a hateful resolution recently passed by the Teaneck Democratic Municipal Committee (TDMC). The resolution rec ...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 16, 2022 WASHINGTON, D.C – A series of strategically targeted attacks against Hindus across North America, several of which were carried out by Pakistan-backed Khalistani extremists, is raising questions about whether enough is being done to address the alarming rise in anti-Hindu attacks by law enforcement. On Wednesday evening, Khalistani extremists vandalized and defaced the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir i ...
https://youtu.be/g1n-e7Kq6kM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESeptember 9, 2022WASHINGTON, D.C – On Friday, former Congressional candidate Manga Anantmula, the mother of US Navy commander, confronted Pakistani Ambassador Masood Khan during a Q&A sessions at the National Press Club and requested he address the issue of forced conversions and the rape of hundreds of women who identify as religious minorities in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.“Manga’ ...