muslim indian american; engaged buddhist; Equitable Nonviolent Communication trainer & mediator: @nvcdesi
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Heart-Warming Ice Cream - Ben & Jerry's is inspiring me today with their courage. They disagreed with their new owners. And went further by actually sueing Unilever for failing to practice the social justice it preaches #FreePalaestine
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After years of delay and refusals to undo these harms of the Muslim and African Bans, there’s no excuse now. The Biden administration must move quickly to create and implement a fair and effective visa process for impacted individuals. #NoMuslimBanEver
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BREAKING: A federal judge ruled that the Biden admin must undo the harms of the Muslim & African Bans, and reconsider denied visa applications. The Biden admin must do what’s right and develop a fair, effective visa process for our communities.
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This Thursday, a U.S. district court is holding a hearing in ongoing court cases seeking to redress the harms of the Muslim ban.
Haddy Gassama of @UndocuBlack writes about the challenges thousands of immigrants still face even after the ban was repealed: bit.ly/3PGDnhW
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A large large population of India is addicted to the idea of persecuting Muslims. No matter how broken they become, the ecstasy of everyday fascism will make them vote hate.
Welcome to reality again – at New Delhi, India
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One man's unlikely path to becoming part of the 1% of black Google tech employees #MyCareerPath
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We urge the families of victims of the 9/11 attack who are pursuing litigation to engage with the Afghan-American community. We urge them to reconsider and drop their suit. Seizing money that belongs to the Afghan people will not bring justice but ensure more misery and death.
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We are outraged.
President Biden's decision to set aside half of Afghanistan's frozen reserves to 9/11 families is short-sighted, cruel, and will worsen a catastrophe in progress, affecting millions of Afghans, many of whom are on the verge of starvation.
Our statement:
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If you believe in democracy, you should make it easier for everyone to vote, even the people who disagree with you. If you don’t believe in democracy, then you have no place in elected office. #FreedomToVoteAct
Sometimes we outgrow our heroes. Buy for now #davechapelle , I hope you reflect & grow. Till then, here's who I'm watching ^_^
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My fav is @dlocokid. He's hilarious! Check out their hosted stand-up! dlocokid.com/stand-up-1
“Trans folks actually CAN take a joke, it’s just that we’re too busy trying to stay alive sometimes to laugh at ill‑crafted, cheap‑shot humour. Trans folks are incredibly funny when you’re not ruining our lives.” - @dlocokid
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Everyone is talking about “Tax The Rich” because of AOC’s stunt at a gala full of the people she was targeting, where she was invited for free in a free dress… to back up her actual legitimate work on this issue in Congress, and you’re all angry/confused as to why she did it?
Feeling inspired by @solidarity_is discussion of the last 20 years of solidarity! @lsarsour spelled it out clearly, billionaires have a habit of ignoring the needs of millions of people. And YET we still have success caring for our communities.
#20YearsSince #SolidaritySeptember
