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New name, same mission of protecting the rights of New Bedford residents against discrimination.

Among Kshama Sawant’s earliest memories of the caste system was hearing her grandfather — a man she “otherwise loved very much” — utter a slur to summon their lower-caste maid.

One of Kshama Sawant’s earliest memories of the caste system was hearing her grandfather — a man she “otherwise loved very much” — utter a slur to summon their lower-caste maid.

Kshama Sawant has proposed an ordinance to add caste to Seattle’s anti-discrimination laws. If her fellow council members approve it...

Seattle City Council member Kshama Sawant wants to add caste to the city’s anti-discrimination laws

A proposed ordinance in Seattle would add caste to the city's anti-discrimination laws. The origins of the caste system in India date back 3,000 years.

Mayor Tyrone Garner removed Rick Behrens, a longtime social justice advocate who spoke out against the actions of former police detective Roger Golubski, from the Law Enforcement Advisory Board. Garner appointed Behrens just a year ago.

If passed Tuesday, the law will become a first in the U.S.

<div class="at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.metro.us/seattle-considers-historic-law-barring-caste-discrimination/"></div>One of Kshama Sawant’s earliest memories of the caste system was hearing her grandfather — a man she “otherwise loved very much” — utter a slur to summon their lower-caste maid. The Seattle City Council member, raised in an upper-caste Hindu Brahmin household in India, was 6 when she asked her grandfather why he used ...

If this proposed ordinance passes, Seattle will become the first city in the U.S. to outlaw caste-based discrimination.