Across faiths, US volunteers mobilize for India crisis
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LUIS ANDRES HENAO and JESSIE WARDARSKI, Associated Press
May 10, 2021
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1of11From left, Tim Williams, warehouse assistant for Medisys, Ray Fredericks, assistant director for Medisys, and Dr. Abhu Kaur with Khalsa Aid USA, a global humanitarian organization, load dozens of electrical transformers onto a pallet, which will be shipped to New Delhi with oxygen concentrators this week on New York’s Long Island, Friday, May 7, 2021. With teams deployed in India to help support COVID-19 patients, Khalsa Aid USA plans to provide a total of 500 oxygen concentrators and 500 transformers to cities throughout the country.Jessie Wardarski/APShow MoreShow Less
In a well-attended March 10 Zoom meeting, New York State Democratic chair Jay Jacobs assured the Indian American community that the S2727 bill misrepresenting the Swastika (also spelled as Swastik) as a symbol of hate âwill not move forward, it will not be advanced in the Senate or the Assembly, it is not going anywhere.â
Jacobs gave his assurance at the meeting organized by the Nassau County Democratic Committee and the newly formed United Front of Indian Americans in North America.
The meeting was the result of intense efforts by Kamlesh Mehta, who has taken a frontline seat in the âSave Swastikâ campaign.
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Interfaith leaders promote dialogue and tackle misconceptions around the Swastika
Buddhist, Hindu, Jain, and Jewish speakers shared their perspectives along with historical evidence and current usage of the misunderstood symbol
Sunday, February 8, 2021. Virtual. The Coalition of Hindus of North America (CoHNA) and Heiwa Peace and Reconciliation Foundation of New York (Heiwa) co-sponsored a three-day event aimed at spreading awareness, encouraging dialogue, and developing a deeper understanding of the Swastika – a symbol held sacred by nearly 2 billion Hindus, Buddhists, Jains, and other communities around the world. Held during the UN World Interfaith Harmony Week, the event highlighted the need to remove various misconceptions that have incorrectly deemed the Swastika as a symbol of hatred in the west.