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Sikh community comes together against discrimination and last updated 2021-04-23 14:53:20-04 CHICAGO — Founded more than 500 years ago in the Punjab region of South Asia, the Sikh faith has more than 25 million adherents worldwide. There are some 500,000 Sikhs living in the U.S. today, with the first immigrating in the late 1800s. Four of the eight victims in last week’s deadly mass shooting at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis were Indian Americans of the Sikh faith. Now, activists, artists and political leaders are calling for solidarity and acknowledgement. At a virtual vigil for ...

RELEASE: Lawmakers, National Security Experts, Civil Rights Leaders Call for Renewed Commitment To End White Supremacist Violence Date: April 21, 2021 Contact: Sam Hananel Washington, D.C. — On Wednesday, members of Congress and experts on national security, faith, technology policy, and civil rights issues called for a renewed national commitment to combat white supremacist violence. The comments came during a joint event sponsored by the Center for American Progress and the McCain Institute for International Leadership. CAP and the McCain Institute also issued a comprehensive strategy on ...

ONLINE EVENT ADVISORY: A Blueprint for Ending White Supremacist Violence Date: April 16, 2021 Contact: Sam Hananel Washington, D.C. — White supremacist violence in the United States is not new, but in recent years, it has become a top national security threat. In October 2020, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security concluded that racially and ethnically motivated violent extremists, particularly white supremacist extremists, are “the most persistent and lethal threat in the Homeland.” To confront this issue, the Center for American Progress and the McCain Institute for International L...

A Blueprint for Ending White Supremacist Violence A joint Center for American Progress and McCain Institute for International Leadership event Wednesday, April 21, 2021, 11:00 am ET - 12:30 pm ET White supremacist violence in the United States is not new, but in recent years, it has become a top national security threat. In October 2020, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security concluded that racially and ethnically motivated violent extremists, particularly white supremacist extremists, are “the most persistent and lethal threat in the Homeland.” To confront this issue, the Cent...