Equality Labs
@equalitylabs.bsky.social
At the intersection of organizing, community based research, socially engaged arts & digital security for South Asian religious & cultural minorities💙💛
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Thank you, @timesofindianews.bsky.social for this primer on caste in the US. Our Executive Director, @dalitdiva.bsky.social states: "We deserve a diaspora that heals together, stands with survivors, and refuses to repeat the injustices we inherited."
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Caste Discrimination in US: Dalit Activist Thenmozhi Soundararajan's Groundbreaking Survey and Advocacy | Chennai News - The Times of India
A groundbreaking US survey revealed widespread caste discrimination among Dalits, challenging the notion that it's confined to South Asia. Activist Th
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November 24, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Thank you, @timesofindianews.bsky.social for this primer on caste in the US. Our Executive Director, @dalitdiva.bsky.social states: "We deserve a diaspora that heals together, stands with survivors, and refuses to repeat the injustices we inherited."
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai...
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai...
1/ 🏳️⚧️To our Trans siblings on this Transgender Day of Remembrance: we value you and your resilience, and we stand in solidarity with you in fighting against the violence and discrimination that gender-expansive folx unfairly and constantly experience.
November 20, 2025 at 8:30 PM
1/ 🏳️⚧️To our Trans siblings on this Transgender Day of Remembrance: we value you and your resilience, and we stand in solidarity with you in fighting against the violence and discrimination that gender-expansive folx unfairly and constantly experience.
1/🚨Our new report, “Tracing Online Hate Against Zohran Mamdani”, exposes the massive scale of hate, disinformation, and coordinated narrative attacks targeting mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani during the 2025 New York City Mayoral Race.
Access the report: www.equalitylabs.org/research/pub...
Access the report: www.equalitylabs.org/research/pub...
November 4, 2025 at 8:17 PM
1/🚨Our new report, “Tracing Online Hate Against Zohran Mamdani”, exposes the massive scale of hate, disinformation, and coordinated narrative attacks targeting mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani during the 2025 New York City Mayoral Race.
Access the report: www.equalitylabs.org/research/pub...
Access the report: www.equalitylabs.org/research/pub...
1/ Check out this coverage from @thewirein.bsky.social on our Executive Director, Thenmozhi Soundararajan receiving this year's Vaikom Award! We are thrilled to see her impact recognized. thewire.in/rights/thenm...
Thenmozhi Soundararajan Wins Tamil Nadu Govt's 2025 Vaikom Award
Instituted in 2023 in memory of Periyar E.V. Ramasamy, the Vaikom Award honours individuals and organisations advancing social equality and justice, with a special focus on anti-caste work.
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October 24, 2025 at 9:31 PM
1/ Check out this coverage from @thewirein.bsky.social on our Executive Director, Thenmozhi Soundararajan receiving this year's Vaikom Award! We are thrilled to see her impact recognized. thewire.in/rights/thenm...
1/📣Yesterday, the Tamil Nadu government publicly announced that this year’s prestigious Vaikom Award for social justice will be presented to Equality Labs’ co-founder and Executive Director, Thenmozhi Soundararajan. www.equalitylabs.org/media/2025/1...
October 23, 2025 at 5:23 PM
1/📣Yesterday, the Tamil Nadu government publicly announced that this year’s prestigious Vaikom Award for social justice will be presented to Equality Labs’ co-founder and Executive Director, Thenmozhi Soundararajan. www.equalitylabs.org/media/2025/1...
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What an honor to receive the 2025 Vaikom Award for Social Justice from the Government of Tamil Nadu—in the name and spirit of Periyar.
His legacy calls us to action: end discrimination in all its forms—caste, gender, sexual orientation, religion—and make self-respect a lived reality for everyone.
His legacy calls us to action: end discrimination in all its forms—caste, gender, sexual orientation, religion—and make self-respect a lived reality for everyone.
October 23, 2025 at 3:30 AM
What an honor to receive the 2025 Vaikom Award for Social Justice from the Government of Tamil Nadu—in the name and spirit of Periyar.
His legacy calls us to action: end discrimination in all its forms—caste, gender, sexual orientation, religion—and make self-respect a lived reality for everyone.
His legacy calls us to action: end discrimination in all its forms—caste, gender, sexual orientation, religion—and make self-respect a lived reality for everyone.
1/ Today we remember Saheb Kanshi Ram, an influential Indian politician who worked tirelessly to improve the lives of Dalit-Bahujan communities. He pushed back against caste discrimination by mobilizing caste-oppressed peoples to take political action.
October 9, 2025 at 6:30 PM
1/ Today we remember Saheb Kanshi Ram, an influential Indian politician who worked tirelessly to improve the lives of Dalit-Bahujan communities. He pushed back against caste discrimination by mobilizing caste-oppressed peoples to take political action.
1/ 🎨Celebrate a new and powerful exhibit of paintings featuring Dalit leaders! “Talkin’ Bout a Revolution” is an exhibition spotlighting the work of artist and activist Pyaari Azaadi on view from September 25th-December 13th at Pen and Brush NYC.🎨
October 1, 2025 at 7:50 PM
1/ 🎨Celebrate a new and powerful exhibit of paintings featuring Dalit leaders! “Talkin’ Bout a Revolution” is an exhibition spotlighting the work of artist and activist Pyaari Azaadi on view from September 25th-December 13th at Pen and Brush NYC.🎨
1/ Today marks the anniversary of Jyotiba Phule’s founding of the social reform society known as Satyashodhak Samaj, which began as a means of addressing caste and gender-based violence and discrimination by focusing on providing education and political access for women and Dalits 💙💛
September 24, 2025 at 3:46 PM
1/ Today marks the anniversary of Jyotiba Phule’s founding of the social reform society known as Satyashodhak Samaj, which began as a means of addressing caste and gender-based violence and discrimination by focusing on providing education and political access for women and Dalits 💙💛
🌞Join us!🌛Tomorrow, we will be hosting an emergent dharma + political education response to escalating violence & threats in the current moment.
✍️🏾Register here: bit.ly/RootedCommun...
✍️🏾Register here: bit.ly/RootedCommun...
September 17, 2025 at 11:46 PM
🌞Join us!🌛Tomorrow, we will be hosting an emergent dharma + political education response to escalating violence & threats in the current moment.
✍️🏾Register here: bit.ly/RootedCommun...
✍️🏾Register here: bit.ly/RootedCommun...
1/ Today we celebrate the life and legacy of Periyar, a social reformer and activist who fought bravely against gender and caste inequality in Tamil Nadu. Now, Periyar's name and image are now recognized across India as symbols of Tamil Dalit political mobilization.
September 17, 2025 at 5:22 PM
1/ Today we celebrate the life and legacy of Periyar, a social reformer and activist who fought bravely against gender and caste inequality in Tamil Nadu. Now, Periyar's name and image are now recognized across India as symbols of Tamil Dalit political mobilization.
Our sympathy goes to the family of Chandra Nagamallaiah. We urge for the legal processes to go forward and for an end to this culture of violence. We must address this crisis of hate in our community! www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Man accused of beheading Dallas motel manager who told him not to use a broken washing machine
Court documents say the suspect became upset after the manager didn’t speak to him directly about the machine but asked a woman to translate.
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September 12, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Our sympathy goes to the family of Chandra Nagamallaiah. We urge for the legal processes to go forward and for an end to this culture of violence. We must address this crisis of hate in our community! www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
1/ 💛💙 Today we celebrate Ayyankali, a revolutionary anti-caste social reformer, educator, and politician. Ayyankali’s family was forced to labor for feudal landlords, which motivated him to spend his life fighting to improve the lives of Kerala’s Dalit communities. 💛💙
August 28, 2025 at 4:57 PM
1/ 💛💙 Today we celebrate Ayyankali, a revolutionary anti-caste social reformer, educator, and politician. Ayyankali’s family was forced to labor for feudal landlords, which motivated him to spend his life fighting to improve the lives of Kerala’s Dalit communities. 💛💙
Today, on her death anniversary, we celebrate and remember Gail Omvedt, an Ambedkarite scholar and anti-caste icon who researched and wrote about Dalit politics and the unique experiences faced by Dalit women. 💙💛
August 26, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Today, on her death anniversary, we celebrate and remember Gail Omvedt, an Ambedkarite scholar and anti-caste icon who researched and wrote about Dalit politics and the unique experiences faced by Dalit women. 💙💛
1/💙🍃Former Jharkhand chief minister and veteran tribal leader, Shibu Soren, also reverently called ”Dishom Guru”, died on August 4th, 2025, at the age of 81. He was honored with this title by the Santhal community for his leadership and work for Adivasi causes.
August 6, 2025 at 10:04 PM
1/💙🍃Former Jharkhand chief minister and veteran tribal leader, Shibu Soren, also reverently called ”Dishom Guru”, died on August 4th, 2025, at the age of 81. He was honored with this title by the Santhal community for his leadership and work for Adivasi causes.
1/⚖️Thank you, @asamnews.bsky.social for your important coverage of a U.S. federal court's recent historic judgement that determined affirming the civil rights of caste-oppressed people does not violate anyone's religious freedom or constitutional protections. asamnews.com/2025/07/30/h...
Lawsuit challenging discrimination case against Cisco dismissed – AsAmNews
An attempt to block state charges that Cisco discriminates against lower caste Indian Americans is tossed out. Some said the case unfairly targeted Hindus.
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July 30, 2025 at 9:08 PM
1/⚖️Thank you, @asamnews.bsky.social for your important coverage of a U.S. federal court's recent historic judgement that determined affirming the civil rights of caste-oppressed people does not violate anyone's religious freedom or constitutional protections. asamnews.com/2025/07/30/h...
1/ TW: Violence.
The recent influx of global users to the social media platform Bluesky has created significant opportunities for meaningful discourse, as users increasingly migrate from platforms like X, Threads, Instagram, and Facebook in search of alternative spaces for community building. 🫂
The recent influx of global users to the social media platform Bluesky has created significant opportunities for meaningful discourse, as users increasingly migrate from platforms like X, Threads, Instagram, and Facebook in search of alternative spaces for community building. 🫂
July 30, 2025 at 3:37 AM
1/ TW: Violence.
The recent influx of global users to the social media platform Bluesky has created significant opportunities for meaningful discourse, as users increasingly migrate from platforms like X, Threads, Instagram, and Facebook in search of alternative spaces for community building. 🫂
The recent influx of global users to the social media platform Bluesky has created significant opportunities for meaningful discourse, as users increasingly migrate from platforms like X, Threads, Instagram, and Facebook in search of alternative spaces for community building. 🫂
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We'll say it time and time again: Abortion bans don't end abortions, they just make it harder for women and pregnant people to access care.
Travel time, costs for abortions increased after state bans, researchers find • Missouri Independent
Travel costs for abortions and delays in care have increased in the wake of state abortion bans, according to a new study.
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July 24, 2025 at 3:36 PM
We'll say it time and time again: Abortion bans don't end abortions, they just make it harder for women and pregnant people to access care.
⚖️1/ A historic ruling by a US Federal Court determined that defending the civil rights of caste-oppressed people does not constitute religious infringement. This news follows the court’s dismissal of a lawsuit, which claimed that caste protections violate religious freedom.
July 24, 2025 at 4:22 PM
⚖️1/ A historic ruling by a US Federal Court determined that defending the civil rights of caste-oppressed people does not constitute religious infringement. This news follows the court’s dismissal of a lawsuit, which claimed that caste protections violate religious freedom.
1/ ✊🏾Today marks the 1972 founding of the Dalit Panthers, a group who boldly resisted caste oppression.✊🏾
May 29, 2025 at 3:58 PM
1/ ✊🏾Today marks the 1972 founding of the Dalit Panthers, a group who boldly resisted caste oppression.✊🏾
1/ Happy Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! 💙💛
May 21, 2025 at 9:17 PM
1/ Happy Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! 💙💛
1/ Today we commemorate the 89th anniversary of the publication of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar's “Annihilation of Caste.”
May 15, 2025 at 5:32 PM
1/ Today we commemorate the 89th anniversary of the publication of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar's “Annihilation of Caste.”
1/ Happy #DalitHistoryMonth! This year’s “Dalit History Month” poster was designed by artist and illustrator Shrujana Shridhar. Embodying this year’s theme of “Resistance to Resilience”, the artwork references the positive trajectory of Dalit rights across time.
April 17, 2025 at 12:22 AM
1/ Happy #DalitHistoryMonth! This year’s “Dalit History Month” poster was designed by artist and illustrator Shrujana Shridhar. Embodying this year’s theme of “Resistance to Resilience”, the artwork references the positive trajectory of Dalit rights across time.
1/ 🌟Happy Ambedkar Jayanti and happy Dalit History Month!🌟 Today, we celebrate the birth anniversary of Dr. Babasaheb B.R. Ambedkar, a Dalit scholar, social reformer, and principal architect of the Indian Constitution.
April 14, 2025 at 11:26 PM
1/ 🌟Happy Ambedkar Jayanti and happy Dalit History Month!🌟 Today, we celebrate the birth anniversary of Dr. Babasaheb B.R. Ambedkar, a Dalit scholar, social reformer, and principal architect of the Indian Constitution.