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House condemns anti-Sikh attacks
Friday December 14, 2012 03:18:46 PM,
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Washington: The
Illinois House of Representatives has adopted a resolution
denouncing racially motivated attacks against the Sikhs,
particularly the shootout at a Wisconsin gurdwara in August that
killed six Sikh worshippers.
Calling the shootout at the Oak Creek gurdwara as a "deplorable
act of violence and hate" the resolution acknowledged the American
Sikh community's long standing commitment to the United States,
according to United Sikhs, a community organisation.
The Wisconsin shooting and other racially motivated attacks "have
caused Sikhs and other communities to live under an unfair burden
of vulnerability," it said.
Denouncing hate-fuelled violence and encouraging civic engagement
and participation among the immigrant and minority communities of
Illinois, the resolution seeks to create greater awareness among
the general public about Sikhs and other minority communities.
United Sikhs plans to commemorate the Illinois House resolution
denouncing the "deplorable attacks on Sikh Americans and hate
crimes and hateful political rhetoric" on Sunday at Sikh Religious
Society Gurdwara in Palatine, Illinois.
Commending the Illinois House for adopting the resolution, United
Sikhs said it looked forward to working again with the South Asian
American Policy & Research Institute (SAAPRI) and the Illinois
House Legislature on further measures that will help safeguard the
rights of Sikh and other minority communities.
"This legislation is an acknowledgement of the racially motivated
atrocities that have been committed and a commitment by the state
of Illinois to devote resources to educating the greater Illinois
community on Sikh Americans and South Asian Americans", said Ekta
Arneja, Midwest Regional Coordinator of United Sikhs.
The community organisation will continue to engage in advocacy and
legislative efforts throughout the United States to help maintain
and expand the civil and human rights of the Sikhs and other
communities, it said.
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