Allies celebrate Seattle’s ban
South Asian communities will celebrate the 132nd birthday of Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, a staunch advocate for Dalit people, this Saturday in Kirkland.
“This celebration of Dr. Ambedkar’s birthday will be very special because of the Seattle ordinance,” said Prashant Nema of Bellevue, who grew up in a middle-tier caste in India and pushed for the ban.
For years, Nema, a software engineer at Meta, didn’t give much thought to the hierarchical system. This began to change over time as he learned more about white fragility, systemic oppression and the hardships that lower-caste groups face.
Similarly, Raghav Kaushik, who was born into the Brahmin caste, became
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