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After four months of relentless efforts by the Hindu American Foundation, New York State Assembly and Senate have dropped the references of ‘Swastika’ from the bills’ S7680′ and ‘A9155’. The bills are related to the Capitol Siege on January 07, 2021, when Trump supporters stormed into the Capitol after the Presidential election results were announced. https://twitter.com/HinduAmerican/status/1519764263874793480?s=20&t=V2x3NSX13KNPujn0GUL0nQ The bill stated, “The attackers carried white supremacist symbols including the flag known as the “Confederate battle flag,” as well as anti-Semitic and fascist symbols including swastikas. Not only the bills used the word ‘Swastika’, but they also referred it as an antisemitic and fascist symbol. HAF’s Anita Joshi and Shereen Bhalla worked relentlessly by providing evidence and building strategic relationships to remove ‘Swastika’ from the bill. After succeeding in removing ‘Swastika’ from the bill, HAF thanked the New York State Assembly and Senate, along with Bichotte Hermelyn and Liz Krueger, for their efforts. https://twitter.com/HinduAmerican/status/1519764266781487111?s=20&t=V2x3NSX13KNPujn0GUL0nQ The comments posted here/below/in the given space are not on behalf of Organiser. The person posting the comment will be in sole ownership of its responsibility. According to the central government's IT rules, obscene or offensive statement made against a person, religion, community or nation is a punishable offense, and legal action wo...

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CALIFORNIA, June 3, 2022 (Hindu American Foundation): AB2282 will make California the first state to: 1) Recognize the swastika as a symbol of peace to the Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist communities in its penal code, adding a layer of protection; and 2) Identify the Nazi emblem as the “hakenkreuz” and “hooked cross”. These are two monumental victories in recognizing and educating the public about the swastika. Furthermore, AB2282 removes the threat of harassment for displaying a swastika. The term “Nazi swastika” was not removed as all legislation must first be vetted by the Legislative Counsel, a nonpartisan committee of attorneys who advise legislators on the constitutionality of bill language; a legislator cannot introduce legislation without clearance from the Legislative Counsel. In the case of AB2282, Legislative Counsel determined that to legally decriminalize the swastika, the phrase “Nazi swastika” must remain because it exists in both the penal code and law enforcement training. Therefore, the language in AB2282 is a stopgap solution. Even though Legislative Counsel determined that “Nazi swastika” must remain, HAF saw an opportunity to create an amendment that educates the public, decriminalizes the swastika, and begins the multiyear process of reforming the California Penal Code. The authors’ intent of AB2282 was to equalize hate crimes penalties for white nationalists; HAF clarified that the emblem, commonly and incorrectly referred to as “Nazi swastika” in the Wes...

Buzz60 For many, the cross with bent arms is For others, it's an ancient sign of peace and prosperity. For all involved, it's an issue fraught with history, ingrained experience and high emotion. As hate crimes – including those against Jews – The California Senate has passed AB 2822, which equalizes the penalties and enforceable locations for what the bill calls “three pervasive and extremely harmful Others support the bill in spirit, but say using the word “swastika” to describe the Nazi emblem is not only incorrect, but potentially dangerous. They note that the symbol held sacred by an estimated 2 billion Hindus, Buddhists and Jains worldwide existed for “Hitler never used the word,” said T.K. Nakagaki, a Buddhist priest and author of “The Buddhist Swastika and Hitler’s Cross: Rescuing a Symbol of Peace from the Forces of Hate.”“He only used the word ‘Hakenkreuz.’” A word meaning “hooked cross.” “For a lot of Asian people, this is the most important symbol,” Nakagaki said. “It’s a representation of noble truth, or even Buddha himself. It’s a major symbol around the world, one of the most interfaith symbols that has ever existed.” Not making that distinction, some say, subjects theircommunities in the U.S. to misunderstanding, harassment, scorn and danger. Nearly 8 million Hindus, Buddhists and Jains call the U.S. home, with the symbol found on Buddhist temples, in household shrines and displayed during the Hindu festival of Diwali. “Words really matter and have a lot of...

( J. The Jewish News of Northern California via The new language added to the bill in May reads: “It is the intent of the Legislature to criminalize the placement or display of the Nazi Hakenkreuz (hooked cross), also known as the Nazi swastika that was the official emblem of the Nazi party, for the purpose of terrorizing a person. This legislation is not intended to criminalize the placement or display of the ancient swastika symbols that are associated with Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism and are symbols of peace.” The bill, which was sent to the Senate after unanimously passing the Assembly last week, is expected to reach Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk by the end of summer. It aims to change hate crime laws by standardizing the punishment for using various “terror symbols,” such as nooses and burning crosses — and swastikas. It would also expand the list of places where the law is applied to include public parks, school campuses, places of worship and cemeteries, among others. Antisemitic groups such as the Goyim Defense League have The Nazi symbol, which most people picture when they think of a swastika, is actually called the Hakenkreuz. “This has been a misnomer that’s very entrenched, and it’s going to take a while to get past that,” said Samir Kalra, the foundation’s managing director. His group wants people to stop using the word “swastika” altogether when referencing Nazis, though he acknowledges that for Jews, there are decades of trauma connected to the symbol. “I am...

While California considers nooses, swastikas and burning crosses all to be symbols of terror, state law treats them differently in where they are allowed and how they are penalized. After no criminal charges were filed against a man suspected of The group approached Assemblywoman Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, who has introduced a bill co-authored by Marin Assemblyman Marc Levine, that would equalize the penalties for using swastikas, nooses and burning crosses for the purpose of terrorizing people. “Currently in the law, burning crosses are treated with the highest level of penalties, swastikas are next and nooses are considered, according to the penalties, the least egregious offense,” said Bauer-Kahan, a Democrat who represents an East Bay district. “This bill would bring them all in parity, so if you’re terrorizing a group with any of these symbols, you are treated the same.” Under the bill, “They are equally repulsive and hateful and so this bill aligns those penalties and how they’re applied,” said Levine, a Democrat who lives in Greenbrae. Existing law considers using nooses as a misdemeanor, using swastikas as a felony only on a third offense and burning crosses as a felony. The law also varies on where these symbols are allowed to be used, with swastikas being the least regulated. Mark Solomons is among the members of the Name, Oppose and Abolish Hate Marin group, also known as NOAH Marin, which advocated for the bill. He said with more incidents of extremist and white supr...

In March, a group of emboldened neo-Nazis in Melbourne Now, the Australian government is trying to tackle the problem by placing a ban on swastikas and other Nazi symbols. “There is no place in Australia for symbols that glorify the horrors of the Holocaust,” Australian Attorney General Mark Dreyfus said on June 8. The new bill was introduced in Parliament this week and seeks to ban the trade and public display of the swastika or Schutzstaffel (SS) symbols on flags, armbands, T-shirts, and insignia, as well as the online publication of symbols promoting Nazi ideology. “Extremist insignia are an effective propaganda tool because they are easy to remember and understand,” Dreyfus Diego Fedele—EPA-EFE/Shutterstock Meanwhile, research by “Tackling Hate,” an Australian initiative, Experts tell TIME that the recent resurgence of far-right activism in Australia can be traced back to 2015 and coincides with the presidential campaign of Donald Trump, who campaigned on a platform that “We’ve had a number of local groups model themselves on the Proud Boys, for example,” Roose says. Read More: In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, two far-right groups called the Lads Society and the Antipodean Resistance reportedly combined to form the National Socialist Network (NSN) and established its base in the state of Victoria. NSN tapped into public anger over pandemic restrictions—Australia enacted some of the world’s strictest measures—as many Australians took to the streets to participate ...