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Caste has no place—in India, in America, or anywhere. Together, we can end caste discrimination and build a just world.

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AKSC 7th Annual Conference 2026

Democracy & Freedom: Promise vs Practice

The seventh annual conference examines how culture, law, and AI control public narratives—and how collective action can challenge inequality and build a more democratic future.

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Los Cerritos Community Center, 3377 Alder Avenue, Fremont, California
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Hindus in America Practice Caste

Federal law protects people from discrimination on race, colour, religion, sex and national origin, but not caste. A high school student sets out why the caste practised by Hindus in America needs naming and outlawing.

· Kanmani Duraikannan

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Revolutionary voices

Words for struggle, dignity, and liberation.

  • So learn and break the chains of caste. Throw away the Brahman’s scriptures fast.

    Savitribai Phule

    Go, Get Education (English translation)
  • We want freedom by any means necessary. We want justice by any means necessary. We want equality by any means necessary.

    Malcolm X

    Founding Rally of the Organization of Afro-American Unity, 1964
  • It is our duty to fight for our freedom. It is our duty to win.

    Assata Shakur

    Assata — An Autobiography
  • Turn in any direction you like, caste is the monster that crosses your path.

    Dr. B. R. Ambedkar

    Annihilation of Caste, 1936
  • If Black women were free, it would mean that everyone else would have to be free since our freedom would necessitate the destruction of all the systems of oppression.

    Combahee River Collective

    The Combahee River Collective Statement, 1977
  • There should be no castes. None should call himself as high or low because of birth.

    Periyar E. V. Ramasamy

    Collected Works of Periyar E.V.R.
  • Prisons do not disappear social problems, they disappear human beings.

    Angela Y. Davis

    Masked Racism, 1998
  • The master’s tools will never dismantle the master’s house.

    Audre Lorde

    The Master’s Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master’s House, 1979

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