Frank Panopoulos has worked on Peace and Social Justice issues since 1979. During
the 1980s he lived in the Corjesu Community, a lay Catholic community engaged in the
works of mercy in Upper Manhattan and affiliated with the Catholic campus ministry at Columbia University. Frank has spent time in prison for acts of non-violent civil disobedience, including two Plowshares Actions in the 1980s (AVCO and Trident II).

This year is shaping up like last for the imperiled religious minorities of South Asia. 

Approximately 1,000 Christians belonging to Adivasi tribal communities from the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh have fled their homes following a spate of violent attacks. The timing, right before Christmas, was no coincidence.

SEATTLE — The Seattle City Council on Tuesday added caste to the city’s anti-discrimination laws, becoming the first U.S. city to specifically ban caste discrimination.

Calls to outlaw discrimination based on caste, a division of people based on birth or descent, have grown louder among South Asian diaspora communities in the United States. But the movement is getting pushback from some Hindu Americans who argue that such legislation maligns a specific community.

We did it! After almost a decade of organizing, Seattle City Council voted Yes on Councilmember Kshama Sawant’s historic legislation to ban caste discrimination in the city of Seattle. Thank you for joining us in taking action to advance caste equity and making your voices heard