Monday, September 1, 2008
Indian Americans swing into action at Denver's Pepsi Center
Despite making up only about 58 of the 4,440 delegates and alternate delegates at the Democratic National Convention, Indian Americans swung into action at Denver's Pepsi Center and around town, because of the positions they occupy in the party and the room they have carved in the political campaign debate.
In the morning session Sunita Leeds, Co Chair of the very important Rules Committee and Chair of the Democratic National Committee's Indo-American Leadership Council, was introduced along with the other members of the Rules Committee, by Howard Dean, Chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC).
The DNC also organized an Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Caucus meeting at Four Seasons Hotel, where several Indian Americans addressed the issue of getting out the youth vote and securing swing states for the party on the road to November. In the panel themed ‘Showing our Strength: Our Electeds, Our Candidates, Our Future,' Ohio State Representative Jay Goyal, was one of three state level elected officials to speak He spoke about how Democrats could win Ohio, a swing state, and if it won that state, Obama's presidency was in the bag, according to him.
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In the morning session Sunita Leeds, Co Chair of the very important Rules Committee and Chair of the Democratic National Committee's Indo-American Leadership Council, was introduced along with the other members of the Rules Committee, by Howard Dean, Chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC).
The DNC also organized an Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Caucus meeting at Four Seasons Hotel, where several Indian Americans addressed the issue of getting out the youth vote and securing swing states for the party on the road to November. In the panel themed ‘Showing our Strength: Our Electeds, Our Candidates, Our Future,' Ohio State Representative Jay Goyal, was one of three state level elected officials to speak He spoke about how Democrats could win Ohio, a swing state, and if it won that state, Obama's presidency was in the bag, according to him.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com
Labels: AAPI, action, Barack Obama, campaign, debate, delegates, Democratic National Convention, Denver's Pepsi Center, Indian Americans, presidential nomination, youth vote
Sunday, July 6, 2008
Shilpa Shetty receives Britain's 2008 Global Diversity award
Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty and racing driver Lewis Hamilton and have been awarded Britain's Global Diversity award for 2008 for their contribution to the diversity agenda.Shetty became famous in Britain last year after she was subjected to alleged bullying and racism in the television reality show ‘Celebrity Big Brother'. Her treatment - by some other participants in the popular show - became the subject of a heated row in India.
However, she was universally praised by British commentators for showing restraint.
Hamilton was also subjected to racial abuse. On February 4 this year, he was racially abused by spectators during pre-season testing at the Circuit de Catalunya in Spain. The Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) warned the Spanish authorities about such behavior and announced it would launch a 'Race Against Racism' campaign.
The awards were presented on July 1 night at an event attended by British Foreign Minister David Miliband MP and Culture Minister Andy Burnham among others.
The event was hosted by the Next Steps Foundation, an organization established 10 years ago by MPs Bernie Grant and Keith Vaz to encourage diversity in both the public and private sectors.
The evening also highlighted the European Year of Inter cultural Dialogue that invites European nations to celebrate diversity in Europe.
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Labels: Bollywood actress, Britain, Britain's Global Diversity award, campaign, Celebrity Big Brother, Euroean Year, Europe, FIA, Lewis Hamilton, Race, Racism, reality show, Shilpa Shetty, Spain
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
'Me and You for Children of Myanmar': Bilaal Rajan, 11, rallies schools, others
The new shoes you just bought or the GameBoy you are about to buy, could save the life or educate a child somewhere in the world, says 11-year old Bilaal Rajan, of Brampton, a UNICEF Child Ambassador, who put out a call May 13, to children to begin fund-raising for their Burmese peers hit by the May 3 Cyclone Nargis. Hundreds of Havenwood Public School children in Mississauga, Ontario applauded Bilaal's speech launching the campaign he is calling 'Me and You for the Children of Myanmar.'
Rajan's challenge encourages every child in Canada to raise up to Myanma $105 for UNICEF Myanmar Cyclone Appeal. Children can participate in school-based fund-raising activities, download information and a challenge poster at the UNICEF Canada Web site at www.unicef.ca, or engage in their own fund-raising with family, neighbors and friends.
Even though News India-Times interviewed him just the day after the launch, Rajan said the response had been tremendous.
"All Peel Region schools are doing it, and New market, Aurora (townships). And we're still spreading the word," he said. (Peel Region covers Brampton and Mississauga in Greater Toronto where a significant South Asian population lives.) As this went to press, government estimates placed the dead as close to 40,000 but U.S. Charge d'Affairs to Burma, Shari Villarosa, told reporters on May 15, that the number could rise to 100,000.
UNICEF has been distributing food, water, medicines and shelter equipment since then, and says the lack of access to clean water and poor sanitation, inadequate shelter and poor nutrition pose particular threats to children.
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Rajan's challenge encourages every child in Canada to raise up to Myanma $105 for UNICEF Myanmar Cyclone Appeal. Children can participate in school-based fund-raising activities, download information and a challenge poster at the UNICEF Canada Web site at www.unicef.ca, or engage in their own fund-raising with family, neighbors and friends.
Even though News India-Times interviewed him just the day after the launch, Rajan said the response had been tremendous.
"All Peel Region schools are doing it, and New market, Aurora (townships). And we're still spreading the word," he said. (Peel Region covers Brampton and Mississauga in Greater Toronto where a significant South Asian population lives.) As this went to press, government estimates placed the dead as close to 40,000 but U.S. Charge d'Affairs to Burma, Shari Villarosa, told reporters on May 15, that the number could rise to 100,000.
UNICEF has been distributing food, water, medicines and shelter equipment since then, and says the lack of access to clean water and poor sanitation, inadequate shelter and poor nutrition pose particular threats to children.
To read the full article, click here...
To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com
Labels: Bilaal Rajan, campaign, childern, Cyclone Appeal, distributing food, Flooding, medicines, UNICEF, UNICEF Child Ambassador, water
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