Dear Supporter Ji,
Last month, Pennsylvania legislators introduced a package of bills to modernize and dramatically improve existing hate crime legislation throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. After the initial announcement, the Sikh Coalition has been hard at work engaging local sangats to build support for these bills.
Effective hate crime legislation is critical. Just this week, the FBI released their annual hate crime statistics, which showed a dramatic 200 percent increase in hate crimes targeting Sikh Americans from 2017 to 2018. Meanwhile, in Pennsylvania, there were a mere 15 (1 percent) law enforcement agencies that reported hate crime statistics to the FBI.
The General Assembly has until December to pass legislation that can better protect communities like ours. Therefore, we need to make our voices heard: By clicking here, you can instantly send a letter to the Pennsylvania General Assembly to support this bipartisan, common-sense effort.
Take additional action today:
Already, the Sikh Coalition has helped all eight of Pennsylvania’s gurdwaras sign onto a letter of support for these important measures. Together, we can show our legislators that the Sikh American community refuses to be passive in the face of violence–and that we’re willing to stand with all of our fellow Americans in the fight as well.
Chardi Kala,
Navtej Singh Grewal
Enola Sikh Community Member
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From: The Sikh Coalition
Date: Wed, Oct 30, 2019 at 11:00 AM
Subject: PA Legislature Introduces Hate Crime Bill Package
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