On Wednesday, September 19, 2012, a hearing entitled, “Hate Crimes & the Threat of Domestic Extremism,” will be held before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Human Rights, chaired by Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL). Following the tragic shooting in Oak Creek last month, a diverse group of more than 150 organizations, led by the Sikh Coalition, requested a Senate hearing on hate crimes and domestic extremism. Government officials, experts, and Harpreet Singh Saini, a Sikh who lost his mother in the Oak Creek shooting, will testify at the hearing. We strongly urge all those in the Washington D.C. area to attend this hearing! It is critical that the Senators conducting this hearing see a room filled with Sikhs so they are aware of how important this issue is to our community. Your attendance will give strength to the Sikh American community and make a lasting impression on the United States Congress. Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights “Hate Crimes & the Threat of Domestic Extremism” DATE: Wednesday, September 19, 2012 TIME: 02:45 PM EST ROOM: Hart 216 At approximately 4:30pm (immediately after the hearing) there will be a press conference outside of the hearing room, leading civil rights and interfaith organizations that have spent the past decade working on community and policy challenges pertaining to hate crimes, will highlight reactions to the hearing and outlining next steps. Please spread the word to your friends and family and urge them to attend a the hearing. You attendance will make all the difference! If you are not in the Washington D.C. area, watch the hearing live here and tweet your thoughts and comments from the hearing using #antihate
