Conference "Asian Humanists against Untouchability", 21-24 November 2012

Organisers: IHEU, IHEYO, SDF, FIRA, SOCH Nepal

 

Participants from: Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Singapore, etc.

 

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Time/Date

Session

Moderator

21st Nov.

Opening &
Introduction to Assembly, Theme of the day Untouchability

8 AM-9AM

Registration &
Breakfast and resource material distributation

 

9-9:30AM

Welcome and
introduction to the program

 Uttam Niraula

10:30-11AM

Introduction among
participants

 Uttam Niraula

11-11:59AM

Introducing Humanism
and Amsterdam Declaration 2002, IHEU, IHEYO, FIRA, SDF, SOCH, Introduction to IHEU’s
alliance against untouchability.

 Babu Gogineni
& Uttam Niraula

12-1 PM

Lunch Break

 

1-1:30 PM

Evolution and
practice of Caste system in South Asia, Who benefits out of caste system? And
How?

 V B Rawat

1:30-2 PM

Existence &
practices of Caste system in India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan
(participants can also tell their personal stories)/ Country Presentation

All

2-2:30 PM

Break

 

2:30-3 PM

Legacy of
Untouchability and Improper cultural practises in the Asia and their possible
ways out to eradicate it

Rabindra Bhattarai

3-3:30 PM

Humanists movement against
Untouchability: Briefing of world scenario,

 Babu Gogini

3:30-4:30 PM

Workshop- Strategies
to fight untouchability viewing as untouchability is social evil

 Facilitators

22nd Nov.

                         Theme of the day:
Secularism

8-9AM

Breakfast

 

9-10

Necessary Action and
challenges of Humanists

 Prof. Narendra
Nayak

10-11AM

Darwin says; all Human are same

Raghu Adhikari

11-59 AM

Question Answer
session

 

12-1 PM

Lunch Break

 

1-2 PM

Sharing of each
countries achievement and challenges of Humanists (can also share personal
stories)

 

2-3 PM

Utilization of social media for
Humanism.

 Sven. Berg Ryan

3- 4 PM

Are India and Nepal
secular country?

 

4-5 PM

Religion is
superstition. (different kurities, rules to subordinate others, violence on
the name of religion in India and Nepal)

 Prof. Nayak and
Uttam Niraula

23rd Nov.

Understanding
suffering of untouchability and forming the alliance.

8-9 AM

Registration and
Breakfast

 

9- 10AM

Understanding Religion’s
prejudice for untouchability

 Babu Gogineni

10-10:30 AM

Importance of forming
alliance against untouchability

 V.B. Rawat

10:30- 12

Workshop on function
and action plan of South Asian alliance against untouchability, forming the
group if necessary.

 Babu Gogineni,
V.B. Rawat and Rabindra Bhattarai

12-1 PM

Lunch Break

 

IHEYO’s program among youth participants

2 PM

Get to know new people

Uttam: Moderator

 

2:30 PM

Connecting Asian Humanist Youth. What is AHA (Asian
Humanist Alliance)
and how can you take part?

Sven Berg Ryen

2:45 PM

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All

3:30 PM

Election volunteers (volunteers for AHA/IHEYO have to
be below 35 and able to spend 10-15 hours a month on volunteer tasks
throughout the entire year)

Uttam Niraula

3.45-4:30

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All

Those interested in attending, kindly contact SOCH Nepal through their online form (submits to their main email address that's checked several times daily).