Time/Date
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Session
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Moderator
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21st Nov.
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Opening &
Introduction to Assembly, Theme of the day Untouchability
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8 AM-9AM
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Registration &
Breakfast and resource material distributation
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9-9:30AM
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Welcome and
introduction to the program
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Uttam Niraula
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10:30-11AM
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Introduction among
participants
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Uttam Niraula
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11-11:59AM
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Introducing Humanism
and Amsterdam Declaration 2002, IHEU, IHEYO, FIRA, SDF, SOCH, Introduction to IHEU’s
alliance against untouchability.
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Babu Gogineni
& Uttam Niraula
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12-1 PM
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Lunch Break
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1-1:30 PM
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Evolution and
practice of Caste system in South Asia, Who benefits out of caste system? And
How?
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V B Rawat
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1:30-2 PM
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Existence &
practices of Caste system in India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan
(participants can also tell their personal stories)/ Country Presentation
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All
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2-2:30 PM
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Break
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2:30-3 PM
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Legacy of
Untouchability and Improper cultural practises in the Asia and their possible
ways out to eradicate it
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Rabindra Bhattarai
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3-3:30 PM
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Humanists movement against
Untouchability: Briefing of world scenario,
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Babu Gogini
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3:30-4:30 PM
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Workshop- Strategies
to fight untouchability viewing as untouchability is social evil
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Facilitators
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22nd Nov.
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Theme of the day:
Secularism
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8-9AM
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Breakfast
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9-10
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Necessary Action and
challenges of Humanists
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Prof. Narendra
Nayak
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10-11AM
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Darwin says; all Human are same
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Raghu Adhikari
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11-59 AM
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Question Answer
session
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12-1 PM
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Lunch Break
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1-2 PM
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Sharing of each
countries achievement and challenges of Humanists (can also share personal
stories)
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2-3 PM
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Utilization of social media for
Humanism.
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Sven. Berg Ryan
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3- 4 PM
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Are India and Nepal
secular country?
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4-5 PM
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Religion is
superstition. (different kurities, rules to subordinate others, violence on
the name of religion in India and Nepal)
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Prof. Nayak and
Uttam Niraula
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23rd Nov.
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Understanding
suffering of untouchability and forming the alliance.
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8-9 AM
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Registration and
Breakfast
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9- 10AM
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Understanding Religion’s
prejudice for untouchability
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Babu Gogineni
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10-10:30 AM
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Importance of forming
alliance against untouchability
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V.B. Rawat
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10:30- 12
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Workshop on function
and action plan of South Asian alliance against untouchability, forming the
group if necessary.
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Babu Gogineni,
V.B. Rawat and Rabindra Bhattarai
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12-1 PM
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Lunch Break
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IHEYO’s program among youth participants
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2 PM
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Get to know new people
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Uttam: Moderator
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2:30 PM
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Connecting Asian Humanist Youth. What is AHA (Asian
Humanist Alliance) and how can you take part?
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Sven Berg Ryen
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2:45 PM
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All
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3:30 PM
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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)
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Uttam Niraula
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3.45-4:30
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->· <!--[endif]-->Conference topic 2013 Regional conference
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All
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