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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 Ryen
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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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Planning 2013 and further for AHA. Goals and vision
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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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Conference topic 2013 Regional conference
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All
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