WORKSHOP TO BE PRESENTED August 15, 2008
at City College San Francisco
3:30 - 4:30 pm
EDUCATE, AGITATE, ORGANIZE: Dr Ambedkar and the Abolition of Caste in Independent India
How is CASTE different from RACE, ETHNICITY or SOCIAL CLASS?
What are the origins of India’s CASTE SYSTEM?
Is CASTE IDENTITY still relevant in modern India?
This workshop will explore these themes, and will introduce Dr. Ambedkar, a contemporary of Gandhi’s and a chief architect of India’s constitution.
Ambedkar believed that true LIBERTY, EQUALITY and FRATERNITY would only be achieved in Independent India once casteism was abolished.
Come learn more about this controversial visionary and how his legacy has influenced modern Indian society for more than half a century.