Nepaldalitinfo special report

Baltimore, MD (United States), July 22- Nepali-American Society for Oppressed (NASO) Community is holding its 2008 Convention in Washington DC on Saturday, the August 9th.

“For the day’s event, an inaugural function starting at 10:00 am, and a Talk Program to discuss international efforts for Dalit rights in Nepal starting at 11:00 am and finally, a closed business session (General Body Meeting) from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm are planned.” Mr. Dharam Bishwokarma, the President of NASO Community said. “The event is expected to generate a concrete set of agenda, policies and programs for NASO Community’s work for next couple of years.”

Representatives from the Government of the United States, Embassy of Nepal, American University, all Nepali organizations in Metropolitan areas of Virginia, Washington DC and Baltimore and other guests are invited to attend the inaugural function and the talk program of the convention. Friends and members of NASO Community from the United States and Canada are attending the convention.

The event is organized at the Community Services Center of American University, 200 Mary Graydon Center, 4400 Massachusetts Ave., Washington, DC 20016-8175.

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Talk Program (11:00 am to 1:00 pm):

Moderator: Krishna Sob

Topic I: International efforts for ending caste discrimination in Nepal : What can we do from North America?
Invited Speaker: Dr. Drona P. Rasali, Canada Forum for Nepal/ The Nepaldalitinfo International Network. (Dr. Rasali will review the ongoing international efforts and present some directions for a way forward)
Commentary by Dr. Pramod Dhakal, Canada Forum for Nepal , Ottawa, Canada .

Topic II: Dalit and political inclusion at the threshold of the new republic of Nepal.
Invited Speaker: Dr. Steven Folmar, Anthropology Department, Wakeforest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
(Dr. Folmar, who recently visited Dalit villages in Nepal, will propose a whole new thinking about the activists of Dalit movement.)
Commentary by Dr. Ramesh Sunar, Charlotte, North Carolina

The Talk Program is organized in cooperation with Nepali-American Society for Oppressed (NASO) Community, New York, Nepaldalitinfo, the international network for dalit information resources (the nepaldalitinfo), Empower Dalit Women of Nepal (EDWON and International Commission for Dalit Rights (ICDR), and Canada Forum for Nepal (CFFN).

For further information, please contact:
Mr. Dharam Bishwokarma at (443) 690-5677 or Mr. Prakash Nepal at (703) 864-4141.

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