Time

Program

9:30 AM to 10:00 AM

Registration and Seating

10:00 AM to 10:15 AM

Welcome & Introduction

10:15 AM to 11:00 AM

Dr. Gajendran Ayyathurai, Anthropologist and Historian.

Brahminical sciolism and caste oppression: Towards debrahminization of civil society, state, and academy.

11:00 AM to 11:10 AM

SESSION BREAK

11:10 AM to 11:55 AM

Ms. Crystal Calhoun, The Elder LeaderFounder, San José Unified Equity Coalition.

How to thrive as a Beautiful Black Woman for 65yrs in America.

11:55 AM to 12:30 PM

LUNCH

12:30 PM to 1:15 PM

Dr. Balmurli Natrajan, Anthropologist.

Caste and Workplace Hostility.

1:15 PM to 1:25 PM

SESSION BREAK

1:25 PM to 1:50 PM

Dr. Samina Salim, US academic, social and religious freedom activist.

Hindutva – Manufacturing Hate & Anti-Muslim Hysteria.

1:50 PM to 2:10 PM

SESSION BREAK

2:10 PM to 2:55 PM

Ms. Grace Deehl, Member of the Alphabet Workers Union.

DEI at work – how unions empower us all.

2:55 PM to 3:40 PM

Ms. Peggy Elwell, Steering Committee Member, South Bay Progressive Alliance.

Race, Class, and the Fight for True Democracy

3:40 PM to 4:00 PM

TEA BREAK

4:00 PM to 4:30 PM

Resolutions & Conclusion

4:30 Pm to 6:00 PM

Dinner