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Registration <a href=\"https:\/\/eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fforms.office.com%2Fpages%2Fresponsepage.aspx%3Fid%3DEc2bnHqXnE6poLxzQJAWSgUpHOElQn9CuHC-JNrD7flUMlFKRFhYVkswQVhDWFo5T1JZUlVCVjdQTS4u&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cl.a.tran%40lancaster.ac.uk%7Ce37a52daf4ec4822a63a08dc4cb5be9b%7C9c9bcd11977a4e9ca9a0bc734090164a%7C0%7C0%7C638469590665534311%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=BWPq1njqerouOedchw0nbwoot8Ck4Rirr6nrBZVIgx0%3D&amp;reserved=0\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Background<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This workshop links to an ongoing British Council funded project, led by Lancaster University<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>and the Centre for Law and Justice, on access to <strong>further education and employment<\/strong> among<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>minority Dalit Christian women and girls in Pakistan, whose parents are engaged in sanitation and<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>domestic work. Drawing on key learnings from this and another ongoing project on the challenges<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>to <strong>occupational mobility<\/strong> among sanitation workers and their families in Bangladesh and India,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>we seek to widen the conversation, to examine how challenges and opportunities are mediated by<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>caste, religion, and gender across the region, and in different occupational sectors. We aim to create<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>an inclusive and supportive space for reflection and dialogue, and encourage participation from<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>underrepresented scholars and activists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Agenda<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The workshop will include a mixture of in-person and online guest speakers, reflecting on the<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>following thematic areas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 <strong>Session 1:<\/strong> Caste and religion across South Asia (notably Pakistan, Nepal, India,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bangladesh). This includes a wider discussion of historical formation and reproduction of<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>caste and religion, and contemporary challenges facing Dalits across the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 <strong>Session 2: <\/strong>Challenges to, and opportunities for accessing further education (beyond<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>secondary school) for Dalit, religious minorities in South Asia today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 <strong>Session 3:<\/strong> Challenges to, and opportunities for accessing a range of employment<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>opportunities with\/without further education (outside hereditary or ascribed occupations).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Connecting across these wider themes, we want to highlight the actions of, and ways to support<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dalit youth in breaking through barriers in access to further education and employment, as well as<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>progressive examples of educational and occupational mobility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Time: Tuesday 23r April 2024 (10-4pm UK) Location: Hybrid &#8211; Online + Lancaster University Open to the public, as well as university staff and students. 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