South Asians for Black Lives: Caste & Anti Blackness

In partnership with UBC Institute of Asian Research, Centre for India and South Asia Studies, South Asian Studies Institute of the Fraser Valley and, SAADA, we are hosting a session exploring the intricate connections between anti-Blackness and caste apartheid within the South Asian diaspora. As progressive South Asians, aimed to dismantle white supremacy and anti-Blackness, we turn a critical lens on our own communities, and confront our internal hegemonies of caste, language, geography, gender, sexuality, and religion.

‍Panelists:

• Anita Lal, Co-founder Poetic Justice Foundation
• Dr. Shaista Patel, Assistant Professor of Critical Muslim Studies at Dept of Ethnic Studies UC San Diego