For Washington, DC-area readers, this event, co-hosted by The Institute of Religion and Public Policy, The Wilberforce Forum & the Dalit Freedom Network should be worthwhile:

The “Untouchables”

Caste Based Discrimination in India

• 250,000,000 Dalits live in India today…for 5,000 years they have been told they mean nothing to God or man

• More than two thirds of all Dalits are completely illiterate

• Half of all Dalits have been slaves or bonded laborers

Thursday, March 17, 2005 3:30 pm

Room HC – 8, the Capitol

Featuring: Dr. Joseph D’Souza & Professor Kancha Ilaiah

Refreshments will be served

Please RSVP by Wednesday, March 16, 2005 to the

Dalit Freedom Network via telephone (303) 221-1333 or e-mail.