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14 Jun, 4 tweets, 2 min read
#Event: Settled Habits, New Tricks: Casteist Policing Meets Big Tech in India | June 18, Friday

Join us with @CPAProjectIndia for a conversation on how technology is accelerating caste-based discrimination through policing.

Register here: blocksurvey.io/share/299a0a90… Image
This event will highlight the work of the authors of the paper by the same name - Ameya Bokil, Avaneendra Khare, Nikita Sonavane, Srujana Bej and Vaishali Janarthanan. We will talk about caste and criminality, predictive policing, the creation of a digital caste system, and more.
The event will take place on 18th June 2021, Friday at 5pm. It is free for all to attend. See you there!
If the link to register is not working for you, please try this one:

blocksurvey.io/survey/1PfQfn6…

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