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Sreelakshmi (she/her) is from Kerala. She identifies as an Ambedkarite intersectional feminist. Currently,she is pursuing her B.Ed from the Regional Institute of Education, Mysore. She is interested in researching and writing about caste.

Yashika is from Delhi. She aspires to write on gender, class and caste based issues. Through her writing she hopes to amplify the voices of the marginalised and help pave way for a better world.

We will be livestreaming📽️this crucial UN #HRC53 side-event on Caste & Gender-Based Violence in South Asia on the International Dalit Solidarity Network (IDSN) Twitter. Tune in📺on July 5th at 11-12 CET to hear the excellent speakers from Dalit Human Rights Defenders Network​The Blue Club Feminist Dalit Organization​ National Council Of Women Leaders! #CasteGenderJustice

Happening today! Stay tuned. #CasteGenderJustice #UNHRC53

⏰Just 1.5 hours left! Don't miss the powerful side-event on #CasteGenderJustice, focusing on the intersections between caste & gender-based violence in South Asia. 🌍✨ 🗓️ Happening today: 5 July 2023, 11-12 CEST. 📺 Livestreamed on Twitter. Join us! #UNHRC53 #SouthAsia

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🧵1/9 Delighted to have hosted Priyadharsini Palaniswamy from @TheBlueClub1at the International Dalit Solidarity Network (IDSN) side-event. She shared critical insights on the “caste-based digital divide” in India – the inequality in access to to Information and Communication Technologies based on one’s caste.

4/9 Dalits who had access both to the internet and a mobile phone/laptop/computer, suddenly had access to a universe of opportunities. Now some Dalits owned a small space virtually, however small or however unreal it might be.

5/9 But then comes hate speech in the comment sections and as memes or messages circulate on WhatsApp. They might look as personal attacks but often they target the person as a part of the Dalit community and uses casteist slurs and abuses to insult the person. #CasteHateSpeech

6/9 Recommendation 1: One of the ways in which our organisation tackled the absence of safe space on digital platforms for Dalit women and LGBTQIA persons was organizing an online fellowship for them. This fellowship had people from all over India. The Blue Club

7/9 Recommendation 2: The National Digital Literacy Mission, should specifically focus on caste-based #digitaldivide and speedy provision of access to ICT’s for the Dalit people especially Dalit women and LGBTQIA persons. The mission should also focus on providing media training.

8/9 Recommendation 3: A new law to make online #CasteHateSpeech a punishable offence must be made and be given the required jurisdictional authority.

9/9 Recommendation 4: Governments should hold social media platforms accountable for not withholding harmful content and collaborate with them to take down any content that might cause caste clashes or lead to caste discrimination.