Dalit Freedom Now and Forever *NEW VERSION* 
Author: Dr. Joseph D’souza
New revised edition! The Dalits are history’s longest standing oppressed people group. Dr. D’souza’s book introduces readers to the Dalits and their story in a compelling way. The new revised version is updated to include the most recent developments in their emancipation movement.
$15.00 (Suggested Price)
On the Side of the Angels
Author: Dr. Joseph D’souza
Internationally-respected human rights advocate and DFN International President Dr. Joseph D’souza recently released his second book entitled On the Side of the Angels: Justice, Human Rights and Kingdom Mission. The book is co-written by journalist and human rights activist Benedict Rogers.
On the Side of the Angels is an inspiring call to action and an update on the global state of Christian persecution and oppression. Jon Foreman, lead vocalist of the band Switchfoot, concludes, “Joseph’s words continue to pull all of us towards the only appropriate response, sounding the alarm for love in action.”
Learn More$15.00 (Suggested Price)
Buffalo Nationalism
Author: Dr. Kancha Ilaiah
A critique of spiritual fascism, this book written by Dr. Kancha Ilaiah, argues forcefully for social justice in India. Taken from selection of Dr. Ilaiah’s columns in popular Indian newspapers like The Hindu, the Deccan Herald, the Deccan Chronicles, the Hindustan Times, among other, and journals like Mainstream and the Economic and Political Weekly. Combative, heartfelt, intellectually rigorous, these pieces present his vision of a more just society.
$10.00 (Suggested Price)
Free The Dalit Bumper Sticker
Let people know where you stand!
4” x 6” oval European design
Get one for your car, one for your notebook…
$1 (Suggested Price)
Free The Dalit! Button
1 1/4” diameter. Get a handful and hand them out
$.50 (Suggested Price)
God as Political Philosopher
Author: Dr. Kancha Ilaiah
Buddha’s challenge to Brahminism. Dr. Ilaiah secularizes and demystifies the man, Gautama Buddha, and restores to him his position as India’s first social revolutionary.In contrast to Brahminism, read how Buddha gave women a honored place in the sangha, and the right to attain enlightenment and follow knowledge just like the men.
$10.00 (Suggested Price)
Make Slavery History - Traditional Fit
50% cotton, 50% polyester
Color: heather gray
Style: traditional fit (unisex)
*Available in v-neck. Crew neck will be shipped unless specified in the note section when placing your order.
$15 (Suggested Price)
Share the Well - Caedmon's Call
In 2005, Caedmon’s Call traveled with DFN to India to meet and play with Dalit musicians.
Special Enhanced CD with video footage of CC in India and DFN!
$15.00 (Suggested Price)
Turning the Pot, Tilling the Land
In this children’s book, Dalit activist and intellectual, Dr. Kancha Ilaiah throws light on the science, art and skill of adivasis, cattle-rearers, leatherworkers, potters, farmers, weavers, dhobis and barbers. The book documents the contributions to the betterment of human life by castes and communities despised as ‘lowly’ and ‘backward’. This book – with stunning illustrations by Durgabai Vyam – is the first attempt to inculcate a sense of dignity of labour among India’s children.
Learn More$20 (Suggested Price)
Who Told Us that Gandhi Ended the Caste System in India?
Author: Dr. Joseph D’souza
An Agenda for Dalit Emancipation within the 21st century. This 40 page monograph is a collection of contemporary essays written and compiled by Dr. Joseph D’souza, International President of the Dalit Freedom Network. Includes “I am an Ambedkarite”
Dedicated to all those who dream of the glorious New India where the oppressed castes and oppressed women will be no more and our main identity will be that we are simply and equally empowered Indians.
$3.50 (Suggested Price)
Why I Am Not A Hindu
Author: Dr. Kancha Ilaiah
A best-seller in India, Dr. Kancha Ilaiah, a Dalit scholar, takes us on a journey to show that Dalits are not Hindus, despite what the Brahmin tell them.
“A Sudra (backwards caste) critique of Hindutva philosophy, culture and political economy. Dr. Ilaiah writes with passionate anger, laced with sarcasm, on the situation in India today.“The book is a welcome weapon in the non-brahmin armoury.”
-Sanghamitra, Indian Review of Books
$10.00 (Suggested Price)
Ongoing Development of a Teacher
Teachers need continuing training to effectively teach and empower children. This gift allows a DEC teacher to attend two specialized week-long training conferences throughout the year.
Learn More$140 (Suggested Price)
Classroom Makeover
Each DEC is well built and functional but not stimulating. A classroom makeover creates a fun, friendly learning environment through painting, supplying bulletin boards and adding child-friendly furniture.
Learn More$1200 (Suggested Price)
Computer for a School
One computer in a DEC can greatly increase efficiency as the teachers and staff perform tasks such as tracking enrollment and developing innovative curriculum. A computer also opens the door to new learning methods and technological skills for children.
Learn More$1300 (Suggested Price)
Start a Vegetable Vending Stand for a Dalit
This amount is just enough to help a Dalit purchase a push-cart and a days-worth of fresh vegetables to sell around town. After these intial start-up costs, the Dalit vendor is able to generate enough income to pay back the loan, sustain the business and earn a living wage for the family.
$100 (Suggested Price)
Sewing Machine, Table, and Chair
A simple sewing machine, table, and chair will change the lives of many Dalit women. Our Indian partners will place your gift in one of our tailoring training centers for Dalit women or will make it available at a greatly discounted rate to graduates of that training who will pay for it over time. This equipment allows one woman to start her own tailoring business and gradually pay for the machine into a revolving fund so other women may receive a similar opportunity. You can choose how many sewing machines you wish to donate on the shopping cart.
$150 (Suggested Price)
Tools and Supplies to Accompany a Sewing Machine
This kit includes basic tailoring tools and cloth for one woman in a tailoring center, enabling her to begin learning and practicing her new trade immediately. You can choose how many kits to give on the shopping cart.
$50 (Suggested Price)
Start a Bicycle Rickshaw Business for a Dalit
In North India, many bicycle rickshaw drivers travel from the village into the city each day and rent a rickshaw from a business man. The high rent price prevents the drivers from saving to purchase his own rickshaw. But, if the rickshaw driver can purchase his own bicycle, he can greatly increase his take-home income and gain independence.
$100 (Suggested Price)
Fund a Loan to Begin a Small Business
One small loan enables Dalits to begin a small business such as ironing, tailoring, operating a telephone booth or vegetable vending. Loan recipients develop a reliable source of income and enjoy the resulting self-respect and dignity after repaying the loan. The constant cycle of funding generates new loans for others in the future.
$250 (Suggested Price)
Purchase a Solar-Powered Lantern for a Dalit
Unable to afford homes with electricity, Dalits often rig a single light bulb for light after sundown. This can cause fires which wipe out a home in only a few minutes. Purchasing this item gives a Dalit family a safe and reliable solar-powered lantern and supports the vocational training project that builds them.
$40 (Suggested Price)
Supplies for a Salon
Dalits are not welcome in upper caste beauty salons because of the stigma of “Untouchability.” DFN’s partners train Dalit women in beauty treatments and hair care. Then the women receive a set of supplies to start their own home-based salon that can generate income and meet a need in the community.
$25 (Suggested Price)
Provide Vaccinations for One Dalit Child
Dalit children often suffer from serious, preventable diseases because they do not receive proper vaccinations. Choose the number of children you want to treat on the shopping cart.
$15 (Suggested Price)
Community Healthcare Worker Tool Kit
This kit contains essential items such as a stethoscope, weight and height kit, glucometer, delivery kit, and dressing set for a trained Community Healthcare Worker placed in a community with a DEC. Choose the number of tool kits that you would like to provide on the next page.
$150 (Suggested Price)
Sponsor a Community Healthcare Worker for a Month
Community Healthcare Workers are the heart of our Healthcare Program as they operate near our DECs to provide hygiene education and heathcare for students, their families and other members of the community. If you would like to sponsor a Community Healthcare Worker for more than one month, you can choose the number of months on the shopping cart.
$400 (Suggested Price)
Sponsor a Community Healthcare Worker for a Year
Community Healthcare Workers are the heart of our Healthcare Program as they operate near our DECs to provide hygiene education and heathcare for students, their families and other members of the community. If you would like to sponsor more than one Community Healthcare Worker, you can choose the number on the shopping cart.
$4,800 (Suggested Price)
Provide Surgery
Surgeries vary in cost and type, but $200 covers an average, much-needed surgery for a Dalit patient.
$200 (Suggested Price)
Support a Woman to Attend a Women's Empowerment Conference
With your gift, one woman will receive practical training in basic health/hygiene practices, learn valuable truths about her personal worth and discover many opportunities for further economic development programs and vocational training. If you would like to support more than one woman to attend, you can do so on the shopping cart in increments of $60.
$60 (Suggested Price)
Fully Support a Women's Empowerment Conference
Provide encouragement and valuable training to 100 Dalit women who will be taught their value as human beings and gain crucial health, hygiene, and economic training while enjoying a unique opportunity to be nurtured and to network with other women.
$6000 (Suggested Price)
Support the Work of a Washington, D.C. Advocate
DFN’s advocacy efforts in Washington, D.C. are rapidly raising national and international awareness of the plight of Dalits. Your gift will support one DFN advocate’s travel to D.C. in order to engage in this crucial aspect of the struggle for Dalit freedom. If you would like to contribute another amount, you can do so on the shopping cart in increments of $500.
$500 (Suggested Price)
