Wednesday, October 11, 2006
Indian slum-dwellers create magazine
Victims of injustice are in need of a media outlet probably more than most people. Their lifestyles are not relatable to people in the higher social classes, and those in the higher classes (actually the highest social class) are the people holding government jobs and all of the power. Some Indian slum-dwellers have united and developed a magazine that incorporates their lives and the vast majority of poor in he slums. The magazine is gaining readers and doing quite well for itself. I think this is a great step for these people who remind me of the 19th century African Americans like Frederick Douglas who paved the way for the early Black press.
"It is not just a magazine. It is a voice echoing the struggle of
slum-dwellers," says Isaac Arul Selva, editor and publisher, himself a school
drop-out. "Our ultimate aim is to inspire a movement to fight for our basic
rights and amenities."
