Empowering Voices Amplifying Stories
Itamugur Community Media is an alternative and reliable media platform aimed to highlight the issues ranging from citizenship to climate change faced by the marginalized communities of Assam, particularly the char-chapori community. This media platform will actively bring out the issues that have been faced by the community for several decades and are still relatively unheard of by the mainstream media. The platform will work towards promoting culture, empathy, and brotherhood among the most disadvantaged groups of society.
WHAT WE DO
Digital Storytelling & Journalism
We feature documentaries, podcasts, and interviews to highlight issues of Char-chapori and other marginalized communities. We work with local artists, journalists, and filmmakers to visually document the stories of the communities. Our goal is to develop a library of oral narratives to record and preserve traditional knowledge and oral history. We conduct strict fact checking and adhere to ethical journalism to ensure credibility and reliability. We collaborate with local organizations and community leaders to source accurate information and personal stories.
Capacity Building
We contribute labour, expertise, and logistical and technical support to local level organizations and associations to record and promote their local festivals, dances and other performative arts, and creative arts on request.
We create an alternative and reliable media outlet to bring out the stories of challenges and aspirations of the Char-chapori community of Assam. We amplify the voices of the Char-chapori community and other marginalized groups through audio visual and digital media. Our goal is to counter misinformation, stereotypes, and prejudice perpetuated by mainstream media, and build a healthy narrative against criminalisation of marginalized communities. We hope to promote unity, inclusivity, and understanding among marginalized communities. We aim to foster socio-economic development by advocating for better living conditions, education, healthcare, and rights for marginalized groups.
ISSUES WE HIGHLIGHT