I was fascinated and so moved to read this article about a group of women in rural India who have been producing a community radio station for 17 years:
As twilight settles over Sangareddy district in the southern Indian state of Telangana, the airwaves crackle to life. It is the voice of Masanagari Narsamma, a 45-year-old Dalit woman, who has spent the last two decades transforming the lives of women, farmers and children in nearby villages.
“This is our weapon,” she says, gripping the microphone at the radio station. “With this, we speak our truth.”
Of course, I immediately thought of “dis word.” I also thought about how much these women have built with their words, and how hands can also build and created.