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Almost any issue, idea or fact can be expressed with grassroots comics. It is a flexible, attention-grabbing and inexpensive medium and a powerful tool in communication.
If you have something to say, say it with comics!
Grassroots comics - a low-tech communication medium
Grassroots comics are made by socially active people themselves, rather than by campaign and art professionals. They are genuine voices which encourage local debate. They are inexpensive and the technology is not complicated – pens, papers and access to a copying machine are usually enough.
What matters is a good story with local content, made for local distribution in places such as bus stops, shops, offices, clinics, schools, notice boards, etc. People are always interested in what their local activists and organisations have to say.
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Campaigning with comics
Three campaigns, which were arranged in India on problems related to children’s rights and the issue of corporal punishment, are described in detail.
Grassroots comics in action
Grassroots comics can be used to focus on different issues, such as racism, sexual harassment, girl child rights, school drop-outs, hiv/aids, sanitation, and right to education.
Exhibitions
World Comics Finland has produced more than 20 comics exhibitions mainly with grassroots comics from Africa and Asia.
