Do you speak an Adivasi (Indigenous) or low-resource language of India?
Do you work on a project or campaign to promote and revitalize your language using Internet-based tools or digital media?
Do you want to meet others that are promoting the use of their Indigenous language in digital spaces?
If you answered “yes,” we invite you to apply to participate in the Online Meeting: Digital Initiatives for Adivasi and low-resource languages of India.
WHERE: Online
WHEN: Sunday, June 29, 2025 (6 pm – 8 pm IST)
PARTICIPATE: Using the form below, you can take part in two ways:
- If you have a project or campaign using the Internet or digital media to promote your language in digital spaces, please apply to present
- If you are just interested in attending and listening to digital practitioners, sign up to attend
MEETING
Rising Voices, Wikimedians of Santali Language User Group, Open Knowledge Initiatives, Adivasi Lives Matter, Boli Cheto, OpenSpeaks, and the Indic Oral Culture Project invite speakers of Indigenous languages of India to be part of the Online Meeting: Digital Initiatives for Adivasi and Low-Resource Languages of India that will take place online on Sunday, June 29, 2025.
The central idea of this activity is to strengthen networks and facilitate the exchange of experiences and innovative ideas among Adivasi and low-resource language speakers who are using digital media to revitalize their languages. The aim is to facilitate connections between people committed to sharing experiences and knowledge with other individuals and their communities. It also aims to deepen networked conversation about possibilities and success stories for creating participatory media in Indigenous languages in India.
Rising Voices has been supporting similar communities in Nepal, South Africa and throughout Latin America, including Mexico, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Guatemala, and Ecuador through in-person and virtual gatherings designed to convene spaces for experience exchange.
Confirmed speakers:
TBD
About the meeting
The meeting will be a space to share experiences with using these technologies to promote Indigenous languages in digital spaces. Each participant will have ten minutes to present their digital project and receive questions to advance and strengthen the work of activists on social networks and to listen to the presentations of others.
The online meeting will be held on Zoom, but will also be broadcast live on various online platforms so that those who have not been selected can follow the presentations. The presentations will also be recorded and participants will have the option to upload them for further sharing.
We invite participants who are able to present in English or Hindi.
Sign-up to attend or present using this link.
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