Tribal Connctions 2019: Supporting Language Preservation and Revitalization in Tribal Communities
/ / Phoenix
Please join us for the second annual Tribal Connections event. In North America, at least 52 Native American languages have disappeared. Globally, more than 6,000 languages face eventual extinction, prompting the United Nations to declare 2019 as the International Year of Indigenous Languages.
03.03.2018 - 31.12.2019
TAVOLE A TAVOLA
/ / Alessandria
Camino - via Villanova 4
TAVOLE A TAVOLA's 2019 program of events in the frame of the art exhibition will focus on the theme of the indissoluble relationship between CUCINA TRADIZIONALE E LESSICO DIALETTALE (traditional cuisine and dialects).
03.07.2018 - 05.07.2018
Empowerment of speakers of the local language, communities and nations
/ / Asunción
Asunción
On 3 July 2018, the International Seminar "Empowerment of speakers of the local language, communities and nations" was opened in Asunción, Paraguay. The opening session was attended by high-level representatives of the national and regional authorities, and UNESCO representative, who jointly acknowledged the importance of languages for creating truly inclusive societies for all citizens.
24.08.2018 - 02.09.2018
“Talents of the Arctic. Children”
/ / Anapa
Sanatorium Chernomorskaya Zor'ka
“Talents of the Arctic. Children” is an international cultural and educational project for children of secondary school age (10–15 years old), implemented within the framework of the International project “Children of the Arctic ”, a group for sustainable development under the Arctic Council. The initiator of the project and the organizer is the Association of Сultural Figures for the Support and Development of Talented Youth (Association "Talented Youth").The objective of the project is to provide comprehensive support aimed at preserving and promoting cultural values, traditional lifestyles and, above all, the national languages of indigenous peoples. Special attention is paid to the acquisition of new knowledge and the development of skills among talented children - representatives of the small indigenous peoples of the Russian Federation.
19.09.2018 - 21.09.2018
Role of linguistic diversity in building a global community with shared future: protection, access and promotion of language resources
/ / Changsha
Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan, People’s Republic of China
The purpose of the International conference entitled “Role of linguistic diversity in building a global community with shared future: protection, access and promotion to global language resources” is to discuss the broad areas of language-related issues, with special attention to the language protection, access to language resources and promotion of emerging initiatives in Asia-Pacific region as well as to contribute to the organization of the 2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages and further development of UNESCO’s World Atlas of Languages.
19.09.2018 - 10.10.2018
Remix Exhibition
/ / Port Vila
Fondation Suzanne Bastien
Remix is a word used in many contexts. You might think of it in relation to music – the digital remix of one song to make another, or as the kind of fusion of foods and flavours in contemporary cooking that Mars Melto describes.
04.10.2018 - 05.10.2018
International workshop “Realization of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples at the Municipal Level”
/ / Petrozavodsk
Hotel Piter Inn
The workshop aims at finding connections between international standards and processes and grassroots efforts to realize indigenous peoples’ rights at the level of indigenous peoples’ settlements and communities. The experts and participants will share their experience and best practices as well as elaborate proposals for effective implementation of the ideas of the International Year of Indigenous Languages at the local level.