Exciting Panel Announcement - Atlantic Provinces Stories: #Settlement, #Language and #Advocacy! #LAD23 We hope to see you at this amazing panel on day two of #OLRCC23 - Register here: accelevents.com/e/our-language
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#Treaties are not only historical but also living documents that set out long-standing promises, mutual obligations and benefits for all signing parties. Learn more about Mi'kmaw, #NovaScotia's #FirstLanguage here -
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Why supporting Language Advocacy Day #LAD23 of Canada? Hear what our staff and members have to say! Today’s video features Jack from MCIS.
RSVP: accelevents.com/e/our-language
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Swedish AI Models Preserve 500 Years of History
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Check out our video of 10 fun things that newcomers & volunteers can do together during winter in Toronto! #WelcomeGroupProgram
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When participants heard their #motherlanguage, the language networks were quieter vs. hearing other languages. This trend held even when participants were fluent in languages, suggesting that less brain power is needed for languages learned early in life.
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Want to connect with other individuals/ organizations creating more equitable #languageaccess for all? #OLRCC23 will feature opportunities to network with #languageadvocates! Join LACC co-founder (and one of our 💕people) on #LAD23 Feb 22 here: accelevents.com/e/our-language
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À ne pas manquer : le 7 février à 13h30, présente une séance d'info virtuelle sur la révision de la #LLONB et le bilinguisme judiciaire, par le juriste
Gratuit pour les membres de l'AJEFNB et des organismes acadiens et fr.
ajefnb.nb.ca
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Ukrainians arriving in Ottawa face many challenges, including setting up life in a new community. We created an information package with to make things a little easier. Visit the link in our bio to access it in Ukrainian, Russian and English. Ottawans, please share!
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IRCC approves Pearson Test of English for Canadian immigration applications sgq.io/XrQiS5i #language
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More opportunities for translating types! This time with writers too
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The Translation Lab programme @art_omi is running again for 2023, a fully-funded 12-day residency for four teams of writers & translators - apply here:
artomi.org/art-omi-writer
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Open access! A small paper with a controversial premise. Writing as Being: On the Existential Primacy of Writing for a Deaf Scholar
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"to expand access to Indigenous language interpretation and a proposal to give workers the right to refuse dangerous work." #ORLeg #LanguageAccess
Farmworker advocates prioritize language access and work hazards at the legislature statesmanjournal.com/story/news/loc via
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Last days to participate in the video marathon poems in indigenous and minority languages. Send us your project!
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Join us in making a difference in the lives of Canadians. The Mental Health Commission of Canada is hiring a senior translator and reviser. Deadline to apply February 7. bit.ly/3H42SaU
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What a wonderful group! Check out this mentorship program organized by our colleagues at . We have worked with activists Dr. Pius Akumbu (Cameroon) and Yazmin Novelo (Mexico) in the the past, and they are awesome.
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Have you ever had questions about how to keep your language strong?
This International Mother Language Day, February 21, we are honored to officially launch the ELP Language Revitalization Mentors program. bit.ly/mentors-launch
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The French language in New Brunswick, as a vital part of the province's identity and cultural heritage, significant population of #Francophones, and a supportive educational infrastructure, will remain a vital part of the province's identity #OLRCC23 Blog: languageadvocacyday.org/post/atlantic-
Mobile captioning app rolls out in UK theatres while charity warns against ‘one size fits all’ (BSL)
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As new #immigrants begin navigating the job market and policies/services online access becomes a crucial as a part of #settlement infrastructure. Libraries bridge the #digitaldivide and attract #multilingual audiences by targeted #collectiondevelopment.
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Nadia describes libraries in Canada as a place "where immigrants can break social isolation, quietly observe the ways of Canadian society and gradually integrate" in this article:
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We are pleased to announce another speaker for the Our Language Rights Canada Conference #OLRCC23 on Canadian Language Advocacy Day #LAD23! Dr. Nadia Caidi of will present a talk on Language, Identity, and the Role of Libraries. Register: accelevents.com/e/our-language
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Spread the word! Register! Create safety net for your online communities! eventbrite.ca/e/newcomers-su
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As the globe becomes more connected in a #remote world, the ability for workers to be able to speak to each other better is an imperative. How do we end #linguisticdiscrimination and create a more inclusive, functional use of language to benefit us all?
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📢The “#Translating and #interpreting in #CrisisSettings. Training options report”, prepared with survey data collected last year on the topic of crisis #xl8 & #1nt training, in collaboration with and , is out! #CPD🔗
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Our #MeetMeInMyLanguage campaign helped bring us a step closer to building a more inclusive and equitable world. Read about the campaign in Muratho magazine from the South African Translators' Institute: hubs.ly/Q01zTYhg0
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Don't think English Canada gets how big a deal what La Presse has now dubbed "L'Affaire Elghawaby" is in Quebec. On Parliament Hill today - French language journalists asked about nothing else. English journos -- hardly a peep. #TwoSolitudes
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"The Thunder Bay Indigenous Friendship Centre is offering one-day language camps for different age groups and participants this week. The camp offered the opportunity to participate in moose hide tanning, snowshoeing, crafting, and language classes."
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The Jeff Barnaby Grant is NOW open and is available for 5 Indigenous Film + Television creatives across Canada with productions at any stage within the Horror + Thriller + Futurism genre.
Deadline: February 20, 2022.
Apply now at imaginenative.org/institute-even
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Our Language Rights Monthly - January 31st - Come check out what we have in store for LAD23, our keynote speakers, language news and more mailchi.mp/f89640f54b26/o
#languagerightsarehumanrights #SDG30 #nolanguageleftbehind Join us on Feb 22-24 (free conference)! #OLRCC23 #LAD23 #GLAD23 + an incredible line up of exciting speakers, panelists and #languageadvocates!
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… state that ALL languages should be protected, regardless of whether they hold “official”status or not… the languages of #IndigenousPeoples and other people living in 🇨🇦 should be acknowledged and facilitated for genuine #equality in rights.” 🙌
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👉🏼 Our position, precisely: “There is also confusion around the issue of the status of #minoritylanguage. In #Canada there is a common belief that only #officiallanguages are entitled to protection. Yet, the international #HumanRights principles…
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Highly recommend scrolling through the quote tweets on this, to see many, many, many people explaining, correctly, that colonisation is precisely why so many people cannot speak their mother tongues.
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Can speak on colonization but can't speak your mother tongue
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Did you know that being treated by a physician in your own language can greatly impact your health outcomes? A new study found that patients had a 54% lower chance of death and 74% lower chance of harm when treated in their preferred language.
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ℹ Read this 👉🏼 Nearly 2/3 of Canadians now consider multiculturalism an important part of our national identity. | "Canadians aren't just adapting to diversity—there are data to show we're embracing it" via >>>
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This is so true! Even within Canada, we have a variety of sign language! LSQ (Langue des Signes du Québec), ISL (Indigenous Sign Language) and ASL.
Within NL and the Maritimes alone, there is MSL (Maritime Sign Language) and other varieties.
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A blessing. We have many sign languages across the world. A real blessing. #Fact
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If you are interested in learning more about #MSL #lanuagepreservation happening in #canada, check out this article below:
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