Stories about Announcements
Updating Uyghur: The power of online discussions for language preservation
Though spoken by over 10 million people, the Uyghur language is struggling to adapt to modern life and overcome heavy censorship and language elimination in China
“Apthapi Digital” project creates digital security resources in the Aymara language
The "Apthapi Digital" project seeks to share digital security resources for a wide variety of Aymara-speaking audiences in accessible formats.
FPCC's “Check Before You Tech” guide is now available in Spanish
The First Peoples' Cultural Council's resource guide "Check Before You Tech" is now available in Spanish for Latin American Indigenous communities.
Exchanges “Live” program will explore the potential for cross-regional digital language activism
Please join us in the 4th in a series of online exchanges about language digital activism to take place on Tuesday, September 8, 2020
Q&A: Meet language, education and development expert Pushker Kadel
Please meet Pushker Kadel, the host of @AsiaLangsOnline Twitter account during August 19-25, 2020. He will be sharing his work as a language, education and development practitioner in Nepal.
Exchanges “Live” program will explore the emergence of indigenous language digital activism
Please join us in the 3rd in a series of online exchanges about language digital activism to take place on Wednesday, August 12, 2020
Panel: How indigenous communities are combating misinformation by creating fact-checked resources in their native languages
Take part in a RightsCon panel discussion about the importance of providing fact-checking and verified information in indigenous languages of Latin America.
Online Conversation: How language digital activism can play a role in the upcoming International Decade of Indigenous Languages
Please join us in the 2nd in a series of online exchanges about language digital activism to take place on Thursday, July 30, 2020
Q&A with Language Warriors PH, a translators’ network in the Philippines
Language Warriors PH will host of @AsiaLangsOnline Twitter account during July 22-28, 2020. Find out about their work translating health content in various Philippine languages.
Online Conversation: What does the future hold for indigenous languages online in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic?
Announcing the first in a series of online exchanges about language digital activism to take place on Thursday, July 16, 2020
Join us for cross-regional online exchanges about language digital activism
Through a new collaboration between Rising Voices and the Canadian Embassy in Mexico, we'll explore how language digital activism may play a meaningful role in the future of language revitalization.
MarginalizedAadhaar: Digital identity in the time of COVID-19
India's digital identification system is putting marginalised communities at a greater disadvantage during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Q&A: Meet Walis Taywang, Seediq language activist
Please meet Walis Taywang, the host of @AsiaLangsOnline Twitter account during July 01-07, 2020. He will be sharing his work with the Seediq language, spoken in Taiwan.
