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Interview with José Chuvé Mengarí, Bésiro language digital activist
Learn about José Chuvé, the host of the @ActLenguas Twitter account for April 6-12, 2020, and about his work with the Bésiro language.
Q&A: Meet Zubair Torwali, Torwali language activist
Please meet Zubair Torwali, the host of @AsiaLangsOnline Twitter account during May 6-12, 2020. He will be sharing his work with the Torwali language of Pakistan.
#IdentityMatrix: a Twitter conversation on identity and digital rights in Africa
Activists from Burkina Faso, Nigeria, South Africa and Kenya, will lead a social media conversation in their mother tongue on the intersection of languages, ethnicity and digital rights in Africa.
Interview with Chontalita Vázquez, Chontal language digital activist
Learn more about Chontalita Vázquez. She will manage the @ActLenguas Twitter account during the week of March 16-22, 2020 and will tell about her work with the Chontal language.
Interview with Tzintia Montaño, Mixtec language digital activist
Learn more about Tzintia Montaño. She will manage the @ActLenguas Twitter account during the week of March 9-15, 2020 and will tell about her work with the da’an davi, or...
Interview with Liz Julissa Camacho Zuñiga, Quechua language digital activist
This post is about Liz Julissa Camacho Zuñiga, the host of the @ActLenguas Twitter account during the week of March 2-8, 2020, and about her work related to the Quechua...
RV Newsletter: Rising Voices meetup in Taipei brings together language activists
The Rising Voices newsletter provides links to opportunities related to digital inclusion including access and adoption of digital tools, as well as different ways for communities to fully participate online.
RV Newsletter: new report examines how artificial intelligence impacts human rights in the Global South
he Rising Voices newsletter provides links to opportunities related to digital inclusion including access and adoption of digital tools, as well as different ways for communities to fully participate online.
Meet Sev Pach and Khouy Nherm, the hosts of the @AsiaLangsOnline Twitter account from December 24 – 30, 2019
Read this Q&A with Sev Pach and Khouy Nherm, the hosts of @AsiaLangsOnline Twitter account from December 2- 9, 2019. They will talk about daily conversations in indigenous languages like...
Meet Jerome Herrera, the host of the @AsiaLangsOnline Twitter account for December 10-16, 2019
Read this Q&A with Jerome Herrera, the host of @AsiaLangsOnline Twitter account during December 3-9, 2019. He will be sharing about his work with the Chabacano language.
Meet Kaisanan Ahuan, the host of the @AsiaLangsOnline Twitter account for December 3-9, 2019
Read this Q&A with Kaisanan Ahuan, the host of @AsiaLangsOnline Twitter account during December 3-9, 2019. He will be sharing about his work with the Taokas language.
The Indian state of Odisha publishes online dictionaries in 21 indigenous languages
India is home to over 780 languages and approximately 220-250 languages have died over the last 50 years.
Museums of the mind: Why we should preserve endangered languages
Sustaining endangered languages involves transforming how speakers are perceived in their communities, how languages are portrayed in the local and national media, and how the matter is treated by governments.
