UNESCO's International Mother Language Day is officially celebrated on 21 February. This year, UNESCO has declared that the day will be celebrated in the framework of the International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures.
Join RNLD in various locations for an IMLD celebration with a screening of In Languages We Live — Voices of the World
Melbourne screening followed by a discussion accompanied by drinks and snacks:
Date Thursday 18 February 2010
Time 6-8pm
Venue University of Melbourne, Yasuko Hiraoka Myer (YHM) Room, Level 1, Asia Institute (Corner of Swanston Street and Monash Road)
Sponsors RNLD and the Asia Institute, University of Melbourne
Kununurra screening
Date Thursday 18 February 2010 and Monday 22nd February
Venue Mirima Dawang Woorlab-Gerring Language and Culture Centre
Sydney screening
Date Wednesday 24 February 2010
Time 3.30pm
Venue Sydney University, Education Lecture Room 424
Sponsors PARADISEC and the Department of Linguistics, to coincide with the final round of OzCLO
Alice Springs screening
Date Wednesday 24 February 2010
Time 7.30pm
Venue outdoor screening (contact <gail.woods [at] batchelor.edu.au> for details)
Associated events: Alice Springs linguists and the Town Library are producing a display of Indigenous language materials and posters about International Mother Tongue day and Language Endangerment, and are screening locally made DVDs. The displays will be up for one week from Monday 22-27.