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25.01.2022 UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger is an interactive tool to identify the state of health of world languages.

25.01.2022 It is our great pleasurein inviting you, given your great interest in languages, to participate in this event on 23 February 12.30pm at the National Multicultural Festival near Stage - 6.The event aims tocelebrate InternationalMother Language Day, and to bringtogether the people of the ACT and surrounding region to raise awareness of the value of all languages, especially endangered languages. As you areaware, one in five people in Canberra’s vibrant multicultural community speak alanguage other than English at home.

25.01.2022 Mother Tongue Multilingual Poetry Showcase is on 18 February as part of the Canberra Fringe Festival. Come and share your words in any language, any style from traditional to hip-hop, your original work or an old favourite.

25.01.2022 'International Mother Language Day' celebration is now an Australian National Agenda: Here is a great news from Capital Hill Canberra: I have witnessed that the Australian Parliament Federation Chamber debated on nationally celebrating the 'International Mother Language Day' and other commitment on mother languages, aboriginal languages and multilingualism. And all the Parliamentarians supported the motion and acknowledge the sacrifice of Bangladeshi Language Martyrs and Ekus...hey/Martyrs' Day. (no photos - because mobile/camera wasn't allowed). Congratulations to those has been working on this locally, nationally and internationally. Draft Federation Chamber Minutes: Mr Thistlethwaite, pursuant to notice, movedThat this House: (1)notes that: (a)in 1999, the 30th General Conference of UNESCO proclaimed annual observance of International Mother Language Day (IMLD) on 21 February; and (b)about 200 different languages are spoken throughout Australia; (2)acknowledges: (a)the significance of preserving Indigenous languages as a link to Indigenous culture and histories and as an expression of identity; (b)the social, cultural and economic benefits of multilingualism to the Australian community; and (c)that encouraging Australians to learn a language other than English should be a priority for all levels of government; and (3)calls on the Government to observe IMLD on 21 February across Australia and to promote the preservation and protection of all languages used by the people around the world through: (a)promoting the active participation, revitalisation and maintenance of local Indigenous languages; (b)continuing the National Library of Australia’s collection of oral history and available alphabets of spoken languages as a means of preserving the multilingual inheritance of the people of Australia; and (c)supporting second language instruction in Australian educational institutions. Debate ensued. Mr Thistlethwaite, 5:58:19 PM. Mr Georganas (Seconder), 6:03:40 PM. Mr Alexander, 6:03:45 PM. Mr Georganas, 6:08:55 PM. Ms Banks, 6:14:02 PM. Ms Ryan, 6:19:11 PM. Ms Vamvakinou, 6:24:14 PM. Ms Owens, 6:29:25 PM. - 6:34:40 PM Debate adjourned, and the resumption of the debate made an order of the day for the next sitting."

24.01.2022 IMLM has successfully organised its annual 'Language Walk and Community Celebration' today to commemorate the International Mother Language Day 2015. On a bright sunny morning, people from different ethnic groups started to gather at the International Flag Display at the southern shore of Lake Burley Griffin. Representatives from almost 25 ethnic groups and speakers of 40 languages gathered to take part in the Walk. IMLM volunteers distributed free T-shirts specifically desig...ned for the Walk to all the participants gathered there. When people of different race and colours put on the common T-shirt, they become one and exuded the spirit of 'unity in diversity'. After paying due respect to the Ngunnawal People, the original custodian of this Land, the Walk was officially inaugurated by Ms Yvette Berry, Minister for Multicultural Affairs and Community Services of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Government. The procession of multilingual and multi-ethnic people started to walk from the International Flag Display towards the Regatta Point crossing the Commonwealth Bridge and raised the slogan, 'My Language, My Pride'. After walking for 1.8 km, the procession reached their destination at the Commonwealth Park next to the Regatta Point. While they were slowly walking towards their destination, they were greeted with the live music played by the local 'Gourmet Band'. While adults were walking in a sombre mood, kids were having a blast at the jumping castle and were busy getting their face painted. Live music of the Gourmet Band was followed by poem recitation in Dari Language, traditional Afghan fashion parade, Bangla song, Chinese classical dance, Portuguese song and poem, Brazilian martial arts and dance and traditional Tongan dance. Amidst all these fun and festivities, a genuine concern was palpable among the participants about the steady demise of many ethnic languages especially Aboriginal languages of Australia. One of the main objective of IMLM's organising this program is to raise awareness about the conservation of endangered languages especially rapidly declining Aboriginal languages as well as promoting multilingualism in Australian multicultural social fabric and mutual respect and acceptance of different languages and cultures.

24.01.2022 We are in the Australian National Multicultural Festival 2019, running a Sunday information stall G-35 to promote the coming Sunday morning ‘International Mother Language Day Walk’ lake side near the International Flags Display.

23.01.2022 A snapshot of IMLM's Language Walk and Community Celebration.

22.01.2022 Plan to join this incoming 'Story Telling' event scheduled on December 1st at the Glebe Park in Civic. IMLM is a partnet of this event. Please share this event to your network. http://www.languageparty.org/canberra.html

22.01.2022 Please join us on 'Mother Language Walk 2017' on 26th February 10am in Canberra near the International Flag Display.

21.01.2022 Walk together Talk together 'My language My Pride'

20.01.2022 An informative article by Rita Rosenback for parents with children in a bilingual environment.

20.01.2022 First ever Multilingual Poetry Showcase on 13 November. For details check the link. https://www.facebook.com/events/1656211514618956/

20.01.2022 PRESS RELEASE The International Mother Language Day Walk is getting bigger and better, according to the president of Canberra’s International Mother Language Movement committee Mr Ziaul Hoque. Sunday, February 21, on which the UNESCO-designated day is held, saw a large crowd of multilingual Canberra walked across the lake from the flag display under Questacon to Commonwealth Park in a show of strength for the use and acceptance of diverse languages under the 2016 slogan, Wa...lk together, talk together. Members of many diverse language groups waving their association’s banners were welcomed by Caroline Hughes Director of the CIT’s Yurauna Centre on behalf of the Ngunnawal People. They were joined by dignitaries, including the Hon. Gai Brodtmann Member for Canberra, Nipuni Wijewickrema, Social entrepreneur Young Australian of the Year 2016 (ACT), H.E. Kazi Imtiaz Hossain High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Australia. ACT Arts Minister Dr Chris Bourke launched the proceedings. As the crowd commenced their walk across the Commonwealth Ave Bridge, at Stage 88, the Gourmet Band was opening the cultural showcase with a little rock music, swiftly followed by the Wassa Wassa African Drumming group from Red Hill Primary School, Portuguese dancers from the Monaro Portuguese school, the little singers from the Australia School of Contemporary Chinese and the ACT Tongan Language and Cultural School choir. A new feature of Mother Language Day came in the form of entirely original performance poetry, mostly written especially for Mother Language Day. Ngambri elder Shane Mortimer recited a poem in the Guumaal Language and other poems performed by Jessie Liu, Sayan De, Tyson Powell, Abhi Gupta, Tasnim Hossein and Jolly Bhattacharjee. The program also featured songs by a group drawn from Canberra's Afghan community, a Gujarati folk dance by Divya Joshi, the Bangladeshi mother language song and, in a lively finale, Dante Musica Viva Italian choir singing two Neapolitan songs, ‘Funiculi Funicula’ and ‘O Sole Mio’ as the audience clapped along. Although initially overcast, the day quickly turned sunny, perfect for the younger visitors, who made good use of the jumping castle, hena and children’s drawing tables. 22 February 2016

18.01.2022 Interesting free event by International Mother Language Movement (IMLM). Please register yourself through the EVENTBRITE.COM

17.01.2022 , , IMLM,Canberra wishes all its volunteers, sponsors and well wishers a very Happy Bengali New Year 1422.

17.01.2022 Hanna Cheda gives an insight on how multicultural families can celebrate festivals. This article is collected from Expat Nest, which is a professional online counselling service for expats. Expat Nest supports expats who are facing challenges and who want to feel happier and more relaxed in their international experience.

13.01.2022 The 'Map', 'Program' and 'Poster' of the Language Walk. Please try to be there early and the program will start 10.30am sharp. Please continue to circulate the Walk invitation.

10.01.2022 International Mother Language Movement (IMLM) is a community based initiatives which has been working in Canberra since 2013 to promote the multiculturalism through the multilingual activities. The slogan is ‘My Language My Pride. IMLM started its inaugural annual Language Walk on 21st February 2014 which is the International Mother language day and successfully organised 2nd annual Language Walk 2015 in the same day with great community supports. IMLM is now considering t...o form a team and invites you to join its 1st Annual General Meeting (AGM). Meeting details: Time - October 14th, Wednesday evening 5.30pm Venue - Function Room of the ACT Multicultural building Please forward this message to your network as interested person can join this Mother Languages/Heritage Languages Movement. Thanks with nice regards, Ziaul Hoque (Bablu) Convener, International Mother Language Movement (IMLM) Address: GPO Box 2152, Canberra ACT 2601 Email: [email protected], Web: www.imlm21.org.au

09.01.2022 Media release - IMLM LANGUAGE WALK WAS A SUCCESS AROUND 250 multilingual Canberrans today walked across Kings Ave Bridge from the flag display under Questacon for mother languages with music and songs from the National Carillon for the 2019 International Mother Language Day. The walk has been held annually since 2014 on the weekend closest to the UNESCO-designated Mother Language, February 21 and is, according to the president of Canberra’s International Mother Language Movem...ent committee, Mr Ziaul Hoque, gathering political recognition. The organisers emphasised the UN’s designation of 2019 as International Year of Indigenous Languages, commencing with an Aboriginal smoking ceremony by Mr Jay Daley after the welcome to the country by Ngunnawal elder Ms Caroline Hughes. As members of Canberra’s many diverse language groups waved their banners, they were joined by the Minister for Multicultural Affairs, Chris Steel, ACT Leader of the Opposition, Alistair Coe and Mohammad Sufiur Rahman, High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Australia, who explained the importance of Mother Languages in today’s world. A message from the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, was read by Mr. Christopher Woodthorpe, Director of the United Nations Information Centre of Australia, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, New Zealand, Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu. the walkers were accompanied by songs from around the world, performed from the National Carillon by Thomas Laue, Tobias Cole and a choral group from Lyneham High School. Supporting heritage and mother languages encourages Australians to develop the cultural understanding which facilitates trust and mutual respect across all communities, Mr Hoque said. See more

09.01.2022 Lets get ready for the Mother Language Walk, Canberra 2017

09.01.2022 IMLM has organised its third consecutive 'Language Walk' on 21 February 2016 to celebrate linguistic diversity of multicultural Australia and raise awareness to conserve languages brought in by the diverse ethnic population in Australia. IMLM also endeavours to sensitise Australian communities and Federal and State Governments to protect fast declining Aboriginal languages of Australia. Like previous years people of about 40 ethnic groups gathered at the International Flag Di...splay on the banks of the Lake Burley Griffin to join the Language Walk which is held on a day which is being celebrated as the International Mother Language Day throughout the world in recognition of the supreme sacrifices of the Bangladeshi people to establish their linguistic freedom in 1952. This day has been declared as the International Mother Language Day by UNESCO in 1999. This year IMLM's Language Walk was sponsored by the ACT Government, Bangladesh Australia Association Canberra Inc, National Capital Authority and ACT Bi-lingual Ethnic Alliance. ACT Minister for Disability Dr Chris Bourke inaugurated the Walk. Representatives of different ethnic communiteis were also present at the walk. Participants started the 2 Km walk from the International Flag Display and walked through the Commonwealth Bridge before reaching the Stage 88 at Commonwealth Park. Stage 88 was abuzz today as performers of different communities showcased their cultural heritage to enthrall the large crowd gathered in front of Stage 88. There were band music by Gourmet Band, African drum by Wassa Wassa, an initiative of the Telepea School, Tongal traditional dance, songs rendered by the Children Choir of School of Contemporary Chinese, poem by Shane Mortimar, a renowned Aboriginal poet of ACT, poem by Tasneem Hossain, poem in Dari language rendered by the Afghan community, Bengali poem about a tree, hip hop music, traditional Portuguese dance by the Monaro Portuguese School, Bangla song by the members of BAAC and songs by an Italian Choir. This event is gradually becoming a family event as organisers arrange for a lot of fun activities to keep the kids entertained. There were jumping castle, face painting,children's drawing,and henna. There were 2 foodstalls this year run by Salvation Army and a Bangladeshi vendor.

07.01.2022 Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) News coverage of IMLM's Language Walk 2015.

07.01.2022 Message from Ms Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO on the occasion of International Mother Language Day: 2015 marks the 15th anniversary of International Mother Language Day this is also a turning point year for the international community, as the deadline for the Millennium Development Goals, when countries will define a new global sustainable development agenda. The focus for the post-2015 agenda must fall on the priority of advancing quality education for all -- ...widening access, ensuring equality and inclusiveness, and promoting education for global citizenship and sustainable development. Education in the mother language is an essential part of achieving these goals -- to facilitate learning and to bolster skills in reading, writing and mathematics. Taking this forward requires a sharper focus on teaching training, revisions of academic programmes and the creation of suitable learning environments. UNESCO takes forward these goals across the world. In Latin America, with the United Nations Children's Fund, UNESCO is promoting inclusive education through bilingual intercultural approaches, in order to include both native and non-native cultures. For the same reasons, the UNESCO Regional Bureau for Education in Asia and the Pacific, based in Bangkok, Thailand, is working to deepen understandings of multilingual education based on the mother tongue, across the region and further afield. Mother tongue education is force for quality learning it is also essential to bolster multilingualism and respect for linguistic and cultural diversity in societies that are transforming quickly. Since 2000, there has been tremendous progress to reach the goals of Education for All. Today, we must look ahead to complete unfinished business and to tackle new challenges. International Mother Language Day is a moment for all of us to raise the flag for the importance of mother tongue to all educational efforts, to enhance the quality of learning and to reach the unreached. Every girl and boy, every woman and man must have the tools to participate fully in the lives of their societies this is a basic human right and it is a force for the sustainability of all development.

06.01.2022 Danilo is coming to the Walk this Sunday - lets join him to the 5th Annual Canberra Mother Language Walk which will start from the International Flag Display near Qyestacon (Lake side). http://citynews.com.au/2018/danilo-walk-serbian-talk/

06.01.2022 Mother Language Day recital, National Carillon, Aspen Island, Lake Burley Griffin, 11am-noon, Sunday February 24 will add extra value to the Mother Language Walk this year.

06.01.2022 Here is a great news, ACT Legislative Assembly passed a motion on International Mother Language Day observation and other mother language issues which will be very supportive to the International Mother Language Movement’s (IMLM) such activities in Canberra. The motion was proposed by the Opposition Leader Hon Alistair Coe, MLA and was accepted by the members. Our Language Walk was well acknowledged by the members of both sides in the Assembly. IMLM also highly acknowledged t...hat our Annual Mother Language Walk been joined by ACT Minister and Shadow Ministers Thanks to Mr Coe and Mr Ignatius Rozario, former Liberal Candidate for Ginninderra who has been talking to us (IMLM) about our activities and visions to take forward. Previously we have been given official support by the ex ACT Multicultural Minister Joy Burch to build the Mother Language Monument in Canberra and today’s motion also agreed to ‘exploring options to support the construction of a monument in Canberra dedicated to the mother languages of Australians’.

05.01.2022 Language Walk Canberra news on Financial Express

03.01.2022 The International Mother Language Movement (IMLM) committee is delighted to invite you to a welcome reception for supporters of the Canberra celebration of International Mother Language Day. Wednesday 30 January 6pm-7.30pm West Wing Meeting Room 2nd floor Theo Notaras Multicultural Centre 180 London Circuit, Canberra Refreshments will be provided For free parking after 5.30pm, park next to the ACT Magistrates Court... At the welcome reception, IMLM committee members will brief guests on the upcoming 2019 Language Walk on Sunday, 24 February from 10.30 am - 1:30pm. This is the sixth year that the Canberra-based IMLM has organised a walk and activities to celebrate the UNESCO-designated International Mother Language Day. Please note the celebration is particularly significant in 2019, the International Year of Indigenous Languages (IY2019).

03.01.2022 The Walk went very well - it was very colorful. Thanks to all who came to the walk to show the love and respect for the mother language or heritage language. 'My Language, My Pride' - IMLM.

01.01.2022 The Canberra Times News Report on IMLM's Language Walk 2015 held today.