Category Archives: Language Hotspots

Digital Resources, Endangered Language Activism, Gregory D. S. Anderson, Indigenous Language Activists, Language Hotspots, Launches and Public Events, Media and Publicity, Support Endangered Languages, Workshops

UPDATE! Campaign for Language Technology Kits

Our Indiegogo campaign was featured on Rising Voices as well as Polyglossic.

Join our Facebook event page to receive more updates about our campaign.

19 days left! we can do it! Our sincere thanks to our supporters who have contributed to the cause through our Indiegogo page.

As we count down to the last day of our campaign, we will be posting messages about language activism, bringing you inspirational stories of people using technology to document and revitalize their languages. Thank you all for following our campaign for language technology kits.

Digital Resources, Gregory D. S. Anderson, Indigenous Language Activists, K. David Harrison, Language Hotspots, Launches and Public Events, Media and Publicity, Support Endangered Languages, Workshops

Indiegogo Campaign: Language Technology Kits!

We just launched a new campaign for 8 Language Technology Kits on Indiegogo.
During our fieldwork around the world, we have made some of the first digital recordings of dozens of endangered languages, and we want to empower communities to do their own long-term documentation.

We have met many dedicated language activists who would really benefit from having access to computers and recording equipment so they can continue documenting their vanishing languages. We are raising funds for the equipment and training necessary for them to produce new media in their languages. This will help conserve and revitalize their languages, and also give them a presence online.

Our goal is to raise $24 000 for 8 kits over the next 72 days.

We encourage you to donate to this cause. Please help us spread the word on your social networks!

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Talking Dictionaries – Hot News in the Press!

K. David Harrison’s presentation at the AAAS last Friday in Vancouver publicly unveiled our 8 talking dictionaries projects. We have received a lot of amazing press coverage over the last few days! And more to come this week. Here are some useful links for you:

Here are some of the recent international articles where the Talking Dictionaries, the Enduring Voices Project and the Living Tongues Institute are mentioned.

And more articles and related links are listed on our Living Tongues Facebook Page.

Thanks for reading!

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Endangered Language Activism, International Mother Language Day, Language Hotspots, Launches and Public Events, Media and Publicity, Support Endangered Languages, Workshops

“International Mother Language Day” Events at University of West Georgia

At the University of West Georgia in Carrolton, one hour west of Atlanta, in collaboration with local UWG student group BABEL (Building Awareness for the Benefit of Endangered Languages), the events are being held on International Mother Language Day, 2012:
  • February 21 @ 5pm – 6:45pm: Endangered Languages Workshop with Anna Luisa Daigneault in Anthropology Lecture Hall, University of West Georgia. Facebook Event
  • February 21 @ 7pm – 9pm: Free Film Screening of acclaimed film “The Linguists” at University of West Georgia, 1601 Maple Street Dr., TLC Building, Lecture Hall C.  Facebook Event
– See you there! Happy Mother Languages Day!