International Symposium on Linguistic Rights, UN, Geneva, 24-04-2008 | Droits linguistiques | Lingvaj rajtoj

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Symposium 2008

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Linguistic Rights in the World,
the current situation

A Symposium to commemorate the
100th Anniversary of the Universal Esperanto Association
and the 60th Anniversary of the Declaration of Human Rights.
24 April 2008, UN, Geneva

Report (pdf)

09.10-10.00

O p e n i n g o f t h e S y m p o s i u m a n d G r e e t i n g s:
Chairpersons: Probal Dasgupta and Renate Bloem, former President of CONGO
- Mr Ricardo Espinosa,
Chief, NGO Liaison Office, Office of the Director-General, United Nations Office at Geneva
- Reply of the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG) to the invitation, read by Probal Dasgupta.
- Ms. Anna Biondi - (Listen to her speech),
First Vice President of CONGO will present a message from Mr Liberato Bautista, President of CONGO
- Professor Probal Dasgupta, President of UEA:
Substantive language rights (in English)^*
- Mr. Dietrich Michael Weidmann,
Co-President of the Swiss Esperanto Society (SES)

Bio, Abstract, Website

10.00-11.00

Keynote speech - Professor Tove Skutnabb-Kangas:
Language, Education, and (violations of) Human Rights (in English)^*

Bio, Abstract, Website

11.00-11.15

- Coffee break

11.15-12.00

Guest speaker, Professor François Grin:
Intercomprehension as a strategy for linguistic justice. (en français)^*

Bio, Abstract, Website

12.00-12.30

- General discussion

12.30-14.00

- Lunch break

14.00-14.30

Presentation by Mr John Mateo Lopez, Representative of the indigenous peoples of Colombia:
Indigenous peoples and their linguistic treasures from a legal point of view

Presentation by Ambassador Ronald Barnes, from the Indigenous Peoples and Nations Coalition, Alaska:
Language, Communication and Self-determination (in English)^*

Bio, Abstract, Website

14.30-15.00

Presentation by Michele Gazzola:
University teaching: the linguistic stakes of internationalism. (en français)^*

Bio, Abstract, Website

15.00-15.30

Presentation by Mrs. Flor Rayen Calfunao Paillalef
- Short interventions from NGOs

15.30-15.45

- Coffee break

15.45-16.15

- General discussion

16.15-16.30

Closing remarks by the President of UEA

16.30

Closure of the Symposium

^* = simultaneous interpretation into French, English and Esperanto will be provided during the whole Symposium

Linguistic Rights in the World,the current situation

A Symposium to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the Universal Esperanto Association and the 60th Anniversary of the Declaration of Human Rights. 24 April 2008, UN, Geneva

Linguistic Rights in the World,
the current situation

A Symposium to commemorate the
100th Anniversary of the Universal Esperanto Association
and the 60th Anniversary of the Declaration of Human Rights.
24 April 2008, UN, Geneva