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UN Forum on Minority Issues 2021
2021-12-02 - 2021-12-03 | Palais de Nations, Geneva, 1211, Switzerland

ELEN GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2021 Santiago de Compostela, Galiza.
2021-11-12 16:00 - 2021-11-14 15:00 (Europe/Madrid) | Museo do Pobo Galego, Museo do Pobo Galego, Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, 15703, Spain

Demonstration for Breton, Kemper, Saturday March 13th. 13.13h. Plasenn Sant Kaorantin.
2021-03-13 13:00 - 17:00 (Europe/Luxembourg)

UN Forum for Minority Issues
2020-11-19 - 2020-11-20 | Palais de Nations, Geneva, 1211, Switzerland

ELEN General Assembly 2020, Santiago de Compestela, Galicia.
2020-10-23 16:00 - 2020-10-24 18:00 (Europe/Madrid) | Santiago de Compestela, Santiago de Compestela, Galicia

Pour Que Vivent Nos Langues: Manifestation, November 30, 11h Paris.
2019-11-30 11:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London)
RASSEMBLEMENT DEVANT LE MINISTÈRE DE L’ÉDUCATION NATIONALE
SAMEDI 30 NOVEMBRE 2019 À 11 HEURES
Nos langues autochtones (ou régionales) de France sont gravement menacées par la réforme du lycée et du baccalauréat ainsi que par la loi « Pour une école de la confiance » initiées et menées par le ministre de l’Éducation Nationale Jean-Michel Blanquer.
Nos langues, ce sont l’occitan-langue d’oc, le basque, le breton, le catalan, le corse, le flamand occidental, l’allemand standard et dialectal alsacien et mosellan, le savoyard (arpitan-francoprovençal), les langues d’Oïl dont le gallo, les créoles et les langues autochtones des territoires des Outre-Mer. Toutes résistent en France pour ne pas disparaître.
Pour s’opposer à cette dangereuse évolution et afin de défendre nos langues et nos droits, le collectif d’associations « Pour Que Vivent Nos Langues » a été lancé le 12 septembre 2019 avec le soutien du député européen François Alfonsi, auteur d’une résolution adoptée à une très large majorité au Parlement européen pour la sauvegarde des langues menacées, et du député Paul Molac, président du groupe d’études « Langues et cultures régionales » de l’Assemblée Nationale.
Pour Que Vivent Nos Langues

UN Forum for Minority Issues
2019-11-28 - 2019-11-29 | Palais de Nations, Geneva, 1211, Switzerland
Education, Language and the Human Rights of Minorities
Twelfth Session of the Forum on Minority Issues

Dates: 28-29 November 2019
Venue: Room XX, Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland
The Twelfth Session of the Forum on Minority Issues is convened on 28 and 29 November 2019 pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 6/15 of 28 September 2007 and resolution 19/23 of 23 March 2012. A Preparatory Meeting for all participants will be held on 27 November 2019 from 10 a.m. to 13:00 in Palais des Nations Room VII.
The Forum is convened on the theme “Education, Language and the Human Rights of Minorities”. The rights of linguistic minorities are human rights that must be respected, including in relation to the appropriate degree of use of minority languages. Education in minority languages is fundamental for the protection and promotion of cultural and linguistic diversity and of the human rights of persons belonging to minorities.
The Forum shall analyse practices, challenges, opportunities and initiatives in addressing education in, and teaching of, minority languages as a human rights issue, in line with the principles and rights enshrined in the UN Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities and other relevant international instruments.
The Forum on Minority Issues meets annually for two working days allocated to thematic discussions. The Special Rapporteur on minority issues guides the work of the Forum, prepares its annual meetings and reports on the thematic recommendations of the Forum to the Human Rights Council. The recommendations of the Twelfth Session will be presented at the 43rd session of the Human Rights Council, in March 2020.
Information on the Twelfth session of the Forum

Provisional Agenda, ACEFRS
Concept Note
Factsheet
Practical Information

Registration: Opens 2 September 2019 and closes on 22 November 2019
Online registration for the list of speakers will open 22 November at 9:00 a.m. and will close 27 November at 4:00 p.m.
Please, register here for the list of speakers.
IMPORTANT: For additional information regarding the registration for the List of Speakers, please, consult theFactsheet or Practical Information.
General inquiries: minorityforum@ohchr.org
Registration inquiries: FMI-registration@ohchr.org
You can also follow the forum Live on UN Web TV at: webtv.un.org
Outcome Documents of Regional Forums

Europe
Asia-Pacific
Africa-Middle East

ELEN GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2019 ROAZHON - RENNES, BREIZH.
2019-10-26 | Maison des Associations, 6 Cours des Alliés,, Rennes-Roazhon, Breizh, 35000
ELEN GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2019 ROAZHON – RENNES, BREIZH, Saturday 26th October.
ELEN in partnership with Kevre Breizh, Rannvro Breizh- Conseil Régional de Bretagne and the UN Special Rapporteur for Minorities.

European Forum on Language Rights - Emgavioù Europa war ar Gwirioù Yezh
2019-10-25 | Hotel de Courcy, Rennes, Breizh, France
European Forum on Language Rights – Emgavioù Europa war ar Gwirioù Yezh – Rencontres Européennes sur les Droits Linguistiques – Assembllées Uropeyenes su les Drets Langaïjiers.
Roazhon-Rennes, Breizh, 25th October 2019.
ELEN in partnership with Kevre Breizh, Cultural Council of Brittany, and the Breton Regional Government.

Registration: www.tinyurl.com/y3otlk6u

Forum for Minorities (Europe), May 6-7th 2019, Brussels.
2019-05-06 09:00 - 2019-05-07 18:00 (Europe/Brussels) | European Parliament, Rue Wiertz 60,, Brussels, 1047, Belgium
EDUCATION, LANGUAGE AND THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF MINORITIES.
Date: 6th -7th May 2019.
Location: European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium.
“The rights of linguistic minorities are human rights that must be respected, including in relation to the appropriate degree of use of minority languages. Education deals with what is perhaps the central linguistic right of minorities, and is also fundamental to the maintenance of linguistic diversity. A language that is not taught is a language that will ultimately vanish. The benefits of education in the mother language are now fairly well established scientifically through studies of minority children in different parts of the world.”
This conference, organised by the UN Special Rapporteur on minority issues and the Tom Lantos Institute, in partnership with ELEN, will provide regional insights for the development of a set of guidelines and recommendations focusing on education in, and teaching of, minority languages. Discussions at the conferences will also inform the recommendations of the 12th session of the UN Forum in 2019.
Conference details and registration: https://tom-lantos-institue.events.idloom.com/european-regional-forum-on-minority-issues-2019

Devezh-studi ha kendiviz "Ar yezhoù-rannvro: o stad han o dazont"
2019-04-08 09:00 - 16:00 (Europe/London) | Palais du Luxembourg, Paris, France
Devezh-studi ha kendiviz “Ar yezhoù-rannvro: o stad han o dazont” savet gant ELEN, Lo Congres & Kevre Breizh e Pales Luksembourg e #Pariz d’an 8 a viz Ebrel.

ELEN GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2018, Baile Átha Cliath.
2018-11-02 09:00 - 2018-11-04 17:00 (Europe/London) | Mansion House, Baile Átha Cliath

Language Equality in the Digital Age
2018-09-27 15:30 - 18:30 (Europe/London) | European Parliament, Rue Wiertz 60,, Brussels, 1047, Belgium
Conference on language technologies and digital equality in a multilingual Europe in the European Parliament on 27th September. The conference follows on from Jill Evans’ (Plaid Cymru) Report on the topic which will be voted on at Plenary on September 11th after gathering wide cross-party support at the Committee stage.
Speakers include Delyth Prys from the Language Technology Unit at Bangor University, Dewi Bryn Jones from Canolfan Bedwyr, Bangor, Maite Melero, University Pompeu Fabra, Elijus Civilis, the Lithuanian Vice-Minister responsible for the digital agenda, Maimu Berezkina, Norwegian Directorate of e-Health, and Montse Maritxalar, University of the Basque Country.
Davyth Hicks from European Language Equality Network will be discussing the Digital Language Diversity Project and its Road Map for digital development, with a focus on the “digital timebomb” facing lesser-used language speakers unless they receive adequate investment to enable adequate digital provision.

CALRE Working Group on Cultural and Linguistic Diversity, Presentation of the Decalogue for Linguistic Diversity
2018-09-26 15:30 - 17:30 (Europe/London) | Committee of the Regions

Plurilingualism and promotion of regional or minority languages
2018-09-25 14:30 - 17:00 (Europe/London) | Committee of the Regions
European Committee of the Regions open session on plurilingualism, the promotion of regional or minority languages and successful multilingualism policies, speakers include Valencian President Enric Morera, Jill Evans ASE/MEP, Vesna Crnić-Grotić Council of Europe ECRML, Davyth Hicks, European Language Equality Network. Hosted by Mikel Irujo.

International Conference on Language Legislation, Belfast. 14th March 2018
2018-03-13 08:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London)
‘Aspects of Irish Language Revival: Local and International Models’. International Conference on Language Legislation. 14th March 2018. St Mary’s University, Belfast.
The conference, organised by ELEN members Conradh na Gaeilge, will explore aspects of minoritised language revival – from youth work to education, media and film to legislation. Conference will examine the mechanisms of language revival and the utilization of various methods and means to build awareness of languages, increase number of speakers and develop a coherent and vibrant language community.
Looking at best practice from across Europe, the conference will contribute significantly to the ongoing debate about the status of the Irish language in our society and engage the audience in a wider debate, within the broader international context, of rights for Europe’s minorities and what those rights mean for Europe’s regional and minority language users.
The conference features several speakers from ELEN: Davyth Hicks (Secretary-General), Vice-President Paul Bilbao (Konseilua), Marc Guevara (Plataforma per la Llengua), Tore Cubeddu (Babel Film), hosted by Ciaran Ciarán Mac Giolla Bhéin from CnaG.

For enquiries please contact Conradh na Gaeilge on 02890 315 647 or ciaran@cnag.ie

ELEN Steering Committee Meeting
2017-06-09 15:00 - 2017-06-10 18:00 (Europe/Brussels) | Octubre Centre de Cultura Contemporània (OCCC), Carrer Sant Ferran, 12, València, València, 46001
The next ELEN Steering Committee meeting will be held from Friday 9th June to Saturday 10th June 2017.
The meeting will be hosted by Acció Cultural del País Valencià (ACPV) at their headquarters the Octubre Centre de Cultura Contemporània (OCCC), Carrer Sant Ferran, 12 – 46001 València. Tel. (0034) 96 315 77 99.

Launch of the Donostia Protocol for Language Rights
2016-12-17 11:30 - 17:00 (Europe/Andorra) | Kursaal, Donostia, Euskal Herria

ELEN 2016 GENERAL ASSEMBLY BARCELONA
2016-11-04 - 2016-11-05 | FC Barcelona, Camp Nou, Aristides Maillol 08028 , Barcelona, Catalonia, 08028
The ELEN 2016 General Assembly will be held at FC Barcelona on 5th November in the Berlin Conference Room. The event, for ELEN members and invited delegates only, is hosted by our members Plataforma per la Llengua with the support of the Catalan Government and FC Barcelona. There will be an official reception on Friday 4th November at the Generalitat with the Catalan President, Carles Puigdemont.
ELEN Press Release
Plataforma press release
Hashtag: #ELENBCN

ELEN Steering Committee meeting
2016-06-02 09:00 - 16:00 (Europe/Brussels) | Ty Cymru, Rond Pont Schuman 11, Brussels, 1040, Belgium
ELEN Steering Committee meeting
June 2nd 2016
9.00 – 16.00
Ty Cymru, Welsh Government Office
Rond Pont Schuman 11
1040 Brussels, Belgium.
