ELEN

UN 49th Universal Periodic Review, Spain.
2025-04-30 09:00 - 12:30 (Europe/Brussels) | Palais de Nations, Geneva, 1211, Switzerland
https://www.ohchr.org/en/hr-bodies/upr/upr-sessions

International Conference on Minority Languages - ICML XX 2025 Bogotá, Colombia.
2025-06-24 - 2025-06-27
ICML XX 2025, Bogotá, Colombia.
Website https://www.uexternado.edu.co/international-conference-on-minority-languages/

Council of Europe Steering Committee on Anti-Discrimination, Diversity and Inclusion (CDADI), Strasbourg, Alsace.
2025-07-01 - 2025-07-03

CEARTA - AGÓID NÁISIÚNTA NA nGAEL - National Protest for the Irish language and Gaeltacht.
2025-09-20 13:30 - 18:00
Cearnóg Parnell, Baile Átha Cliath.

Congress on National Minorities, Opole, Poland.
2025-09-23 - 2025-09-24

European Day of Languages Event - Tŷ Cymru, Brwsel.
2025-09-24 17:30 - 20:00
Regenerating Minority Languages through Lifelong Learning and the Arts
Two panel sessions followed by a networking reception, with ELEN President Elin Haf Gruffydd Jones.
Venue: Ty Cymru, RP Schuman 11, Brussels.
By invitation only.

FOSTERLANG LAUNCH EVENT, Wilamowice, Poland.
2025-09-25 - 2025-09-27
FOSTERLANG PROJECT TO HOLD INAUGURAL OPENING EVENT IN WILAMOWICE, POLAND
FOSTERLANG, the new EU-funded Horizon project aiming to boost European endangered and minoritised languages, will be holding its inaugural project opening and conference in the town of Wilamowice, Poland, home to the endangered Wymysiöeryś language, from 25-27th September.
Wilamowice will become a European centre of activity for language diversity and revitalisation over the week with a host of endangered and minoritised language experts from across Europe participating.
Languages represented include Gaelic, Irish, Welsh, Catalan, Basque, Kashubian, Lemko and Wymysiöeryś, acting to underline how the Fosterlang project reflects the rich tapestry of European language diversity.
In addition, the conference will celebrate the European Day of Languages on Friday 26th September with a cultural event following the conference on Friday evening.
Speaking to the media project co-ordinator Prof. Justyna Olko said: “For almost two decades Wilamowice, a small town speaking its own language, Wymysiöeryś, has been the hub of language revival and community agency in restoring its unique ethnic and cultural identity. Over the years, this inspiring community of practice has attracted language activists and socially engaged researchers from all over the world, generating an energizing flow of networking, exchanges and inspiration.
“Wilamowice offers hope that even a highly endangered language can find its place in the current globalized world; that this language can contribute to the community’s wellbeing and healing; and that its speakers can actively shape their own reality.
“I am truly happy that the community has agreed to host the inauguration of the FOSTERLANG project. Our collaborative endeavour is about hope and acting “united in diversity”, and pursuing the vision of the European Union that we all deeply identify with.”
Wymysiöeryś language revitalizer and Vilamovian researcher, Dr. Tymoteusz Król, added that: “While we must also learn other languages, we always want to hear wymysiöeryś”.
The conference, which will be held in the Museum for Vilamovian Culture in Wilamowice, runs from Thursday 25th September to Saturday 27th September featuring presentations and workshops from leading academics from across Europe on a wide range of topics including on revitalising Wymysiöeryś, Lemko and Kashubian, effective intergenerational language transmission, grassroots multilingualism and sustainability, and re-defining and operationalizing linguistic capital. Saturday’s proceedings focus on the Wymysiöeryś language recovery and revitalisation effort.
The conference is preceded by a workshop on the 23 – 24th September looking at the effects of past trauma on endangered language speakers.
For the Conference Programme see: https://elen.ngo/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Fosterlang-inauguration-program-1.pdf

Plurilingmedia: Governance and Civil Society Meeting, Barcelona, Catalunya.
2025-11-12 - 2025-11-13
PLURILINGMEDIA: GOVERNANCE AND CIVIL SOCIETY MEETING
Venue: CIEMEN, Carrer de Rocafort 242, L’Eixample, Barcelona, Catalunya.
https://plurilingmedia.eu/

ELEN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | ASSEMBLEA GENERAL DE L'ELEN 2025, Barcelona, Catalunya.
2025-11-14 - 2025-11-16 | El Born Centre de Cultura i Memòria, Plaça Comercial, 12, Barcelona, Catalonia, 08003
ELEN GA General Timings and Location
El Born Centre de Cultura i Memòria,
Plaça Comercial, 12
08003 Barcelona.
Catalonia
Friday 14th November 14.00 to 18.00
Official Reception 19.00 -21.00
Saturday 15th November 09.00 to 18.00
Reception 20.00 to 23.00
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UN Forum on Minority Issues, UN Geneva, Switzerland
2025-11-27 - 2025-11-28 | Palais de Nations, Geneva, 1211, Switzerland
18th session of the UN Forum on Minority Issues
Theme: The Contribution of Minorities to Diverse, Vibrant, and Peaceful Societies.
https://www.ohchr.org/en/events/forums/2025/eighteenth-session-forum-minorities-issues
