MINELRES: Eurolang newsletter: June 2006
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Mon Jun 19 20:02:31 2006
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Dear Madam/ Sir,
We include a brief summary of the latest articles published on Eurolang.
Education victory for Irish in Northern Ireland
http://www.eurolang.net/index.php?
option=com_content&task=view&id=2660&Itemid=1&lang=en
Irish Gaelic activists in the North of Ireland scored a significant
victory this week after it was announced that a recommendation to
decrease the status of the language in the education system had been
dropped from a new Draft Education Bill presented to the Westminster
Parliament on Monday.
Liet-Lavlut song contest set to showcase new songs in Manx, Votian,
Romani and Meankieli
http://www.eurolang.net/index.php?
option=com_content&task=view&id=2657&Itemid=1&lang=en
This year's edition of the minority language song contest Liet-Lavlut in
Ostersund, Sweden, will present eleven new songs in European lesser-used
languages. Five of those eleven are songs in languages which have never
participated in the song contest before. These languages are: Meankieli,
Romani, Manx, Votian and Swedish Finnish. The jury of Liet-Lavlut chose
the eleven finalists out of more than 60 entries in 25 languages.
Honouring 'The Welsh Rosa Parks'
http://www.eurolang.net/index.php?
option=com_content&task=view&id=2656&Itemid=1&lang=en
Known as 'The Welsh Rosa Parks' Eileen Beasley, a lady now in her 80s,
was honoured in a ceremony in Aberystwyth on Saturday..
EBLUL's Partnership for Diversity 2006 goes to Skye
http://www.eurolang.net/index.php?
option=com_content&task=view&id=2653&Itemid=1&lang=en
The next Partnership for Diversity conference will take place on the
Isle of Skye, Scotland, on the 29th � 30th June. The Partnership for
Diversity Conference is an ongoing project of the European Bureau for
Lesser-Used Languages and has become the key and influential meeting
point for all those working and interested in the field of lesser-used
languages.
In brief / en bref:
European Parliament Intergroup appalled at dire situation of Alsacian
language and culture
http://www.eurolang.net/index.php?
option=com_content&task=view&id=2655&Itemid=1&lang=en
Wanted: an Irish medium medium!
http://www.eurolang.net/index.php?
option=com_content&task=view&id=2655&Itemid=1&lang=en
Please do not hesitate to contact us for further information.
We thank you for your interest in Eurolang, the news service for
minoritised languages.
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Dr. Davyth A. Hicks
Editor-in-Chief
EUROLANG NEWS
Brussels
Belgium.
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