Canadian Language Advocacy Day - February 4th

 

 



Inspired by over 40 years of continuous effort by the Joint National Committee for Languages (JNCL), the objective of Canadian Language Advocacy Day (LAD) is to build an informal coalition of language rights advocates, individuals, and organizations who will participate in an informational, virtual advocacy day at Queen's Park on February 4th, 2021.

The long-term objective is to establish an ongoing language policy forum and explore the role of language within the context of social justice, education, and economic recovery.

WHAT IS LANGUAGE ADVOCACY DAY?

​Inspired by over 40 years of continuous effort by the Joint National Committee for Languages (JNCL), the objective of Canadian Language Advocacy Day (LAD) is to build an informal coalition of language rights advocates, individuals and organizations who will participate in an informational advocacy day at Queen's Park in 2021. The long term objective is to establish an ongoing language policy forum and explore the role of language within the context of social justice, education and economic recovery.

​For the Canadian LAD to be successful, we need your help! Let us know about the language-related issues you care about. Our task is to connect you with your representatives and language advocates and create briefings and guidance about the process to help you feel confident in pursuing your agenda. 

 


 

What is language advocacy?

​What language barriers exist that may prevent one access to services or opportunities?

Join the LANGUAGE RIGHTS CONFERENCE & FILM FESTIVAL FEB. 4, 2021 & FIND OUT

Proud that our company Multi-Languages Corporation is part of the Language Advocacy Coalition as well as having our Director Lola Bendana as part of the Advisory Board!

We Care about the role languages play in our society!

If you are PASSIONATE about #languages and #accessibility too, JOIN US FREE
 

 

 

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