Changemaking in Bilingual Places - This event has already occurred

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Multilingual community engagement requires much more than translation and interpretation. This webinar aims to explore these questions and more to launch into a tool to support true multilingual community engagement.

Key topics:  

• Linguistic injustice in knowledge production: Discussion of the dominance of English in knowledge dissemination and its impacts on other language communities, especially in efforts at societal change.  
• Challenges faced by bilingual communities: Identification of the obstacles and problems faced by change-makers in a bilingual or multilingual context. 
• Engaging both sociolinguistic communities: Strategies and approaches for engaging English- and French-speaking communities on an equitable basis. 
• Beyond translation and interpretation: Exploring the specific needs and approaches required for true multilingual community engagement, beyond simple translation services. 

Who should attend? 

• Leaders and members of organizations or agencies working in bilingual environments or on a national scale 
• Communication and translation professionals 
• Members of linguistic minority communities 
• Anyone interested in the issues of linguistic diversity, inclusion and social justice in Canada. 

This webinar is taking place in French with simultaneous interpretation into English.

To register, please click here. 

Audience:

Settlement Workers

Category:

Skill Development (Computer Class, etc.)

Event Type:

Online

Registration:

Registration required

Organization:

Tamarack Institute