By: Tamarack Institute

Event Date: 10/09/24

Canada is recognized as a bilingual country with two official languages – English and French. The land known as Canada has always been home to a plurality of languages, including Indigenous languages such as Cree, Inuktitut, Miꞌkmawiꞌsimk, and many more. After the arrival of European settlers, Canada saw the emergence of languages unique to this land, such as Michif and Canadian Gaelic, in addition to more recent immigrant languages such as Mandarin, German, Ukrainian, and Tagalog. The terrain is and has always been multilingual. And yet, despite this plurality of languages, we see a linguistic injustice in the production of knowledge.

This webinar aims to invite people who run non-governmental agencies or lead justice struggles in bilingual communities who need to navigate two sociolinguistic communities simultaneously so that everyone moves forward together. What are the challenges they face? What are the strengths of operating in a bilingual community? How has it engaged both communities at their distinct starting points? This webinar aims to explore these questions and more to launch into a tool to support true multilingual community engagement.

Register by October 8, 2024.

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