UNESCO procla imed International Mother Language Day (IMLD) in 1999 to celebrate and prot ect the diverse languages of the world. IMLD represents an effort to honor people’s right to speak their mother tongues\, to preserve their culture an d identity\, and to safeguard the many endangered languages of the world. I n more specific terms\, it is also a tribute to the sacrifices of many in t he movement for the preservation of the Bengali language in Bangladesh.
Since 2000\, IMLD has been celebrated around the world as well as in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia. Every year IMLD is celebrated at CISAR with multilingual presentations\, performances\, and multicultural festivi ties\, representing diverse languages from around the world.
Join us for an intimate evening to share your experiences in and with language\, po etry\, and music.
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