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SUMMARY: The Fourth Annual International Mother Language Day Celebration
DESCRIPTION: Every year International Mother Language Day is celebrated at 
 CISAR with multilingual presentations\, performances\, and multicultural fe
 stivities\, representing diverse languages from around the world. 2020 mark
 s the 20th anniversary of the International Mother Language Day\, and the F
 ourth Annual International Mother Language Day celebrations at CISAR.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: <p><img src="https://sppga.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp
 -content/uploads/sites/5/2020/02/Mother-Language-Day.png" /></p><p>UNESCO p
 roclaimed International Mother Language Day (IMLD) in 1999 to celebrate and
  protect the diverse languages of the world. IMLD represents an effort to h
 onor people’s right to speak their mother tongues\, to preserve their cultu
 re and identity\, and to safeguard the many endangered languages of the wor
 ld. In more specific terms\, it is also a tribute to the sacrifices of many
  in the 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 festivit
 ies\, representing diverse languages from around the world. 2020 marks the 
 20th anniversary of the International Mother Language Day\, and the Fourth 
 Annual International Mother Language Day celebrations at CISAR.</p><hr /><p
 >5.00pm to 7.00pm program followed by a light dinner from 7.00pm to 8.00pm.
 </p><p>The program will feature:</p><ul><li>The History of IMLD by the UBC 
 Bangladesh Students Association</li><li>Keynote address by Bonnie Norton</l
 i><li>Community guest: Halchigul Pattar (Uyghur Community Member and Activi
 st)</li><li>Various cultural performances</li></ul><h3><a href="https://cis
 ar.iar.ubc.ca/files/2020/01/IMLD-768x1024.png" target="_blank" rel="noopene
 r">Event Poster</a></h3>
LOCATION:Room 120\, C.K. Choi Building
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