Language Magazine – Staff Writer
“Organizations in countries around the world have scheduled events to celebrate International Mother Language Day. UNESCO will host a day-long event at their headquarters in Paris, France to include a debate centered around cross border languages, cultural performances, and a roundtable on Kiswahili. Participants will also have the opportunity to sample “dishes from all continents” and attend a film screening. The National Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC will host the Mother Tongue Film Festival, a four-day long event to include screenings of more than 20 films centered around Indigenous and endangered languages and a performance by a local intertribal drum group.” (more)