Susanna Zaraysky, author of Language is Music(translated in Portuguese, Russian and Spanish)

WHAT IS LANGUAGE ACTIVISM?

Take it to the streets!

COLONIAL vs. NEW

French it up in India!

Neo-Ottomanism

Unofficial neo-Ottomanism

English: Neutral language

Rwanda: Switches to English

Russian over English American Corners, Kyrgyzstan

MUSIC

Maori song beat Mr. “I’m bringing sexy back”

Song: Maimoatia - Pūkana & Whānau

Music to the rescue!

POETRY

Québécois poem: Speak white!Speak White!

Speak whiteIt sounds so good when youSpeak of Paradise LostAnd of the gracious and anonymous profile that tremblesIn Shakespeare's sonnets

We're an uncultured stammering raceBut we are not deaf to the genius of a languageSpeak with the accent of Milton and Byron and Shelley and KeatsSpeak whiteAnd forgive us our only answerBeing the raucous songs of our ancestorsAnd the sorrows of Nelligan

Michèle Lalonde, 1970, translated Albert Herring, 2001

Speak white!

Il est si beau de vous entendreParler de Paradise LostOu du profil gracieux et anonyme qui tremble dans les sonnets de Shakespeare

Nous sommes un peuple inculte et bègueMais ne sommes pas sourds au génie d’une langueParlez avec l’accent de Milton et Byron et Shelley et KeatsSpeak white!Et pardonnez-nous de n’avoir pour réponseQue les chants rauques de nos ancêtresEt le chagrin de Nelligan

Michèle Lalonde: Speak White!

Welsh poetry festival

Gwyneth Lewis poems win 2012 National Eisteddfod Crown

FILMS

Oscars!

Film festivals

My co-produced documentary

ENDANGERED LANGUAGE PRESERVATION WITH TECH

Social media

Apps

How can I be an activist?