EBLUL will be hosting their annual Partnership for Diversity (PfD) in Leeuwarden, The Netherlands on 30-31 October. The challenging relationship between transmission of cultures and transmission of languages will make for the main theme of the conference, which is jointly organised be Mercator European Research Centre on Multilingualism and Language Learning. Additional themes include:
- The role and responsibility of regional and local authorities towards the protection and promotion of RMLs and cultures;
- The function of legislation: cultural and linguistic rights for the preservation and promotion of RMLs and cultures.
- New trends in formal and informal transmission of cultures and languages (including presentation of the new pavilion for new language experiences such as in Fryslân ("Lân fan taal") as well as in Barcelona ("Linguamón") and others.
For more information, please see the provisional programme.