A Language Walk by Lake Burley Griffin
RAIN, hail or shine, Canberra language lovers will be out in force this Sunday, February 21, to mark the UNESCO-designated International Mother Language Day with a lakeside language walk.
This is the eighth year that the Canberra-based International Mother Language Movement has organised the annual walk, which sees people from Canberra’s multiplicity of communities wearing colourful traditional clothes, waving banners and posters and singing as they walk across Kings Avenue bridge to raise awareness of the value of all languages.
On hand to join in the chorus of hellos buonjiorno, namaste, mangwanani, ni hao ma, selamat pagi, and many more will be members of the Ngunnawal community, the Bangladeshi high commissioner, a United Nations representative, who will speak briefly before ACT Multicultural Affairs and Arts Minister Tara Cheyne officially calls the start of the walk.
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South Australia’s Legislative Council recognizes Artsakh
ADELAIDE, Australia South Australia’s Legislative Council has joined the House of Assembly in recognizing the Republic of Artsakh’s rights to self-determination in a historic motion passed on Wednesday, reported the Armenian National Committee of Australia.
The motion by the Australian state’s Upper House follows one passed by the Lower House two weeks ago and similarly “calls on the Federal Government to also recognize the Republic of Artsakh as the only permanent solution to the conflict to avoid further attempts of such military aggression.”
The motion was introduced by Legislative Council member Irene Pnevmatikos, with fellow lawmaker Tammy Franks also speaking in favor. Jing Lee also spoke on the motion, which was carried without dissent in a vote that ensured both parliamentary chambers in South Australia follow both chambers of the New South Wales Parliament in recognizing the Republic of Artsakh.
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