The International Language Movement: Preserving the Past Most attempts to assess the number of speakers of the International Language Esperanto across the world indicate that the number is rising. Aided by on-line courses and apps, many young people are learning and using the language through social media and other forms …
Each year, on December 10, we celebrate Human Rights Day, the date on which in 1948 the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. Fundamental to the work of the United Nations and written into its Charter is respect for human rights and the …
Louis-Christophe (Ludoviko Kristoforo) ZALESKI-ZAMENHOF (born 23 January 1925 in Warsaw, died 9 October 2019 in Paris) was a doctor of civil and marine engineering with a specialty in prestressed concrete. He was the grandson of L. L. Zamenhof, and the son of Adam Zamenhof and Wanda Zamenhof, née Frenkiel; he …
[English below] Mesaĝo al niaj membroj: Festu la Universalan Tagon de la Infano ĉi-merkrede! La 20-a de novembro estos grava tago: en tiu tago en 1959, do antaŭ precize sesdek jaroj, la Ĝenerala Asembleo de Unuiĝintaj Nacioj akceptis la Deklaracion de la Rajtoj de la Infano. Je la sama tago …
In 2019 the Esperanto Museum of the Austrian National Library is celebrating the 90th anniversary of its solemn opening. This makes it one of the world’s oldest language museums and one of the most important institutions of its kind. To mark the occasion the Austrian National Library is inviting for …
This interdisciplinary, international symposium on Language and Migration will examine the role of language in the lives and works of migrants. Deadline for submitting a proposal is November 1, 2019. The symposium will take place in two parts: Part 1 will be in New York City on Thursday, May 7 …
[Esperanto post la Angla] “Is English enough? Listening to the world’s many voices” was the subject of a workshop selected for presentation at the United Nations Civil Society Conference in Salt Lake City from 26 to 28 August. The workshop was led by the newly elected president of the Universal …
[English below] Kara amiko de ESF, Chuck Mays, Anna Bennett kaj Ĵenja kaj Joel Amis ĉiuj ĉeestis la Universalan Esperanto-Kongreson en Lahti, Finnlando (kune kun, kompreneble, Mark Fettes), kie ni uzis ĉiun okazon por atentigi la kongresanojn pri la laboro de ESF. Ni havis propran tablon en …
In a world in which both problems and solutions are becoming global in nature, we must learn to listen to the world in all its diversity – in the languages of ordinary people. That was one of the main conclusions of the Annual Symposium of the Study Group on Languages …
PhD Studentship in Social Anthropology & Modern History The deadline for applications is 5pm on 25 May 2019. The project “Esperanto 4.0: Millennials and the global Esperanto movement in historical and anthropological perspective” invites applications for one PhD studentship, for applicants to start at the University of St Andrews in September 2019. …
