The fieldtrip was a huge success! Some 30 people of many ages and backgrounds came along for Juhuri dancing, singing in Judeo-Arabic, out-of-this-world baklava, and even a look at an extraordinary collection of antiquarian books in lesser-known Jewish languages. We even got a write-up (in Yiddish) in the Yiddish Forward! This is a small group tour and…
2015 MAS Summit for New York City Thursday, October 22 • 7:00pm – 8:30pm Jane Jacobs Forum: Sensing the City Hosted by the MAS Urbanists This session is free and open to the public, but registration is required. Reception at 5:30PM / Program at 7:00PM Jane Jacobs’ rallying cry that healthy cities must have “eyes…
ELA co-presents two fantastic films this year at the Margaret Mead Film Festival at the American Museum of Natural History. Catch them both this Saturday! Khonsay: Poem of Many Tongues Bob Holman 2015 | 15 minutes | U.S.A. Director in Attendance Both a celebration of the world’s languages and a call to action to preserve…
2015 MAS Summit for New York City Thursday, October 22 • 7:00pm – 8:30pm Jane Jacobs Forum: Sensing the City Hosted by the MAS Urbanists This session is free and open to the public, but registration is required. Reception at 5:30PM / Program at 7:00PM Jane Jacobs’ rallying cry that healthy cities must have “eyes…
At the edge of the same ocean, two cultural worlds have thrived despite hardship. Their languages are unique and face extinction. Their music booms with joyful rhythm and is all about sparking the dance. Sometimes salty, sometimes moving, songs are often danced. As feet pound in both communities, you’ll hear a voice call out, greeted…
Brentwood Bay, B.C. – The Endangered Languages Project is launching a new website today (www.endangeredlanguages.com) to improve access to information and resources on endangered languages for a global audience of Indigenous language speakers and language experts. “Our goal is to create a collaborative online space where the world’s languages have a voice and where people…
Nahuatl Language Through Food February 26 @ 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Did you know the words for chocolate, tomato, avocado and chile all come form the Nahuatl language? Join Nahuatl teacher Irwin Sanchez as he discusses the etymologies behind popular Mexican cuisine and demonstrates the traditional preparation of several dishes. Not only will participants…
February 18, 6:30 AM – 9:00 PM City Lore Gallery 56 E. 1st Street New York, NY Film Screening of the new PBS documentary, Language Matters. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Bob Holman, host of the film, and Daniel Kaufman, ELA executive director. There are over 6,000 languages remaining in the world.…
MOTHER TONGUES: ENDANGERED LANGUAGES IN NEW YORK CITY AND BEYOND ELA in collaboration with City Lore and Bowery Arts + Science presents Mother Tongues: Endangered Languages in NYC and Beyond, an exhibit from Jan 29 – April 16, 2015 at: the City Lore gallery. The exhibit features new photography by Yuri Marder, Bob Holman‘s Khonsay video w/mural by…
Please come to a special free event in honor of our new PBS documentary Language Matters with Bob Holman a film by David Grubin. Wednesday, Jan 21, 2015 at 6:00 pm at the National Museum of the American Indian in NYC, 1 Bowling Green The event will feature poets, performers, excerpts from the film, a Q&A…
“LANGUAGE MATTERS WITH BOB HOLMAN” TO AIR ON PBS JANUARY 25th, 2015 at 12:30 PM in NYC where will meanings be when the words are forgotten – WS Merwin New York—There are over 6,000 languages remaining in the world. We lose one every two weeks. Hundreds will be lost within the next generation. By the end of…