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RISE UP @riseup-he.bsky.social · 19h

On Monday, our Travelling Exhibition visited its last stop - Värska, Setomaa! 🎉

The exhibition was opened with a performance of the Seto Leelo choir Mar´atsäuk, and we celebrated with singing, dancing, and good food 🎶♥

Thanks to everyone who contributed to this great event 🥰

RISE UP @riseup-he.bsky.social · 2d

October in Val d’Aran means Es Heires 🎉
Traditional fairs in Les, Salardú, Vielha & Bossòst bring together livestock 🐴🐑, crafts, gastronomy, concerts & competitions.

More info 👉 www.visitvaldaran.com/en/llegan-la...

October livestock fairs in the Val d'Aran - Visitvaldaran.com - Valle de Arán - Estación de esquí Baqueira Beret y turismo, Pirineos

From 6 to 8 October, coinciding with the arrival of autumn, take place in Val d’Aran major towns -Les, Salardú Vielha and Bossòst- a series of festivals on animals and trade, showing one of the activi...

www.visitvaldaran.com

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RISE UP @riseup-he.bsky.social · 6d

In September, 5 Burgenland Croatian speakers with language expertise visited the office of the UNIVIE team to work on our Digital Toolkit. They spent the whole day translating language exercises into Burgenland Croatian and recording dialogs. Thank you so much for your expertise & valuable work! 💬✨

RISE UP @riseup-he.bsky.social · 9d

WHAT?! RISE UP's Travelling Exhibition is coming to Setomaa, Estonia!
📅 October 6, 2025, at 18:00
📍 Värska Cultural Center, Setomaa, Estonia
The exhibition opening will be accompanied by a performance of the Mar´atsäuk choir 🎶

RISE UP @riseup-he.bsky.social · 9d

Aug 18–23, the Univ. of Tartu hosted the 14th International Congress for Finno-Ugric Studies (CIFU), with close to 300 participants from 20 countries. A key outcome was an official appeal to recognize & protect South Estonian languages.

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Congressus XIV Internationalis Fenno-Ugristarum – CIFU XIV will take place on August 18–23 2025 in Tartu, Estonia. The congress is organized by University of Tartu Institute of Estonian and General Li...

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RISE UP @riseup-he.bsky.social · 16d

Experts in language teaching at the 15th International and Interdisciplinary Conference on Applied Linguistics and Professional Practice (www.zhaw.ch/en/linguisti... ) were astounded by a report by Eva Duran Eppler on the conditions some minority language teachers are working under.

ALAPP 2025 | ZHAW Applied Linguistics

ImprintRealized with Klaro!

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RISE UP @riseup-he.bsky.social · 20d

The Cornish language submission for the 2024 ENACT Web App Prizes, titled “Destination Cornish, via Mining and Mexico!” by Katy Humberstone has won a Gold Prize!
Full details of this Award can be found here:

ENACT Web App Prizes 2024 - Announcing the winners! | ENACT

Contact us

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RISE UP @riseup-he.bsky.social · 21d

RISE UP will contribute to the conference #Aromanian on the Path to a Literary and Standard Language, organised by the #Autrian Academy of Science with a contribution based on our questionnaire, which is still open. Get your skates on if you want to contribute too! www.oeaw.ac.at/vlach/events...

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RISE UP @riseup-he.bsky.social · 23d

From Friday to Saturday, we hosted the fourth stop of the RISE UP Travelling Exhibition at Dan Mladine in Hrvatski Jandrof/Jarovce, Slovakia! 🖼🎶

Lipa hvala HAK for the great organisation of Dan Mladine and for having us there, and to Viktoria Ratasich for the amazing cross-stitch workshop! ♥

RISE UP @riseup-he.bsky.social · 29d

As part of RISE UP's travelling exhibition at Dan Mladine this weekend, the artist Viktoria Ratasich will host a cross-stitch workshop in Burgenland Croatian! 🧶
Participation is free but spots are limited so save yours now! You can register here: www.eventbrite.at/e/cross-stit...

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RISE UP @riseup-he.bsky.social · Sep 8

We’re excited to bring the RISE UP Travelling Exhibition to Dan Mladine this weekend!
Our Burgenland Croatian artist, Viktoria Ratasich, will host a crafts workshop on Saturday evening – spots are limited, so keep an eye out for the registration link!
www.riseupproject.eu/exhibition/t...

Travelling Exhibition - Dan Mladine - RISE UP

What?! RISE UP’s Travelling Exhibition – Dan Mladine, Hrvatski Jandrof/Jarovce English English To accompany this year’s iteration of Dan Mladine, RISE UP is excited to bring its Travelling Exhibition ...

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RISE UP @riseup-he.bsky.social · Sep 8

From Avairon’s fields, Camp Liure rises up through art.
With simple yet powerful drawings & animations, they remind us of life’s beauty—or how things could be better.
See more: @campliure.bsky.social

#RISEUP #ArtAndLanguage #CommunityArt #CulturalHeritage #ValdAran #Aranes #MinorityLanguages

RISE UP @riseup-he.bsky.social · Sep 4

At EUROCALL 2025 in Milan, Stefanie Cajka presented a paper co-authored with Mélanie Jouitteau and Eva Vetter. "Desirability and technical affordances of AI language learning chatbots for minoritised languages: a pilot study" is based on a collaboration between RISE UP and the Entrelangues project.

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RISE UP @riseup-he.bsky.social · Sep 1

As part of the Fenno-Ugric Film festival in Uusvada cultural village, Setomaa, international teams participated in a 48 hour film lab to create short films in Seto language. See one for yourself! “Three words in Seto”:

3 words in Seto (Finno-Ugric language). 3D anaglyph. Finno-Ugric Film Festival 2025.

This film was made in 48 hours during the 2025 edition of the Finno-Ugric Film Festival, in Setooma, Estonia. It's the very first stereoscopic film in Seto language. Synopsis: This world is pretty…

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RISE UP @riseup-he.bsky.social · Aug 25

Save the date: What?! RISE UP’s Travelling Exhibition 💬 is coming to Slovakia!
🗓 Friday, 12.09. – Saturday, 13.09.
📌Dan Mladine, Hrvatski Jandrof / Jarovce, Slovakia
www.hakovci.org/2025/07/03/h...
We're looking forward to seeing you there!

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RISE UP @riseup-he.bsky.social · Aug 13

The 16th International Conference on Romani Linguistics will take place on 23-25 September 2025 in Vienna! 📅
This year’s conference will include contributions in all areas relating to Romani linguistics - have a look at the detailed programme here: www.oeaw.ac.at/acdh/researc...

16th International Conference on Romani Linguistics, 23-25 September 2025

www.oeaw.ac.at

RISE UP @riseup-he.bsky.social · Aug 12

#OPENCALL - Please share! Got a short animated film (1–5 mins) with dialogue? Want it dubbed & subtitled into minority/minoritised languages? #RISEUP & #HOWTIMELY want your original content for an upcoming online workshop! 📅 Deadline: 30 Sept 2025 📩 Submit to: [email protected]

#animation

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RISE UP @riseup-he.bsky.social · Aug 12

Yesterday, 11 August 2025, the new Media Act 2024 came into force. It requires public service broadcasters in the UK to consider content in regional and minority languages, also strengthening the status and visibility of the Cornish language. Read the Act here: www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2024/15

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RISE UP @riseup-he.bsky.social · Aug 11

Last weekend, the RISE UP Travelling Exhibition arrived in Les, Val d’Aran, joining the vibrant celebrations of 75+ years of dance with Es Corbilhuers de Les.
Thanks to the Ajuntament de Les & everyone who came!

🎥📸 Highlights ⬇️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJ8Q...

RISE UP Travelling Exhibition - Val d'Aran

YouTube video by RISE UP - Revitalising languages

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RISE UP @riseup-he.bsky.social · Aug 7

💬🗳️ Send in your Papers on “Thinking, Practising and Living Plurilingualism”, for a volume edited by CercleS – the European Confederation of Language Centres in Higher Education.

⚓ Deadline: 31 August 2025

👨‍🏫 Learn more: cercles.org/2025/06/20/n...

#linguistics #plurilingualism #opencall

New Focus Group on Plurilingualism - Call for Papers

Our brand new FG is currently preparing an edited volume dedicated to plurilingual practices and warmly invites researchers and practitioners who would like to contribute.

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RISE UP @riseup-he.bsky.social · Aug 4

📣 OPEN CALL 📣 to support our RISE UP language app development! Are you a #BurgenlandCroatian speaker and 18-30 years old? Can you come to our Vienna office for 1 day of paid work at the end of August? 📧 If yes, then please email Eva Vetter: [email protected] #RiseUpEU

RISE UP @riseup-he.bsky.social · Aug 4

The Estonian Song Festival (2025.laulupidu.ee/en/) is a massive choral event held every five years in Tallinn. This year, around 32,000 singers and musicians took part, with a special focus on language varieties in #Estonia and featuring several songs in different regional language varieties.

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RISE UP @riseup-he.bsky.social · Aug 1

Deman tas 10h daurim era exposicion "QUÉ?!".
De nau, fòrça gràcies ar Ajuntament de Les e Es Corbilhuèrs pera sua acoelhuda!

Tomorrow at 10h we open the exhibition "WHAT?!".
Again, we are very grateful to Ajuntament de Les and Es Corbilhuèrs for their welcome! #RiseUpEU

RISE UP @riseup-he.bsky.social · Jul 31

We at RISE UP strongly condemn the police raid at Peršmanhof, in solidarity with all camp participants, the museum team and the Carinthian Slovene community. We demand clarification and public acknowledgement of responsibility.

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Die Peršman-Razzia. Eine Rekonstruktion. - Novi Glas

80 Jahre nach dem Massaker an den Familien Sadovnik und Kogoj durch das SS- und Polizeiregiment 13 stürmen am 27.7.2025 teils schwerbewaffnete Polizist:innen den Peršmanhof. Eine Hausdurchsuchung mit ...

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RISE UP @riseup-he.bsky.social · Jul 29

Do you want to hear live about RISE UP?

3 upcoming presentations:
- Applied Linguistics and Professional Practice, Zürich, 10–12.09.2025.
- Cultural Heritage Management and Conservation Conference, Nottingham, 18–19.09.2025.
- Media and Language Vitality (#PLURILINGMEDIA #1), Warsaw, 4-5.12.2025.