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harmreduction.org
Disasters: The Need for a Decolonial and Harm Reduction Approach In Times of #ClimateCrisis” & “Decolonizing Public Health Through a #LanguageJustice & #HarmReduction Lens.”

The 2 worked with the global community while uplifting harm reduction & drug user health. One of the major themes of the...
November 9, 2026 at 8:46 PM
citizenptnewswi.bsky.social
Dr. Chu Pai is calling for a transformative approach to language access in Oshkosh that could empower multilingual residents through clearer communication and innovative policies.

Learn more here

#OshkoshCityWinnebagoCounty #WI #CitizenPortal #LanguageJustice #DiversityInclusion
Winnebago Area Literacy Council urges Oshkosh DEI committee to advance language access and plain‑language work
Dr. Chu Pai of the Winnebago Area Literacy Council asked the committee to explore a language‑access resolution, recommended plain‑language first‑step practices, and offered a proposed multiyear 'language justice' grant partnership with Kids Forward and UW–Oshkosh translators‑in‑residence.
citizenportal.ai
November 2, 2026 at 7:11 PM
citizenptnewsny.bsky.social
Council Member Amanda Aviles is championing Intro 48 to ensure that language barriers don't prevent New Yorkers from protecting their parks and communities.

Learn more here!

#NY #CitizenPortal #NewYorkCommunity #EnvironmentalJustice #LanguageJustice #CommunityEngagement
Aviles and advocates push translating citizen complaint portal to reach non-English New Yorkers
Intro 48, sponsored by Council Member Aviles, would require DEP's citizen air complaint portal to be available in designated citywide languages; advocates and participants testified it is vital to expand participation to immigrant and environmental justice communities.
citizenportal.ai
October 22, 2026 at 3:02 AM
miabund.bsky.social
Sprache darf nie zum Mittel der Ausgrenzung werden.
Verständigung ist ein Recht auf Teilhabe.
#FallDesMonats #InternationalerÜbersetzungstag #SprachlicheUngerechtigkeit #LanguageJustice #Antiziganismus #SintiUndRoma
September 30, 2026 at 12:29 PM
harmreduction.org
🧵Join us for our next #LasAméricas session, “ #DecolonizingHarmReduction: Centering Cultural Safety & #LanguageJustice” happening Tuesday, Sept. 29! This webinar is part of our Las Américas series, which is designed to recognize the significant contributions of Latine & Caribeñes that make...
Un degradado rosa ocupa la mayor parte del gráfico; un borde con patrón en blanco y negro separa el degradado de un bloque blanco situado en la parte inferior. En la parte superior, con letras negras, en negrita y mayúsculas, se lee: «Descolonizar la reducción de daños: priorizar la seguridad cultural y la justicia lingüística». Las palabras «Descolonizar la reducción de daños:» están resaltadas en amarillo. Debajo, en letra blanca más pequeña, se lee: «En este heteropatriarcado imperialista global, el inglés se considera el idioma dominante, lo que conlleva la marginación de otras lenguas habladas por una mayoría de personas racializadas (marrones, indígenas/nativas y negras). Quienes controlan la jerarquía lingüística determinan el acceso a la información y al discurso dominante. La justicia lingüística crea y mantiene espacios multilingües en organizaciones y movimientos para que todas las personas puedan ser escuchadas, tanto individualmente como en el seno de comunidades y culturas diversas. En esta sesión, describiremos cómo construir organizaciones que trabajen por la justicia lingüística». Hacia la parte inferior izquierda, un texto en rosa y negro indica: «Martes 29 de septiembre, de 13:00 a 15:00 h (hora del este) | Inscríbete en: bit.ly/DecolonizingHarmReduction». Hacia la parte inferior derecha aparece una flecha negra apuntando a la derecha, junto a un texto negro más pequeño que dice: «Desliza». Pink gradient fills most of graphic, with black-and-white patterned border separating gradient from white block at bottom of graphic.In bold, all caps, black font at top, copy reads, “Decolonizing Harm Reduction: Centering Cultural Safety and Language Justice”. The words, “Decolonizing Harm Reduction:” are highlighted in yellow. Smaller white font below reads, “In this global imperialist heteropatriarchy, English is deemed the dominant language at the expense of marginalizing others spoken by a majority of brown, Indigenous/Native, and Black people. Those who control language hierarchy rule access to information and the dominant discourse. Language justice builds and sustains multilingual spaces in organizations and movements so all can be heard individually and as part of diverse communities and cultures. In this session, we’ll outline how to build organizations working towards language justice.” Toward bottom left, text in pink and black reads, “Tuesday, Sept. 29 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. ET | Register: bit.ly/DecolonizingHarmReduction”. Toward bottom right is black arrow pointing right beside smaller black text reading, “Swipe.”
September 23, 2026 at 6:55 PM
theclarityeditor.bsky.social
Transcription tech can marginalize non-standard languages, with serious consequences in law, medicine, and welfare. Learn why this matters. #LanguageJustice
theconversation.com/transcribing...
Transcribing speech is never neutral. It shapes power and bias
Automated speech recognition is a powerful tool – but it comes with a host of assumptions.
theconversation.com
June 2, 2026 at 1:58 AM
naswsocialworkers.bsky.social
Sign language is a full, rich language and key to cultural identity. On 9/23, #InternationalDayofSignLanguages, we affirm the right to communicate freely in the language that fits best. #SocialWork must support #LanguageJustice.
#SignLanguageDay #DeafInclusion #NASW #SocialWorkAccessibility
September 23, 2025 at 5:04 PM
artistsatrisk.bsky.social
#AR #ArtistsatRisk #Perpetuum #PertpetualMobile #ARResidency #CommunityArt #IndigenousArtists #Ngiba #DecolonialArt #ArtAsResistance #LanguageJustice #CulturalSurvival #Mexico #Colombia #Barranquilla #PlataformaCanibal
February 9, 2026 at 11:43 AM
thinlyveiledtruth.cryptoanarchy.network
#AltTextHelp #LanguageJustice

Folks, Emily is on the ground in Budapest and could use an assist. I have to tap out. She hasn't posted in a bit but I think that's because she's busy. Everyone enjoy Pride!
emily.gorcen.ski Emily Gorcenski @emily.gorcen.ski · Jun 28
Budapest Pride thread, from the ground
June 28, 2025 at 3:26 PM
thinlyveiledtruth.cryptoanarchy.network
#LanguageJustice
emily.gorcen.ski Emily Gorcenski @emily.gorcen.ski · Jun 28
Float song: girls just wanna have fun

Any Hu speakers able to translate the poster?
A minivan pulls a float trailer. There’s an inflatable fox thing on top of the van and a large poster atop the float but it’s all in Hungarian
June 28, 2025 at 1:29 PM
savingwalden.bsky.social
There are over 7,000 languages on Earth, but nearly 40% are endangered, according to UNESCO. Many belong to Indigenous communities impacted by colonization and forced assimilation. When a language disappears, centuries of knowledge disappear with it. #IndigenousRights #LanguageJustice
March 19, 2026 at 9:18 PM
fcrj.bsky.social
Across Latin America,Black immigrants navigate healthcare, legal systems and institutions in languages that were never designed to include them.
Tamara Isaac spent her residency building tools to change that. Hear her speak about it.
Showcase: 29 July
#Migration #LanguageJustice #BlackFeminism #FCRJ
July 17, 2026 at 11:12 AM
refugeelawclinic.bsky.social
New on the #RLIBlog

"The Interpreter was the Variable: Implications for Credibility in Asylum Claims" by Mohammad Shehadeh

Available here: rli.blogs.sas.ac.uk/2026/05/12/t...

#AsylumPolicy
#ForcedMigration
#LanguageJustice
#AsylumClaims
May 13, 2026 at 9:23 AM
englishforaction.bsky.social
#ESOL students, teachers & supporters held a ‘teach-out’ near Parliament urging Keir Starmer's govt to invest in English education—not cut it.

“We are not strangers. I’ve lived here 6 years—London is our home.” – Doris, EFA student

#InvestInESOL #WeAreNotStrangers #LanguageJustice #RightToLearn
May 20, 2025 at 11:57 AM
englishforaction.bsky.social
#CommunityOrganising #SocialJustice #LanguageJustice #Kennington #Lambeth #London
March 25, 2025 at 2:35 PM
migrantsrights.bsky.social
Migrant Justice is Language Justice!

We're pleased to share our first policy analysis translated into French, Italian, Spanish and Arabic by our new language justice volunteers. Read more over on our #Substack: buff.ly/T4lHcj8

#LanguageJustice #Migration #HostileEnvironment
November 28, 2025 at 1:59 PM
stefbord.bsky.social
Because it’s not just what’s printed.
It’s what’s left out.

#h5n1 #onehealth #LanguageJustice #WorkersRights #EnvironmentalRacism #FarmworkerJustice #PublicHealth #CDPH #HealthEquity

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Crystal Heath DVM on X: "📄 Two fliers. Same virus. Same agency. Different languages. Different rights? One’s in English. One’s in Spanish. On the English version: a full section on workers’ comp and paid sick leave. On the Spanish version? “Monitor your symptoms. Stay home. Tell your doctor.” No https://t.co/PxrPgSqg4b" / X
📄 Two fliers. Same virus. Same agency. Different languages. Different rights? One’s in English. One’s in Spanish. On the English version: a full section on workers’ comp and paid sick leave. On the Spanish version? “Monitor your symptoms. Stay home. Tell your doctor.” No https://t.co/PxrPgSqg4b
x.com
May 7, 2025 at 2:06 AM
fencelinewatch.bsky.social
NEW TRUMP Executive Order: English as official language &removes federal requirement to provide translation/interpretation. Oppressing migrant communities into an info blackout.81% of U.S. Latinos agree that #climatechange isa top priority
#LanguageJustice

bit.ly/4bp3JAp
Trump signs order designating English as the official language of the US
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order designating English as the official language of the United States.
bit.ly
March 3, 2025 at 7:31 PM
fencelinewatch.bsky.social
Language is protected under the Civil Rights Act. Trump administration shuts down White House Spanish-language page and social media. Fenceline Watch will continue to update our communities. #LanguageJustice #EnvironmentalJustice #Greenlatinos

t.co/CDJdmB6xaP
https://apnews.com/article/trump-white-house-spanish-language-website-62224890c5b05c8ce0878358ba4a5266
t.co
January 22, 2025 at 7:39 PM
sanghayachannel.bsky.social
¡OYE! Valley Community Interpreters (VCI) is having their Fall Interpreting for Professionals Online Course beginning September 6th. Get $100 off if you attend their last virtual info-session tomorrow at noon. Learn more www.vcinm.org #LanguageJustice #Interpreters #InterpreterTraining
August 19, 2025 at 2:50 AM
noelcandelaria.bsky.social
America has always been multilingual—starting with Native languages they tried to erase.

No executive order will erase my parents’ language, culture, or history.

Refusing to serve immigrants in their language is cruel.

We’re not going anywhere.

#LanguageJustice #WeAreAmerica
July 14, 2025 at 7:28 PM
older.bsky.social
Of all the @okfn.bsky.social people speaking in this intro, none are native English speakers, and yet they are speaking English. Lack of documentation in other languages is also a big problem. #LanguageJustice @risingvoices.bsky.social
October 17, 2024 at 10:23 AM
the-14.com
Bill 96 erodes legislative language equality
#Quebec #Canada #Bill96 #QuebecLaw #Bilingualism #LanguageRights #LegalEquality #CanadianLaw #Constitution #ConstitutionalLaw #FrenchAndEnglish #SupremeCourt #CharterOfTheFrenchLanguage #LanguageJustice
the-14.com/bill-96-erod...
the-14.com
April 29, 2025 at 10:35 PM
rli-sas.bsky.social
New on the #Blog

'The Interpreter was the Variable: Implications for Credibility in Asylum Claims' by Mohammad Shehadeh.

Available here: rli.blogs.sas.ac.uk/2026/05/12/t...

#AsylumPolicy #ForcedMigration #LanguageJustice #AsylumClaims
May 12, 2026 at 11:48 AM
massapiscan.bsky.social
Thank you to all who showed up, spoke up, and stood up for our communities.
Let’s keep the momentum going.
✊ #AAPIPower #Massachusetts #LanguageJustice #EquityNow
May 6, 2025 at 8:01 PM