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RISE UP @riseup-he.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

The RISE UP Digital Toolkit is now available! 📱 You can download the app for iOS here: apps.apple.com/at/app/rise-... Or on the Google Play Store here: play.google.com/store/apps/d... Apply to become an admin here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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RISE UP @riseup-he.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

🐔 OLMi Workshop 2026: call for presentations 🐔 The YAR (ANR) and Cais (B-Monde/Agile Cymru) projects are co-organizing a workshop on tools for minority languages with a focus on teaching contexts. More information on the workshop and call for proposals here: mgrobol.codeberg.page/olmi/#-olmi-...

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Appel à soumissions / Call for paper

Journée d'étude sur l'outillage des langues minorisée

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RISE UP @riseup-he.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

After 3 years as YEN Project Manager for RISE UP, Jenny is saying goodbye to the YEN Office 👋 Big thanks to the RISE UP team, the YEN network & the communities we met across Europe - it’s been an honour working for #youthempowerment & #minoritisedlanguages!

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RISE UP @riseup-he.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Cornish place names carry meaning and history. A proposal now open for public support is a petition calling for dual Cornish and English place-name signage for villages and towns across Cornwall. Read more and sign it here:

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Sign the Petition

Dual Kernewek place name signage for all Cornish villages and towns.

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RISE UP @riseup-he.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

New linguistic data reveals a complex reality for Aranese: the language is holding steady in number of speakers, yet losing ground in everyday use. 📉 Only 16.8% use Aranese daily 👥 ~2,200 speakers 🧠 Over 50% can speak it — but don’t use it regularly The challenge isn’t survival. It’s social use.

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RISE UP @riseup-he.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

This year, the Austrian Language Committee (ÖSKO) hosted its annual ÖSKO Day in Salzburg. Eva Vetter and Stefanie Cajka gave a talk on “Minoritised Languages and AI”, sharing their work in collaboration with Mélanie Jouitteau (IKER, CNRS), minoritised language communities and the RISE UP project. 🤖

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RISE UP @riseup-he.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Yesterday, we held our final RISE UP Networking Event "Get Inspired! Celebrating Minoritised Language Arts" 🥳🖼️ The event was a wonderful celebration of minoritised language arts, and the people we met along the way who shaped RISE UP into what it was 🙌 www.riseupproject.eu/events/get-i...

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RISE UP @riseup-he.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Seto Christmas (Talsipüha) was celebrated on 4.1. at Tartu Town Hall Square, marking the end of the town’s Christmas season. Seto heritage was shared by leelo choirs Kullakõsõ, Ilolang, Liinatsura’, Mar’atsäuk & Seto Latsi Kuul, with speeches by Ülembsootska Jalmar Vabarna & Tartu mayor Urmas Klaas.

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RISE UP @riseup-he.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

The Seto Institute organized a conference on November 21 to celebrate its 15th anniversary. The conference also marked the 30th anniversary of the Setomaa newspaper. The first half focused on life-story research, the second on Seto media — past, present, and future. www.youtube.com/live/fWweMh9...

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Konverents “Seto Instituut 15. Setomaa ajaleht 30”

YouTube video by Seto Meedia

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RISE UP @riseup-he.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

❄️ New Year’s Eve in the Vall d’Aran is pure magic: snowy villages, Pyrenean traditions, and the iconic torchlight descent in Baqueira Beret✨ Fireworks, après-ski, mountain vibes, and the perfect mix of celebration + nature to welcome 2025. 🥂 www.visitvaldaran.com/en/

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RISE UP @riseup-he.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

The 49th Austrian Linguistics Conference (ÖLT) took place from December 5–8 at the University of Klagenfurt/Univerza v Celovcu. Our colleague Katharina Strasser presented her talk “The Future of Minoritized Languages from the Perspective of Their Speakers: Insights from the EU Project RISE UP”.

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RISE UP @riseup-he.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Wrapping up another exciting and productive year of RISE UP, we want to use this time to thank you for all your support, participation and inputs throughout 2025. 🎀💫 The RISE UP Team wishes you relaxing holidays and a good start into the new year! ❤️🎁

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RISE UP @riseup-he.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

The final session of "Speak on Screen: Translating Audiovisual Content in Minority Languages", a workshop series organised by RISE UP & HOW TIMELY, took place on December 10th 🎬🎤 If you missed the event, you can watch the recording here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5Jm...

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Speak on Screen: The Final Cut

YouTube video by RISE UP - Revitalising languages

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RISE UP @riseup-he.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

NEW! Vlach Internet Radio Greece 📻 #LaVerliga Radio, a new Vlach and Aspropotamis internet radio not only informs, entertains ad keeps you company 24 hours a day but also provides Vlach language lessons on the radio in Greece! Check it out and pass on the news! laverliga.gr

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La Verliga Radio - Αρχική

Το La Verliga Radio έρχεται για να κάνει την διαφορά στην ψυχαγωγία, αλλά και στην σωστή και έγκαιρη ενημέρωση.

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RISE UP @riseup-he.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

SAVE THE DATE 📅 The fifth and final RISE UP Networking Event, “Get Inspired! Celebrating Minoritised Language Arts”, will take place on January 20, 2026, from 2PM-5PM CET! More information and registration here: www.eventbrite.at/e/get-inspir...

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David Pearson @dj-pearson.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

Inaugural Lecture from SOAS @soasuni.bsky.social Linguistics Professor Julia Sallabank, titled 'Language revitalisation and reclamation: theorising processes and ideologies' Dec 11 · 5:30 pm GMT #linguistics #language #Languagerevitalisation #Endangeredlanguages #Languagedocumentation

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RISE UP @riseup-he.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Real momentum was created by the synergy between deep (re-)thinking of the media and language vitality relationship by experts, and integrating new contexts and media from around the world. #RISE UP (Eva Eppler) and #HOW TIMELY (Floriane Bardini) presented #’Speak on Screen’.

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RISE UP @riseup-he.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

The UK Government recommended the Cornish language for Part III status under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. This places Cornish on a par with Welsh, Irish & Scottish Gaelic. Congratulations to the Cornish people & all the actors involved in the language's promotion!

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Milestone for Cornish language after securing Part III status alongside Welsh and Gaelic

It officially recognises the importance of Cornish as a living language and a core part of Cornwall’s cultural identity

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RISE UP @riseup-he.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

The RISE UP Travelling Exhibition is now available online! Explore the amazing artworks by Yyhely Hälvin, Teano Kardula, Ricard Novell, Viktoria Ratasich, and Lianne Wilson, and learn more about Europe's minoritised language communities in 11 languages! www.riseupproject.eu/exhibition/t...

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RISE UP @riseup-he.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Prof. Julia Sallabank, who leads RISE UP's SOAS team, will give her inaugural lecture on the pressures facing minoritised languages and what is needed to keep them in use. Although an in-person event, it will be recorded and available to watch online afterwards. www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/...

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RISE UP @riseup-he.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

With Christmas coming, it’s the right time to talk about Nadau - “Christmas” in Occitan, and one of the most iconic bands of Occitània. 🎄 They shaped the nova cançon movement and have long supported social causes + the Calendreta Occitan-language schools. www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnXm...

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De cap tà l'immortèla Nadau

YouTube video by arnaud canfin

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RISE UP @riseup-he.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Last week, the team of UNIVIE participated the annual FORUM Minderheitenschulwesen 2025, a forum concerned with minoritised language education. Together with Zwetelina Ortega, we briefly presented the concept of a "language village" for Burgenland Croatian, a strategy for language learning and use.

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RISE UP @riseup-he.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

At the end of October, RISE UP presented findings from its transnational questionnaire at the conference "Aromanian on the Path to a Literary and Standard Language", hosted by the Austrian Academy of Sciences. We presented an analysis of attitudes towards standardisation of the Aromanian language.

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RISE UP @riseup-he.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

A joint project by Võru Institute, Seto Institute and Võrumaa Development Centre has created a web platform www.umakultuur.ee, bringing together võro- and seto language study materials for schools and kindergartens to support the teaching of local language and culture.

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Umakultuuri opivara

Omakultuuri õppevaramu veebiplatvorm

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RISE UP @riseup-he.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Setomaa was not the last stop for the RISE UP Travelling Exhibition! Thanks to Thede Kahl, it was shown again in the foyer of the #OEAW as part of the "Aromanian on the Path to a Literary and Standard Language" conference in Vienna, 30-31.10.2025.

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RISE UP @riseup-he.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

RISE UP researcher Julia Sallabank is adapting the Cornish language course Bora Brav to teach her heritage language, Guernesiais (Guernsey, Channel Islands), together with Guernsey teacher and researcher Yan Marquis . On 1st November, Yan and Julia held a very successful pilot workshop in Guernsey!

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RISE UP @riseup-he.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Last Monday, RISE UP & #HOWTIMELY launched “Speak on Screen,” a workshop series exploring #dubbing/#subtitling to strengthen language learning. 13 participants joined to learn about #AVT in the framework of minority/minoritised languages 🌍🎬 Read more here: mon.uvic.cat/how-timely/2...

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RISE UP @riseup-he.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Eva Eppler was invited to share the results of the transnational RISE UP survey on #Aromanian with the community at the #Symposium commemorating the arrival of the first Aromanians in Romania 100 years ago. Stakeholders praised the findings as important for the community.

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RISE UP @riseup-he.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Last week, our consortium met up in Vienna for its last official consortium meeting! We spent three days with meetings and discussions on our outcomes, final steps, and sustainability and uptake of our results. We also visited the Croatian Centre in Vienna - thank you for having us!

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RISE UP @riseup-he.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

On October 3, our Travelling Exhibition visited Bucharest, Romania! 🎉✨ Thank you to the Aromanian Cultural Society for hosting us ♥ If you want to see more, you can have a look at this video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQmB...

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RISE UP @riseup-he.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

🍂 November 1st in Catalunya means Tots Sants — a day of sweet panellets, roasted castanyes, and songs for La Castanyera, the chestnut lady 🌰🎶 Discover this lovely Catalan tradition 👇 🎥 La Castanyera Song:

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De cap tà l'immortèla Nadau

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RISE UP @riseup-he.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Have you read Novi Glas's article about the Peršmanhof police operation yet? Although the Interior Ministry’s report attempts to play down the incident, the analysis reveals blind spots in Austria's approach to minorities, remembrance, and accountability.

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Peršmanhof-Einsatz: Nicht gegen die Minderheit gerichtet? - Novi Glas

Der vorliegende Bericht des Innenministeriums versucht zu erklären – und beschwichtigt. Seine Botschaft: kein Angriff auf Minderheit oder Gedenkort. Warum diese Erklärung unzureichend ist.

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RISE UP @riseup-he.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Success of the Seto-language kindergarten group at Värska Municipal Kindergarten has inspired others — new Seto immersion group in Meremäe and a Võro-language group in Võru’s Tähesära Kindergarten started this fall. www.err.ee/1609823130/v...

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Vana-Võromaal ja Setomaal alustasid kaks lasteaiarühma õppetööd võro ja seto keeles

Vana-Võromaal ja Setomaal avati sel sügisel kaks uut lasteaiarühma, kus kogu õppetegevus toimub ainult võro ja seto keeles. Põhjuseks tõdemus, et laste seas on piirkondliku keele mõistmine väga halvas...

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RISE UP @riseup-he.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

#RISEUP has helped #YEN reach out to #Celtic regions, supporting young people working to keep their languages & cultures alive! We were so glad when #Kernewek activists Jowan and Lizzie joined the last YEN Seminar. You can read more about their experiences here: www.riseupproject.eu/celtic-inclu...

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RISE UP @riseup-he.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

#Cornwall Council’s new survey on Intangible Cultural Heritage celebrates the living traditions that shape the #Cornish identity, from music, festivals, traditions, dance, sport, skills, and community life. You can complete this survey by 31 October: letstalk.cornwall.gov.uk/intangible-c...

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Intangible Cultural Heritage

Cornish Intangible Cultural Heritage is the non-physical aspects of Cornish culture that are passed down through generations and are part of community life. It is Cornwall’s living culture and include...

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RISE UP @riseup-he.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

OPEN CALL: “Speak on Screen: Translating Audiovisual Content in Minority Languages”🎙 🗓 2 Creation + 1 Support Session ❔Open to anyone! Minimum age is 16 💬 Working language is English ➡ How to apply: Please email us at office@riseupproject.eu by Nov 1, 2025 #HOWTIMELY #RISEUP

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RISE UP @riseup-he.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

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 🥰

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RISE UP @riseup-he.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

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! 💬✨

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RISE UP @riseup-he.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

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 🎶

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RISE UP @riseup-he.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

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. cifu14.ut.ee

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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 · 22/09/2025

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.

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ALAPP 2025 | ZHAW Applied Linguistics

ImprintRealized with Klaro!

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RISE UP @riseup-he.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

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:

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

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RISE UP @riseup-he.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

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 · 15/09/2025

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! ♥

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RISE UP @riseup-he.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

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 · 08/09/2025

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...

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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 · 08/09/2025

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

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RISE UP @riseup-he.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

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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