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From July 11 to 18, 2008, Montreal will host the 7th Esperanto Congress of the Americas (TAKE7), whose theme this year is Ecosystems, languages, cultures: diversity for a sustainable development in the Americas.

Organized by the Quebec Esperanto Society and Espéranto-UQAM, TAKE7 will bring together some 200 participants from more than 15 countries, who will use a common language to communicate: Esperanto. Through lectures, debates, discussion groups, and practical workshops, participants will develop proposals for actions that promote a fair and sustainable development, based on conserving and valorizing ecological, linguistic, and cultural diversity.

While thousands of species disappear every year, fragilizing our planet's ecosystems and diminishing our quality of life, more than half of the world's languages could become extinct by the end of this century.* Many cultures would then have disappeared, along with whole systems of values, ways of interaction with the environment, as well as the knowledge base which is essential for humanity to meet the challenges we are already facing.

TAKE7 is the seventh edition of the Esperanto Congress of the Americas series of conferences, whose goal is to explore important themes by using Esperanto as the communication tool of choice. These events are also an opportunity to assess the state of Esperanto in the Americas and of the values promoted by Esperanto speakers: democracy, transnational education, linguistic rights and diversity, freedom, and a culture of peace.

*The year 2008 has been proclaimed International Year of Languages by the United Nations General Assembly.

Find out more about Esperanto: Esperanto - Wikipedia

TAKE7 (Sepa TutAmerika Kongreso de Esperanto) is organized by Espéranto-UQAM together with the Quebec Esperanto Society, in collaboration with the World Esperanto Association and Esperanto-USA.

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