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(TAKE-7 : sepa TutAmerika Kongreso de Esperanto) Ecosystems, languages, cultures: diversity for a sustainable development in the Americas A preliminary
calendar is now available Please
note that the main language of the seventh Esperanto Convention of the
Americas will be Esperanto. The
chosen theme for the seventh Esperanto Convention of the Americas
reflects a growing awareness of environmental issues and the protection
of the world's linguistic and cultural heritages. Based on the
conclusions of the General Assembly of the United Nations, which
affirmed that "languages constitute a strategic factor of progress
towards peaceful coexistence between peoples of the world, sustainable
development and a harmonious relationship between the global and the
local context", TAKE-7 will attempt to highlight the links
which
exist between the conservation of the environment and of biodiversity,
the preservation of languages and cultures, and the well-being of
populations. In particular, the knowledge and experience of the
indigenous peoples of the Americas will serve as an starting point to
several of the discussions, meetings, and workshops at the
convention. It is therefore worth noting the participation of
José Carlos Morales Morales (Costa Rica),
member of the UN's Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous
Peoples, Rubén Ortiz Hernández (Guatemala),
director of the eco-tourism cooperative AgroETour, and Mark Fettes
(Canada), researcher in linguistic ecology at Simon Fraser University. The
convention will be an occasion for the Esperanto-speakers of the
Americas both to assess the past progress in favor of equitable and
democratic international communication and to develop strategies for
the future. It will discuss, among other things, Esperanto as a medium
for promoting an environment of intercultural understanding as part of
the education of world citizens, and of the pedagogical potential of
Esperanto in the learning of other languages. The
contributions
of José Antonio Vergara (Chile), commisser for the advancement of
science at the World Esperanto Association, Maritza Gutierrez González
(Cuba), member of the Americas Commission for Esperanto, and Humphrey
Tonkin (USA), president emeritus of the University of Hartford, will
provide a framework for these discussions. Among the activities proposed for conventioners are also : various guided tours (TOHU, Biodome, Metro Art, ...) in which participants will discover Montreal through the themes of the convention; three evening shows, bringing to life the diversity of languages and cultures with, among others, the multilingual singer Jean-Marc Leclercq (France); and a series of workshops on ecological and educational dance. Video conferences, online reports, and chat sessions with "virtual" participants from across the planet will enrich the convention programming and demonstrate the pertinence of using Esperanto as an auxiliary language for communication on the internet.
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