Language Liberation
Language liberation is an essential tool in the effort to eliminate other oppressions (racism, classism, genocide, sexism, young people’s oppression, and so on). This is because language has been used to hold in place the power and structure of the dominant groups and the privileges of their status quo. Language liberation is a “key tool” for transforming an oppressive situation into a fair one, as it can guarantee the space, time, visibility, advocacy, and voice that have been taken away from oppressed groups.
--Paxti Xabier Odriozola Ezeiza, ILRP for Language Liberation
Articles about Language Liberation
- Thirty Years of Liberation
- Written Language, Oral Language, and Their Liberation (Basque) (Spanish)
- Language Liberation is Crucial
- Language Liberation, and Individual Re-emergence
- Language Liberation for Native English Speakers (pdf)
- The Minute of Silence is a Minute of Liberation and Revolution
Resources for Interpreting
- Interpreting Guidelines (pdf)
- When to Use Interpreting at RC Workshops
- Being an Interpreter at Workshops (pdf)
Resources for Translating
- About
- Priorities for Translation
- Translation Guidelines (pdf)
- How to Publish Translations (pdf)
- Translations Coordinator Job (pdf)
- Being a Translator (pdf)
- Community Building (pdf)
Translations Coordinators
Listing our translation coordinators into many languages.
Translations
Translations of articles into many languages can be found here. Some of these translations are available for sale on the Rational Island website, others can be read online or downloaded.