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Two alphabets, one struggle: How Kurdish communities are building a digital future Kurdish Wikimedian Mohammed Sardar shares why he creates digital content to preserve his native language.

Efforts to make digital content available in the language have also been hampered by the lack of universally accepted writing standardization. @risingvoices.bsky.social

Indigenous digital activists in Mexico assert their self-determination with regard to artificial intelligence What does artificial intelligence mean for Mexico's Indigenous languages? For two days, digital activists reflected on how these technologies can revitalize or threaten their languages and cultures.

"Where does artificial intelligence get its data to create new content? Well, from what already exists. And what already exists is much of what was promoted in the last century, very folkloric." @risingvoices.bsky.social

YouTube video by Colectivo Arawii El Cuento De La Lechuza (Mito del pueblo Maya mam) - Colectivo Arawii

Why don't I have a million followers so that at least 10,000 would watch this incredible short animation from @risingvoices.bsky.social ?
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📣[Convocatoria] 📣 Rising Voices te invita a participar en el primer Campamento Catalizador para activistas digitales emergentes del maya yucateco en la península de Yucatán, Chelem, 6-11 de octubre .

✏️ Más información y postulaciones: bit.ly/45ZCzxH

Fundraiser: Climbing a virtual Everest with the Global Voices Community The ride is raising funds for Global Voices and in support of its mission.

"Over the course of three days, I'll be cycling the equivalent of 10,000 meters in elevation, all for a good cause." @natematias.bsky.social

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Day 1 Fundraiser #Photodump by @natematias.bsky.social during his Everest Roam: biking for 34 hours straight to climb the equivalent elevation of Mount Everest.

🚵🏽‍♂️His goal? To raise funds for Global Voices.

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#KeepGVStrong🌱

Videoblog of @natematias first day of the Everest Roam.

His goal? fundraise money for Global Voices.

Donate now and #KeepGVStrong🌱.

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Children's songs translated into Maya Uspantek: Aury Us’ project in Guatemala “I hope that children, youth, and the rest of the population will join in so that the language doesn't disappear.”

I love these stories about the Indigenous language digital activism projects by @risingvoices.bsky.social so much

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@globalvoices.org is a nonprofit providing FREE, ad-free community journalism, commentary, translation & analysis from all over, because doing so makes the Internet & the world, a better place. In the current funding situation, we can't do it without your help!
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Donate · Global Voices Support freedom of expression for everyone, everywhere, by donating to Global Voices.

We're doing a fundraiser for Global Voices this summer, in part because it's gotten really hard to fund independent journalism like this. Please help us out if you can. globalvoices.org/donate/

In 2024, Global Voices changed my life even more than they did when I was welcomed as a contributing writer back in 2023. | Candice S. In 2024, Global Voices changed my life even more than they did when I was welcomed as a contributing writer back in 2023. The multi-lingual and multicultural storytelling and journalistic community of...

"Dem nuh partial", and it's true! [...] We're not the typical source for news and information that's backed by bias or ideation that leans more to one direction than the other. @globalvoices.org @petchary.bsky.social

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If you're not sure what @globalvoices.org is or why people are donating to it, take a quick look at our main page. You'll find news from local contributors and partners, all over the world-just on the top line today, we've got Thailand, Trinidad&Tobago, Armenia-Azerbaijan, & Turkey

Support Global Voices as we launch our donation campaign Sharp cuts to foreign aid by a number of governments are shrinking the available funds for nonprofits, with digital rights organizations like ours taking a particular hit.

🗣️Today we're launching a campaign to raise $250,000 to keep Global Voices alive and thriving.

👉🏿We’re ad-free, paywall-free, and community-powered — but funding cuts and a tough media landscape are putting us at risk.

#KeepGVStrong🌱
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Support Global Voices as we launch our donation campaign Sharp cuts to foreign aid by a number of governments are shrinking the available funds for nonprofits, with digital rights organizations like ours taking a particular hit.

Keep @globalvoices.org newsroom & @globalvoiceslingua.bsky.social translation communities strong! Since 2005, GV has been independently shining a light on stories & voices that traditionally aren’t seen in the mainstream media. Please support by donating or sharing!

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Build Your Own Road Map for Igbo Language Digital Activism E-flyer for Build Your Own Road Map for Igbo Language Digital Activism Workshop Five workshops birthed five distinct language communities Digital Activism Workshop. Each community workshop, a repre…

Here is another report out from our wonderful collaboration with Igbo Wikimedians User Group supporting their local language community interested in digital language activism, via @wikimedia’s Diff

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Rising Voices · Helping the global population join the global conversation Rising Voices aims to extend the benefits and reach of citizen media by connecting online media activists around the world and supporting their best ideas.

AND our @risingvoices.bsky.social initiative, which supports digital activists in Indigenous and under-resourced languages: rising.globalvoices.org

K'iche’ Maya glyphs to reconnect art and language: Wilmer Aram Ajú's project in Guatemala Wilmer Aram Ajú facilitates workshops on the ancient Mayan writing system to generate greater curiosity about the language and its relationship to Mayan art.

more about the @risingvoices.bsky.social initiative supporting Indigenous language digital activists ~ in this case, looking at the Mayan writing system!

Dagbani Language Activists Trained to Promote and Protect Their Work Online From May 16 to 17, 2025, the Dagbani Wikimedians User Group, in partnership with Rising Voices, Global Voices, and UNESCO, organized a two-day workshop in Tamale, Ghana. The event was titled “Build…

It was fantastic to collaborate with the Dagbani Wikimedians User Group to support local language speakers interested in incorporating digital media into their language promotion work. Read more about it here:

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Thanks to Wikimedians of Santali Language User Group, Open Knowledge Initiatives, Adivasi Lives Matter, Boli Cheto, OpenSpeaks, and the Indic Oral Culture Project.

We are excited to co-organize this online meeting with great partners, highlighting digital initiatives promoting Adivasi and low-resource languages of India happening on June 29th

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Glóir Aníos | Rising Voices📝 Léiriú Spéise / Expression of Interest Téama / Theme: Gníomhaíocht Dhigiteach & an Ghaeilge / Digital Activism & the Irish Language 💬 Réamhrá / Introduction Tá an tionscadal seo dírithe ar an gceist: conas is féidir linn ár dteanga mhionla...

📢 Dáta Deireanach: Dé Luain beag seo, 2ú Meitheamh!
Más spéis leat páirt a ghlacadh i gceardlann ar Gníomhaíocht Dhigiteach & an Ghaeilge le @risingvoices.bsky.social - líon isteach anois ✍️

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Language Lodge Workshop Focused on Publishing to Open in June The 2025 Language Lodge begins on Monday, June 16. Registration is free.

#languagelodge is co-organized by ELP, @risingvoices.bsky.social, and the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage. This year, it’s hosted by Quechua language activist Emma Vadillo Quesada, co-founder of Watuchi Siminchik Wasi. Read more:

Global Voices 20th Anniversary Reader Survey Please take a few minutes to fill out this short survey and tell us about how you interact with Global Voices, what we can do better, and what we should do more of.

Global Voices 20th Anniversary Reader Survey

Please take a few minutes to fill out this short survey and tell us about how you interact with Global Voices, what we can do better, and what we should do more of.

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Q&A: Meet Shakuntala Marndi, Santali-language activist and Wikimedian Amrit Sufi interviews Shakuntala Marndi, a Santali-language Wikipedian, about her efforts to promote Santali online, particularly through her blog and Wikimedia projects.

Q&A: Meet Shakuntala Marndi, Santali-language activist and Wikimedian

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How AI images are ‘flattening’ Indigenous cultures – creating a new form of tech colonialism In one example, an AI image generator produced an image of what was meant to be an elderly First Nations man – in a traditional Papuan headdress.

How AI images are ‘flattening’ Indigenous cultures – creating a new form of tech colonialism via @theconversation.com

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Find out more on the website: rising.globlavoices.org/cumbre2025

We plan to share the learnings from this event to share with a wider audience as a way to continue the conversation about this complex and rapidly evolving topic.

#ADLI25 #Mexico

Thanks to the Spanish Cultural Center of MX for hosting the event, and for the support of the Kellogg Foundation and the Embassy of Canada in MX, and for the partnership with First Languages AI Reality (FLAIR) and Bishop's University.

As the final activity of the Forum, we are inviting representatives from academia, government, tech companies, international organizations, and other non-profit organizations to listen to the perspectives of the attendees and to take part in a dialogue about these issues.

One of the objectives of the forum is to equip participants with the increased knowledge and a space for reflection, so that they can help their own communities navigate this complex field and make informed decisions on how their data and knowledge are used or not used with these technologies.