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--></style><p class="MsoNormal"><font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB">Dear members,</span></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB">RNLD would like to invite you to join our End of
Year celebration.</span></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB">It has been another very successful and
exciting year for RNLD. We supported a total of 54 Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander languages this year through our training activities. 32 <a href="http://www.rnld.org/DRIL">Documenting and Revitalising Indigenous Languages</a> Training workshops were held in New South
Wales, Queensland, the Northern Territory, South Australia and Western
Australia. We also partnered with the Advocates for Indigenous California
Language Survival to deliver two train-the-trainer workshops in the
<a href="http://www.rnld.org/MALLP">Master-Apprentice Language Learning method</a> with representatives of 30 languages
from all Australian states and territories. We were excited to receive a new
grant from the Indigenous Languages Support Scheme to proceed with the
accreditation of our training program, and we are now developing <a href="http://www.rnld.org/DRILcertificates">Certificates III and IV</a> in Documenting and Revitalising Indigenous Languages. </span></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB">Our team has continued to grow with the
appointment of Donna McLaren as Indigenous Co-Director of the DRIL Training
Program. Donna has already begun training in workshops in WA, NSW and Queensland.
We have also drawn on the expertise of several Aboriginal regional community
trainers, including Brad Steadman, who is running workshops in Ngiyampaa
country in NSW, Michael Jarrett, who joined the team in Kununurra and
Woorabinda, and Gadj Maymuru, who also co-trained in Woorabinda. We have
expanded our Linking Up program this year to renew links between linguists and
communities or regions in which they have documented languages. Under this
scheme, Tamsin Donaldson joined a training workshop at Murrin Bridge in NSW,
and Gavan Breen reconnected with Bidjara and Gungabula community members in
Woorabinda, Qld.</span></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB">We wish we could celebrate in person with
all of our supporters around Australia and the world and we thank you for all
that you are doing to strengthen Indigenous languages, share your knowledge and
information, and continue to build the international network of language
maintenance practitioners.</span></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB">For those members who are based in
Melbourne (or who may be visiting at the time), please come and join us for a
drink and some finger food.</span></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36pt"><font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB"><b>Date</b>: Friday 14
December</span></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36pt"><font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB"><b>Time</b>: 4-8pm</span></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36pt"><font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB"><b>Location</b>:
upstairs room at Animal Orchestra, 163 Grattan Street, Carlton, Victoria</span></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36pt"><font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB">As part of the RNLD team's Giving Back program in support of <a href="http://www.rnld.org/givingback">Melbourne Citymission</a>, we are inviting members
to bring a gift (unwrapped please) to this event for the <a href="http://www.melbournecitymission.org.au/ABC-Giving-Tree-Appeal">ABC Giving Tree appeal</a><font>.</font>
The web site offers ideas about appropriate gifts and vouchers for different
age groups. We will collect the gifts and deliver them to Melbourne Citymission
by Thursday 20 December.</span></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB">Please note: <span style="color:rgb(51,51,255)"><b>our End of Year celebration is
restricted to RNLD members</b></span>. If you are not a member, you may join by
completing the downloadable form on our <a href="http://www.rnld.org/join">membership page</a>
and bringing the form with you on the night, where it can be signed by current
members.</span></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36pt"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,255)"><font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB"><b>RSVP essential</b>: <b>by Wednesday
12 December</b> to <<a href="mailto:fhouwen@rnld.org">fhouwen@rnld.org</a>><br></span></span></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB">We look forward to seeing you there!</span></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB">best wishes,</span></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB">Margaret Florey and the RNLD team</span></span></font></p>
<font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Dr Margaret Florey<br>Senior Linguist<br>Resource Network for Linguistic Diversity<br><br>ph: +61 (03) 9041-5474
(office)<br>skype: RNLDorg<br>Suite 1107, 530 Little Collins Street<br>Melbourne, Victoria 3000<br><br><a href="http://www.rnld.org" target="_blank">www.rnld.org</a><br>ABN 24 215 634 040<br><br></span></font>