<div class="gmail_quote"><div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:12.800000190734863px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Announcement: </span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204);color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.800000190734863px">Linguistics</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:12.800000190734863px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"> in the </span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204);color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.800000190734863px">Pub</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:12.800000190734863px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"> / Pullima crossover event Tuesday 27th 2013 - NOTE DIFFERENT VENUE/TIME</span></div>
<div><br></div><div>For those of you who don't know it yet, the Pullima National Indigenous language and technology forum 2013 will be held in Melbourne in the last week of August (<a href="http://www.puliima.com/" target="_blank">http://www.puliima.com/</a>). Pullima is an Indigenous-run conference that brings together people working on Indigenous languages from all over Australia.</div>
<div><br></div><div>For the first time, we will hold a crossover event to bring LIP and Pullima attendees together.<br><div class="gmail_quote" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">
<div class="gmail_quote" style="font-size:12.800000190734863px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br>Topic: Getting the message across: talking to the media about Indigenous languages<br></div><div class="gmail_quote" style="font-size:12.800000190734863px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">
<br></div><div class="gmail_quote" style="font-size:12.800000190734863px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Guest participants: Daryn McKenny, Paul Paton, Lauren Gawne (<a href="http://www.superlinguo.com/" target="_blank">Superlinguo</a> blog/University of Melbourne), Alice Gaby (Monash University) and representatives from the media (TBA)</div>
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<span><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">There are so many amazing language-related
activities going on in Indigenous communities around the country. Yet hardly
any of it is reported in the major media and the messages that are
reported don't always reflect the interests and concerns of people involved in
language work. When it is, reporters often misrepresent the issues
involved. If language work in Indigenous communities has a higher profile in
the media, it will mean that the general public understands better the
importance of Indigenous languages. This will also mean better support
for Indigenous language programs. In this special LIP/Pullima crossover event,
we will brainstorm in small groups the questions of ''What are the issues that
community people and linguists would like to highlight in the media” and “How
can we communicate our messages better to the media?”</font></span>
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<div class="gmail_quote">Session organisers: Daryn McKenny, Ruth Singer, Paul Paton and Alison Soutar</div></div>
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<br>Time: 5:30 -onwards (discussion 6-7pm)<br>Venue: Colonial Hotel, <span>Blights Bar (upstairs)</span></div><div class="gmail_quote" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.800000190734863px">
<span>Address: </span><span style="line-height:18px;color:rgb(25,25,25);font-size:13px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">240 King Street, </span><span style="line-height:18px;color:rgb(25,25,25);font-size:13px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Melbourne</span></div>
<div class="gmail_quote" style="font-size:12.800000190734863px"><font color="#191919" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:18px">Telephone: </span></font><span style="line-height:18px;color:rgb(133,124,120);font-size:13px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">03 9670 8599</span></div>
<div class="gmail_quote"><font color="#222222" face="arial, sans-serif">Website: <a href="http://www.thecolonialhotel.com.au/" target="_blank">http://www.thecolonialhotel.com.au/</a></font><div><br><font color="#222222" face="arial, sans-serif">Food and drinks available at the venue</font><br>
<br><font color="#222222" face="arial, sans-serif">LIP is organised by Ruth Singer and Lauren Gawne, University of Melbourne</font><br>
<br><font color="#222222" face="arial, sans-serif">Contact Ruth Singer if you have any questions </font><a href="mailto:rsinger@unimelb.edu.au" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.800000190734863px" target="_blank">rsinger@unimelb.edu.au</a><br>
<br><font color="#222222" face="arial, sans-serif">LIP is an occasional gathering of language activists and </font><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.800000190734863px;background-color:rgb(255,255,204)">linguists</span><font color="#222222" face="arial, sans-serif"> in</font><br>
<font color="#222222" face="arial, sans-serif">Melbourne. All are welcome. Those in other parts of Australia and the</font><br><font color="#222222" face="arial, sans-serif">world who can't make it to the Melbourne LIPs are encouraged to</font><br>
<font color="#222222" face="arial, sans-serif">organise a local gathering to discuss this topic and support language</font><br><font color="#222222" face="arial, sans-serif">activities in your area.</font></div></div></div>
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