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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/whats-on/calevents/livestreams/reclaiming-lost-language"><b><span style="font-size: 26pt; text-decoration: none; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><img border="0" width="1000" height="135" id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CF2711.4B7E7620" alt="eflyer-external-orange"></span></b></a><b><span style="font-size: 26pt; color: rgb(236, 105, 21); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:17.25pt"><b><span style="font-size: 20pt; color: rgb(236, 105, 21); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Reclaiming lost language</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(236, 105, 21); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(236, 105, 21); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Wed 26 Feb, 6pm | SLQ Gallery, State Library of Queensland | Free
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Language allows us to share stories about who we are, our culture and our identity. When language is lost, we lose much more than words, we lose our ability to connect across
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">With three quarters of Aboriginal languages already lost, digital technologies are providing communities with new opportunities to share and revitalise Australia’s original languages.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Join us for a
</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; color: windowtext; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><a href="http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/whats-on/calevents/livestreams/reclaiming-lost-language"><span style="color:windowtext">panel discussion</span></a>
exploring</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "> how these technologies are being used to maintain, revitalise and bring to life lost languages for future generations of Australians.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">With special guests:
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<b><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Rory O'Connor,</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "> Director, Yugambeh Museum, Language and Heritage Research Centre<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Des Crump</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">, Indigenous Languages Researcher, Queensland Memory, State Library
of Queensland<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Ruth Ghee</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">, Language Worker and Cultural Consultant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">For bookings, please visit</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; color: windowtext; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "></span><a href="http://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/talk-reclaiming-lost-language-tickets-9194893173"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; color: windowtext; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">slq.eventbrite.com</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; color: windowtext; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">
or phone Events on 3840 7768.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; color: rgb(127, 127, 127); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">This event is part of
</span><a href="http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/our-dreaming"><i><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; color: rgb(127, 127, 127); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Our Dreaming: animating country.</span></i></a><br>
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