[Linganth] Reminder Event Today: Language and Social Justice (LSJ) General Meeting at 4PM EST / 1PM PDT

[Katherine Morales]

Dear Colleagues,


*The Language and Social Justice Committee (LSJ) of the Society for
Linguistic Anthropology (SLA) *will hold a general meeting today *Friday,
March 13, 2026,*from *4:00–5:30 PM EST / 1:00–2:30 PM PDT**.*


Zoom link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84511351521?pwd=lxcky9H6238t6GmSsfGmDBmw7oyCFb.1

Meeting ID: 845 1135 1521


Google Calendar Link: https://calendar.app.google/m2GMNDVadqz2oEyK8
<https://calendar.app.google/m2GMNDVadqz2oEyK8>


The goals of this meeting are to:



   -

   Share updates on our efforts to recruit new members (2026 - 2027)
   -

   Update on new SLA bylaw regarding official statements
   -

   (Re)orient and (re)establish our social justice initiatives for the new
   academic year


We will allocate time to reconnect with — or newly join — our working
groups / initiatives. The working groups active during our last General
Meetings include:



   -

   Mother languages, heritage languages, and Indigenous languages /
   International Mother Language Day (IMLD)
   -

   Language rights / English-Only EO
   -

   Language and gender / LGBTQ+ working group & Reading Group
   -

   Accessibility (including disability, linguistic, economic, epistemic,
   and related forms of access)
   -

   Language “destandardization,” raciolinguistics, and academic language
   -

   Surveillance and freedom of speech


If there are additional ideas or concerns, we welcome them. New working
groups may be formed as needed.


We hope to see many of you there.



Sincerely,

Katherine R. Morales
On behalf of the LSJ Steering Committee

-- 
Katherine Morales, Ph.D.
Linguistics lecturer and researcher

Brooklyn, NY 11217, United States

https://sites.google.com/view/katherinemoralesphd/
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