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Language policy inside the Greens

Submitted by Verdulo on Fri, 03/21/2008 - 11:50.

Manfred (at) Westermayer.de

  • We are greens (25% members of green parties), organized worldwide, and using the inter-national and neutral language Esperanto. Since 1984 we are in contact with the European Greens, and e.g. we translated the Global Greens Charter of Canberra (2001) into Esperanto.
  • Our aim is to support the communication between the languages, and Esperanto created by green priciples: all humans are of equal worth, and also all languages.
    Esperanto has a wide literature, and we use it for spreading the Green Issues in the Esperanto community.

  • We would like to present and discuss the "Contribution for language policy inside the Greens", tabled in the European Green conference in Geneva, 2006 by french Greens; pitiously it was not treated. This contribution also calls for the usage of English using native english idiomatics only sparsely, and to explore the potential of Esperanto for Green intercommunication.
  • Lucas and some other - green thinking - brazil students will present Esperanto and Green Esperantists (AVE) to you in Sao Paulo.

    AVE: www.verduloj.org
    e-mail: info@verduloj.org

    Best wishes,
    Manfred Westermayer (member of German Greens since 1980)
    m.westermayer@comlink.org

    • Occupational and environmental health - natural partners

    Submitted by Valence Young on Sun, 03/09/2008 - 14:13.

    Hi folks,
    I strongly suggest that when you include occupational health whenever possible within the scope of environmental health issues. Workers are exposed to the same hazardous materials that contaminate the environment and the communities beyond industry property. Collective and individual voices are suppressed by the fear that speaking out about occupational and environmental health could cost jobs. We are led to believe that lifestyle issues rather than occupational and environmental exposures are the primary source of rising cancer rates. Independent research consistently shows that the opposite is true. So please consider occupational and environmental health together, wherever possible in your considerations. Many thanks for the opportunity to contribute.