Forum

for language rights and cultural diversity

Organisation and contacts

Origin

Coming out of the “Study group on the communication and language problem in the EU”(1) the “Forum for language rights and cultural diversity” became a platform for different associations which were interested in language rights, in a common and non-discriminatory planned language and in safeguarding cultural and linguistic diversity, and, which, having not an office or representative in Brussel/Bruxelles, wanted to be represented in the 'structured dialogue' with the European Convention.

(1) The Study group already organized on September 29, 1993 together with the Hanns-Seidel-Stiftung, Brussel/Bruxelles, a colloquium on “The communication and language problem in the European Community - To what extent a ‘planned language’ could contribute to its solution?”
The present symposium can be considered as a practical follow-up conference aiming to contribute principles and ideas in the field of “Communication rights and duties in the European Union”

Participants and contacts

The following groups, associations or institutes have shown their interests and are participating in the debate:

• Belga Esperanto-Federacio (BEF)
  • President: Flory Witdoeckt (B)
  • info: http://www.xs4all.be/~esperbf/
  • e-mail address: flory@witdoeckt.be
• Europa Esperanto-Unio (EEU)
  • President: Seán Ó Riain (IRL)
  • info: http://lingvo.org/
  • e-mail address: sean.oriain@web.de
• International Academy of Language Law/Académie Internationale de Droit Linguistique - European Chapter
  • Secretariat: Dr. Y.J.D. Peeters (B)
  • info: http://www.linguistic-declaration.org/sign-ct.htm
• Societo por egalrajteco de lingvoj (Society for equal language rights)
  • Contact person: Veronika Heé (H)
  • e-mail address: heev@ludens.elte.hu
  • info: http://www.esperantohea.extra.hu ( Hungara Esperanta Asocio)
• Study group on the communication and language problem in the European Union
  • Contact person: Hans Erasmus, Voorburg (NL)
  • e-mail address: erasmusz@worldonline.nl
• Mandated to speak in the 'structured dialogue' with the European Convention
  • Michael Cwik
  • e-mail address: Michael@Cwik-online.net
• The Secretariat of the Forum lies with:
  • Alain Delmotte
    Avenue de Marathan 6
    B-1348 Louvain-La-Neuve
    België/Belgique
    e-mail address: esperanto@swing.be