Friday February 19, 2:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Listening In: Open mic jam – Word share – Wisdom clips
The Eddy invites you to celebrate International Mother Language Day by reading a brief text in the first language you learned. This may be a poem, an aphorism, a famous quotation or passage. Or just join us to listen in. We aim to share the multilingual voices of our New Paltz community and honor the abundance of cultural wisdom we hold.
Already, people have signed up to read in Czech, French, Mandarin Chinese, Hebrew, Dutch, Creole, and German!
All students, employees, staff, faculty, administrative divisions/groups invited to participate by listening or presenting.
The Eddy invites you to celebrate International Mother Language Day by reading a brief text in the first language you learned. This may be a poem, an aphorism, a famous quotation or passage. Or just join us to listen in. We aim to share the multilingual voices of our New Paltz community and honor the abundance of cultural wisdom we hold.
Already, people have signed up to read in Czech, French, Mandarin Chinese, Hebrew, Dutch, Creole, and German!
All students, employees, staff, faculty, administrative divisions/groups invited to participate by listening or presenting.
How to participate as a Reader (5 minutes max):
- Introduce yourself.
- Read, recite, or perform the text live or in a pre-recorded format in your mother language.
- Translate, if you like, and briefly explain your choice of text.
- Provide a slide of the text or another image (optional).
- If you would like to participate from a campus computer at the Dorsky Museum, please indicate this on the registration form.
- You are welcome to read without registration as time allows.