What's language justice?
One way to explain it is that it's a set of practices that intentionally upend traditional exclusion or oppression of people who don't know or feel comfortable in the dominant language.
When Radiance wanted to create an environment where each activist would feel welcome as we explored the history and impacts of Forward Together's StrongFamiliesNewMexico project, we engaged a simultaneous Spanish/English interpreter (using Zoom's interpreter features) and embedded a team member fluent in Spanish with the Spanish-language group.
It was a highpoint of the experience and a sign to us that both language cohorts were comfortable when someone typed in the chat, "I don't usually say much," and then started sharing insights out loud.
Think about your current projects. Do you need a language interpreter, a bilingual team member, or both, to ensure true language justice?
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