RISE UP Newsletter – December 2025
The sixth issue of our RISE UP Newsletter – December 2025 – has just been sent out to all our subscribers. RISE UP Newsletters are sent out regularly to inform anyone interested in the project about its progress, upcoming events, and opportunities for participation. If you want to make sure you don’t miss the next […]
#5 RISE UP Consortium Meeting: Vienna, Austria / November 2025
From the 4th until the 6th of November, 2025, the RISE UP Consortium met up for its last in-person consortium meeting. The meeting took place in Vienna, Austria, and was hosted by MINDS & SPARKS and the University of Vienna. The meeting provided an opportunity for the consortium to discuss the final tasks until the […]
Celtic inclusion in YEN, and carving out new spaces for youth
On RISE UP’s travels in Kernow/Cornwall in March this year, we bumped into Cornish activist Jowan, at the St. Piran’s walk. This year, YEN was also proud to have not one but two Bretons in its Board, Loeiz and Enora from the Breizh/Breton youth organisation Kennstroll Breizh. And, long time friend of YEN and Cymraeg/Welsh […]
“WHAT?!” – Rise Up’s itinerant exhibition
The artistic team of the project has created “WHAT?!”, an itinerant exhibition that is currently traveling across Europe. It premiered in Cornwall, has visited North Macedonia, Val d’Aran and Slovakia and it is now going to Setomaa. We are aware that the name of the exhibition may come as a surprise to some: we chose […]
RISE UP at the “Language in Society” Seminar in Dubrovnik
In May, RISE UP members Stefanie Cajka and Katharina Strasser, who are both based at the University of Vienna, travelled to Dubrovnik, Croatia, to participate in the ‘Language in Society’ seminar. The seminar’s focus was on “Minoritized and Marginalized Language Varieties in the Digital Sphere”. The seminar took place at the IUC (Inter-University Centre) in […]
Policy Roundtable: Bridging the Gap Between Language Policy Planning and Language Policy Making
On the 18th of June, 2025, RISE UP & the Network to Promote Linguistic Diversity (NPLD) collaborated to host a high-level policy roundtable on Bridging the Gap Between Language Policy Planning and Language Policy Making. Held in Vienna, Austria, the event brought together a variety of stakeholders from policy, research and minoritised communities to discuss […]
RISE UP Newsletter – June 2025
The fifth issue of our RISE UP Newsletter – June 2025 – has just been sent out to all our subscribers. RISE UP Newsletters are sent out regularly to inform anyone interested in the project about its progress, upcoming events, and opportunities for participation. If you want to make sure you don’t miss the next […]
#4 RISE UP Event Summary: What AI Can and Cannot Do For Minoritised Languages
The fourth RISE UP Networking Event, a panel discussion and Q&A on the potential and limitations of Artificial Intelligence in the context of minoritised languages, took place on 22.05.2025. With a series of presentations from research and community stakeholders as well as a lively panel discussion, the event aimed to shed a light on work […]
Remembering Professor Kristin Kuutma
The RISE UP project is deeply saddened by the passing of Professor Kristin Kuutma of the University of Tartu – an esteemed anthropologist, ethnologist, and folklorist, whose life’s work centered on introducing and critically analyzing the concept of intangible cultural heritage, as well as examining the role and impact of UNESCO in both academic and […]
#4 RISE UP Consortium Meeting: Redruth, Cornwall / March 2025
From March 1 to March 3, 2025, the RISE UP Consortium met up in Redruth, Cornwall for its fourth Consortium Meeting, which was combined with the first stop of the project’s Travelling Exhibition. During their visit, consortium members also engaged in cultural activities surrounding St. Piran’s Day and met with local stakeholders to learn more […]