RISE UP Results
As of January 2026, RISE UP has officially come to an end. Over the past three years, RISE UP produced a range of outcomes for various target groups, which we are excited to share with you. In our latest newsletter, we share all the outcomes of the RISE UP Project with you. Click on the […]
Sprache sucht Bauer? Language wants a farmer?
In my last news article I asked the question “Bauer sucht Frau, immer noch?” / Farmer wants a wife, still?” The question was triggered by Youth of European Nationalities (YEN) holding a seminar on tradition in the town of Oberwart, county Burgenland, Austria, where Susan Gal had examined the social determinants of language shift from […]
Matter do ut?
A symbolic shift occurred in the status of the Cornish language, Kernowek, on 27th November 2025. This symbolic shift saw Kernowek move technically from Part II to Part III of the Council of Europe’s Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities. What I now look to see is how Cornwall Council intends to translate […]
What does ECRML Part III recognition mean for Cornish language revitalisation?
The recent announcement that Cornish (Kernewek) will be covered under Part III of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages marks an important moment for those who have spent decades working to sustain and promote the language. This designation now places Cornish alongside Welsh, Irish Gaelic and Scottish Gaelic at the highest level of […]
#5 RISE UP Event Summary: Get Inspired! Celebrating Minoritised Language Arts
The fifth and final RISE UP Networking Event, “Get Inspired! Celebrating Minoritised Language Arts”, took place online on the 20th of January, 2026. With this event, RISE UP aimed to spotlight minoritised language artists from across Europe, and create spaces for interconnecting. What are the aims of the Networking Events? RISE UP hosts regular online […]
Speak on Screen: Translating Audiovisual Content in Minority Languages
In collaboration with the ERASMUS+ Project HOW TIMELY, RISE UP hosted an online, hands-on workshop series on how to dub and/or subtitle audiovisual content into minority/minoritised languages, called “Speak on Screen: Translating Audiovisual Content in Minority Languages”. The workshops took place in November and December 2025 on three dates: In the first session, participants learned […]
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 […]