The 8th edition of the « Forum de Libé », curated by French daily paper Libération, will take place in Lyon around the notion of a « sustainable planet ».

These three days of discussion (September 24, 25 and 26) will include space for the question of sustainability for languages. Reminder: half of the languages spoken in the world today are endangered, and their extinction would mean that of a tremendous amount of knowledge.

Colette Grinevald, linguist and member of the Sorosoro scientific board, who happens to teach in Lyon, will be tackling the question of sustainability when it comes to languages. After assessing a global situation of the world’s languages and delivering her views on the safeguard of linguistic diversity, she’ll answer questions of the audience within a large public discussion

Along these three days, as always, the Forum will welcome numerous personalities of the French political and economic spheres, intellectuals and activists, who’ll share and confront their ideas during a series of “duels”. Among them, Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Jean-Claude Carrière, Jean-Louis Borloo, François Hollande, Eva Joly, Jack Lang and many more. Access is free and open to all though subscription is compulsory.

Les langues sont-elle durables ?

(« Are languages sustainable ? »)

Hôtel de Ville, Lyon, France

September 26, 13pm-14pm

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