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Success of Demonstration and Rally in Brittany

Quimper, capital of Finistère in Brittany witnessed a sea of Breton flags on Saturday 2nd November 2013 as an estimated 20,000 to 30,000 protestors took to the streets. What started as a movement against the French government‘s ’eco-tax’, which would have put an unfair burden on Breton producers and traders, has become a campaign for the protection of jobs, economy and the Breton way of life. As the campaign gained ground a fearful French government announced a suspension of the ‘eco-tax’.

Dublin Continues to Undermine the Irish Language with Latest Policy Moves

News reports circulated this week on further damage done to the Irish tongue by Dublin policy makers. Put together, the recent actions by Dublin paint an ever darkening portait of the Irish Government's increasing indifference to the long term viability of the native language of Ireland.

Cornish Language Nursery Appeal

Celtic League Kernow Branch member, Mike Chappell, writes below about an appeal to raise funds to set up the first OfSTED registered Cornish language nursery in Cornwall. OfSTED is a government organisation that inspects schools. All nurseries in Cornwall need to be registered with this organisation to care and educate children.

Tensions Mount over Property Development in Welsh Speaking Areas - Damage to Language Condemned

The struggle to protect the Welsh tongue from the adverse effects of continued migration into Wales is reaching a boiling point and follows up on news reports earlier this month on moves by the Welsh government to force consideration by local Councils of the negative impact on the language caused by property development schemes.  

"Bevañ, divizout, labourat e Breizh" Announce Rally on 2nd November in Quimper Brittany

"Bevañ, divizout, labourat e Breizh" is a collective made up of community representatives from throughout Brittany. They have called on people to assemble in Quimper in Brittany on 2nd November to protest against the French state’s intention of imposing the “Ecotax”. They seek to bring together all sectors of Breton society to demand a fair deal for Brittany and to get the French government to stop the introduction of the so called eco-tax.

Brittany in Uproar Over French Imposed Tax

In a disgraceful show of heavy handedness by the French state a number of Breton protestors were badly injured on Saturday in demonstrations against the French imposed “Ecotax” in Pont-de-Buis.  Due to come into effect in January 2014 the tax is supposed to encourage the use of environmentally friendly transport by adding a levy on vehicles over 3.5 tonnes. However this completely ignores the specific situation in Brittany where the agricultural sector is a vital part of the Breton nation’s economy.

Der Deutsche, der sich beim Insel Man Tourist Trophy (TT) Motorradrennen verirrte: Eine Geistergeschichte von der Insel Man

Isle of Man TT logo

Von den steilen Abhängen des Berges Snaefell senkte sich eine dunkle Nebelbank herab und hüllte alles in ihre Bahn. Zuerst schwebten nur hellgraue Wolkenfetzen über der TT Motorrad-Rennstrecke in den Bergen und rollten ins Laxeytal hinunter. Eine feuchte Decke von Dunkelheit folgte bald. Diese Bergnebel kὂnnen schnell und manchmal ohne Warnung kommen.  Sie sind ein Merkmal des berühmten Manx Motorradrennens, des besten und schwierigsten Motorradrennens der Welt. Wenn die Bergnebel fallen, gibt es keinerlei Sichtweite und das Rennen muss unterbrochen werden, bis sie sich heben, manchmal beinahe so schnell wie sie gekommen sind.

Jim Quayle war ein Marshal auf dem „Verandah”-Abschnitt der Rennstrecke.  In den letzten zehn Jahren hatte er sich jedes Jahr freiwillig als Marshal gemeldet.  Die 37¾ Meilen lange Strecke benötigt mindestens 500 Marshals, stationiert auf den verschiedenen Abschnitten. Die höchste Stelle der Rennstrecke liegt 422 Meter über dem Meeresspiegel.  Jim liebte es, auf dem bergigen Abschnitt der Rennstrecke stationiert zu sein, obgleich es ab und zu frustierend sein konnte, wie eben heute, wenn der Nebel fiel und man warten musste, bis „Mannanan” sich entschied, seinen Nebelumhang zu heben.  „Mannanan” ist der keltische Seegott, von dem sich der Name der Insel Man (Manx:  Mannin) ableitet. Der Sage nach würde er die ziehenden Nebelschwaden benutzen, um die Insel vor ihren Feinden zu verstecken und zu beschützen.

Outrage as UK State Bank Cuts Welsh Language Services - Welsh Language Commissioner Takes Case to High Court

The National Savings & Investment  (NS&I) bank is the subject of an application for  Judicial Review filed by the Welsh Langauge Commissioner Meri Huws.  The suit is response to the NS&I decision to discontinue offering bank services in the Welsh language.

Launch of Manx Gaelic version of 'Neen y Ghruffalo / the Gruffalo's Child

Press Release

Launch of Manx Gaelic version of 'Neen y Ghruffalo / the Gruffalo's Child

The continued growth in support and interest in the Manx Language will receive another boost shortly with the release of 'Neen y Ghruffalo/ the Gruffalo's Child.

Gaelic Language Revival in Nova Scotia Strengthens - Cape Breton Student Activists Call For Qualified Gaelic Speaking Staff

 The Cape Breton Post has published a letter to the newspaper's editor under the headline "Gaelic Students Ask For Teachers Fluent in the Language".  This is a stunning example of the revival of the Gaelic language in Nova Scotia which was home to 100,000 Scots Gaelic speakers in the late 1800's.  A group of students who are passionately committed to the revival of the Gaelic tongue in Nova Scotia after decades of malign neglect at the hands of the Provincial government, have taken a stand. 

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