Federal Council for Low German

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The Federal Council for Low German (short: BfN , Low German Bundsraat för Nedderdüütsch ) represents the language policy interests of Low German speakers in Germany. The council with delegates from eight federal states was founded in 2002 and lobbies for the Low German and Low German languages. The Plautdietsch speaker community in Germany initially only had guest status in the BfN; since October 2008 it has been represented by two delegates at the BfN. The Federal Ministry of the Interior has been funding the Low German Secretariat since November 2017. Christiane Ehlers is in charge of the management . The secretariat supports the BfN in its work.

tasks and goals

The association deals with the political and legal framework of language promotion, while the anchoring of Low German as a cultural asset worthy of protection within the meaning of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages ​​is the focus of activities. The main tasks are the critical review of the measures for the implementation of the language charter as well as the constructive support of this implementation process. The eight northern German federal states have committed to complying with a large number of points of the language charter (education, judicial authorities, administrative authorities and public service companies, media, cultural activities and institutions, economic and social life, cross-border exchange) - with the aim of reducing the risks to the Curbing Low German and promoting the language substantially. In recent years, the Federal Council for Low German has mainly focused on the education sector. The establishment and maintenance of a network (to Europe, to the federal government, to the Bundestag and the state administrations) are among the main tasks and goals of the Bundesrat.

The delegates

The Federal Council for Low German consists of two delegates from each of the eight northern German states in which Low German is spoken, as well as two delegates for the Plautdietsch speakers in Germany. For 2014 to 2018, the BfN is composed as follows:

In the federal states, the legitimation and delegation of the state representatives usually takes place via the state associations of the Federation for Homeland and Environment (BHU), while the delegates of the Plautdietsch speakers are appointed by the Plautdietsch Friends Association , the central language association of the Russian Mennonites.

speaker

The Federal Council is represented by a spokesperson. The current speaker is Saskia Luther , the speaker is Heinrich Siefer .

Publications

  • Plattdüütsch ... teach jümmers wat dorto. Lifelong learning with Low German. Bundesraat för Nedderdüütsch (Ed.) 2016.
  • What are you segregating? Plattdüütsch in'n Kinnergoorn. Bundesraat för Nedderdüütsch (Ed.) 2015.
  • Charter language Low German: legal obligations, implementation, prospects. Bundesraat för Nedderdüütsch (Ed.) 2014.
  • With the regional and minority languages ​​on the way to Europe. Documentation of the conference "With the regional and minority languages ​​on the way to Europe" on November 10, 2010 in Berlin. Verlag Schuster, Leer 2011, ISBN 978-3-7963-0390-6 .
  • Between a cultural mission and an entertainment program. Documentation of the conference "Low German in the Media" on May 20, 2010 in Hamburg. Verlag Schuster, Leer 2010, ISBN 978-3-7963-0386-9 .
  • Low German, the region and the world: Paths to modern multilingualism. Documentation of the conference "10 Years of the Language Charter in Germany: Practice and Perspectives" on May 14th and 15th, 2009 in Schwerin. Verlag Schuster, Leer 2009, ISBN 978-3-7963-0385-2 .
  • 10 years of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. Interim report on language policy for Low German. Verlag Schuster, Leer 2008, ISBN 978-3-7963-0381-4 .
  • Low German and Frisian in hospitals and care facilities. Documentation of the conference "Social life and regional or minority languages" on June 27, 2008 in Schleswig. Verlag Schuster, Leer 2008, ISBN 978-3-7963-0382-1 .

Web links

Individual evidence

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