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Common Languages

Language Justice, Movement building, Training and education

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A project to develop education projects for interpreters, translators and activists

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The Social Change Nest

£36,352.8 GBP since Feb 2023

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Rahel Aschwanden

£2,500 GBP since Dec 2023

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The Social Ch...

£36,353 GBP

Rahel Aschwanden

£2,500 GBP

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-£107.50 GBP
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Invoice #195204
+£748.00GBP
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Contribution #749483
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Today’s balance

£11,188.16 GBP

Total raised

£36,910.98 GBP

Total disbursed

£25,722.82 GBP

Estimated annual budget

£38,852.80 GBP

About



Who are we?
Common Languages is a non-profit organization that offers interpretation and translation services for organizations advocating for social change. We collaborate with organizations and grassroots movements to incorporate language justice into their daily practices. We help grassroots organizations by providing capacity-building, equipment, and education to enable them to lead and participate in multilingual organizing.

Language is key for political organising. We believe that having multilingual spaces is essential for social movements aiming to transform society. We are part of a network of organizations working towards language justice, and we think that language justice should become a practice within our collectives to ensure that everyone has equal access to organizing spaces.

Who do we work with?
  • Campaigners / Movements / NGOs / Charities 
  • Marginalised or Disadvantaged Groups
  • Refugees / Migrants 
  • Interpretation students / Interpreters / Interpretation businesses / LSPs

What do we do?
  • Software development for live and remote interpretation
  • Service delivery & direct implementation: 
    • Interpretation at events, meetings, training, gatherings, assemblies (in person and remotely) 
    • RSI - remote simultaneous interpretation
    • Translation services for social purposes.
  • Partnership and network building 
  • Training for bi/multilingual activists.
  • Education and awareness for professional interpreters.
  • Training on technological support.
  • Advocacy, networking and consultancy for organisations. 



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