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Hello, Multilingual Team!

Writer: I started writing for my university newspaper in 2007. Since then, I have written for national independent magazines in Canada and am a staff writer for a local news and culture blog here in TIG’s home city of Toronto. I am passionate about using language to communicate ideas and spread messages to help make the world more informed and better connected! This is also what excites me so much about TIG!

Volunteer: As I am sure you all know, volunteering is a rewarding way to contribute to the world while also gaining valuable skills and experience. I was a volunteer board member of the student housing cooperative that I lived in during university. I also volunteered with a group that successfully campaigned to unionize the campus food service employees of the University of Toronto. Both experiences taught me much!

I came to work for TIG because I wanted to get involved with a meaningful community that would allow me to engage in social issues while interacting with other intelligent, socially conscious individuals.

I am pleased to be coordinating TIG’s multilingual team because in our increasingly globalized world, communication and interaction are becoming ever more vital. A strong multilingual platform is more important now than ever!

What is your name and position?

Why did you join TIG?

What have you gained from multilingual?

What do you hope to see in the future of multilingual?

Your efforts as multilingual volunteers are what keep us going. Without your work, TIG would not be one of the most multilingual and multicultural sites on the web.

We appreciate everything that you do here at TIG, but we need MORE participation from all of you in order to move forward!

Communicate accurately

Personal skill building (using Information Technologies)

Networking with a community

Learn more about social issues

The OV Lounge can help you connect with other members!

We are here to help you: kelli@takingitglobal.org nivedita@takingitglobal.org

http://content.tigweb.org/local/languages/index.html?Search=Search&flTrAvailable=1&OrderBy=l.nPercent

Launch 2 languages per year

Cross-Cultural Connections

Higher engagement within teams◦ More meaningful engagement: Opportunities for

growth◦ Skill building workshops◦ Suggestions?

Maintain and celebrate cultural diversity

August Theme: The Year of Youth◦ How should we celebrate youth as global leaders?◦ How do you create change in your community?◦ What inspires you to be a leader?◦ How do you celebrate your culture?

August 12th: International Youth Day◦ How will you celebrate?

September 21: International Day of Peace◦ September is peace month. How will we promote

a culture of peace?

September 26: EU Day of Languages◦ This is our special day! How should we celebrate

it?