Difference between revisions of "Challenges and best practices for managing multilingual work"
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**Thinking of IT as a language | **Thinking of IT as a language | ||
| − | *Not speaking IT language while also working multilingual communities. → funding/time for IT training | + | **Not speaking IT language while also working multilingual communities. → funding/time for IT training |
*+4 Resources + funding for interpretation and interpretation equipment + budgeting for interpretation | *+4 Resources + funding for interpretation and interpretation equipment + budgeting for interpretation | ||
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**Skillsharing + solidarity network | **Skillsharing + solidarity network | ||
| − | **Training for bilingual folks (maybe retired?) to become skilled interpreters | + | *** Training for bilingual folks (maybe retired?) to become skilled interpreters |
*+3 Time/capacity/compensation | *+3 Time/capacity/compensation | ||
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**Advocating for foundations to have a fund available for orgs to access when interpretation is needed | **Advocating for foundations to have a fund available for orgs to access when interpretation is needed | ||
| − | ***Stats and resources about language justice to advocate | + | *** Stats and resources about language justice to advocate |
**Hire staffed interpreters for orgs that have regular interpretation needs | **Hire staffed interpreters for orgs that have regular interpretation needs | ||
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**How can technology be of service to facilitating multilingual spaces online specifically? | **How can technology be of service to facilitating multilingual spaces online specifically? | ||
| − | **e.g. webinars → How to pull off simultaneous interpretation online? | + | *** e.g. webinars → How to pull off simultaneous interpretation online? |
**Creating multilingual digital networks that can be accessed easily by phone / don’t require a high level of tech skill | **Creating multilingual digital networks that can be accessed easily by phone / don’t require a high level of tech skill | ||
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Go around | Go around | ||
| − | + | M - Journalist | |
| − | Learning to embrace my bilingual reality | + | *Learning to embrace my bilingual reality |
| − | How to create multilingual networks of journalists | + | *How to create multilingual networks of journalists |
| − | + | G - IDPSCA | |
| − | Challenges with language, not just Spanish/English but also tech languages and indigenous languages | + | *Challenges with language, not just Spanish/English but also tech languages and indigenous languages |
| − | What are resources to improve our communication? | + | *What are resources to improve our communication? |
| − | + | S | |
| − | Volunteers with API LGBTQ org and there are many different languages represented | + | *Volunteers with API LGBTQ org and there are many different languages represented |
| − | How to find translators for materials | + | *How to find translators for materials |
| − | Website tips? | + | *Website tips? |
| − | Google translate bar on | + | **Google translate bar on |
| − | + | A - L.A. Co-op Lab | |
| − | Creating multilingual digital networks that can be accessed easily by phone / don’t require a high level of tech skill | + | *Creating multilingual digital networks that can be accessed easily by phone / don’t require a high level of tech skill |
| − | S : Members start posting things that are | + | *S: Members start posting things that are |
| − | + | Y - Refuge for Families | |
| − | How can technology be of service to facilitating multilingual spaces online? | + | *How can technology be of service to facilitating multilingual spaces online? |
| − | Works with folks in El Salvador and connects with | + | *Works with folks in El Salvador and connects with |
Other challenges: | Other challenges: | ||
| − | * Lack of relationships with indigenous interpreters | + | *Lack of relationships with indigenous interpreters |
| − | * For transnational work, people have different ways of speaking about things, need to know nuances | + | *For transnational work, people have different ways of speaking about things, need to know nuances |
| − | * The way we prioritize language puts Spanish/English translation at the top and often sidelines other immigrant communities | + | *The way we prioritize language puts Spanish/English translation at the top and often sidelines other immigrant communities |
| − | * Staff members who don’t speak the same language | + | *Staff members who don’t speak the same language |
Revision as of 17:28, 24 July 2019
Technology for multilingual spaces breakout
Facilitator: Mago
Key Takeaways:
- +2 Addressing different ways of using technology across generations and cultures so that no one is excluded.
- Thinking of IT as a language
- Not speaking IT language while also working multilingual communities. → funding/time for IT training
- +4 Resources + funding for interpretation and interpretation equipment + budgeting for interpretation
- Skillsharing + solidarity network
- Training for bilingual folks (maybe retired?) to become skilled interpreters
- +3 Time/capacity/compensation
- +2 Just compensation for interpreters → shifting the dynamic
- Systemizing our grant applications → keep interpretation as line item in all programs
- Advocating for foundations to have a fund available for orgs to access when interpretation is needed
- Stats and resources about language justice to advocate
- Hire staffed interpreters for orgs that have regular interpretation needs
- How could Aspiration network advance this issue?
- Start by naming it / sharing the story / the systemic need with foundations
- What tech resources exist that can support multilingual spaces?
- How can technology be of service to facilitating multilingual spaces online specifically?
- e.g. webinars → How to pull off simultaneous interpretation online?
- Creating multilingual digital networks that can be accessed easily by phone / don’t require a high level of tech skill
Go around
M - Journalist
- Learning to embrace my bilingual reality
- How to create multilingual networks of journalists
G - IDPSCA
- Challenges with language, not just Spanish/English but also tech languages and indigenous languages
- What are resources to improve our communication?
S
- Volunteers with API LGBTQ org and there are many different languages represented
- How to find translators for materials
- Website tips?
- Google translate bar on
A - L.A. Co-op Lab
- Creating multilingual digital networks that can be accessed easily by phone / don’t require a high level of tech skill
- S: Members start posting things that are
Y - Refuge for Families
- How can technology be of service to facilitating multilingual spaces online?
- Works with folks in El Salvador and connects with
Other challenges:
- Lack of relationships with indigenous interpreters
- For transnational work, people have different ways of speaking about things, need to know nuances
- The way we prioritize language puts Spanish/English translation at the top and often sidelines other immigrant communities
- Staff members who don’t speak the same language