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Word of Mouth - January 2019

January 2019

Announcements:

The Language Access Project provided over 2,400 hours of free translation and interpretation services in 2018! In 2018, Global Wordsmiths financed, coordinated and deployed: 2,450 volunteer language service hours and translated 851 vital documents, into 9 languages, for 13 local nonprofits, to connect thousands of English Learners directly to services.

To see the full picture, download our 2018 impact report HERE.

New Language Access Project Cohort! From January 12 through April 20, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council, Pittsburgh Toy Lending Library, and Community Kitchen Pittsburgh will receive free translation and interpretation in Hindi, Arabic, Nepali, Spanish, Japanese and Korean. These services are vital- without language access, English learners cannot receive the services they need. Learn more.

Allegheny Health Network Partnership. We are happy to announce that Global Wordsmiths is partnering with Allegheny Health Network to bring language interpretation to each of its 8 hospitals in Western Pennsylvania and Southern New York. Stay tuned for details!

With love, always.

Mary Jayne

 

News:

“Pennsylvania is the 10th-most linguistically diverse state in the country, with 10% of its residents speaking a language other than English at home”

 

Culture Translation goes beyond reading; the act is visceral as opposed to merely intimate, and it impacts you, it teaches you in a different way... Translation is more pleasurable to me than writing fiction, given that I am in an intense relationship with a text I profoundly admire, greedy to absorb all that it has to offer.

 

Interpreter Resources

 

 

Client Spotlight: Rivers of Steel

Founded on the principles of heritage development, community partnership, and a reverence for the region's natural and shared resources, Rivers of steel strengthens the economic and cultural fabric of western Pennsylvania by fostering dynamic initiatives and transformative experiences. rivers of Steel actively promotes education and heritage tourism through its attractions and programs, highlighting western Pennsylvania's assets to regional, national, and international audiences.


Behind the scenes, Rivers of Steel works with a diverse network of community partners to support grassroots initiatives and the new regional economy. The eight-county Rivers of Steel National Heritage area celebrates the region's industrial history, the landscape that fueled it, and the hardworking men and women who made it possible, linking the communities of the region through their shared cultural and industrial heritage.

412 • 334 • 9989 www.RiversofSteel.com

 

Events

Registration Open for Welcoming Interactive + Welcoming Economies Pittsburgh , May 15 - 17 2019. https://tinyurl.com/yb5fz5jo Flying Girls | Peju Alatise Ongoing exhibit, August Wilson Center https://trustarts.org/exhibit/15280/flying-girls-peju-alatise New Year’s Eve at La Palapa December 31, 9:00pm - 2:00am at La Palapa https://www.eventbrite.com/e/new-years-eve-at-la-palapa-tickets-53411009768 New Year’s Afternoon Tea Milonga January 1, 2:00 - 6:00 at Wightman School https://www.facebook.com/events/307365246544880/ Sembène Film Festival: The Breadwinner January 5, 3:00 - 4:30 at Alphabet City http://www.alphabetcity.org/events/sembene-film-festival-the-breadwinner/ Milonga del 412 January 4, 9:00pm - 1:00am https://www.facebook.com/events/217506205840179/ Good Vibes Latin Social January 5, 10:00pm at Stuio 101 https://www.facebook.com/events/349272148984018/ Fiesta de los tres reyes magos January 6, 6:30 - 8:30 at St. Catherine Church https://www.ioby.org/project/immigrant-family-legal-fund Global Pittsburgh International Potluck January 12, 6:00 - 9:00pm at Wilkins School Community Center https://www.facebook.com/events/268698943851093/ Cirque du Soleil - Corteo January 16 - 19, PPG Arena https://www.cirquedusoleil.com/usa/pittsburgh/corteo/buy-tickets Beginner Samba Jazz January 7, 7:15pm - 8:15pm at Art in Motion Pittsburgh https://artinmotionpgh.com/pricing/?fbclid=IwAR0gs0C7E4WO-ir4T7cwaL3vhEkhnRNA2B37YB7Xc8na2F2qw_yPm9b8-xs French Conversation Group January 7, 6:00 - 7:00 at The Word Cellar http://www.alphabetcity.org/events/french-conversation-group-9/ Seijin Shiki 成人式 January 11, 7:00 - 8:30 at University Club Ballroom A https://www.facebook.com/events/1928131140603926/ Pasta Cooking Class with Istituto Mondo Italiano January 13 at 3:30pm, Istituto Mondo Italiano https://www.istitutomondoitaliano.org/cooking-classes.html Círculo de Lectores January 14, 12:00 - 1:00 at Carnegie Library Downtown https://www.carnegielibrary.org/event/circulo-de-lectores-la-historia-de-mis-dientes-de-valeria-luisella/ Indie Press Reading Series: Rabeah Ghaffari (Catapult) January 14, 7:00 - 8:30 at Alphabet City http://www.alphabetcity.org/events/indie-press-reading-series-rabeah-ghaffari/ Conversations on Europe: The Finnish Education Model: What Can We Learn? January 15, 12:00 - 1:30 at Posvar Hall https://www.ucis.pitt.edu/esc/events/conversations-europe-finnish-education-model-what-can-we-learn Beyond Haiku: Japanese Poetry in Time and Art January 17, 7:00 - 8:30 at Alphabet City http://www.alphabetcity.org/events/beyond-haiku-japanese-poetry-in-time-and-art/ Salsa Fuego: Pittsburgh Salsa & Bachata Congress January 18, 10:00pm at Salsa Fuego https://www.salsafuego.org/?fbclid=IwAR0xtpt9aMyxnNOs--mAEIlvLPVW-ai-lsgEhmpRRimkYF8dp1F_qbdKNjk Virtuoso Brazilian guitarist, singer, composer - Badi Assad January 19, 8:30 - 11:00pm, 305 Gist Street https://www.facebook.com/events/209415349968254/ Sembène Film Festival: Mapantsula (South Africa) January 21, 7:00 - 9:00 at Alphabet City http://www.alphabetcity.org/events/sembene-film-festival-mapantsula/ Beleza: Sounds of Brasil Lounge & Party January 26, 9:00pm -1:00am at Casa Brasil https://www.facebook.com/events/172735943632608/?event_time_id=172735970299272 Kokoro Screening and Discussion January 27, 2:00- 5:00pm at Regent Square Theatre https://jfedpgh.org/holocaust-remembrance?fbclid=IwAR3X1Pz-nGoZ5nccxVnV6Atkla5pfbw0qJ2OCzWcZ3nybss5NTV9XGwrF78 Music and Poetry from the Colombian Conflict January 31, 7:00 - 8:30 at Alphabet City http://www.alphabetcity.org/events/music-and-poetry-from-the-colombian-conflict/ Lizania Cruz, "Here & There" Ongoing exhibit, August Wilson Center http://hereandthere.lizania.com/

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