#440 Vanishing Voices - a podcast by FBi Radio

Stories about how language is passed between generations, and people working to keep languages alive.

'Speak The Language' by Wing KuangIn July, parents at Footscray Primary School were notified that from next year, the school would replace the 23-year-old Vietnamese Bilingual Program with Italian. The decision has raised concerns among parents and the local Vietnamese community, and they're fighting hard to keep the program going.

Producer: Wing KuangSupervising Producer: Evana Ho

Music: 'Checkered Blue', and 'Basketliner' by Blue Dot SessionsYou can follow the campaign "Save Viet Bilingual at FPS" on Twitter.

'Bigger Than School Stuff' by Declan Furber GillickBefore invasion, this continent was home to about 250 languages, with different dialects within each. Many of those languages have been taken away systematically or stamped out by shame. In this story, playwright, artist and educator Declan Furber Gillick considers how people can turn that shame around.

Written and performed by Declan Furber GillickSound design by Ryan Pemberton

Music: 'Slow Dial' and 'A Simple Blur' by Blue Dot SessionsThis story was published in ‘Guwayu - For All Times’, a collection of First Nations poems commissioned by Red Room Poetry. You can purchase the collection and read this story with Arrernte translations at redroomcompany.org.

All The Best credits:Executive Producer: Ryan Pemberton

Victorian State Coordinator: Mell ChunHost: Maddy Macquine

Episode mix and compile: Ryan PembertonCommunity Coordinators: Chloe Gillespie and Danni Stewart

SYN Community Coordinator: Lee RobinsonSocial Media Producers: Matilda Fay and Angela Moran

Photo: Mell ChunSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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