United Voices
Renowned figures from the fields of culture and science air their views on linguistic diversity
United Voices is part of Veus ('Voices'), an audiovisual collection designed to bring together different perspectives on linguistic diversity, with contributions from the general public. United Voices features renowned figures from scientific, cultural and media backgrounds from all over the world offering their views on languages and multilingualism. The project was showcased at the headquarters of the United Nations in New York in December 2008 on the occasion of a seminar held to bring the International Year of Languages to a close. The wide-ranging Veus collection also includes Veus del meu barri (‘Voices from my neighbourhood’), Veus del català (‘Catalan voices’) and Veus del món a Catalunya (‘Voices of the world in Catalonia’).
Paul Auster, American writer and film director | Sue Gardner, Canadian journalist |
Noam Chomsky, American linguist and political activist |
Leonard Orban, European Commissioner for Multilingualism |
Luigi Cavalli-Sforza, professor emeritus at Stanford University |
Eudald Carbonell, director of the Catalan Institute of Human Paleoecology and Social Evolution |
Maria De Medeiros, actress, singer and film director |
Joan Massagué, assistant director of the Institute for Research in Biomedicine in Barcelona |
Arata Isozaki, Japanese arquitect | Ursula Biemann, artist |
