International Mother Language Day, 2005

Photograph of women using computers at the 3rd annual celebration of International Mother Language Day in Surrey, B.C. International Mother Language Day is observed globally on February 21, following UNESCO's declaration on November 17, 1999, after advocacy led by Bangladesh and other nations. This day is celebrated worldwide with enthusiasm to honor linguistic heritage and promote the… more

Photograph of women using computers at the 3rd annual celebration of International Mother Language Day in Surrey, B.C. International Mother Language Day is observed globally on February 21, following UNESCO's declaration on November 17, 1999, after advocacy led by Bangladesh and other nations. This day is celebrated worldwide with enthusiasm to honor linguistic heritage and promote the… more

Photograph of women using computers at the 3rd annual celebration of International Mother Language Day in Surrey, B.C. International Mother Language Day is observed globally on February 21, following UNESCO's declaration on November 17, 1999, after advocacy led by Bangladesh and other nations. This day is celebrated worldwide with enthusiasm to honor linguistic heritage and promote the… more

Photograph of a woman using a computer at the 3rd annual celebration of International Mother Language Day in Surrey, B.C. International Mother Language Day is observed globally on February 21, following UNESCO's declaration on November 17, 1999, after advocacy led by Bangladesh and other nations. This day is celebrated worldwide with enthusiasm to honor linguistic heritage and promote the… more

Photograph of former MLA Jinny Sims and retired lecturer Sukhwant Hundal with a panel of individuals at the 3rd annual celebration of International Mother Language Day in Surrey, B.C. International Mother Language Day is observed globally on February 21, following UNESCO's declaration on November 17, 1999, after advocacy led by Bangladesh and other nations. This day is celebrated worldwide… more

Photograph of attendees of the 3rd annual celebration of International Mother Language Day in Surrey, B.C. International Mother Language Day is observed globally on February 21, following UNESCO's declaration on November 17, 1999, after advocacy led by Bangladesh and other nations. This day is celebrated worldwide with enthusiasm to honor linguistic heritage and promote the preservation of… more

Photograph of former MLA Jinny Sims and retired lecturer Sukhwant Hundal speaking while with a panel of individuals at the 3rd annual celebration of International Mother Language Day in Surrey, B.C. International Mother Language Day is observed globally on February 21, following UNESCO's declaration on November 17, 1999, after advocacy led by Bangladesh and other nations. This day is… more

Photograph of an unidentified man speaking at the 3rd annual celebration of International Mother Language Day in Surrey, B.C. International Mother Language Day is observed globally on February 21, following UNESCO's declaration on November 17, 1999, after advocacy led by Bangladesh and other nations. This day is celebrated worldwide with enthusiasm to honor linguistic heritage and promote… more

Photograph of an unidentified man speaking at the 3rd annual celebration of International Mother Language Day in Surrey, B.C. International Mother Language Day is observed globally on February 21, following UNESCO's declaration on November 17, 1999, after advocacy led by Bangladesh and other nations. This day is celebrated worldwide with enthusiasm to honor linguistic heritage and promote… more

Photograph of former MLA Jinny Sims at the 3rd annual celebration of International Mother Language Day in Surrey, B.C. International Mother Language Day is observed globally on February 21, following UNESCO's declaration on November 17, 1999, after advocacy led by Bangladesh and other nations. This day is celebrated worldwide with enthusiasm to honor linguistic heritage and promote the… more

Photograph of an unidentified man speaking at the 3rd annual celebration of International Mother Language Day in Surrey, B.C. International Mother Language Day is observed globally on February 21, following UNESCO's declaration on November 17, 1999, after advocacy led by Bangladesh and other nations. This day is celebrated worldwide with enthusiasm to honor linguistic heritage and promote… more

Photograph of an unidentified man holding up two posters at the 3rd annual celebration of International Mother Language Day in Surrey, B.C. The posters reads, "Parenting In The Indo-Canadian Community. Communicate!" in English and Panjabi. International Mother Language Day is observed globally on February 21, following UNESCO's declaration on November 17, 1999, after advocacy led… more

Group portrait of former MLA Jinny Sims and unidentified man at the 3rd annual celebration of International Mother Language Day in Surrey, B.C. Born in the Jullundur District of India in 1952, Jinny Jogindera Sims is an Indo-Canadian teacher and politician. She moved to Canada in 1975 with her husband, after obtaining a degree in education from the University of Manchester. Starting out as an… more