UNESCO is taking the lead. Hint: Liu re-surfaced on World Book Day (23rd April) to "shill" for the 2nd volume of his new anthology for young adults -- i.e. International days are occasions to educate the public on issues of concern, to mobilize political will and resources to address global problems, and to celebrate and reinforce achievements of humanity. Let’s join in and show the strength of his international fanbase! Also, if you are fluent in English and a kind soul willing to help fellow fans who may have difficulties in the language, then please drop us a line here or via email or Twitter (We will put up your name, the language you’re translating from, and your email address/Twitter/other social media platforms in this page so other fans who need help will be able to contact you. Over recent years, the World Day has shown that it can be a potent symbol for the launch of major support operations, in particular in Latin America and Africa. The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page. ( Log Out /  My dear friend, the sun has risen. JavaScript is disabled for your browser. This action guide links to our Explore the work of Oxfam resource in which learners use video, role play and case studies to learners to think critically about our basic needs in life, find out more about Oxfam’s work to fight poverty and consider how we can all help to make a difference.
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World Book and Copyright Day, United Nation: 23 April Message from Ms Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO on the occasion of World Book and Copyright Day 2019 International Day of the Book celebration in , USA Almost all the regions of the world, in turn, have already been involved in this process, which thus transforms the celebration of books and copyright into a recurrent activity, extending still further the geographical and cultural influence of books. will allow you to export the search results of the entered query to a CSV There are two options to select the items you want to export to a CSV. Each year, UNESCO and the international organizations representing the three major sectors of the book industry - publishers, booksellers and libraries, select the World Book Capital for a one-year period, effective 23 April each year. Through reading and the celebration of World Book and Copyright Day, 23 April, we can open ourselves to others despite distance, and we can travel thanks to imagination. UNESCO resolution (28th session of the General Conference of UNESCO): Proclamation of World Book and Copyright Day (Paris, 25 October -16 November 1995), COVID-19 Educational Disruption and Response, International Day for Universal Access to Information. UN Photo/Albert González Farran. If you’re interested in participating, please fill the following form and send it too, Please include an image file of the book cover in your email, with minimal resolution at, The World Book Day ~Messages Between The Pages~ April 23rd, 2017, Hu Luan Chang Ge #5: If I Were Candidate Number 0117. - Saint Augustine The world of books is the most remarkable creation of man. The city of Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia was selected because of the strong focus on inclusive education, the development of a knowledge-based society and accessible reading for all parts of the city’s population. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. The city's objective is to foster a culture of reading and inclusiveness - “A city that reads is a city that cares” – emphasizing ubiquitous access to books throughout the city. All of these aspects have been the subject of numerous awareness-raising and promotional initiatives that have had a genuine impact. International Children’s Book Day (ICBD) was first organized by Jella Lepman, founder of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) in 1966. Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com. file. Either you export all results from a Hu Ge: An Actor’s Pursuit is not an Artifact of Vanity Fair, it has its Graciousness. Somehow I didn't expect his reading list to include 1984. Other famous novelists, such as Jorge Adoum, Miguel Angel Asturias, Marshall McLuhan, Alejo Carpentier, Le Clézio, André Maurois, Alberto Moravia, Luis Sepúlveda also talk about the same passion: books! The export button (to the right?) Help young people to raise awareness of how communities around the world are working with Oxfam and partners to beat poverty now and forever. Close • Posted by 2 minutes ago. Through reading and the celebration of World Book and Copyright Day, we can open ourselves to others despite distance. The World Book Day ~Messages Between The Pages~ April 23rd, 2017. r/threebodyproblem: Anything and everything to do with Cixin Liu's award winning book The Three-Body Problem and the Remembrance of Earth’s Past … Press J to jump to the feed. The Day is celebrated by a growing number of partners and since its launch has shown itself to be a great opportunity for reflection and information on a significant theme. Each year a city is chosen which undertakes to maintain, through its own initiatives, the impetus of the Day’s celebrations until 23 April of the following year. Since 2000, World Book and Copyright Day has inspired another initiative of professional organizations which receives the assistance of UNESCO and backing from States: World Book Capital City. the bubble next to 'CSV'. Have a nice day dear. Our mission is to give every child and young person a book of their own. In this lengthy period, World Book and Copyright Day has won over a considerable number of people from every continent and all cultural backgrounds to the cause of books and copyright. The amount of items you can export is limited, but authenticating will increase this limit. ( Log Out /  Unauthorized use/or duplication of materials, especially translation without express and written permission from this site's authors and/or owners is strictly prohibited. From April 1st to 23rd, UNESCO is sharing quotes, poems and messages to symbolize the power of books and encourage reading as much as possible. Also Read: Best Morning Messages. The city’s ambitious programme for World Book Capital is linked to the Vision 2020 for Kuala Lumpur and the eco-city project called the River of Life with open-air bookshops and libraries populating the newly-restored waterways of the city.
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It is also the date of birth or death of other prominent authors, such as Maurice Druon, Haldor K.Laxness, Vladimir Nabokov, Josep Pla and Manuel Mejía Vallejo.

Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. The Second UNESCO World Forum on Culture and the Cultural Industries will be held in June in Monza, Italy. User account menu • Liu Cixin's "World Book Day" (23rd Apr 2020) message. One book but if the event was held annually, why not? log in sign up. Now more than ever, at a time when globally most schools are closed and people are having to limit time spent out of their homes, the power of books can be leveraged to combat isolation, to reinforce ties between people, and to expand our horizons, while stimulating our minds and creativity. We must explore these complex debates. A great school project for World Book Day… Among other events and activities there will be the construction of a book city (the Kota Buku Complex), a reading campaign for train commuters, enhancing of digital services and accessibility by the National Library of Malaysia for the disabled, and new digital services for libraries in 12 libraries in poor housing areas of Kuala Lumpur. With the slogan "KL Baca – caring through reading", the program focuses on four themes: reading in all its forms, development of the book industry infrastructure, inclusiveness and digital accessibility, and empowerment of children through reading. We can travel thanks … It has enabled them to discover, make the most of and explore in greater depth a multitude of aspects of the publishing world: books as vectors of values and knowledge, and depositories of the intangible heritage; books as windows onto the diversity of cultures and as tools for dialogue; books as sources of material wealth and copyright-protected works of creative artists. Teachers Day Wishes: Teaching is a noble profession that allows a person to spread knowledge, share wisdom, and build the youngsters as capable and responsible adults in the future.In that sense, the future of this world is truly in a teacher’s hands! To celebrate the World Book Day on April 23rd, 2017, ThinkHuGe will be having an event As we all know, Hu Ge is a great reader and there must be a lot among us who also like to read. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to 胡歌 ThinkHuGe with appropriate and specific direction to the original content. I hope this day will be a great and awesome day for you. Teachers teach students with great care and patience, and their hard work must be recognized by society. Four-year-old Xima Awada Yakub (left) and her sister, Zamai, reading books at the newly restored library at the Cultural Centre in El Fasher, North Darfur. Activities, lesson plans, games, quizzes and presentations, http://policy-practice.oxfam.org.uk/publications/message-in-a-book-learn-about-and-support-oxfams-work-620814. The amount of items that will be exported is indicated in - Clarence Shepard Day stream oh wow this is interesting, but only 1 book so hard to choose, You still have enough time to decide it ^^. This coincidence is why 23 April was chosen to be World Book and Copyright Day. More posts from the threebodyproblem community, Anything and everything to do with Cixin Liu's award winning book The Three-Body Problem and the Remembrance of Earth’s Past trilogy, Press J to jump to the feed. You are a beautiful person. %�쏢 It is on this date in 1616 that Cervantes, Shakespeare and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega all died. The theme could not be more timely: “The Book Tomorrow; the Future of the Written Word”. ‘authorship’ in a world of blogs and wikis. If you’re interested in participating, please fill the following form and send it too thinkhugeinfo@gmail.com before April 16th, 2017: Notes: It can be your real name or your nickname in social media platforms. We encourage you to share this positive message with others through #StayAtHome and #WorldBookDay. search query, or you select a subset of items from the search results. With this in mind, UNESCO created the World Book and Copyright Day. Hu Ge’s Brilliant Portrayal of “One Man’s Epic” (Part Three), Hu Ge’s Acting Mentor Talked About Her Friendship with Hu Ge: He and I Have Shared Feelings That Cannot be Crushed or Erased. Four-year-old Xima Awada Yakub (left) and her sister, Zamai, reading books in the library at the Cultural Centre in El Fasher, North Darfur. When you submit a recommendation, please consider his tastes in reading material too (you can see it. There must nevertheless be no let-up in these efforts. Hu Ge’s Brilliant Portrayal of “One Man’s Epic” (Part Five), Hu Ge’s Brilliant Portrayal of “One Man’s Epic” (Part Four), Hu Ge’s Brilliant Portrayal of “One Man’s Epic” (Part Three), Follow 胡歌 ~Think Hu Ge ~ on WordPress.com. By creating a sense of community through the shared readings and the shared knowledge, readers around the world can connect and mutually help curb loneliness. 4月23日是文豪莎士比亞及多位偉大作家辭世的日子，為紀念並推廣閱讀和寫作，聯合國教科文組織於1995年將該日定為「世界閱讀日」(World Book Day)，希望民眾享受閱讀書本的樂趣，同時促進出版及版權。世界各國在世界閱讀