Prague Manifesto (Esperanto)
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The Prague Manifesto is a set of seven widely-shared principles of the Esperanto
movement. It was drafted at the 1996 World Congress of Esperanto
which occurred in Prague
by officials from UNESCO
(United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) and attendees of the congress. The document emphasizes democratic communication, language rights, preservation of language diversity, and effective language education.
Since the manifesto is an attempt to show the merits of accepting Esperanto as a universal second language, it is commonly considered to be a modern manifesto of Finvenkismo
.
Esperanto
is the most widely spoken constructed international auxiliary language. Its name derives from Doktoro Esperanto , the pseudonym under which L. L. Zamenhof published the first book detailing Esperanto, the Unua Libro, in 1887...
movement. It was drafted at the 1996 World Congress of Esperanto
World Congress of Esperanto
The World Congress of Esperanto has the longest tradition among international Esperanto conventions, with an almost unbroken run of more than a hundred years. The congresses have been held since 1905 every year, except during World Wars I and II...
which occurred in Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
by officials from UNESCO
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
(United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) and attendees of the congress. The document emphasizes democratic communication, language rights, preservation of language diversity, and effective language education.
Since the manifesto is an attempt to show the merits of accepting Esperanto as a universal second language, it is commonly considered to be a modern manifesto of Finvenkismo
Finvenkismo
Finvenkismo is an ideological current within the Esperanto movement dating back to Zamenhof, the initiator of Esperanto. The name is derived from the concept of Fina Venko denoting the moment when Esperanto will be used as the predominant second language throughout the world...
.