How can language be used to break down borders?

• Norwegian borders?
• National borders?
• Increase global flow of people?
• How can language be used to increase a common understanding across cultures?
• How can language be used to increase communication and acceptance across cultures?

What are my current aims?

• Increase understanding across cultures
• Encourage communications with those who are different from oneself
• Finding common grounds
  • Communication where no party has an advantage
• Help Esperanto achieve it’s original aim
• Democratising Esperanto: for the language to work, everyone must know it

Audience

• Policy makers for languages taught in schools
  • By teaching everyone Esperanto we can come together to fight for peace and common ground
• Activists
  • Help them take a non-political/non-national stand
• Diplomats
  • Help them take a non-political/non-national stand
• Immigration policy makers
  • Help them see how a multitude of cultures benefit society
  • Open up our borders
• The public / Everyone
  • Build awareness around immigration, equality
  • Democratising Esperanto: for the language to work, everyone must know it