Francišak Skaryna Belarusian Language Society Explained

Formation:1989
Type:Language advocacy organization
Status:Registered NGO (civic organization)
Purpose:Advocacy of language rights; promotion of the Belarusian language and culture
Headquarters:vul. Rumiancava, 13
Minsk
Leader Title:Head
Leader Name:Alena Anisim
Main Organ:Republican Council
Francišak Skaryna Belarusian Language Society
Native Name:Таварыства беларускай мовы імя Францішка Скарыны
Native Name Lang:be
Abbreviation:TBM, BLS
Region Served:Belarus
Membership:c. 7,000
Website:http://tbm-mova.by/about_us.html

The Francišak Skaryna Belarusian Language Society (Belarusian: Таварыства беларускай мовы імя Францішка Скарыны|Tavarystva bielaruskaj movy imia Franciška Skaryny, TBM) is an association in Belarus. The association's main activity is advocacy and promotion of the Belarusian language.[1]

History and profile

The TBM was founded in 1989 on an initiative a group of Belarusian intellectuals by Belarusian Writers' Union, the Ministries of Education and of Culture, the Institutes of Linguistics and of Literature of the Belarus Academy of Sciences, the Belarusian Cultural Fund, the State Committee on the Press, the Belarusian Society of Friendship and Cultural Links with Foreign Countries, and the National State Television and Radio Company.[2] [3]

TBM has organized numerous campaigns of promotion of the Belarusian language, such as demands of introduction of Belarusian notifications in the public transport, description of goods in Belarusian on labels, promotion of primary and higher education in Belarusian language.

Although the organization opposes the official russification policy of Alexander Lukashenko and many notable opposition leaders and activists are members of the TBM, it stays away from politics and stays firmly within its declared goals.

In July 2021, Belarusian authorities conducted a search in the office of the society, and in August Ministry of justice applied for liquidation of this society in the Supreme Court of Belarus.[4]

Chairperson

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Official website . 2019-12-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070702150311/http://www.tbm.org.by/ . 2007-07-02 . dead .
  2. http://www.belarus-misc.org/bel-bls.htm "The Belarusian Language Society (BLS) "
  3. Web site: Belarusian – the language of the élite. Kultura Enter. 23 January 2014. Aleh Trusau. August 2012. https://archive.today/20140123194200/http://en.kulturaenter.pl/belarusian-the-language-of-the-elite-aleh-trusau-interview/2012/08/. 23 January 2014. dead.
  4. https://reform.by/251518-tbm-cherez-nedelju-mogut-likvidirovat-a-vmeste-s-nim-gazety-novy-chas-i-nasha-slova ТБМ через неделю могут ликвидировать, а вместе с ним газеты «Новы час» и «Наша слова»