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Thank You for Being Part of the Conversation – Your Voice Mattered!

Language Advocacy Days 2025 | Language Shapes Leaders

Thank you for being part of the movement. Your advocacy helped shape a future where multilingualism is celebrated and supported—from Capitol Hill and beyond.

Now, more than ever, your voice was essential. During Language Advocacy Days 2025, advocates came together under the powerful theme, "Language Shapes Leaders." This was our moment to take action and bring the urgent need for comprehensive language education funding directly to decision-makers on Capitol Hill. Together, we amplified our stories, shared our experiences, and demonstrated that language education is fundamental to developing tomorrow’s cross-cultural leaders—individuals equipped to navigate and influence an increasingly interconnected world.

Language Advocacy Days united advocates from across the nation, creating a powerful space to collaborate on dynamic policy strategies and engage directly with members of Congress. As the only event dedicated solely to promoting the importance of language education, we came together to make a lasting impact on national language education policy, working to ensure access for all learners from K–12 through higher education. By raising our collective voices, we took meaningful steps to enhance the nation’s language capacity and global readiness.

This year marked a crucial turning point. Gathering in Washington, D.C., passionate advocates stood together to represent their states and champion a brighter future for language education and cultural understanding through impactful policy change.