Gerald Roche

Gerald Roche, an Associate Professor at La Trobe University and head of research for the Linguistic Justice Foundation, delves into language oppression in Tibet. He illuminates how state policies are erasing minority languages like Manegacha, spoken by a small community facing uncertain survival. Roche discusses the broader implications of language rights and the strategic suppression by the Chinese government, calling for global activism to combat these issues. His research emphasizes the intersection of cultural identity and language, advocating for grassroots movements in support of linguistic diversity.