Mantinc el català has goal language revitalization
Mantinc el català (in English, “I maintain Catalan”) is a linguistic, non-profit citizen platform distributed in various parts of the so-called Catalan Countries, where Catalan is an autochthonous language. Its volunteering aims to encourage the language revitalization in the public sphere by persuading, as many Catalan speakers as possible, to refrain from unconsciously shifting their language to (mostly) Spanish in routine situations such as in the street, commerce, public services or with the immigrants. Its organizational motto is Mantinc el català sempre, a tot arreu i amb tothom! (“I mantain Catalan always, everywhere and with everybody!)”.The group was initially created on Facebook in 2021, shortly after some people showed common interest from a published interview with the Catalan sociolinguist Carme Junyent i Figueras. Expert in minoritized languages, Junyent i Figueras had released her book El futur del català depèn de tu (“The future of Catalan depends on you”) few months earlier. The group's presence later extended to most of the rest of social media channels, particularly Twitter.It primarily conducts self-awareness campaigns and digital dissemination to make linguistic loyalty into a standard pattern of behavior (without shame or doubtfulness) among Catalan speakers. Additionally, its members display billboards during sporting, cultural, and popular events, as well as in various types of social demonstrations.