UpdateEAB www.esperanto-gb.org ✩ Gisdateˆ A quarterly organ of the Esperanto Association of Britain Kvaronjara organo de Esperanto-Asocio de Britio ★ No. 46, July–September 2009 N-ro 46, julio–septembro 2009 ISSN 1741-4679 International communication without discrimination ★ Respect for all cultures Internacia komunikado sen diskriminacio ★ Respekto por cˆiuj kulturoj British Congress Exclusive: in Salisbury – ‘A very • What the British worthwhile weekend’ Government he 90th British Congress of Three anniversaries Esperanto emanated from Now, some two millennia after thought of Tthe historic town of Salis- the end of the Iron Age, which bury, the environs of which bear gave rise to the modern town, testament to some 5,000 years of Salisbury’s Sarum College hosted Edmond civilisation. Three different another culture, this time of cultures erected the incompara- Esperantists. Chief organisers Privat ble Stonehenge. The Romans, Jean and David Bisset had set up Saxons and Normans in turn a varied programme over a (see page 7) repopulated the old Iron Age fort weekend of anniversaries, of Old Sarum. Continued overleaf • Entrepreno Triballat uzas Esperanton por komuniki kun itala filio (vidu pa©on 15)
Above: Some of the participants at this year’s British Esperanto Congress in Salisbury. Right: View of the congress venue, Sarum College, in the Cathedral Close
EAB-Ìisdate • 1 BRITA KONGRESO DE ESPERANTO BRITISH ESPERANTO CONGRESS namely the 150th of Zamenhof’s matter of fact, although it wasn’t out on something else that we birth and 100th of Ivo Lapenna’s, the first thing I’d ever read in were looking forward to seeing. and the 50th of the founding of Esperanto, the Asterix books Whilst we were arriving at our Junularo Esperantista Brita (JEB). were the best for me as a begin- campsite and setting up our tent, The congress started on the ner. I recall vividly observing David Kelso was presenting a talk afternoon of Friday, 17 April, certain things that I hadn’t titled ‘Esperanto – Not Only a and was due to spread over a encountered in my learning Language?’. Notwithstanding my period of three days, plus a courses and wouldn’t have inherent interest in discussing fourth day for an excursion to intuitively derived, things which esperanta∆oj, I particularly enjoy Bemerton, Avebury Ring and Old shaped my Esperanto. (One David’s presentations, delivered Sarum. Therein lay a problem for example would be a character eloquently and professionally. me and Clare, who are burdened yelling KION?! when somebody We arrived, armed with two with work commitments and so says something he finds inappro- cakes for the JEB celebration, missed the opening day’s events priate. Although analysing briefly right in time for a baptism of and a talk on Asterix by JEBano makes it clear that the accusative fire. The first thing on the agenda Andrew Weir. form is correct there, I had never in which we could participate considered it.) was EAB’s AGM. Asterix teaches Esperanto Missing the latter particularly ‘Rotten logistics’ AGM aggrieved me, since I have three Unfortunately for us the rotten Sadly, the AGM followed the Asterix books in Esperanto, and a logistics of getting to Sarum pattern established during the few in other languages. As a College meant that we missed three previous AGMs, where worthwhile talk on such projects as Springboard, publicity and proposals was non-existent, because the meeting degenerated into a one-man show, littered with interference, objections, frivolity, petty insults and a leadership challenge. The fact that his conduct appeared not to swing a single vote his way (since, I believe, his
• Material for the next issue of EAB Update should be with the editor no later than 24 August. • Materialo por la venonta numero David Kelso takes questions for discussion after his much-appreciated talk de EAB-Gˆisdate atingu la redaktoron ‘Esperanto – ne nur lingvo?’, which opened Saturday’s proceedings. plej laste la 24-an de aügusto.
EAB-Update / Gˆ isdate is a quarterly organ of the Esperanto Association ❏ EAB also publishes the review La Brita Esperantisto, wholly in Esperanto of Britain / estas kvaronjara organo de Esperanto-Asocio de Britio, / EAB eldonas ankau˘ la revuon La Brita Esperantisto, tute en Esperanto. Esperanto House / Esperanto-Domo, Station Road, Barlaston, Stoke- ✰ on-Trent ST12 9DE. ❏ Tel. 0845 230 1887 or +44 (0)1782 372141 EAB is a registered charity (No. 272676) and an affiliated national Fax / fakse: on request / lau˘pete association of the Universal Esperanto Association, which has official relations with the United Nations and Unesco / EAB estas legˆe registrita E-mail / rete: [email protected] bonfara asocio kaj aligˆinta landa asocio de Universala Esperanto-Asocio Websites / ttt-pagˆaroj: www.esperanto-gb.org (Nieuwe Binnenweg 176, NL-3015 Rotterdam, Nederlando. Tel. 00 31 10 www.esperantoeducation.com 436 1044; fax / fakse: 00 31 436 1751; e-mail / rete: [email protected]; www. ❏ Membership of EAB costs £25 a year (£20 concession); supporter or uea.org), kiu havas oficialajn rilatojn kun Unuigˆintaj Nacioj kaj Unesko. youth member £10 / Membrigˆi en EAB kostas £25 pundojn jare (£20 ✰ rabatite); subtenanto au˘ juna membro pagas £10 pundojn. ✰ ❏ EAB is also affiliated to the International League of Esperanto Teachers ❏ and the European Esperanto Union / EAB aligˆis ankau˘ al Internacia Ligo de Material for Update should be sent by e-mail, computer disk (rtf format, Esperantistaj Instruistoj (ILEI) kaj Eu˘ropa Esperanto-Unio (EEU). please) or hard copy direct to the editor / Materialon por Gˆ isdate oni sendu ✰ rete (formaton rtf, mi petas), diske au˘ papere rekte al la redaktoro: Geoffrey Sutton, 7 Clover Road, Aylsham, Norwich NR11 6JW; e-mail / rete: gsutton ❏ The views expressed in EAB Update are not necessarily those of the @computekmail.co.uk. Material may be in Esperanto, English, Welsh or Management Committee of EAB / La opinioj esprimitaj en EAB-Gˆ isdate ne Gaelic / Materialo rajtas esti en la lingvoj internacia, angla, kimra au˘ gaela. nepre estas tiuj de la Administra Komitato de EAB.
2 • EAB Update BRITA KONGRESO DE ESPERANTO BRITISH ESPERANTO CONGRESS ten votes were all pledged to him prior to the BK by his – mainly postal-voting – supporters) will do nothing to change things, I would wager. Certainly, it appears from his reaction when the results were read that his belief is that he was robbed of victory by ‘dirty tricks’ from ‘Kelso’s cronies’, rather than the membership’s collective nausea at his performance. So I unfortu- nately remain apprehensive that next year’s AGM might be a repeat affair, in which one There were three film crews at the congress. One was there for two days and person prevents the membership hopes to make a documentary on Esperanto. On the Friday, two young men from discussing things pertaining came on their own initiative from a local internet company – they inter- to the association and its projects. viewed Andrew Weir and John Wells (above). Meridian TV also came; we believe he was an Encore contact. Below: The presentation of Marjorie TV crew Boulton’s play La Son©o de la Kursgvidantino being filmed. Fortunately, Peter Barker’s television crew weren’t present for the AGM. Peter is a young man who is recording a pilot documentary on Esperanto, in the hope of having a fuller programme commissioned. It particularly stood out to me that – unlike other journalists whom we’ve encountered through Esperanto – Peter had actually put time into researching it. I had spoken to Peter on the telephone prior to the event, and met him for a face-to-face chat during the lunch break. We arranged for him to sit down (PIV) required a small time articles all outside work inspires with various JEBanoj and attend investment, but to think that he awe. I was always going to love our anniversary celebration. completed this, Lingvaj Respondoj, this lecture, but Graham made it Leteroj de Zamenhof, Lingvo kaj even better than it might have Blakey on Waringhien Vivo, Plena Analiza Gramatiko, been, with injections of humour After lunch (and the results of and thousands of magazine and small anecdotes about his the elections), Graham Blakey gave us an hour’s talk on Gaston The members’ votes were as follows: Waringhien. I’ve not been shy in For Against Abstain David Bisset 74 7 9 expressing my admiration of GW Jean Bisset 73 7 10 in the JEB forums, and Graham Joyce Bunting 84 4 2 did more than justice to a true Ian Fantom 15 65 10 Esperanto superstar from yester- Geoffrey Greatrex 68 6 16 year. Edmund Grimley Evans 71 7 12 Clare Hunter 82 2 6 Even though I was familiar David Kelso 80 5 5 with some of GW’s work, I had John Wells 82 5 3 never realised until Graham’s For president: presentation just how prodigious Ian Fantom 10 was his output. Of course, I don’t John Wells 74 imagine that composing and Following were elected to the Management Committee: D. Bisset, J. Bisset, editing the Plena Ilustrita Vortaro J. Bunting, G. Greatrex, E. Grimley Evans, C. Hunter, D. Kelso and J. Wells (pres.).
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Anniversary time The time of 4:30 marked anni- versary time. Jean Bisset had kindly seen to it that there was enough wine for everyone to raise a glass. I had had a couple of personalised cakes made and, after a few words from John Wells acknowledging the triple anniversary, the cake was duly sliced and distributed. Unfortunately, I had conse- crated all of my preparation time Above: Hju Rid (left) lectures on own life. I hope that other to designing the cakes and the economy as a linguistic factor, people follow Graham’s example getting them made, via three introduced by Andrew Weir. Below: and do presentations on Espe- supermarkets with broken Przemek Wierbowski presented ranto’s big names from the past. machines, and the fourth ini- Bia¬ystok, L.L. Zamenhof’s home There followed a small period tially refusing to print them on town and this year’s World Con- of quiet time, during which the basis that I was advertising gress venue. Bottom: Graham David Bisset led a group for a ‘Zamenhof beer’. Blakey presenting his portrait of walk around the cathedral Gaston Waringhien, who contributed surroundings. The people who Visible presence so much to Esperanto as literatus, went with him were going to for young people poet, reviewer, essayist, grammar- benefit from that a little later on What the cake gained the speech ian, lexicographer and translator. in the day. lost, and I can’t help but think that I didn’t particularly well articulate what I ought to have, which is to respectfully acknowl- edge those people who founded JEB, and the well-wishes of other people. I hope that I’ve somehow redressed the balance here, and that people are happy that our aims to have a visible presence for young people who may be interested in Esperanto are being met, both online and in the real world, where we have four official meet-ups a year, on top of our individual participation in non-JEB events.
Presentation of Bia¬ystok What had been a fairly full day wasn’t yet over, and we next attended a lecture from Przemek Wierbowski, a young man who is part of the Loka Kongresa Komitato for the upcoming Universala Kongreso in Bia¬ystok. I think a short way of summa- rising whether the lecture was any good is just to say that Clare and I were cursing the fact that we would be unable to book the UK week off work. Before Przemek’s lecture detailing what
4 • EAB Update BRITA KONGRESO DE ESPERANTO BRITISH ESPERANTO CONGRESS we could expect at the UK, we Right: Marjorie Boulton declaiming had no inclination whatsoever to poetry by George Herbert (1593– attend. (Between starting and 1633) in Esperanto during the finishing this article, a fortunate English-language talk on the poet turn of events has meant that by Canon Judy Rees (below); Clare now can take the time off Elizabeth Stanley played the organ. work, and she booked us at the Bottom left: Paul Gubbins’ talk UK this afternoon.) on Thomas Hardy and Salisbury Dinner arrived next, followed in full flow. by a lecture on Thomas Hardy by Paul Gubbins. Clare and I hosted the quiz which took place immediately afterwards. All I can say about the quiz is that I would have bottom-scored, getting no more than 3 of 30 points. Geoffrey Wood was the eventual winner, scoring 21, and I would bet that he participated in David Bisset’s walk which I mentioned above, because it was only when Clare and I wandered around the cathedral and its outskirts the day after that we registered that the answers to most of the questions had been under our noses all along. I multi-tasking Sally Phillips, to appreciation, particularly Sally particularly enjoyed the quiz and whom strong support was Phillips, who played several roles. thought that it was a great way of offered by Peter Bolwell as the passing an hour. judge, Malcolm Jones as the Top-class phonetics prosecutor, and Paul Gubbins as I returned in time for a lecture Junularo Esperantista Brita the defence lawyer. La Son©o de la from the maestro in his field. JEB AGMs are rather minimalist Kursgvidanto – was written by John Wells treated us all to a affairs, conducted quickly and Marjorie Boulton over half a lecture on how what we say often with little fanfare. We voted that century ago. Sad to say that most doesn’t get the message across as the summer meet-up will take of the aspects it was mocking are much as how we say it, the place in East Anglia, and unani- still somewhat prevalent now, hidden messages we convey by mously reappointed the commit- and some of them so much so tone and pitch, and which others tee, to which we welcomed Guy that one would think it was intend to convey to us but we fail Johnston. written especially for today to pick up. He titled the presen- (particularly if one happened to tation La Frazmelodio, en Inter- Boulton play have been at the AGM). nacia Perspektivo, and I hope to Lunch came and went, and then Still, it was very funny, and see a copy of it in the next followed a play, starring the the audience was happy, ap- addition of La Brita Esperantisto, plauding and laughing intermit- because I thought it was very tently, especially at a display of enlightening. wordplay from Paul Gubbins, responding in character to Hilary Banquet blues Chapman’s heckling to address The congress came to a close the Welshman as kimrulo in place shortly after, as a number of us of krimulo. It was an impressive convened at the White Hart display of wit from a man who, Hotel for a banquet. I made the in my experience, is possibly the mistake of ordering two glasses most adept practitioner of Espe- of wine without realising the ranto’s dexterity in the country. significance of no prices being Everybody who took part in listed and was promptly hit for the play deserves a nod of the ridiculous sum of £11. 80, so EAB-Ìisdate • 5 BRITA KONGRESO DE ESPERANTO BRITISH ESPERANTO CONGRESS
Left: One of the ‘Drondo’ forums, which discussed a host of queries in Esperanto relating to the question Esperanto – çu nur lingvo?
tation, Clare and I booked all of congress week off work, so that we can holiday after the congress in what is, literally for me, the land of my fathers.
Worthwhile It was a very worthwhile week- end. We benefited after the closure of the congress from the location, meeting Gavan, I wasn’t in the best mood. a taster of what to expect. It Katarina and Helen Fantom at Things took a turn for the seemed to me that we all particu- Stonehenge, seeing the famous better when Clare and I were larly liked Harry’s approach, White Horse at Roundway, and approached by David and June which was to use a PowerPoint the historic town of Devizes, Bisset, who asked whether they presentation and ad-lib over the before setting off on a long could join us. Why these two, the top of it. I think the fact that it journey home. first people I ever spoke to in wasn’t so rigidly scripted lent a Jean and David Bisset should British Esperanto and who had sense of freshness to it, and he be proud of arranging that kindly given us an engagement liberally peppered his talk with congress together, and it appears present over the weekend, should lashings of humour. He did a as though next year’s congress is feel that they have to ask us for good job of promoting Wales in also in good hands. So, we’ll permission to sit with us is addition to the congress, be- certainly see the three H’s (Hi- beyond me, especially when the cause, on the back of his presen- lary, Harry, and Heather) in > pleasure is all ours. An enjoyable conversation resulted over the Below: Paul Gubbins (centre) congratulates Marjorie Boulton after the course of the following hour, presentation of her play La Son©o de la Kursgvidanto. Bottom: A scene only slightly soured by someone from the play, being acted by Peter Bolwell (as the judge at the desk), Paul whom I didn’t recognise pulling Gubbins (as a lawyer), Sally Phillips (the accused) and David Kelso (guard). a face and tutt-tutt-tutting at our use of English. That’s a common chip on Esperanto’s shoulder that fills me with disdain, espe- cially given the context that the four people on the receiving end of the scorn there, having a private chat on their own table, contribute more to the move- ment and speak the language better than the complainant ever thought about doing.
Home to Wales The food was ‘OK’, though I’ve never been convinced that a meal is actually worth the price charged for this type of affair. Jean had symbolically passed the torch to the organisers of next year’s congress in Llandudno, so it was Harry Barron who gave us
6 • EAB Update HISTORIO HISTORY Revealed! The British Government’s view of Edmond Privat and the League of Nations Edmond Privat have just come across a Parts of the document read as represent the national interests in Idocument (“The property of follows: the League. The same does not His Britannic Majesty’s Govern- “It may be expected that, in apply to oriental and semi- ment”) in the archives at Kew the case of nearly all European civilised states, who may easily which throws a little light on the states, national pride and vanity be tempted to entrust their suggestion that Esperanto be- alone would preclude the nomi- interests to selected foreign come an official language of the nation of foreign subjects to delegates, whether out of regard League of for the higher Nations. This Edmond Privat (1889–1962) was Swiss, a senior lecturer in history at Geneva technical document (ref. University, where he founded a lectureship in Esperanto, diplomat and writer. qualifications CAB/24/159) is A renowned internationalist, he chaired conferences on the freedom of subju- and generally a memorandum, gated peoples, writing several specialized works in French on international greater compe- drawn up by the politics. Privat was the president of the World Esperanto Association (UEA) tence to be Foreign Office and editor of its review Esperanto. He was a legal counsel to the Persian found among and submitted delegation at the League of Nations, and presented Esperanto to the League in such foreigners, to the Cabinet 1920. In 1925 he was instrumental in founding the Geneva radio station, and or simply towards the end of his life gave weekly talks in Esperanto on short-wave Swiss in April 1923. induced by Radio International. Privat was also a significant contributor in the fields of Its major con- history, drama, sketch-writing and science, and was renowned for the high bribery.” cern is not with quality of his Esperanto oratory. He also produced several textbooks and Esperanto itself collaborated in the production of Svisa Antologio (1939). He wrote Federala Beware: but with coun- Sperto (1958), which compares government in Switzerland, the United States Foreigners! tries selecting and the League of Nations. He lectured in English Literature and English- There is no non-nationals to American Institutions in the University of Neuchâtel for 14 years until 1959. suggestion here represent them or elsewhere at the League, that Edmond something perceived as a danger Below: Edmond Privat (right) Privat was involved in bribery in to British interests. sitting with Mahatma Gandhi, who becoming the representative of was a personal friend of his. Persia (now Iran). The memoran-
Continued from opposite Llandudno next year, and I’d suggest that anybody reading this article consider attending too. Even better, if you can propose yourself for a contribution or find an eksterlandano who might wish to attend, please do so. A lot of work goes into organising these events, so let’s all do our bit and see whether North Wales will find itself home to enough Esperantists to breach the number 100. Tim Owen
EAB-Ìisdate • 7 HISTORIO SOMERA FESTIVALO SUMMER FESTIVAL dum goes on: “The danger of Barlaston beckons – 10–14 August foreign selections is real … There was an actual illustration of that danger … at the Assembly of 1922 …. The Persian Govern- Somera Festivalo 2009 ment had appointed as one of their delegates a Swiss professor, who, as a matter of fact, raised Are you a beginner, intermediate or All-inclusive cost no question at the Assembly in advanced student of Esperanto? The all-inclusive cost for the full which Persia might be assumed Whichever you are, Barlaston is the week, with accommodation in a to have a special interest, but place to be from 10–14 August! single room, is £195 – but £20 merely used his position in order less if sharing a room, so you to get universal recognition for omera Festivalo at Wedgwood may encourage that friend to the use of Esperanto as an SMemorial College has courses come along too! international language, he being at two levels, for intermediate Leaflets have already been in fact an Esperanto maniac”. At and advanced students. Jack distributed with earlier issues of this point the Memorandum Warren and Hilary Chapman are EAB Update, but the course cites from a report by British the tutors once delegates, which spoke of more, bringing “marked traces of propaganda in years of teaching favour of Esperanto, evidenced in and travelling the report collating the informa- experience to tion received from foreign help students Governments … That report had acquire greater been drawn up by an enthusiast competence in in the cause of Esperanto, who using Esperanto has now obtained an appoint- and a deeper ment as a delegate of a foreign awareness of Government at the Assembly. It this amazing contained a misleading account cultural of certain information provided phenomenon. by our own Board of Education However, as to the study and progress of anyone wishing Esperanto in schools in Great to study Britain …” privately at any level is welcome A version of musical chairs in full to come and use the Butler swing during an evening distra∆o ‘Semi-civilised states’ Library; shoppers can acquire during last year’s Somera Festivalo This document reveals the view Esperanto DVDs, CDs, cassettes, at Wedgwood Memorial College. of foreigners and ‘semi-civilised new and second-hand books, states’ at the highest levels of etc.; explorers and tourists can information and booking form British society at that time. The use the college as their base for are also available at: document is also far from fair to getting to know the Potteries and www.esperantoeducation.com/ francophone Swiss Esperantist surrounding area; and everyone residential.html, with further Edmond can enjoy Esperanto conversa- information and directions at: Privat (1889– tion over meals, during breaks www.esperantoeducation.com/ 1962) who and in free time, perhaps stroll- summer_school.html. was far from ing round the arboretum in the Beginners wishing to attend a being an extensive grounds. taught course will have to wait a ‘Esperanto The programmes, whether little longer: ‘Course-You-Can’ maniac’. He taught courses or ‘private op- takes place in October, alongside was indeed a tions’, will run from Monday the increasingly popular lively and midday to Friday midday, with a ‘Drondo’ – the open democratic convinced break in the modules on discussion group for more advocate of Wednesday, midday, enabling competent speakers. Leaflets for participants to join for any one both these courses are enclosed Continued module (half the week) or any with this issue of EAB Update. on page 10 two (the whole week). Malcolm Jones
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Invitation to the 91st British Esperanto Congress, 14–17 May 2010 Llandudno Bay Back to Wales next year!
he next British Esperanto TCongress will take place in the north Wales town of Lland- udno. This delightful Victorian seaside town has a link with the language which goes back over a century. After the third Universala Kongreso in Cam- bridge in 1907, 70 members travelled to Llandudno for an experts from Britain and over- short distance from the pier. The international holiday. They seas. And we won’t forget Wales’s hotel has a specially reduced walked on the Great Orme, the musical heritage either. Oh, and price for delegates. Please book impressive limestone headland there will be an excursion on the your accommodation direct with above the town – and so can Monday. the hotel reception on +44 you! Llandudno has changed (0)1492 877466, mentioning little over the years and retains Invite your friends Esperanto. Of course, there is a its traditional sea front. The The local organising committee, range of other accommodation British Congress was held in the which is really a virtual commit- in the town to suit everyone’s town in 1985, so is returning to tee, consists of Hilary Chapman pocket. this part of Wales after a gap of (Deganwy), Heather Eason Although next May seems a 25 years. (Cardiff), Harry Barron (Machyn- long way off, it’s not too early to lleth) and Brian Barker (London) pay the registration fee and What takes your fancy? and is planning for a hundred arrange accommodation. The It’s not easy to list all the things congress members from ten organisers are grateful to those there are to do in Wales’ largest countries. EAB members should who have already joined. It does seaside resort. Just where do we feel free to invite their friends make the life of organisers easier begin? Fancy a ride on Britain’s from other countries. The more, to know how many meals to only cable-hauled tramway? the merrier! order, and how many coaches to How about exploring the Bronze book for excursions! Age copper mine? The organisers Specially reduced price hope to match the attractions of The venue for our Congress is the Esperanto introduction the town and the surrounding imposing Imperial Hotel in the to the Welsh language area with an equally attractive middle of the Promenade, a Before coming to Wales next programme. year, I recom- There will be mend buying lessons in the Geiriadur Welsh language Esperanto/Kimra (of course!) and Vortaro by Prof. lectures by J.C. Wells. This
Views of Llandudno – Victorian seaside town in North Wales
EAB-Ìisdate • 9 BRITA KONGRESO DE ESPERANTO RETE KAJ LETERE
127-page dictionary gives a good Kunlabori en grava esploro introduction in Esperanto to the en la Eüropa Parlamento Welsh language. The office in Barlaston has a limited stock Karaj Esperantistoj, karaj miaj available at £2.00 (£2.50 postage amikoj, paid, or £3.20 including the Certe vi memoras la studon Esperanto pen). Ekonomiaj aspektoj de lingva For further details of the malegalrajteco. Ìoje mi povas Congress in English, Welsh anonci, ke pluraj tradukoj aperis and Esperanto, please go to our intertempe, do ©i ekzistas en la website at www.esperanto sekvaj lingvoj: Esperanto, albana, llandudno2010.org.uk/index_ angla, çina, franca, germana, en.html itala, nederlanda, pola, portugala, Croeso i Gymru yn 2010! rusa kaj serba. Welcome to Wales in 2010! La Esperanta traduko estas Bonvenon al Kimrio en 2010! atingebla aparte çe la sekva Hilary Chapman adreso: http://ekolingvo.com/ Ekonomiaj_aspektoj_de_lingva_ malegalrajteco.doc. Mi denove elkore dankas la grandegan helpon kaj laboron al la tradukistoj kaj reviziantoj. Aliaj nova∆oj: intertempe mi sendis la studon al çiuj membroj de la Eüropa Parlamento, kaj en Italio ‘prove’ ankaü al ∆urnaloj kaj radiostacioj. La rezulto estis pli ol kon- tentiga. Unu el la çefaj radio- stacioj faris intervjuon kun mi kaj invitis min al gazetara konferenco en Italio. Apud tio ili propagandas la studon al la italaj paramentanoj. En la jena situacio la afero bezonas vian helpon tiel, kiel The Imperial Hotel, Llandudno – venue of the next British Congress neniam antaüe. La farenda∆o estas simpla. Se vi havas dek minutojn kaj HISTORIO HISTORY emon helpi, bonvolu rigardi la sekvan pa©on: http://www. Continued from page 8 the role of the British govern- ekolingvo.com/kiel_mi_povas_ the language, but he was far from ment in setting educational helpi.htm. being a monomaniac. He was an policy and practice. In those far- Kiel ©is nun, mi daüre volonte historian, university professor, off days before there was a transdonas al iu ajn çiun eblecon author, journalist and peace national curriculum, head por partopreni intervjuojn, activist, an admirer of Gandhi teachers were rather like the konferencon al sialandanoj. and his path of non-violence. captain of a ship, deciding on Mallonga klarigo por ne- Those I have met who knew him their own priorities and prac- eüropanoj, kial mi ne menciis well confirm that he was a well- tices, with little intervention Esperanton en la studo kaj ne balanced, sociable man. from central government. It was metis la Esperantan tradukon in such circumstances that the sur la hejmpa©o trovi©as çe: Far-off days of local education ‘Eccles Experiment’ could take www.ekolingvo.com/brusela_ The alleged misrepresentation of place, teaching the language in vidpunkto.htm. information made available by schools in that part of Lanca- Áron Lukács, Hungario the Board of Education may lie shire. [email protected] in Privat’s misunderstanding of Hilary Chapman http://ekolingvo.com 10 • EAB Update RETE KAJ LETERE BY E-MAIL AND LETTER
proposed EDS would have to be again in the use of the ‘violent’ permanent, salaried, and staffed term ‘Force’ when it changed the A future for Esperanto by professionals under the control former ‘Police Force’ to ‘Police in European defence? of an EU Defence Committee. Service’, etc. One is hard put Concerning ‘policing’ the sometimes to find an alternative Dear Editor, language, as an ex-serviceman I term which adequately describes I read with great interest the am only too aware of the average its activities. responses to my article “A future soldier’s ability to pervert any I would also like to partly for Esperanto in European language, which eventually allay his concerns about the defence?’, by Girvan MacKay and becomes, almost, a widely ‘military’ aims of such a defence John Roberts. accepted term and is even carried service. All British services also If I may answer their concerns into civilian life, e.g. soldiers have a humanitarian role. Sea and questions, could I start with serving in India many years ago and air rescue by the RAF and the former’s query regarding my introduced into the English Fleet Air Arm, RN. Helicopters acquaintance with the Esperanto language the words doolally are on constant call; anti-drug language. Regretfully I do not ‘mentally ill’, pukka ‘correct’, etc. patrols, Fishery Protection, etc. speak the language – but many These ‘slang words’ are still heard And all the forces in Britain are years ago I did take several in our language today. Such available for UN duties should correspondence lessons by a departures from the original they be required. But Britain is local tutor. Unfortunately, other would have to be corrected for not alone in the deployment of matters intervened, and I did not fear of other bits of a national armed services to aid civil au- complete the course. But it did language also creeping in and thorities. Most European nations teach me the value of such an perverting the daily use of pure do likewise, and any future EDS international language. But why Esperanto, resulting in gobblede- would, I suggest, follow this is it not used during UN debates? gook. worthwhile custom. But I would Why is it not used by Foreign Mr Roberts has concerns hasten to propose that they Secretaries in meetings with about the use of the term ‘de- would be forbidden to intervene foreign governments? fence’, a concern which was also in any national internal unrest or Concerning the Esperanto recognised many years ago by revolution. Academy, I do know that such our own government when it There is no alternative to exists and is of great importance, changed its titles of ‘War Office’ Esperanto in a European Defence but any such body within a to ‘Defence Department’; and Service. I do appreciate that the purity of the language is main- tained by the ‘spirit, traditions Continued overleaf
Sta©oj por lerni kaj ripozi en Greziljono
Karaj samideanoj el Britujo! Çu vi povus imagi pasigi tempon en Grésillon, kiel iam multaj el vi faris? Oni ne reiru al fora epoko: La batalo inter angloj kaj skotoj la 21-an de marto 1421 en Baugé, oriente de Angers, estis grava mal- venko por la angloj dum la Centjara Milito. Sed dum la 1960-aj jaroj ofte venis vi. Do klaku sur
EAB-Ìisdate • 11 RETE KAJ LETERE BY E-MAIL AND LETTER and literature’ of a worldwide Iom pli frue ekfunkciis reta ponton inter urboj, precipe inter Esperanto community, but those kinejo, kie eblas jam spekti ©emelaj urboj. ex-servicemen of you, especially programerojn de la aprila Informilo de Ìemelaj Urboj the ex-national servicemen, will Malferma Tago de la CO kaj aperas en la du retejoj www. remember that life in the services historiajn dokumentojn pri la internacia-gazeto.com kaj www. quickly changes any young man, unua Internacia Junulara aliaflanko.de. and his language. Kongreso (IJK) en 1938 kaj pri Mi starigos rubrikon ‘Urbestro But of course the EDS is only IJK kaj Universala Kongreso en kaj Esperanto’ en la informilo, an interesting theory, but time 1959. Iom post iom oni aldonos kaj kolektas priajn informojn, will tell. aliajn filmojn. UEA viva trovi©as ekz. pri partoprenoj kaj parol- Charles De Carteret en www.youtube.com/UEAviva adoj de urbestroj en ajna Espe- La reta kinejo trovi©as en ranto-aran©o. Mi kore esperas, www.ipernity.com/doc/97850/ ke vi povos prezenti priajn home/video. informojn, inkluzive de fotoj. ‘La Espero’ forgotten La aperritmo de numeroj de Diskonigo de Informilo de UEA viva kaj de novaj filmoj en Ìemelaj Urboj al viaj konatoj Dear Editor, la reta kinejo dependos de ilia estas mia espero, partopreno en At the recent national con- populareco. Mi invitas vin regule la projekto Ìemelaj Urboj estas gress in Salisbury, I was surprised rigardi ilin kaj diskonigi ilin! Oni mia atendo. that ‘La Espero’ was not sung povas finance subteni la produkt- Informu min, se vi volas after the opening meeting, adon de tiuj novaj servoj per ricevi la perretan bultenon. which it certainly had been at donaco al la konto ‘video’ çe Wu Guojiang Letchworth. UEA. Koran dankon! Komisiito de UEA pri la As it happened, I had a bad Osmo Buller, projekto Ìemelaj Urboj cough and could not have joined Ìenerala Direktoro de UEA Fushun Shiyouyichang in, and so was not minded to Yanjiusuo, protest, but no-one else seems to CN-113008 Fushun Liaoning, have spoken up. It would have Çinio; retadreso: been a good performance for the Japanaj lernantoj [email protected] visiting lady mayor. Since every serças korespondantojn Universala Kongreso has included the song, national congresses Karaj samideanoj, should do so as well, to express Se vi interesi©as pri Çina peto por ekspozicio our being a part of the world- korespondado kun japanoj, wide movement, as well as bonvolu turni vin al: Karaj amikoj, continuity with the historical Koresponda Servo de Ni estas Tangshan-a Espe- tradition. Japana Esperanto-Instituto, ranto-Asocio. Hodiaü ni skribis If anyone does not wish to Sinzyuku-ku, Waseda-mati 12-3, leteron al vi por unu peto. join in or listen, they are free to Tôkyô, 162-0043 Japanio. Kurantjaro estas 150-a leave the room, but the tradition Skribante al ni korespondo- naski©tago de Zamenhof. Por should be preserved. I hope at peton, bonvolu aldoni viajn memori tiun tagon, ni aran©os any rate to join in ‘La Espero’ at a©on, sekson, profesion, ekspozicion en la fino de la jaro. Llandudno. interesojn kaj viajn preferojn por Unu el la celoj de la ekspozicio Miland Joshi faciligi nian laboron. estas elmontri bildkartojn kaj Kun anticipa danko ni kore uzitajn kovertojn de diversaj salutas vin. landoj, sed tre bedaürinde ni ne N. Sakurai, Tokio, Japanio havas bildkartojn kaj uzitajn UEA lançis perretan kinejon kovertojn de via lando. Çu vi povas sendi al ni kelkajn el via Karaj membroj de UEA, lando? Se vi bezonos ion de nia UEA lançis novajn servojn en Informilo de Ìemelaj Urboj lando, ni povas sendi al vi. Çu vi la interreto. Meze de majo aperis povas helpi nin? Ni atendas vian la unua numero de UEA viva, 10- Estimataj, respondon. minuta film∆urnalo kun raport- Aperas Informilo de Ìemelaj Nia adreso estas: etoj pri aktuala∆oj en UEA, TEJO Urboj per nova formo. Tamen ni TEA, Poßtkesto/XìnxiÛng 3, kaj la Centra Oficejo, pri novaj plie perfektigos ©in kiel eble plej Tangshan, Hebei, libroj ktp. Jam aperis du numeroj. kapable. Ni per ©i konstruas CN-063000 Çinio. 12 • EAB Update MALLONGE
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EAB-Ìisdate • 13 EAB bookshop – selection • Please add 15% for post and packing – cheques payable to ‘EAB’. You may make phone purchases using your debit/credit card: tel. 0845 230 1887. • EAB cannot stock all titles, but can order items, for which you pay EAB in sterling. The UEA catalogue is at http//katalogo.uea.org. • Second-hand books are available from librarian Geoffrey King, see www.biblbut. org/html/brokante, and from a seller at [email protected]. • Books marked (B) are designed for beginners.
Afero de Espero Heidi Goes £8.00 Rotterdam: UEA, 2007. 86p. A concise history of the Esperanto movement in Africa.
Beletra Almanako 3 ed. J. Camacho, P. Dasgupta, I. Ertl £9.30 New York: Mondial, 2008. 175p, 21cm, illus. A compilation of original and translated prose, poetry, essays and reviews. Includes prize-winning texts from the 1998 UEA Belartaj Konkursoj.
Beletra Almanako 4 *NEW* £9.30 New York: Mondial, 2009. 139p. Original and translated prose, comic strip, essays and reviews.
Conversational Esperanto – Çiutaga Esperanto Don Lord £9.00 Barlaston: EAB, 2008 (2nd ed.). 228p, 21cm. Collection of short texts, mostly dialogues, written in lively, everyday Esperanto and designed for learners who would like to improve their fluency.
La Dan©era Lingvo Ulrich Lins £14.70 Moscow: Progreso, 1990. 568p, 20cm, HB. Well-documented history of the persecution of the Esperanto movement, particularly under Hitler and Stalin, but also in Tsarist Russia and Japan.
(B) 50 Fabloj de Ezopo Kojiro Nakagaki £5.20 Toyonaka-si: JELK, 2004 (new rev. ed.). 87p. Short fables, simply written.
La Hobito J.R.R. Tolkien £15.70 Kaliningrad: Sezonoj, 2005. 224p, illus., PB. Trans. by C. Gledhill (prose) and W. Auld (poems). The amazing fantasy tale from the author of Lord of the Rings.
(B) La Krimo de Katrina: Facila Rakonto Sten Johansson £2.60 Skövde: Al-fab-et-o, 2001. 36p, 21cm, PB. A simple story for finishers of a basic course who want to extend their knowledge and vocabulary.
Lidia Wendy Hillier Eo trans. by B. Westerhoff from the English original * NEW* £24.50 Antwerp: FEL, 2007. 398p. Authoritative biography of the daughter of L.L. Zamenhof.
Lingvo kaj Vivo Gaston Waringhien £10.90 Rotterdam: UEA, 1989 (2nd rev. ed.). 452p, 21cm. An elegant collection of essays on the sources and structure of Esperanto: one of the mainstays of esperantology.
La Lupino Saki Trans. by Edmund Grimley Evans £8.00 Cambridge: 2005, 154p, 20cm. A collection of satirical short stories, each with a wry twist at the end.
Ne Tiel, sed Tiel Çi! Konsilaro pri Stilo F. Faulhaber £2.90 Beauville: SAT-Broßurservo, 2002 (3rd ed.). 64p. Classic advice on style – how to write beautiful Esperanto prose.
Nova Esperanta Krestomatio William Auld (ed.) £10.90 Rotterdam: UEA, 1991. 510p, 21cm. A vast panorama of texts drawn from the whole history of Esperanto: stories, outstand- ing translations, scientific and linguistic essays, original poems and an anthology of poetry from 73 languages.
Pocket Esperanto Dictionary Andrew McLinen £13.35 Rotterdam: 2001 (2nd ed.). 414p, 16cm. Two-way dictionary with more than 70,000 words and expressions.
Vizito sur la Teron István Nemere £5.20 Moscow: Impeto, 2001. 168p, 20cm, PB. Someone or something arrives on earth, spends a few days and leaves; a science fiction story with some fantasy elements featuring many themes.
14 • EAB Update MALLONGE MALLONGE
Baldaü aperos nova∆oj pri Espe- kaj 23-a de januaro, çe ‘Interna- rantaj klavaro kaj programoj. Jen tional House’. Çi tiu domo estas la retadreso de la blogo: http:// lo©ejo de internaciaj studantoj de iphoneo.info. (Aleksander Universitato de Sidnejo, trovi©as Osincev estas juna Moskva meze de la urbocentro kaj estos lingvisto. Li havas blogon çe ankaü la tranoktejo de la kurs- Ipernity: http://www.ipernity. anaro. Estos kvin kursniveloj, de com/home/kienli.) porinfana ©is ‘stimula’. Januaro estas bonega tempo • New Butler Library website por viziti Sidnejon, çar tiam EAB’s Butler Library has a new okazas tre multe. Estas i.a. website address:
EAB-Ìisdate • 15 EL JUNA AMIKO EL JUNA AMIKO Instruo el Nepalo: Sen studi sagˆo ne venas
ntaü multaj jaroj vivis sa©ulo Javkrit diris: “Kara, studado homo, çu en tiel granda rivero Anomata Varda∆. Li havis postulas longan tempon. Mi ne esti©os bara∆o el la sablo ∆etita de filon. Lia nomo estis Javkrit. volas perdi tiom da tempo. Mi viaj manoj?” Ankaü li volis sa©uli©i. Por sa©i©i tuj volas sa©uli©i.” Brahmao respondis kolera: necesas edukado kaj studado. Indra konsilis al li, dirante: “Vi volas akiri sa©on sen studi. Sed li volis i©i sa©ulo sen “Kara, for∆etu tian obstinon. Sen Se tio eblas, kial mia volo ne studado. laboro, sen studado sa©o ne ebligas?” Iun tagon li demandis al si: eblas.” Javkrit ne respondis. Li foriris “Kiel sa©i©i sen studi?” Kaj li tuj Al Javkrit ne plaçis la ideo de de Brahmao, kiu daürigis sian trovis respondon: “Mi iros al la la dio. Li diris al la dio: ”Bonvolu laboron. Javkrit pensis pri sia bordo de la rivero kaj sidante, foriri. Al mi ne plaças via ideo provo kaj decidis ne plu mediti. meditante mi akiros edukon. kaj konsilo. Mi volas akiri sa©on Li iris hejmen, bedaüris pri sia Eduko kreskigos sa©on kaj kun sen studi, helpe de meditato.” ideo kaj ekstudis Vedojn kun sia sa©o mi fari©os sa©ulo.” Ne Javkrit daürigis la meditadon. patro. atentante pri la konsilo de la Kun mal©ojo Indra foriris kaj Cholnath Pokhrel, Nepalo patro, li foriris al la riverbordo alvenis en kaj komencis mediti, sidante kun çielo. Li kruroj krucigitaj. Li faris grandan pensis: meditadon. Li ne timis ßtormon, “Kiamaniere pluvegon, hajlon, ktp. Li daürigis stulta knabo la meditadon. kiel Javkrit La re©o de la dioj lo©as en la povas esti çielo. Dum Javkrit meditis, li kondukita sur aperis apude sur la tero kaj diris: ©ustan “Ekstaru, kara, kaj malfermu la vojon?” Estis okulojn!” lia devo fari Li malfermis la okulojn, ion por tia ekstaris kaj surprizi©is vidante stulta homo. apud si la dion de la çielo – Baldaü venis Indra. Li salutis lin kaj diris: al li bona “Kara dio! Mi tre ©ojas vin vidi. ideo, kaj li Jen plenumi©is mia deziro.” reiris al Indra karesis al li la kapon kaj Javkrit. Sed çi- afable demandis: “Diru, kara, kio foje li estis estas via deziro? Kial vi meditadis maskita kaj tiel multe?” vestita kiel Pre©ante li respondis: “Dio Brahmao. Li komencis ∆etadi Klarigoj: hajlo glacii©inta pluvo; mia! Sen studado, per la forto de sablon en la akvon de la rivero. obstina malcedema; stulta malsa©a meditado mi povos ellerni tutajn La fluo de la rivero forportis la ßtormo pluvego kun ventego; Vedojn. Sen ajna laboro mi povu ∆etitan sablon. De tago al tago li Vedoj sanktaj libroj de hinduismo; akiri tutan mian sa©on.” faris tion antaü la meditanta Brahmao En la hindua diotriopo, la krea eternulo, kiu iniciatas çiun Aüskultante Javkriton, Indra knabo. Javkrit vidis çion kaj ciklon post la malkreo fare de Íivo. ridis kaj diris: “Kara Javkrit, via trovis lian agadon tre stranga. deziro estas stranga. Sen studi, Finfine li ekstaris, iris al kiu povas sa©uli©i? Vi devas studi Brahmao kaj demandis: “Sinjoro, por trovi sa©on kaj sa©uli©i. Legu kial vi faras tion?” Brahmao • If you would like to sub- Vedojn hejme kun via patro, la respondis: “Çu vi ne vidas? Mi scribe to Juna Amiko, send £11 sa©ulo. Edukado ne ekzistas sen volas fari bara∆on çi tie.” Aüdinte to the EAB office with your instruisto. Elektu kiel instruiston la respondon de Brahmao, name and address, or order vian patron, aü aliajn. Javkrit ridegis kaj diris: “Stulta online at www.esperanto-gb.org
16 • EAB Update JEB-PAGˆO JEB PAGE 50 jaroj de JEB – kaj pli www.jeb.org.uk
prilo estis okupita monato Apor JEB. Inter la 17-a kaj 20-a okazis la Brita Kongreso de Esperanto en Salisbury, kaj proksimume naü JEBanoj çeestis. Kelkaj grave kontrubuis al la programo, ekzemple Andrew Weir, kiu prelegis vendredon vespere pri la temo Asterikso. Por aliaj estis ilia unua brita kongreso, do ili kaptis la okazon ekkoni pli a©ajn membrojn de la Supre: La festokukoj. brita Esperanto-movado kaj ©ui Dekstre: Anoj de JEB la novajn spertojn. babilas sur la herbejo Sabaton posttagmeze ni çiuj ekster la kongresejo en eksciti©is, çar ni festis 50 jarojn Salisbury. Sube: Prezid- de JEB. Tim kunportis du anto de EAB, prof. John belegajn kukojn kaj post eta Wells, inaüguras la parolado pri la historio de la kuktrançadon por festi asocio, ni rajtis man©i. Feliçe la 50-jari©on de JEB. estis pli da kuko en la çambro ol okazos inter la 4-a kaj 5-a de kune kun Rolf çeestis la prin- homoj, do eblis preni pli ol unu julio en la urbo Felixstowe tempan kunvenon de la Nord- pecon de la franda∆o! (Suffolk). Ni intencas alveni okcidenta Esperanto-federacio en sabaton posttagmeze kaj tranokti Preston. Clare estis la gast- Konvinke pri la venonta UK aü en malmultekosta hotelo aü parolanto kaj prelegis pri la temo Post tiu festo okazis unu el la loka tendumejo por ke ni havu ‘Esperanto kaj mi, spertoj kaj plej aüskultindaj prelegoj de la pli da tempo por esplori la esperoj’. La sperto estis iomete semajnfino. La pola junulo urbon. Se vi ßatus çeesti, bonvolu timiga, sed feliçe ßi travivis kaj Przemek Wierzbowski parolis al kontakti nin en la JEB-forumoj dankas al çiuj, kiuj ßin invitis. çiuj pri la venonta Universala por pli da informoj. La sekva La JEBanoj çiuj tre ©uis la Kongreso en sia hejmurbo de renkonti©o okazos aütune, renkonti©on kaj ni aparte ©ojis Bjalistoko. Li sukcesis tiel bone verßajne en Londono. ekkoni la plej junan membron prezenti kaj la urbon kaj la La semajnfinon post la Brita de JEB, Michael, kiu malgraü siaj eventon, ke je la fino mi ege Kongreso tri JEBanoj voja©is al 14 jaroj jam lernas pli da lingvoj bedaüris, ke pro laboro mi Halifakso en norda Anglio, kie ol la cetero de JEB kune! verßajne ne povos çeesti. Mi tiom du eksterlandaj esperantistoj Jen la plej gravaj nova∆oj el la bedaüris, ke mi poste parolis pri gastis çe Rolf kaj Petra Fantom. junulara movado. Pli da informoj tio kun mia estro, kaj li finfine Sabaton vespere ni ludis la çiam trovi©as çe nia retpa©aro permesis al mi feriumi dum tiu kartoludon Uno laü tre kom- http://www.jeb.org.uk. J semajno. Almenaü kvar JEBanoj plikaj internaciaj voja©os al Bjalistoko çi-somere. reguloj, dum dimançon ni iris al Somera renkonti©o de JEB Malham Cove en Dimançon okazis la jarkunsido la Jorkßiraj Valoj de JEB, kiu kiel kutime estis pli kaj montris al la mallonga kaj trankvila ol tiu de vizitantoj la EAB. Ni diskutis bezonatajn belecon de la ßan©ojn al nia retpa©aro, niajn angla kamparo. novajn flugfoliojn por komenc- Du semajnojn antoj kaj ideojn por estontaj poste Tim kaj renkonti©oj. Mi do povas anonci, Clare denove ke la somera renkonti©o de JEB voja©is norden, kaj
EAB-Ìisdate • 17 MALLONGE IN SHORT New members of EAB Michael Heary, Manchester Daürigo el pa©o 15 D.T. Hopper, Folkestone “Unika Esperanta mondsolidar- a few years ago – looking in D. Kennard, Somerset eco pruvu, ke Esperanto vivas.” pristine condition. The tone of Olga Kerziouk, London Li konstruisto bezonas ßton- the article was sympathetic to M. Morris, St Albans etojn el la tuta mondo por fari both farm and Esperanto life. Tim Owen, Leicestershire belan kruston kun Esperanto- The journalist found out about Ann Richards, Bournemouth solidarecßtonoj el la tuta mondo. Esperanto via the BBC’s website, La afero nun ur©as. Sendu al: s-ro where mention of the ‘Little- Deceased Members Petro Zilvar, Interkultura Centro woods advert’ aroused his Valerie Boger, Crawley Herzberg, D-37412 Herzberg/ curiosity. Well done, Roy! Brendan Marron, Belfast Harz, Grubenhagenstr. 6. Ret- pa©aro: http://ic-herzberg.de. • Radio Cumbria Completed the Stephen Thompson briefly Free Postal Course • Eürokanzone ne tutsole usone starred on Radio Cumbria on the Roger W. Moore, Chester Per artikolo titolita “Kanzon- morning of 11 May. The online Marion Whistle, London teksto de Patricia Kaas tradukita link is: http://www.bbc.co.uk/ en Esperanton
18 • EAB Update FEDERACIOJ KAJ GRUPOJ FEDERATIONS AND GROUPS
Venu al ‘Kultura Tago’ en Suda Londono Sabaton, la 25-an de julio, okazos ‘Kultura Tago’, ekde 13h00 ©is proksimume 19h00, çe Unity Centre of South London, 2–4 Raven- stone Street, Balham, Lon- don, SW12 9SS. Estos man©- a∆oj (speciale afrikaj kaj karibaj, sed ankaü aliaj), trinka∆oj, distra∆oj, kulturo, kaj kompreneble kunularo kaj amuzo! La Sud-Londona Esperanto-Grupo ankaü prezentos ekspozicion kun Internacia krespofesto en suda Londono: La 28-an de februaro, por informoj por interesi©antoj. festi la Internacian Semajnon de Amikeco, la Sud-Londona Esperanto- Venu kaj montru, ke Espe- Grupo organizis ‘Krespo-Feston’ çe la domo de Greta Buttinger (vidu la ranto estas vivanta lingvo! foton supre). Çeestis entute 27 esperantistoj, interesitoj kaj gastoj, el Anglio, Alportu viajn geamikojn! Skotlando, Nederlando, Irako, Finnlando, Greklando, Maüricio, Italio, Çiuj estos bonvenaj! Pli da Hindio, Koreio kaj Tajvano, do estis tre internacia kunveno. Ni multe informoj haveblas de Gregory man©is, trinkis kaj babilis, kaj Esperante kaj angle. Çiuj aparte ©uis la Porilo, rete: esperanto-sleg@ bongustajn internaciajn krespojn, preparitajn de Annice Szrajbman, kaj tiscali.co.uk. pasigis amikecan kaj bonhumoran posttagmezon. Jorksˆiraj invitoj La jorkßira federacio kore invitas vin al la çiujara seminario en York je sabato, la 27-a de junio 2009. Gvidos la seminario Andrew Weir, nova lumulo de la skota asocio. Ali©ilo, stratmapo kaj pli da informoj haveblas de la kasisto, Audrey Duerden, 1 Grove House Drive, Bradford BD2 4DS. La aütuna kunveno de la jorkßira federacio okazos en Sowerby, apud Thirsk, je sabato, la 5-a de septembro 2009. Ni bonvenigas çiujn al la sola federacia kunveno en Anglio, kies lunçbufedo Kunsido en Prestono rompis la rekordon! La 9-an de majo 27 homoj liveri©as per biciklo! Pli da partoprenis en la pasinta kunsido de Nord-Okcidenta Esperanto-Federacio informoj haveblas de la en Prestono (la plej alta nombro da homoj, kiuj çeestis Federacian kunsidon prezidanto, Jack Warren, en tiu urbo), kie Clare Hunter bone paroladis pri siaj spertoj kaj esperoj 11 Linden Grove, Linthorpe, Esperantaj. Detaloj pri la evento aperis en la loka ∆urnalo Southport Middlesbrough TS5 5NF; Champion kaj en BBC Radio Cumbria. En la foto de la kunveno (supre) tel. 01642 82 76 79; rete: aperas, de maldekstre, Malcolm Jones, Paul Gubbins, Clare Hunter, Tim [email protected]. Owen kaj Stephen Thompson.
EAB-Ìisdate • 19 La 26-a Internacia Festivalo invitas al Nördlingen
27 dec.– 3/4 jan.
Fotis Liba kaj Floreal Gabalda
La çi-jara gastejo kaj (dekstre) pasintjara silvestra amuzi©o post noktomezo
La bavara mezepoka urbeto Nördlingen bonvenigas vin! Komforta domo kaj simpatiaj mastroj garantias sukcesan kaj etosplenan restadon. La urbo kun sia komplete konservita urba murego kaj la bele restaürita centro invitas al promenoj kaj senstreçi©o. Nia kleriga programo estas konata pro la abundaj kaj Nova glumarko feste por la 150-jara datreveno altkvalitaj ofertoj (vidu raportojn en nia IF-retpa©aro de la naski©o de Zamenhof www.internacia-festivalo.de Liba kaj Floreal Gabalda (Francio) jam vizitis New sticker celebrating the 150th anniversary of Nördlingen kaj skribis: the birth of Zamenhof “Tre bela loko, luksaj, grandaj kaj komfortaj çambroj, … Nördlingen estas vere rava kaj pitoreska urbeto, certe • £1.80 per sheet of 20 + 30p. postage for one or multaj aprezos la elekton!” two sheets, or 50p. postage for three or more sheets. Festu jarfine kun ni! Hans-Dieter Platz, IF- Order from EAB, Station Road, Barlaston, Stoke- organizanto, rete: [email protected] on-Trent ST12 9DE.
*NEW* Esperanto Mini-Course Barlaston: EAB, 2009. 32 pages, 15cm, paperback. This is a 10-lesson course based on the popular Esperanto for Beginners by Montagu Butler (in English). An ideal gift as a ‘first taster’. • Order from EAB for £1.20 + p. & p.
*NEW PRICE* English–Esperanto–English Mini-Dictionary or Mini-D by Edmund Grimley Evans Barlaston: EAB, 2003. 64 pages, 15cm, paperback. A pocket two-way dictionary with a basic core vocabulary (3,000 words) plus a grammar summary. • Order from EAB for £1.80 + p. & p.
*SPECIAL OFFER!* Package of both Esperanto Mini-Course plus Mini-D for just £3.00 postage paid.
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