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Honoring 100 Years of a Woman’s Right to Vote Dear Reader

It is with heavy heart that I write this letter. After much discussion, listening and consideration, I have made the exceedingly difficult decision to not hold an Independence Day event, here in Oslo, this year. Tradition says that this would have been our 35th celebration here in Oslo.

As I write, the city of Oslo and the government of Norway have reduced greatly large events happening through- out Oslo. This was necessary to stop the spreading of the COVID-19 virus.

The American Coordinating Council of Norway (ACCN), in keeping with these mandates and with the best interests of our members, the American community and citizens of Oslo in mind, is re-scheduling our celebra- tion to 2021.

The ACCN started the planning of our 35th Independence Day celebration, here in Oslo, in January, as usual. Many committees were formed, and many volunteers have been working hard for many months. Hundreds of hours of planning and organizing have now been cancelled.

I would like to thank the ACCN Board for all the hard work: ACCN Treasurer & Event Chair Karin Mandeville, Sec- retary Bjørnar Wehn, Raffle Chair Jeanette Førland, Advisors Chrys Hellem & Jan Søderstrøm, & Ole Hillestad, & Elaine Christiansen. In addition, a well-deserved thanks to the Committee Chairs: Lully Hillestad & Ron Krueger & Katie Coughlin & Tylor Barrot & Tracee Mehn & Mareah Peoples & Rande Hansen & Nina Ekback-Allen, plus all the good workers behind the committee chairs.

A special thank you goes to Kristin Haanæs and Rande Hansen for the production of the Community Guide, and to Joshua Meek, from the US Embassy for his participation and to many other good people who actively participate in our organization.

The ACCN has been active for 35 years and we could not have done this without the supporting companies that advertise here in our Community Guide.

A huge thank you to ex-ACCN Chair Chrys Hellem for coming back to Norway to watch how the ACCN could meet the future.

The ACCN is very sorry not to be in the park but will hopefully re-schedule to come back in 2021.

Best wishes to all for the rest of 2020. Stay healthy!

Bruce Allen ACCN Chairman

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2 COMMUNITY GUIDE 2020 –2021 www.accn.no COMMUNITY GUIDE 2020 –2021 www.accn.no 3 Greetings from To My Fellow Americans in Norway City Hall

It is my honor and privilege as U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of The annual celebration of the American Independence Day has become Norway to extend best wishes to Norway’s American community as a major and joyful event in Frognerparken, and in Oslo. There is a strong we celebrate the United States of America’s 244th Independence Day. parallel in the way Americans and Norwegians celebrate their national days. Both commemorate decisive moments in the history of our nations, As I reflect on my past two years serving as Ambassador, I am reminded and both put more emphasis on the social aspect of the celebration for of my primary responsibility, which is to represent the people of the children and families , rather than showing off military strength. This year United States and to strengthen the relationship between the United in light of the current health situation, and the COVID-19 virus, there will States and Norway. My priorities are to reassure the Norwegians of our unfortunately be no traditional celebration. steadfast and enduring alliance, to promote shared economic prosperity by pursuing new avenues of trade, investment, and innovation, and to As Mayor I want to thank the American community in Oslo for your valuable build on our strong historic and people-to-people ties. However, while contribution to our city. The American Constitution is a result of a struggle I serve as the official representative of the United States to Norway, in for freedom and independence, and your Founding Fathers inspired, - a very important sense, all of us, as Americans who live here - including among others, the Norwegians to create a liberal and modern constitution. all of you - serve as ambassadors for our nation...both in our culture and in our values every day. Together, we can share more directly our proud The ties between Norway and America are deep and strong. From about American heritage, fostering closer ties with our Norwegian friends and 1850 – 1920, more than 800 000 Norwegians immigrated to the USA. They partners. In particular, the American Coordinating Council of Norway is took part in building America based on hard work together with people of a key partner in furthering this vital U.S.-Norway relationship. I thank all nations. all of you ACCN for the important work you do. Ambassador Kenneth J. Braithwaite Today, both America and Norway are multicultural societies. The impor- Marianne Borgen , Mayor of Oslo This year has brought with it an unprecedented global challenge in tance of core values such as tolerance and respect for people from all nations the form of Coronavirus – a crisis particularly concerning for expatri- is more important than ever. The Declaration of Independence paved the way for equality and the development ate Americans like all of us who have family and friends back home. Though the challenges are daunting, I am of human rights. Despite our declarations and conventions – human rights and children’s rights are still under deeply impressed by the response of the American and Norwegian people as we face this crisis together. Un- severe pressure, in many parts of the world. In the years to come we have an important job to secure and strengthen precedented challenges often bring forth uncommon courage, and that has been on full display in Norway and our democracies, to secure peace and safety for our people. the United States- by our first responders, our brave medical professionals, and all who serve our communities. I know we will work together and support one another in this fight, and that soon we will find our way forward Americans and Norwegians have been allies in many important questions since World War II. In 2020 the COVID-19 to a brighter tomorrow. virus must be addressed by all nations. I want to thank the Americans in Oslo for your participation in our joint efforts to stop the COVID-19 virus. I wish for you, your families, and your wonderful colleagues a safe journey as we walk together through this un- precedented period in history. Though we are not able to be together this year, I know we will all be celebrating A special thanks to the American Coordination Council of Norway. I hope I see you next year in Frognerparken. in our hearts. Happy Independence Day from our Embassy family to yours Gratulerer med dagen! My best wishes for the American Independence Day 2020, I hope you all will have a wonderful day.

4 COMMUNITY GUIDE 2020 –2021 www.accn.no COMMUNITY GUIDE 2020 –2021 www.accn.no 5 fication till today, through the revisions and reversal of policies and through national and state amendments and laws. So, we can celebrate this centennial by learn- 100-Year Anniversary for Women’s ing some history and gain awareness of what systems and Right to Vote in the United States policies affect the right to vote for women, and others today. 100 hundred years of the fight for voting rights for women The women’s suffrage movement is known as a decades-long Article by Susan Morales Guerra, writer and facilitator fight to win the right to vote for women in the United States , hav- ing its official beginnings at the first public gathering for wom- In order to transform law, you need a political voice. In order en’s rights at a convention in Seneca Falls, New York in July, 1848. to have a political voice, you need to exercise the right to vote. Lucretia Mott (left) and Elizabeth Cady Stanton (right) Photo: Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons – Anne D. Gorden, Professor of History, Rutgers University, 2016. The leaders of this convention, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott, became politically engaged through their Last March, while I was attending an international seminar work for the abolition of slavery. But as women, they were not able to take part in public meetings or or- outside of Oslo, there were seven American women present. ganizations. They later realized how the law considered slaves and married women “dead” as citizens, and I asked them to share their thoughts with me about the cen- defined them only as property of man, without any personal privilege or rights. They were, under the law, tennial anniversary of the right to vote for women in the USA. forced to obey their “masters” (read owners) at risk of punishment for disturbing domestic life. Stanton and Five of these were students in their twenties from a small Mott, with other activists, believed this was wrong thinking about any human being, including women. mid-western liberal college. Each one responded with “Re- ally?”. I wasn’t aware. I haven’t thought about it.” Their profes- In a recent anthology from 2019, The Women’s Suffrage Movement,Penguin Classics, the scholar Sally Roesch sors who were also there, mentioned that it gets more difficult Wagner extends the timeline of suffrage in this part of the world by nearly a thousand years. She begins with to arouse attention to women’s issues alone but they integrate the founding of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, when the Onondaga, Mohawk, Seneca, Oneida, and Cayuga this into their classes of history, political science, literature and media studies, among other disciplines. nations, later joined by the Tuscarora, gathered in the land around the Great Lakes to form an egalitarian society that afforded women political power. Haudenosaunee women helped select the chiefs who together The fact that the fight for women’s right to vote took nearly 100 years and hard struggles by many women did governed by council, and they had a say in matters of war and peace. Political historians have long described the not occur to the young women. This is not a surprise as this story is overlooked unless you are a political science Haudenosaunee Confederacy as the oldest continuously functioning democracy in the world; Wagner reminds or women’s studies student / scholar it seems. us that those democratic principles extended to women, called a Matriarchate. The platform of the Matrirachate is recognized in this anthology as to where the concepts of inherent rights, natural equality of condition and After one hundred years, it can be that women’s right to vote is taken for granted. For young peo- the establishment of a civilized govern- ple, it has always been there and we women do use this right, right? In recent elections, voter turn- ment based upon these practices is found. out rates for women have equaled or exceeded voter turnout rates for men. Women, who constitute more than half the population, have cast almost ten million more votes than men in recent elections. Lucretia Mott stayed in a Seneca communi- ty while doing relief work with the Quakers, Particularly in every presidential election since 1980, the proportion of eligible female adults who voted and Elizabeth Cady Stanton observed the has exceeded the proportion of eligible male adults who voted. In all presidential elections prior to 1980, Oneida Nation around Seneca Falls, and ac- the voter turnout rate for women was lower than the rate for men. tivist Matilda Joslyn Gage not only met with people of the Mohawk Nation but was an When it comes to numbers, the number of female voters has exceeded honorary member of its Wolf Clan. These the number of male voters in every presidential election since 1964. (ref. early activists saw firsthand that Haudeno- www.cawp.rutgers.edu/sites/default/files/resources/genderdiff.pdf) saunee women could own property, initiate divorces, and voted in community matters It is logical to assume that due to the increase of women in the work force, and leadership. The comparative equal- the issues brought up by the feminist movements and civil rights legislation ity they discovered among these neigh- can be accredited with this increase of female voter activity. This implies that boring societies most likely influenced as an electorate voting group, women have exercised their power and that the first leaders of the Usa as a nation may be a reason for attempts to revise voter accessibility in another manner. and the first generation of suffragists. (ref. The Women’s Suffrage Movement) I realized how little I knew about suffragette history as well. One thing I do know is that women’s right to vote and women’s rights in general are Seneca falls - first women's rights conven- not an isolated gender issue. Women’s access to the right to vote is directly tion: Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia tied to the issues of personal economics, personal education, personal Mott, together with others, penned the health, our laws interpretations of law and practice of what the laws allow. Policewoman arrests Florence Youmans of Minnesota and Annie amendment to the declaration of inde- Arniel (center) of Delaware for refusing to give up their banners. Photo Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division pendence: “ We hold these truths to be There have always been very clear threats to this right from its rati- Continued on page 34

6 COMMUNITY GUIDE 2020 –2021 www.accn.no COMMUNITY GUIDE 2020 –2021 www.accn.no 7 Company’s territory and the colonists had no right to settle there. An attempt was made to sail further south to their planned destination, but strong seas forced them to return to the harbor at Cape Cod. The colonists needed to establish Plymouth as a legitimate colony and drafted the Mayflower Compact. The document promised to create a The Mayflower – the Origin of Thanksgiving government of elected officials and ”just and equal laws”, as well as swearing allegiance to the English King. The Mayflower Compact was the first attempt to establish a self-government and set a precedent for future colonists. Article by Rande Hansen The first year With no living accommodations in Plymouth, the colonists spent One of America's most cherished holidays, Thanksgiving, can in 2020 be traced 400 years back its origin in their first winter months on board the Mayflower. The cold weather, Plymouth, England. On the fourth Thursday in November, Americans all over the world gather and take time malnutrition, disease and unsanitary conditions on the ship took the with family and friends to celebrate this special holiday. No presents, no stress, just good food and quality lives of many of the passengers and crew. The female passengers were time with those we love. particularly hard hit, with only 5 of the original 19 women surviving the winter. However, two wives on board were pregnant when the ship set In September 1620, the merchant ship Mayflower set sail from the southern coast of England. On board were sail and Oceanus Hopkins was born while at sea. Peregrine White was 102 passengers, all hoping to start a new life in the New World. Nearly 40 of those on board were members of born while the Mayflower was anchored in the harbor, and is historically the Protestant Separatist group, and their mission was to start a new church. recognized as the first European child born in New England. The ship was set to sail back to England in April 1621, and the remaining The Separatists passengers were moved ashore. Twelve years earlier, a group of protestants from Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, left England and moved to Leyden, Holland. Believing that the Church of England was corrupt, the Separatists hoped they would find religious In reality, most of the colonists wouldn’t have survived if it hadn’t been Mayflower-memorial, Southampton UK freedom in the Netherlands. They did find the freedom they wanted, but as immigrants they were excluded for the help they received from the local Wampanoags. The tribe taught from the work force, often given low-paying menial jobs. Once again, they were forced to move on. the colonists how to hunt native animals, gather shellfish, and grow corn, beans and squash. At the end of Back in London, they began preparations to sail to the New World, where government interference or distrac- the summer 1621, the Plymouth tions wouldn’t be an issue. A wealthy merchant agreed to subsidize their journey and The Virginia Company colonists celebrated their suc- gave them permission to establish a settlement on the East Coast. Finally, the King of England granted them cessful harvest with a three-day permission to leave the Church of England, ”provided they carried themselves peaceably.” festival of thanksgiving. The After an aborted disembarkment in August 1620, the Mayflower set sail once again in September, at the height Wampanoags were invited to of the Atlantic’s stormy season. Sixty-six days later, November 9, 1620, the ship reached the New World. To their the feast, and it was written that dismay, the passengers realized that the ship landed in the wrong place. Cape Cod was well north of the Virginia the native guests outnumbered the colonists 2 to 1. Edward Win- slow noted there were ”many of Mayflower in Plymouth Harbor, painted by William Halsall, 1882. Located at the Pilgrim Hall Museum, Plymouth, Massachusetts. the Indians coming amongst us, and amongst the rest their greatest king Massasoit, with some ninety men.”

Thanksgiving’s History Following the first Thanksgiv- Plymouth Rock in Plymouth, Massachusetts, the traditional site of disembarkation of William ing in 1621, there was no yearly Bradford and the Mayflower Pilgrims who founded Plymouth Colony in 1620. At the left of tradition of celebrating the har- the rock can be seen where it was split in two in 1774, with the top part relocated to the town's vest. Years of drought and poor meetinghouse. The two parts were later rejoined in 1880, at which time the date 1620 was harvests followed. Despite that, inscribed into the rock. Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.Photo: John O'Neill Source:Wikipedia various proclamations were made in an attempt to make Thanksgiving an official holiday, but it wasn’t until 1789 that George Washington proclaimed the first na- tionwide celebration on November 26th. The holiday would be celebrated ”as a day of public thanksgiving and prayer, to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many and signal favors of Almighty God." Through the years, the official day has varied from the last Thursday to the next-to-the-last Thursday in November. On December 26, 1941, a joint resolution in Congress fixed the national Thanksgiving Day to the fourth Thursday in November.

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12 COMMUNITY GUIDE 2020 –2021 www.accn.no COMMUNITY GUIDE 2020 –2021 www.accn.no 13 port. Although the settlement still had no official name, ”Longyear City” was increasingly used by the workers and Norway’s Frontier in the North - later became officially called Longyearbyen. In the years that followed, labor strikes, two world wars, 100 years in the making the destruction of the city by the Germans in 1943, and sinking coal prices have affected the small community in the far north. But demand for coal was ever present and kept the city from shutting down. Although 6 mines have Article by Rande Hansen been exhausted for resources, ”Gruve 7” in Adventdalen is still in operation.

”Svalbard is a sovereign part of Norway and managed by Modern-day Longyearbyen A highlight of our last trip to Longyearbyen was a visit to the abandoned Norwegian legislation. At the same time, the Svalbard Treaty Historically a male-dominated laborer society, the city has mine, Gruve 3. Sections of the mine are now housing the Global Seed Bank, from 1920 gives other signatory states the right to engage in seen significant changes in the past 25 years. Technological as well as the Arctic World Archive, but are currently not open to the public. exploitation and natural resources.” (The Barents Observer, research and a modern university attract a workforce and 10.12.17) This year is the 100th anniversary of the Svalbard students from around the world. Radar and satellite stations began popping up in the 1990’s as well as research Treaty and the background for the Norwegian Broadcasting facilities that study changes in the arctic climate, nature and wildlife. (NRK) company’s 9 day minute-by-minute sending from a cruise ship that encircled the Spitsbergen island in August Svalbard is the home of the Global Seed Vault, archiving and preserving plant seeds from around the world. In 2019. The following article is a reprint from the Community Colorful Longyearbyen. This picture was taken on our first the event of a natural or human-made disaster, the seeds can be used to replenish crops and other plants that Guide in 2014, with some updated information. visit to Svalbard and shows some of the homes that were unfortunately destroyed by an avalanche in 2015. have been destroyed. In March 2017 the Arctic World Archive facility was opened in one of the abandoned coal mines near the seed vault. The AWA will preserve data stored offline on digital film that has a reported lifetime Lying at 78 degrees North, Longyearbyen is the administrative of 500 years. Several countries have bought into the concept. center of the island Spitsbergen in the Svalbard archipelago. With its approx. 2100 residents, Longyearbyen is the world’s northernmost settlement and a very popular tourist magnet. One might believe that the town’s name The close-knit society of permanent residents enjoy the winter season, after most of the tourists have ”flown is derived from the long winter nights and the long summer days, but it actually commemorates the founding south.” It is apparent that there is a good social network that brings people together when darkness sets in. On father, John Munroe Longyear from Michigan. our visit, we attended the 17th of May talent show in the Culture House. Dance groups, rock bands, children’s choruses and even a ukulele orchestra entertained the audience for 2 hours straight. A Very Brief History As early as 1862 it was known that Svalbard contained coal reserves, and in 1899 captain Søren Zachariassen from The Svalbard Museum is perhaps the best place to start your island Tromsø loaded coal onto his ship from Isfjord. Some of the first coal cargo was sold to a boat lying in Adventfjord, adventure. History, culture and nature are presented in an exciting and owned by Prins Albert I of Monaco. The Trondhjem-Spitsbergen Coal Company soon began mining and shipping family-friendly atmosphere. coal from Svalbard. Coal was an important commodity in Great Britain and Europe and other companies soon Tourist Life followed suit. The earliest tourist ”blog” was written in 1807. The earliest tourists to Svalbard came on private yachts in the summertime. Later, luxury cruise In 1901 the American businessman and his family took boats with 100 passengers sailed into Adventfjord. A prefabricated hotel a cruise to Svalbard. On the tour, he learned of the large was built in 1896. Many tourists enjoyed hunting polar bears, and it is resources of coal on the island and realized the poten- estimated that nearly 700 bears were killed in the years up to 1973, when tial for mining. In 1903 he returned to Adventfjorden the government declared the bears an endangered species. Tourism in Svalbard and dug out samples of coal that were later continues to grow and the city struggles with meeting the needs of the analyzed in the US and found to be of good quality. The tourists while preserving the natural resources in the area. Trondhjem-Spitsbergen Coal Company in Blomsterd- alen had been looking for a buyer to take over its area in SAS and Norwegian fly non-stop to Svalbard, an approximately 3 hour Adventfjord, and soon came in contact with Longyear. flight. Shuttle buses transport passengers to town, with stops at the In 1904 he started the Ayer & Longyear company and major hotels. Hotels in Longyearbyen and Svalbard offer everything from later assumed control over the Trondhjem-Spitsbergen a basecamp experience to spa activities – or perhaps overnighting on a Coal Company for the sum of 18,000 Norw. crowns (kr.) boat frozen in the fjord ice! plus 50,000 kr. in stocks in the newly organized Arctic Coal Company. The majority of food and supplies to the island arrive by boat or plane One of the abandoned coal mines outside of town. The Wild West meets Norway. Due to the danger of from the continent. The residents who live year-round reported that In June 1906 equipment and dynamite arrived in Sval- polar bear visits in town and the necessity to carry providing for their families is a challenge, as many food staples quickly bard and preparations were soon underway to begin mining in Adventdalen. Within three years the mining protection, the stores and businesses advise “leaving your sell out from the grocery stores. It can be days or weeks before the next shaft had reached 500 meters into the mountain and a railroad line was built to transport the coal directly to the irons” outside the door. Photos: Rande and Per Hansen Continued on page 40

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Put a winged dummy in front of her, ask her to fetch a clay pi- geon, a stray pheasant or follow a hare in the forest and she ran Rosetta’s Big Gift: A Little Miracle and climbed like the most agile rock climbing mountain goat. She kept her nose down on the ground until she completed her job. She loved her work. Rosetta could not care a bit that the fur on her left side was longer than on the right side making her appear like a home- Article by Susan Morales Guerra less stray sometimes, and that her hair sun-streaked very easily so she had strains of dullened blonde in her liver brown and cream- colored coat. The hair on top of her head stood out in a Coming from Texas, and a Mexican-American at that, we are known for Texas hospitality and being socially inclined. You natural punk style, which many children and adults have had have heard the “Come on down!” or “Mi casa es tu casa” sayings, I’m sure. If you sometimes feel like a stranger here in Nor- the pleasure of playing “Frisør” or hairdresser on. She was patient as patient can come. way, and you have a dog, I ask you to please read and listen. There are little miracles taking place when you least expect it. I have done a lot of community work and this was some- This story is to let you know about how little miracles happen right here in little Norway, which is to me “the thing else we had in common. She also did community heart of Scandinavia”. Right here, in the big city of Oslo, in urban spaces without gardens and trees, birdsong work, with special needs children who went to camps or flowers, brief encounters happen. Sometimes people bear gifts, the kind you cannot see, exactly at the right for recreational activity. She served in prisons as well, moment. In this case, I believe it was Rosetta, my Working Cocker Spaniel, who gave her spirit to what occurred two weeks at a time, three times a year. The children at on the day she died. the camps, and the long-term prisoners, learned to pet her, train her and groom her. Everyone loved her, cried Yes, my Rosetta died this year on January 15th, 2020, 14 years old. when she left and I felt pride that she was mine; dorky, goofy, dog-wise and mine. Her personality gave those Rosetta, a beautiful Working Cocker Spaniel, lived in my country home together with her dog family and my children, men and women a chance to give care and sweetheart and best friend, Val. She lived in the wide-open spaces. I guess you can say she lived the life of a then to feel cared for, due to her gratefulness for the true “lucky dog”. I was a “lucky dog” of a person as her owner. She was the first dog I ever witnessed being born. attention they gave her. She was made to give. Not just witnessed but she slipped out of the womb of her mother, Bonnie, directly into my hand. I had never felt the sensation of the warmth and wetness of a newborn pup. Such a beautiful clump of innocence. This I say dorky and goofy because when I came home made her mine. Her name would be Rosetta, like the Desert Rose crystal stone, with her marbleized swirls of from the city, or she came home from her work, all she sandy-brown, cream-colored fur and mesmerizing, big yellow eyes. wanted was for me to pet her, play with her and in the evenings, she wanted to sit on my lap when we could Ever since I turned 65, she and I followed the same path of our transitioning to becoming old. We took our watch television, and she always let me know that walks in the forest, but with a tempered tempo. We went up and down the stairs many times a day, as we both watching tv time meant time for me to give her constant back scratching and cuddling. liked being busy, but with caution to not miss a step. We ran and played in the fields but made sure to rest and nap afterwards in the lazy boy. That tended to get old, especially when she had Her hair was graying as was mine, and we agreed to keep the natural look considering old age as a phase the classic “bad- breath- of beauty and dignity, as well as a in- dogs” breath, fidget- preferred alternative to not becom- ing on my lap wanting to ing old. I suppose you might say we sit nose-to-nose with me. considered ourselves feminists. Dogs We came to some com- are regal role models for how to be a mon rules as to where true “bitch”. Take Rosetta. Her looks she could place her face. never impressed any of the other members of the cocker spaniel clubs As she slowed down that at field trials, but she held her head winter just before Christ- high when she achieved all the tasks mas, and could no longer put before her to fetch ducks out of the briskly hop onto my lap, I thick sieve, to brave the thick bracken made her a perfect hand- to locate hare. As someone once told icap ramp so she could me; “I do not want to be rude, Susan, easily climb onto my lap don’t get me wrong here. Rosetta is in “our” chair in front of Find your nearest store or not a very pretty cocker but whatever the television. Worried, she lacks in beauty she makes up for Continued on page 42 check out our webshop at kaffebrenneriet.no

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The website www.visitnorway.no grades the hike as ”challenging,” but we felt it was more a seemingly ”endless” uphill walk on the well- Four Hikes in Western Norway marked trail. There is an ”airy” rocky section just before the ramp that might be a bit scary for some. Just take your time. It’s worth the effort. The open-air ramp juts out from the mountainside and gives an impressive view over the valley and town below. Hikers take turns out on the ramp, photographing and making video clips to share with Article by Rande Hansen their friends and family. It can take time before you have your chance. We decided to turn at this point and hike down to town to enjoy a well-deserved soft ice cream cone. However, I have since learned that What feels like an endless uphill walk Loen Skylift ”Romsdalstrappa” continues from Rampestreken up to the summit, with will soon be worth the struggle. Every year our summer vacations take us to western Norway. My stone steps along steep mountain side. We’ll have to plan a new hike! husband’s family built a cabin on the ancestral farm outside of Volda in Sunnmøre, and our goal is to find new challenges en route to or while at the cabin. If your travels take you to this part of the country, Dronningstien (The Queen’s trail), Kinsarvik here are a few good suggestions. Queen Sonja’s panorama tour takes hikers 1100 meters up and along the mountain- Loen Skylift side between Kinsarvik and Lofthus in Hardanger. After spending a night in our tent amidst cherry trees at Lofthus Camping, we drove to the Røte car park near Kinsar- Not far from Stryn, a major crossroad in Sunnmøre, lies Loen and vik. From there, a tractor road winds its way up to the first lookout point, 890 moh. The DNT tourist association (www.ut.no) rates the 6-hour hike as challenging, but Olden, once sleepy villages that were best known for the popular Skylift: Up, up and away! The panoramic view over the fjord and tourist attraction Briksdalsbreen, a glacier that gracefully slid into mountains begins right after “take off” from the station.Photos: there are no real difficult or tricky climbs along the trail. Since the trail follows the a turquoise colored lake. Global warming has caused the glacier to Rande and Per Hansen mountain ridge, there are spectacular views along much of the hike. Remember to recede and lose its beauty. But in 2017 a new attraction now brings pack your sack with lunch, snacks and water, as you’ll want to take several rest stops hoards of tourists to Loen. The Loen Skylift gondola lifts you from the at viewpoints along the route. On a sunny day, the trip down via the ”Munketrappene” fjord to 1011 meters over sea level, ending at the Hoven mountain station can be both warm and exhausting. The stone steps are said to have been built by the and restaurant less than 7 minutes later. From the station you can enjoy local munks from 1210-1537 A.D. a 210 degree panoramic view overlooking Mt. Skåla, Lake Lovatnet, the Jostedalsbreen glacier, and Nordfjord. Once in Lofthus, you can take a taxi back to your car in Røte – or spend a memorable evening at the exclusive Ullensvang hotel! The roundtrip ticket for the lift is pricey, but once at the station you The Queen’s Trail. One of Queen Sonja’s Can mention that many of the campers we met at Lofthus camping had taken the have an opportunity to hike several trails that provide more spectacular favorite hikes. The white stone was signed Trolltunge hike that day. A hike we’d like to put on our bucket list. Maybe…. views in all directions. Spend a few hours at the summit. We opted for and inscribed by her in 2013. the trail to Staurinibba, 1379 moh, a well-marked path that was under further renovation headed by Sherpas from Nepal while we were there. Runde bird island – Herøy You can enjoy a coffee break or meal at the restaurant before heading The island Runde lies in Sunnmøre and is best known for its cliffs hous- back to the lift. ing hundreds of thousands of seabirds. However, it’s also the site of View from the trail to Staurinibba. The skylift support is on present-day treasure hunters hoping to find gold and silver coins from the right side. For the more adventurous tourist, the the Dutch Akerendam shipwreck in the 1700s. Runde is easily accessible Loen Via Ferrata rock-climbing hike by car and offers camping facilities. Not more than 150 residents live promises an experience of a lifetime. A highlight of the hike is crossing the on Runde, but more than 500,000 birds visit the island from February gorge on the Gjømunnebrua, 118 meters long and with a 160 meter drop. The to August, consisting of over 230 species of birds. Of these, 80 species walkway resembles a metal mesh balance beam, and it goes without saying use Runde as their brooding spot. that hikers are secured with harnesses and ropes while crossing. The trail ends at the mountain station and hikers can either take the skylift down or follow A well-marked network of trails draws tourists to points where you can the trail to Oppheim’s parking area. view the nesting birds on the cliffs. We almost missed the best point www.loenskylift.com and www.loenactive.no to view the puffin (lundefugl) colony. Here, we came very close to these colorful and amusing birds. Rampestreken, Åndalsnes Looking for a three-hour hike with a breathtaking viewpoint? Rampestreken Many tourists opt to take a guided boat trip along the shoreline, giving is just that! On a rainy evening in 2018, we stopped in Åndalsnes for dinner a different perspective of bird island. on our way home from the cabin. Looking around at the guests in the pizza www.fuglefjelletrunde.wordpress.com restaurant, it was confirmed that Åndalsnes is a centrally located town for hik- ers. Mountain boots, knapsacks and climbing gir. We discovered that one of Wow! Not as scary as some glass-floor walkways, The puffin colony on Runde is popular Rampestreken will still give you goosebumps the newest attractions was within walking distance, but it wasn’t until 2019, in with birdwatchers and photographers. when you peer over the edge.

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Attended by thousands every year, it is believed to be one of the larger public celebrations of American Independence The old adage “One person can make a difference” is certainly true in the case One of the early parades through the streets of Oslo of the Independence Day celebration in Frogner Park. In the early 80s Chicago Day outside the U.S. native Bruce Allen became involved in forming the Sons of Norway Christiania Lodge in Oslo. In 1984 the lodge organized the first major public celebration of Apart from rain, which has only put a dent in only a few celebrations, the event has weathered the occasional America’s Independence Day in Oslo, with an event emceed by the late Erik Bye glitch. One year in the early days of the event a city park official threatened to shut down all the food vendors on the grounds of the Henie Onstad Art Centre. It was a huge success. until Bruce walked over to the restaurant in the park to get their permission to operate. He got it and food sales could continue. Another year no one could find the key to the port-a-potties and it took some time to get a hold The next year the organizations that now make up the ACCN went back to holding of the vendor, who told them where it was hidden (on the roof). In the plus column, Bruce credits the absence their own small, often competing celebrations and Bruce began to think about a of brawls and fights to the ACCN’s no alcohol sales policy, and he knows of at least one couple who got married way for them to join forces and organize an authentic 4th of July celebration for after they met at the event. all Americans and their Norwegian friends to enjoy. Drawing on his first-hand experience with the Norwegian National League, which coordinated ethnic Since 1986, 10 Ambassadors have resided in the Ambassador's Residence, Villa Otium, Nobels gate 28, on the events for Norwegian-Americans in Chicago, Bruce went to Christiania Lodge outskirts of Frogner Park. The ambassadors have generously opened their home and gardens to Independence with a plan to call a meeting of the various Norway-U.S. linked organizations Day celebrations where local business contacts, celebrities and ACCN volunteers have been among the guests. Bruce Allen,(on right) "Mr. Independence Day," Kenneth Braithwaite II is the current Ambassador and assumed the post in February 2018. On March 2, 2020, and sent out 10 or 12 letters. and Ambassador Kenneth J. Braithwaite President Donald Trump nominated Braithwaite to serve as the U.S. Secretary of the Navy. The ACCN thanks In September 1985 representatives of the American Lutheran Church, American Ambassador Braithwaite for his support and congratulates him on his new position. Women’s Club, the Norway-America Association, Nordmanns-Forbundet and the 7240th Air Base Squadron at the former NATO base (also known as the U.S. Military Support Element) gathered in the Allen’s living room to One of the most popular additions to the Independence Day event in Frogner Park has been the American form the ACCN and plan the 1986 celebration. Helped by the publicity provided by old “NATO Radio” station, veteran and classic auto park/display behind the stage. AMCAR nearly lost permission to attend this year’s the event got off to a rousing, if at times, bumpy start of navigating the testy waters of official permits and the event. However, after negotiations between Raceworz Norway, ACCN, Bymiljøetaten and AMCAR, a permit skepticism of the Norwegian media. was granted! Unfortunately since COVID-19 has scuttled this year's event, we can only hope that AMCAR will be back next year with a plethora of classic cars. Since the event is free and receives no public fund- ing, the ACCN, under Bruce’s leadership, began to sell Over the years, many energetic and hardworking chairpersons have taken the helm in organizing the event advertising and produce a program lated named the and hundreds of volunteers have put in countless hours behind the scenes. However, without the funds gen- ACCN Community Guide, which is also distributed erated by the ad sales and raffle, the celebration might never have happened or kept going. As Bruce puts it: “It’s my baby. As long as I’m alive I’ll keep on. My thanks is seeing people enjoy themselves.” Then and now!

free of charge at the event. The first celebration consisted of a parade led by a visiting high school band from downtown to Frogner Park and a big picnic with sports. Later on, food vendors, a stage for

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 1985 Charter members of the American Coordinating Committee, later renamed American Coordinating Council of Norway (ACCN), meet in Bruce and Wenche Allen's living room to plan Independence Day 1986  1986 Parade from downtown to Frogner Park, picnic and sports  1987 Parade, Caledonian Jazz Band, Fjord Frolickers, Davido Magic, Touch football  1988 Parade, Stillwater High School band, Fjord Frolickers  1989 Parade, Ellingsrud School Band, John Fastings Dance Courses, Norwegian Rhythm Band, Fjord Frolickers, Sing-a-long  1990 Parade, Georgia National Guard Band, Shirley Jones, Chicken Soup Jazz Band, Fjord Frolickers  1991 Parade, Princess Pale Moon, Black and Blue Band, Square Dancing  1992 Parade, Northport High School Band, Magician don Carlo, Skydiving Team, Troubadour X  1993 Parade, Shirley Keller, Odin Skydiving, Kings Guard  1994 Parade, Blue and Grey Civil War, Odin Skydiving, Rio Band, King’s Guard  1995 Parade, Western Riders, King’s Guard, Bill Booth and the Convertibles, Blue and Grey Civil War, Square and Line dancing  1996 Parade, Mississippi Jazz Band, Western Riders, Volleyball, Sagene Janitsjarkorps, Square and Line dancing  1997 Parade, Tacoma Norwegian Youth Choir, Kentucky Riders, Line Dancers, Football  1998 Parade, Tacoma Norwegian Youth Choir, Kentucky Riders, Don't Mess with Alice Band, Pie & Quilt contest, Cheerleaders  1999 Parade, Ila Ungdoms Korps, Western Riders, Fjord Frolickers, Kjell Elvis and Fattigmanns Band  2000 Parade, Tempo Høybråten Janitsjar, U.S. Air Force Band, Fjord Frolickers, Line dancers, Waikiki  2001 Parade, U.S. Air Force Band, Kom og Dans Swing Dancing, Waikiki  2002 Parade, U.S. Air Force Band, Waikiki, Sinatra Songbook, Circus dos Mosquitos Band  2003 Final parade, Oslo Swing Company Big Band, Waikiki, Circus dos Mosquitos Band  2004 Vanessa Trouble Band, Fjord Frolickers, Pony Rides for children  2005 Horse Show, Romerike Concert Orchestra, Teddy Trigger and Gatling Guns Band, Sinatra Songbook  2006 Romerike Concert Orchestra, Teddy Trigger and Gatling Guns Band, Sinatra Songbook  2007 Foggy Boys, Cheerleaders, Rockback Line dancers  2008 Cascade Youth Symphony, Foggy Boys band, ViQueens Cheerleaders, Arild Lekanger Line dancing  2009 Traces Gospel Choir, Ila Auto Band, Kickin with Kelli - Line Dancing  2010 Ragnhild Groven, Independence Idol, Larkin Poe, Rock Back Dancers, OCT Galaxy & NRC Tigers Cheerleading  2011 Airbuzz, Duo Scandinavica, and Line Dancing with Kelli Haugen  2012 Airbuzz, down-b-low, Line Dancing/Swing with Kom og Dans, and Cheerleaders from Fredrikstad Turnforening  2013 Airbuzz, Johnny Sansone, Kickin with Kelli, Anee Karin Lee  2014 Airbuzz, Tracee Lewis Meyn, Rock Back Dancers, Lady Moscow, VSK Cheerleading Fame  2015 Moving Day!, Project Brundlefly, Viqueens and VSK Cheerleading Fame  2016 Moving Day!, Glory Days, Ida & Kari-Elisabeth Line Dancers, Cheerleading  2017 Moving Day!, Glory Days, Kickin with Kelli, OCT Galaxy Cheerleading  2018 Lawson Vallery Band, Glory Days, Kickin with Kelli, OCT Galaxy Cheerleading  2019 Lawson Vallery Band, Daryl McDade & SOUL XL, Kickin with Kelli, OCT Galaxy Cheerleading

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Article by By U.S. Embassy Oslo

This year we mark 75 years since the end of hostilities in Europe in the Second World War. We pay tribute today to all those who stood up for humanity and freedom in the face of tyranny, and we honor the sacrifices of all service members involved in ridding the world of Nazi, fascist, and other aggression.

We remember with sorrow the unique suffering of the Jewish people in the Holocaust and the merciless slaughter of so many other innocent civilians. As we

Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel signing the final surrender terms on 8 May 1945 in Berlin. Photo Source: Wikipedia

honor their memory, we renew our vow to never allow such atrocities to take place again.

We remember today, too, that for many people living in countries that were behind the Iron Curtain after the war, the end of the war marked the start, or continua- tion, of a different kind of oppression.

Since 1945, Transatlantic cooperation has been vital in promoting peace, democracy, and tolerance, and in upholding our shared values of freedom and the rule of law. After the fall of the Iron Curtain, more people were United States military policemen reading about the German surrender in the newspaper Stars and Stripes. Photo Source: Wikipedia

free to live under these common democratic values. We have a shared history. And in the spirit of collaboration, we look forward to a shared future.

The royal family on the castle balcony beckons to people celebrating peace and the king on June 7, 1945, the day King Haakon and Crown Princess Märtha with the children Astrid, Ragnhild and Harald returned to Norway after the war. Crown Prince Olav arrived in the country on May 13. Photo Source: Oslo Museum / digitalmuseum.no

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Article by Katie Coughlin, Director for Oslo Barnemuseum, a non-profit organization working towards a permanent interactive children’s museum in Oslo (www.oslobarnemuseum.org) and producing CityKids events

In March 2019, CityKids welcomed hundreds of visitors to one of six annual weekend events at culture house, Sentralen. Entrance tickets provided vital income for the year. On the same weekend in March 2020, CityKids was closed. Also in April.

The cultural sector is among the hardest hit by the coronavirus crisis. Income loss and layoffs were immediate and extreme, especially to small organizations and freelancers. Americans for the Arts estimates $5B in losses in the USA´s cultural sector alone. Cultural content and events contribute to social well-being. The OECD warns that many vulnerable cultural organizations will face bankruptcy, and that losing this fragile part of the sector could cause both economic and social damage. Relief programs are being put in place, but more sustainable business models are also needed.

2020 would have been our 14th year providing children´s activities for ACCN´s American Independence Day cel- ebration in Frogner Park. Since 2005, we have been working to produce inspiring, multisensory activities which stimulate children´s development and learning. Our events celebrate creativity and hands-on experiences for the most curious among us: children.

While our hands-on focus has been our strength, it is now also our greatest challenge in the pandemic situation. As with many other cultural organizations, our future is uncertain.

Since March, my thoughts have often been with one family who would visit CityKids on every open day with their daughter who has autism. She does not speak but thrives with our activities. We gave her a CityKids t-shirt, and her mother told me that she points to the shirt to say that she wants to visit CityKids. I hope that we will be able to welcome her back again, along with everyone else.

We are always, and especially now, looking for new ideas, partners, artists, sponsors and volunteers. If interested, please contact [email protected].

Follow us on Facebook for more information and updates: www.facebook.com/oslobarnemuseum.

We will miss being in Frogner Park this year for Europe´s largest and best American Independence Day celebration. Wishing a very happy 4th of July to all!

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32 COMMUNITY GUIDE 2020 –2021 www.accn.no COMMUNITY GUIDE 2020 –2021 www.accn.no 33 Women’s Right to Vote continued from page 7 self-evident, that all men and women are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights.” – rewrite of The Declaration of Criticized and condemned as “ aggressive militants,” women who stood vigil in front Independence, 1848. of the White House were the first people ever to stage a protest there, and dozens of them were sent to prison. Many more were heckled or spat upon by passersby, had Disagreements over strategy threatened to cripple the movement more than once their banners and sashes torn to pieces by mobs, and were knocked down by police. and the campaign was not easy. In 1890 two groups merged to form the National American Woman Suffrage Association. Elizabeth Cady Stanton was the organiza- Although the Civil War was a period which put the struggle for women’s rights tion’s first president. on hold, World War I strengthened awareness of the value of the contributions of women during the war, thus lending power to their argument. By then, the suffragists’ approach had changed from before the Civil War. Instead of arguing that women deserved the same rights and responsibilities as men because Activists presented their case by using the experiences of women during women and men were “created equal,” the new generation of activists argued that World War I as a major part of the continued political pressure, which in women deserved the vote because they were different from men. They could make 1918, forced President Woodrow Wilson’s endorsement of women’s right issues of domesticity into a community of interest for mobilization and organizing. to vote. “We have made partners of women in this war. Shall we admit (ref https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/07/08/the-imperfect-unfin- them only to a partnership of sacrifice and suffering, and not to a partner- ished-work-of-womens-suffrage) The diversity of the voting-rights advocates is ship of privilege and of right?” – Wilson, speech before congress 1918. less shocking than the diversity of voting rights themselves. Mary Winsor (Penn.) '17 [holding Suffrage Women of Protest, 1917 July 6-8: Helena Hill (ref. http://www.crusadeforthevote.org/wilson) Prisoners banner],Harris & Ewing, Washington, Weed, Norwalk, Conn. Serving 3 day sentence in One of the last and most telling objects in another recent book covering the suffrage D.C. , Photographer Photo source: Library of D.C. prison for carrying banner, "Governments Finally, on August 18, 1920, the 19th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified. movement, Why They Marched, Harvard; is a handbill titled “Seeing Is Believing” Congress Prints and Photographs derive their just powers from the consent of the On November 2nd of that year, more than 8 million women across the United governed." Photo source: Library of Congress States voted in elections for the first time. which features three maps of the United States. Prints and Photographs

The first map is from 1869, when Wyoming was the only state that allowed women to vote. The second is from The 19 Amendment granted women the right to vote, and reads: 1909, when, after four decades, just three other states had enfranchised women: Colorado, Idaho, and Utah. The “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on last, from 1919, shows a complicated patchwork of the various voting rights held by women around the country. account of sex. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.” By then, fifteen states had passed constitutional amendments allowing full female suffrage; others had partial suffrage, allowing women to vote in school or local elections. The handbill, along with many other artifacts from New organization for women the time, demonstrates the steady advance of women’s suffrage while also complicating the standard portrait of it: The League of Women Voters (LWV), a civic the right to vote is less a switch than a dial, one that can be turned up or dimmed down. (ref. Why They Marched) organization; was formed to help women take a larger role in public affairs after they The generation of suffragettes, in early 20th century, had many issues on the agenda like ending child labor, won the right to vote. It was founded in 1920 worker’s rights in industries where most workers were women, curbing corruption, and equal quality education to support the new women suffrage rights for children. Without the right to vote, there was no power to influence policymakers. They therefore organized and was a merger of National Council of militant protests and, mobilization was done by holding parades, pickets, marches, town hall meetings gather- Women Voters, founded by Emma Smith ing a broad sphere of women through state-by-state organizing of working women and also women-of-color, as DeVoe, and National American Woman well as those not employed were able to be reached. A fraction group, known as the Silent Sentinels, held their Suffrage Association, led by Carrie Chap- tongues while they held their banners. Some had taken to burning Woodrow Wilson’s speeches in tiny urns and man Catt, approximately six months before even burn an effigy of him, too. the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution gave women the right The first picket line - College day in the picket line Photo source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs to vote.

The League of Women Voters began as a "mighty political experiment" aimed to help newly enfranchised women exercise their responsibilities as voters. Originally, only Suffragettes, [Washington, D.C.], 1917 Photo source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs women could join the league; but in 1973 the charter was modified to include men. LWV operates at the local, state, and national level, with over 1,000 local and 50 state leagues, and one territory league in the U.S. Virgin Islands. (ref.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/League_of_Women_Voters)

With this centennial, it is worth considering not only what women were fighting for then but why they had to fight so hard, and who, exactly, was fighting against them.

Challenges then and today Challenges to voting rights, as women and others experience in our country today, are hardly a 21st-century invention. In the late 1700s the right to vote began when only white male landowners were granted this right. All others were not considered in position to have this right. Since those times, the women’s suffrage movement broke open the path for

34 COMMUNITY GUIDE 2020 –2021 www.accn.no the 19th amendment, to remove barriers to voting rights for all citizens over the age of eighteen.

The book, “The Woman’s Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote” 20 Reasons Why Women (& Men) Overseas (Viking), by the journalist Elaine Weiss, describes the steps for- ward and back again, that took place in the weeks leading up to the suffrage victory. Political strategic considerations of how the Should Vote in 2020 female vote could sway political agendas and policies, was done by members of both parties in government. These political agendas became more important than the vote to enfranchise women as Article by Laureen Scharps, FAWCO US Voting Committee member full-fledged citizens with inherent rights. The book also gives (FAWCO is the umbrella organization for the American Women's Club of Oslo and is comprised of American and international account to the other ideas which prevailed causing opposition, voluntary women’s organizations, clubs and groups established outside of the United States. For information: www.fawco.org ) many recognizable even today. Opponents invoked the ideas of women’s supposed emotional instability and intellectual defi- Women have every reason to be concerned about their own rights, the rights and safety of their children and ciencies, the danger to society of anything that distracted them the future of the planet. Here is a list of issues and reasons for overseas voters to register and vote in 2020. from their domestic duties as wives and mothers, and the threat to the moral order should they bother themselves with politics. 1. For gender equality “Some argued that most women did not even want the right to 2. For reproductive rights vote, others that the expanded electorate would be an expensive 3. To secure access to Social Security and Medicare benefits without US residency burden on municipalities.” (ref. The Woman’s Hour) Poster: We want our rights, Creator: Irvin, Rea, 1881-1972, artist, Created/Published: 1912. The poster drawn in the style of 4. To simplify financial reporting (FATCA, FBAR) the decoration on a Greek vase, shows Susan B. Anthony, clad in 5. For protection against domestic violence These new histories; as told in the books, The Woman’s Hour, The flowing garments, poking a startled man in the chest with an 6. To promote school safety and common-sense gun laws Women’s Suffrage Movement, Why They Marched; suggest that umbrella. Anthony was a leader of the women's rights movement 7. To recognize children born abroad as “natural-born” US citizens the struggle for women’s suffrage does not just extend further in the nineteenth century, focussing not only on suffrage, but on 8. To make higher education more accessible into the past than we thought; it also extends to the present, economic, social, and legal rights as well. When she died in 1906, 9. To take additional measures for environmental protection and the future. women had still not won the right to vote, but she was followed by other women who took up the struggle. Women finally received 10. To create a “permanent status” option for qualified overseas voters 11. To fight against discrimination of all kinds The struggles behind the suffrage victory foreshadows the vul- the right to vote with the ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920. The drawing includes the legend, "A.D. CXCV" at the 12. To elect candidates who represent the interests of overseas citizens nerability of voting rights today, when even those who have the bottom of the picture. Photo source: Library of Congress Prints 13. To ensure access to foreign banks with low-cost savings and retirement products right are often prevented from exercising it. Disenfranchisement and Photographs Division 14. To end unfair citizenship-based taxation can take many forms, and its manifestations are unfortunately 15. To ensure disability rights common: purging voter rolls, passing voter-identification requirements, understaffing or closing polling places, ger- 16. To protect human rights rymandering voting districts. Under the circumstances, 17. To protect the integrity of elections and fight voter suppression perhaps the best way to celebrate the anniversary of the 18. To act as role models for the next generation passage of the Nineteenth Amendment is to remember 19. To make a difference all those who cannot vote, not only those who can. After 20. To carry forward the work of women who fought for nearly a century so we can vote today. all, it is only through our privileged right to vote and to organize that we can keep up with democracy. Act now, register to vote References Register to vote now, using the website of one of FAWCO’s partners: Articles online and websites the US Vote Foundation, www.overseasvotefoundation.org/vote/home.htm and the Federal Voter Assistance www.thoughtco.com/womens-suffrage-4133256 Program (FVAP) www.fvap.gov. See FVAP’s calendar of the 2020 primary elections by state and territory. www.thoughtco.com/reproductive-rights-and-the-constitu- tion-3529458 www.cawp.rutgers.edu/sites/default/files/resources/genderdiff.pdf In 2020 US voters will choose not only the US www.history.com/topics/womens-history/the-fight-for-womens- President and Vice-President but also the US suffrage Congress: all 435 seats in the House of Repre- www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/07/08/the-imperfect-unfin- sentatives and about a third of Senate seats are ished-work-of-womens-suffrage up for grabs. State and local officials will also be www.crusadeforthevote.org/history Books elected on the same day. • The Women’s Suffrage Movement, ed. Wagner, Sally Roesch; Steinem, Gloria; author of foreward, Penguin Books,NYC, NY The date of the General Election is Tuesday, 2019. November 3, 2020 – but overseas voters must Missouri Governor Gardner signing resolution ratifying amendment • Why they marched: untold stories of the women who cast and return their ballots much earlier than to U.S. Constitution granting universal franchise to women. fought for the right to vote., Ware, Susan; The Belknap Press of that. Be sure to vote only the ballot sent to you Harvard University Press, 2019 Missouri became the 11th state to ratify the "Anthony Amendment." by your Local Election Official and follow the Photo source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division • The Woman’s Hour, the Great Fight to Win the Vote, Weiss, Elaine; Viking Press, 2018 instructions carefully.

36 COMMUNITY GUIDE 2020 –2021 www.accn.no COMMUNITY GUIDE 2020 –2021 www.accn.no 37 Mary McLeod Bethune – Federal Council of Negro Affairs Mary McLeod Bethune is known to be the organizer of the Black Brain Trust, also known as the Black Cabinet, that advised President Franklin D. Roosevelt; she coined Women Who Changed American Politics the term Black Cabinet. Her friendship with Eleanor Roosevelt provided her with unprecedented access to the White House. A daughter of slaves, Bethune switched from a Republican to a Democrat in support of Roosevelt. Among many significant accomplishments, she was the Director of Negro Affairs in the National Youth Admin- istration. Article by Adrianne George Lind, FAWCO member Patsy Takemoto Mink – First Female Asian-Pacific Islander in the House of Representatives As Americans around the world prepare to go to the polls in person or via absentee ballot to elect the Patsy Takemoto MinkPatsymink, a Democrat from Hawaii, became the first woman of President of the United States in November, it is impossible to ignore the role women have played in color and the first woman of Asian-Pacific Islander descent in the House of Representatives American politics. Some names you must surely know, while others may be unfamiliar. in 1965. She served until 1977 and was re-elected in 1990. In total, she served the following Districts and years: 89th (1965–1967), 90th (1967–1969), 91st (1969–1971), 92nd (1971–1973), Who are these women and why do they matter? They all share something in common. They were the 93rd (1973–1975), 94th (1975–1977), 101st (1989–1991), 102nd (1991–1993), 103rd (1993–1995), first. The first in the nation. The first in their state. First. And we know firsts matter, because without 104th (1995–1997), 105th (1997–1999), 106th (1999–2001), 107th (2001–2003). She died in those there can be no seconds, or thirds or changing of norms. September 2002, and a special election filled her seat until the end of her term in January 2003. Always brave, often unassuming or notoriously brash – not to mention controversial – we’re celebrating a few trailblazing and amazing women who changed American politics. Shirley Chisholm – First African American Woman Elected to Congress Shirley Chisholm made history in 1968 in the State of New York with her win to rep- Elizabeth Cady Stanton – resent the 12th district (Brooklyn at that time) and again in 1972 when she sought the First Woman to Run for House of Representatives Presidential nomination from a major party, namely the Democrats. She had to sue to Although women didn’t get the right to vote until 1920, Elizabeth Cady Stanton ran be allowed to join the debate stage and allowed to give one speech. She went on to win for a seat in the US House of Representatives in 1866, making her the first American 10 percent of the delegates, despite being undermined by the heavily male Congres- woman to run for public office. Of the 12,000 votes cast in her State of New York, sional Black Caucus. Shirley Chisholm served seven terms for the State of New York, she won 24. Elizabeth Cady Stanton was an abolitionist, social activist, part of the and during that time was, in her own words, Unbossed and Unbought, the title of her temperance movement, a suffragette and a women’s rights activist. autobiography. (One of the funny stories from her bio is when she fought a committee assignment to the House Forestry Committee.) Frances Warren and Elizabeth Cohen – Carol Moseley Braun - First African American Woman Elected to the US First Women to Attend Party Conventions Senate In 1900, Frances Warren of Wyoming became the first woman delegate to a Republican National Con- A lawyer and a local politician, Carol Moseley Braun was the first African American woman vention, and due to illness, Elizabeth Cohen of Utah became the first woman delegate to a Democratic elected to the US Senate. She supported work on issues important to the Illinoisans who National Convention, moving up from alternate. Imagine being in a convention hall as the only woman elected her and to the nation, including gun control, civil rights, historic preservation of with all those men. I hope they both shone. Read more firsts for the women of Wyoming. Underground Railroad sites and women’s rights. She later served as Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa (1999-2001) and ran for president in 2004. Jeannette Rankin – Only Congressperson to Vote Against Entering WWI and WWII Ilhan Omar - During her 5 years and two terms as a Congresswoman from Montana, the Republican The First Somali-American Member of Congress Jeannette Rankin is the only person in the legislature who voted against the United In 2018, Ilhan Omar won House District 60B in southeast Minneapo- States' entry into WWI and WWII. In 1916, she was also the first woman elected to lis with 80 percent of the vote and is the first woman of color to represent Minnesota. Congress. She served from 1917 to 1919 and from 1941 to 1943. Her mandate is education, alleviating student debt, living wages, immigration, climate change and resisting division. Cora Reynolds Anderson – First Native American Woman Elected to a State Legislature Cora Reynolds Anderson, a member of the Ojibwa tribe, was also the first woman Source photos https://www.loc.gov/photos/ to serve in the Michigan State Legislature. She fought for fishing rights for Native https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Americans on the Huron Bay, and public health issues, among other portfolios.

38 COMMUNITY GUIDE 2020 –2021 www.accn.no COMMUNITY GUIDE 2020 –2021 www.accn.no 39 Norway’s Frontier in the North continued from page 15 shipment arrives. Detailed meal planning is a necessity. Guests staying at the local hotels, however, enjoy a wide variety of fruits, vegetables, dairy products and meat. A main attraction in Longyearbyen is the restaurant ”Huset” in the outskirts of the city. Gourmet dining and a wine cel- lar that boasts 20,000 bottles of fine wine draws tourists to the ”heart of the town”. Wine tasting parties in the cellar are popular events. If you prefer a good ale, the world’s northernmost brewery produces 7 varieties of beer and hosts beer-tasting tours.

You don’t need to spend more than a few days in Long- yearbyen to enjoy the nature and culture, but if you wish to leave the city limits by foot, it is a good idea to join a With around 60% of its land mass covered in glaciers, Svalbard’s I e caps are constantly monitored by meteorologists and climatologists. This is the group tour. The danger of polar bear attacks is present Nordenskiold glacier near the deserted Russian settlement, Pyramiden. and guides are trained in using firearms to prevent such attacks. Several tour companies offer exciting day trips into the wilderness – by dogsled, snowmobile, boat, kayak or on foot. The most popular day trips are to Barents- burg and Pyramiden, deserted Russian mining towns, and by dogsled to an underground ice cave. Overnight trips are also available. We chose the dogsled tour and a boat trip to Pyramiden on our 2013 stay in Svalbard and joined a coal mine tour in 2019. Unfortunately - or perhaps luckily - we didn’t see any polar bears on any of our trips. However, we had a near encounter on New Year’s Eve 2019/2020 when a persistent polar bear strolled into town to enjoy the fireworks and festivities.

The midnight sun shines on Svalbard from mid-April to mid- August. Winter tourists can enjoy the spectacular northern lights shows on clear nights, and snowmobile safaris in the daytime darkness. A variety of wildlife finds its way down into the city center, especially when the snow begins to melt and the brown grass peeks through. Reindeer, arctic foxes, seals and sea birds seem unaffected by modern-day life in colorful Longyearbyen. God eiendomsforvaltning On the plateau above Longyearbyen nearly 100 satellite dishes owned A stroll through the city’s ”shopping district” is unlike other places by various companies are hidden inside “golf ball” installations. tuftet på mer enn 120 års erfaring in the world. On many of the doors you find reminders that guns are not permitted inside the shop. ”You must leave your iron outside” comes to mind from the American wild west. Are there actually residents and tourists who carry firearms with them in the city? Where were they?

The only supermarket in town, Coop’s Svalbardbutikken, provides both locals and tourists with groceries, housewares, Utvikling, drift og utleie souvenirs, perfumes, cosmetics, chocolates, and taxfree wines and liquors. av kombinasjonsbygg – butikk, lager, kontor

It isn’t difficult to fall in love with the splendor of the nature, i Oslo og Østlandsregionen the culture and the people who live at 78 degrees North.

Tourist information: L. A. Lund AS www.svalbard.net and www.spitsbergentravel.no Source: wikipedia.com Photos: Rande and Per Hansen Olav Selvaags Plass 5, Tjuvholmen, A popular photo montage, the Ropeway Hub looms over town. In the 0252 Oslo heyday of mining, a constant stream of coal buckets passed through the Tlf. 41 59 60 00 hub on their way to the seaport. [email protected] lalund.no 40 COMMUNITY GUIDE 2020 –2021 www.accn.no COMMUNITY GUIDE 2020 –2021 www.accn.no 41 Rosetta’s Big Gift ... , continued from page 17 on drives and we took slow walks in the field next to the house, as she loved the outdoors more than anything. veterinarian was certain?” I knew the answers. She did not have to run anymore, just sniff and dig, roll and take her looks back at me to make sure I was there. “No, no, no” were the only words I could hear in my head. How could I not have been with her? Did she know how The week of January 13th, I had to be in town for several meetings and activities. My plan was to get back to the much I loved her at the time of her death even if we were not together? Did she feel lonely and deserted? country on Thursday, the 17th, to be with her and do the things she liked to do all weekend until I had to return to Oslo for more business. I bought her a big, lush and soft, teal blue and white blanket for her in my car for our My heart, yes, it was broken. Val had been right about that. short trips. When she saw it, she immediately knew it was meant for her comfort alone. She was so proud to be a distinguished traveler with a royal blanket. After I got off the phone, the young woman was still by my side. She did not want me to be alone. She just knew it, I guess, how to show caring. January 16th I was walking in what I call the urban, asphalt labyrinth at Storo /Nydalen in Oslo, walking She was shorter than me, and I am only 5ft 3; and she spoke Norwegian with a slight accent. French? She was stun- on pavement walkways in between the tall walls of ningly beautiful, there with her deep beauty and deep kindness emanating from her big eyes and in her caring, the gym, SATs, Los Tacos, Odeon Max movie thea- gentle touch to my elbow, to my back and to my forearm. tre, a hotel, burger places and sushi restaurants. Although you can feel pretty small surrounded “Do you need water or coffee?” she by the massive walls of commerce and industry, I asked. walked happily. Happily, as I was going to my son’s place to visit my granddaughter of 15 months at Suddenly, as if from a birds-eye view of that time. Happy as a lark, you could say; a granny- what was taking place, I felt a little miracle in-love kind of lark. of caring happening right there, the cold, urban asphalt labyrinth was home to a It was about 3 – 3 30 pm. A bit grey and cold, of warm and soft spot made by the encoun- course, it was after all January, and there was a ter of two strangers. This small woman clammy dampness in the air. spoke as if she had listened to every word I said amidst my sobbing and sadness. Her My phone rang and it was Val. being there was medicine.

He said, “Susan, I have to tell you something that is going to break your heart.” She told me, “Oh, I am sorry for you. I have I had difficulty registering what he was telling me. There in front of Los Tacos, leaned against the metal railing two daughters and we have a cat; we love next to SATS, enveloped within concrete walls and asphalt walkways, I held my one ear closed with my left hand that cat! Pets are such loving beings to us.” and had to concentrate on listening with my right ear. I closed my eyes to listen as if that could help me under- stand his words. “Morning” “Outside”. “Back legs”. “Lift” “Car” “Veterinarian” “It was time.” “I had to stop when I saw you crying sorrowfully. Do not worry. Its ok, I have time. I am on my way to pick up my daughter from school. She usually walks home, but today she asked if I could come pick her up. So, I am on my “You mean I will not see her again?”, I wished he had waited. I wanted to be angry at him. I wanted to be angry at way there now.” the fact that I was in town. My words garbled and my legs wobbly. All I did was bawl, right there, in front of Los Tacos, a hotel, a movie theatre and the fast food places, The heaviness of the concrete walls paralyzed me right She continued, “And you, where are you going? Are you going far?” in that spot, alone and small. “Oh no, luckily. I am just going on the other side there behind Storo Center to visit my son and his family. Seeing In my sobs and snorting, as I listened but could not hear; I suddenly felt a gentle hand upon my elbow. A gentle them will comfort me. My granddaughter is only 15 months old and seeing her fills me with love and happiness. voice of a young woman who offered me some words. They all do, I will feel better with them, for certain. And they know my dog, so they will understand. Thank you so much for stopping to be with me.” “Do you need help?” “Are you sure you can walk there alone? I can go along with you to walk you there. If you don’t feel stable enough I think she said this several times before I turned towards her. This gentle woman placed her hand at my elbow, to walk alone, I can accompany you there?” not too close and yet I felt the care emanate from her touch. I startled, moved back a weak half step and looked at her. She had sandy-brown hair and was wearing a cream-colored woolen coat. Her eyes were big and the color I had been leaning on the metal rail, so I said. “No, that is ok. Talking to you has brought my balance and breath- of topaz. Her woolen hat had yarn spikes at the top, so it looked like real hairs sticking out everywhere. ing back. You are a small miracle worker, you know. Taking the time to stop and stay with me, a perfect stranger. Thank you again, your daughter is waiting maybe. And your cat is at home waiting too. You have been very kind.” “Do you need help?”, she repeated. We squeezed each other’s hand and then we parted.

I felt self-conscious and I did not want her to feel bothered by my tears. I felt feeble, clumsy and I did not want At that very moment, I felt the urban asphalt labyrinth opening and it seemed beautiful then. I saw Rosetta, to take her time and concern. I asked Val to wait so I could let her know that I was sobbing because I had just felt Rosetta’s kind, dog-spirit. I looked around me, I could see the school where the young woman’s daughter received the news that my dog died that morning. I figured she would think this was just about a dog and leave was waiting for her. I felt how good people are everywhere, and how little miracles like this take place when we me then, so I immediately turned back to my telephone conversation. remember our humanity and how easy it is to ask, “Do you need some help?” In Oslo, in Texas, in wherever you are. The stranger does not have to stay a stranger. I was able to formulate some words to him, “And she could not get up again?” “Her back legs gave under?” “The

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Cilantro = fersk koriander each person has to reg-ister to be different cultures, monthly meet- terminal, Saturdays, Girl Scout Day, February 12. (Note: most offices close at noon "Trolldom in the Kitchen" Cinnamon = kanel protected against telemarketers. ings and social events at various 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. St. Patrick’s Day, March 17. on the 23rd ) ADVERTISING FLYERS by Melody Favish. Cloves = nellik Also, the list only covers consumers, locations. Selters, Bogstadvn 44. Every other April Fool’s Day, April 1. Julaften (Christmas Eve)– To stop unaddressed flyers from Call 957 67 092 to order. Cream of tartar = kremortartari businesses cannot be protected. To Website: www.ninside.org weekend. Saturdays 9:00 a.m. to Earth Day, April 22. 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Alumni Chapter Parsley = persille humanitarian organizations like 1st through December 20th from Foundation’s list of Arbor Day Morsdag (Mother’s Day) – Contact the college for more A few websites with Norwegian Poppy seeds = valmuefrø the Red Cross and Salvation Army EVENTS IN OSLO 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Dates. second Sunday in February. information recipes: Sage = salvie are exempt, there is also a third Events List is a free list of events www.vestkanttorvet.no National Teachers Day, Valentine’s Day – February 14. www.norway-hei.com Thyme = timian check-off box for other charities. distributed weekly to individuals of first Tuesday in May. Is increasingly popular in Norway. 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It’s also a great way to do- third Saturday in May. day) – February 14. Pres. John Samseth 3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon health food store. your Do Not Call listing is fully Other sources: nate useable items you don’t need. Flag Day, June 14. Palmesøndag (Palm Sunday) – Epost: [email protected] 2 tablespoons = 1 fluid ounce effective. In addition to charities, For complete listings of movies, Fathers’ Day, March 28. Web: www.alumweb.mit.edu/ 4 tablespoons = ¼ cup CRISIS AND THERAPY please note that you will continue shows, concerts, events, festivals, For a comprehensive list of rum- third Sunday in June. Skjærtorsdag clubs/norway 1 cup = ½ pint Americans Overseas Domes- to receive calls from pollsters and restaurants, museums, etc. go to mage sales, garage sales, bazaars, Parents’ Day, (Maundy Thursday)– April 1. 2 pints = 1 quart tic Violence Crisis Center, market research firms. While reg- Oslo Promotion’s official guide etc. go to: fourth Sunday in July. Langfredag (Long Friday) – To list your alumni club or 4 quarts (liquid) = 1 gallon www.866uswomen.org istration stops the majority of calls, to Oslo at www.visitoslo.com www.loppemarked.info Grandparents’ Day, April 2. organization with the American 16 ounces = 1 pound Frogner English Speaking Al- unscrupulous telemarketers who and click on English. Listings (in Sunday after Labor Day. Påskedag (Easter Sunday) – April 4. Coordinating Council of Norway Anon Group, Mondays at do not consult the list may continue Norwegian) are also available in Leif Erikson Day, October 9. 2. påskedag (Easter Monday) – e-mail: [email protected] American to Metric 7:00 PM, American Church, to call, especially during the day. Aftenposten’s Friday Puls section United Nations Day, October 24. April 5. Conversion Fritzners gate 15. and online at www.oslopuls.no. Halloween, October 31. 1. mai (May Day) – May 1. AMERICAN FOOD 1 tsp = 4.93 ml Gamblers Anonymous, ENGLISH-SPEAKING SOCIAL, Another source - in Norwegian - is HOLIDAYS, U.S., FEDERAL Frigjøringsdag 1945 (Liberation PRODUCTS 1 ounce = 28.35 gram 6:00 - 7:30 pm, Frogner CULTURAL & PROFESSIONAL Det Skjer i Oslo – New Year’s Day, January 1. HOLIDAYS & CELEBRATIONS, Day 1945) – May 8. Meny 1 fluid ounce = 29.57 ml menighetshus Schaftelokken ORGANIZATIONS (NOT www.detskjerioslo.no Martin Luther King Day, NORWAY Grunnlovsdag (Constitution Day) O.H. Bangs vei 5, Høvik, ¼ cup = 60 ml (yellow house), Solheimgaten 2b AFFILIATED WITH ACCN): third Monday in January. Second half of 2020 – May 17. 67 10 24 00 1 cup = 0.236 liter (3rd floor), Phone: 95 81 09 34. Professional Women’s Network Oslokino.no, which lists informa- Inauguration Day, January 20 Fellesferien (national summer Kristi himmelfartsdag Jacobs Mathuset 1 quart = 0.946 liter Overeaters Anonymous, (PNW) , meets first Wednesday tion on the movies playing in Oslo, every four years. (Federal holiday vacation). The last 3 weeks of July (Ascension Day, 40 days after Colosseum, vis-à-vis Colosseum 1.06 quarts = 1 liter http://oanorge.wordpress.com/ of each month from Sept. to June. now has a page in English, in D.C. area) when many businesses and facto- Easter)– May 13. Kino, 23 20 55 20 1 gallon = 3.785 liters english Website: www.oslokino.no Presidents’ Day, ries close. Unionsoppløsningen 1905 (Union Deli de Luca 16 ounces/1 pound = 454 grams www.professionalwomen.no third Monday in February. Olsok (St. Olaf’s Day) – July 29. Dissolution 1905) – June 7. Mega, Bekkestua 2.2 pounds = 1 kg DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME The Canadian Club of Norway is a The Cinemateket/Norwegian Film Memorial Day, Høstferie (fall vacation). School Pinse (Whit Sunday and Whit Jacobs Mathuset Since 2007, most of the United social club for Canadians living in Institute listings are available in last Monday in May vacation at the end of September or Monday, 50 days after Easter) – Ekebergv 145, Oslo, Temperature Conversion States begins Daylight Saving Time Norway, their families, and anyone English at Independence Day, July 4. beginning of October. May 23 & 24. 22 28 58 58 Fahrenheit – Celsius at 2:00 a.m. on the second Sunday in who considers him/herself a friend www.nfi.no/cinemateket Labor Day, 1st Monday in Sept. FN Dagen (UN Day) – October 24. Sankthansaften Vikamat Colonial (kiosk), 250 120 March and reverts to standard time of Canada. The club's members Columbus Day, Bots og bededag (Day og Penance (Midsummer Eve) – June 23. Klingenberggaten 7, Oslo, 300 150 on the first Sunday in November. In and activities are largely concen- FITNESS CENTERS second Monday in October. and Prayer) – October 18 Sankthans 22 83 48 48 350 175 the U.S., each time zone switches trated in the Oslo region. The an- Oslo- Look under Trening in the Election Day, Tuesday on or Halloween – October 31. The hol- (Midsummer Day) – June 24. Alternative foods 400 205 at a different time. In the European nual membership fee is NOK 150 for yellow pages. immediately after November 2. iday has become very popular Fellesferien (national summer Helios, www.helios.no 450 230 Union and Norway, Summer Time families, NOK 100 for individuals. (Not a federal holiday) among Norwegian children, so be vacation). The last 3 weeks of July begins and ends at 1:00 a.m. Univer- For further information, visit FLEA MARKETS/ Veterans’ Day, November 11. prepared. when many businesses and facto- For reasonably priced fruits Tip: Spices & Cooking sal Time (Greenwich Mean Time). 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Age structure www.norway.org.uk Gardermoen International quencies go to www.lyngsat.com website at www.awcoslo.org Storting (Parliament) – NBC – www.nbc.com Allehelgensdag (All Saints’ Day) – 0-14 years: 17.96% Norwegian Embassy in the Christian Fellowship, SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES www.storting.no LA Times – www.latimes.com November 1. 15-24 years: 12.02% United States of America – Worship services are held at Nordby SCHOOLS FOR EXPATS IN NORWAY NSB train schedule – Newseum – Farsdag (Father’s Day) – 25-54 years: 40.75% www.norway.org Ungdomsskole, Trond-hjemsveien American College in Norway , Facebook- www.nsb.no www.newseum.org second Sunday in November. 55-64 years: 11,84% Norwegian government press 122, 2050 Jessheim, 25 30 60/ 25 40 Moss– www.americancollege.no New to Oslo Gulesider (yellow pages) – New York Times – 1. søndag i advent (1st Sunday in 65 years and over – 17.43% releases – www.regjeringen.no/ 01. Pastors Linda and Terje Aadne, Asker International School Americans in Norway www.gulesider.no www.nytimes.com Advent) – November 28. Life expectancy (2020 est.) en/whatsnew/news e-mail: [email protected] Johan Drengsruds vei 60, ACCN Community Phone number directory and The Onion – Luciadagen (St. Lucia’s Day) – Total population 82.1 years Statistics Norway – www.ssb.no www.gardermoen-kristne-felless- 1383 Asker Yahoo Groups- directions – www.gulesider.no www.theonion.com December 13. Male 80 years kap.com www.askeris.no New_to_Oslo, http://groups. (telefon-katalogen tab) PBS – www.pbs.org Lillejulaften (Little Christmas Eve) Female 84.4 years ORIENTATION RESOURCES The International Baptist Church, Frogner International Pre-School, yahoo.com/group/new_to_oslo/ Public transportation in Oslo – Wikipedia – (Note: most offices close at noon GDP “Living and Working in Norway,” Løxaveien 15,1351 Rud, 67 56 57 74. Fritzners g 15, 0264 Oslo. Phone: Norskklassen, http://groups. https://ruter.no/ www.wikipedia.org on the 23rd) Purchasing power parity – by Michael Brady, sold at bookstores Pastor Robert Burns 22 55 65 82, Fax: 22 55 81 08 yahoo.com/group/norskklassen/ Airport Express train – Julaften (Christmas Eve) – $402,023 (2019) “Orientation Handbook,” U.S. Website: www.ibch.no International Montessori Websites: www.flytoget.no WALKING TOUR OF OSLO December 24 GDP per capita Norway Fulbright Foundation, Greek Orthodox Church, Kirkeveien Preschool – Skytterdalen 2, 1337 www.easyexpat.com For a different type of outing, contact Juledag (Christmas Day) – Purchasing power parity – $ 76,684 phone 22 01 40 10, e-mail: 84, Oslo, 22 46 37 06. Sandvika, 67 54 81 20 www.expatinterviews.com U.S. the Fulbright office at fulbright@ December 25 (2019) [email protected] Jewish Mosaisk Synagogue, Berg- www.internationalmontessori.no www.expatfocus.com American Citizens Abroad – fulbright.no about its bilingual bro- 2. juledag (2nd Day of Christmas / Labor force The American Women’s Club of stein 15, Oslo. e-mail: [email protected] www.alloexpat.com www.aca.ch chure for a self-guided walking tour Boxing Day) – December 26 2.831 million (2019) Oslo website at www.awcoslo.org Kristensamfunnet i Norge International Baccalaureate www.stavangerexpats.com CIA – (including The World Fact- of Oslo featuring statues honoring Unemployment contains a wealth of practical infor- Oscars gate 84, Postadresse: schools in Norway – go to Blogs: book) www.cia.gov women from various fields. Great INTERNET CAFES 3.6% (2019) mation for newcomers. Inkognito terrasse 9, 0256 Oslo. www.ibo.org and type in Norway http://mylittlenorway.com U.S. Government Search – for groups. Oslo S main train station Budget Doorway to Norway (relocation 22 55 37 20 Oslo International School http://tressainnorway.blogspot. www.firstgov.gov Revenues: $217.1 billion and orientation service), website: Kristi Freds Catholic Church, Postboks 53, 1318 Bekkestua com American Embassy – E-mail your suggestions and INTERNET TV & RADIO Expenditures:$199.5 billion (2018 www.doorwaytonorway.no Veståsen 18, Eikeli, Saturday Phone: 67 81 82 90 www.usa.no comments to: [email protected] Watch hundreds of chan- est.) See also social media for expats evening Mass at 6:00 pm. , Sunday E-mail: [email protected] TOURIST INFORMATION U.S. Customs – nels on the Internet for free. Industries – exports morning Mass at 9:30 am. Web site: Tourist Information at Oslo www.customs.gov www.livestation.com or Petroleum and petroleum products, RADIO CHANNELS IN OSLO AREA Quakers Society of Friends, www.oslointernationalschool.no Central Station, Jernbanetorget 1 U.S. Internal Revenue Service – www.itv.com machinery and equipment, metal, NRK (Norwegian Broadcast- Meltzers gate 1, Oslo, 22 44 01 87 Rudolf Steinerhøyskolen (Rudolf Tourist Information by the City www.irs.gov C-SPAN chemicals, ships, fish ing Corporation) – Please note St. Edmund’s Church Anglican Steiner University College), Hall, Fridtjof Nansens plass 5, U.S. Social Security Administra- All three C-SPAN TV channels (1, Independence that all NRK radio channels also Chaplaincy in Norway, Møllergata Prof. Dahls gate 30, 0260 Oslo, Phone: +47 24 14 77 00 tion–www.ssa.gov 2 and 3) and C-SPAN Radio can 7 June 1905 (Norway declared the can be listened to online. Go to: 30 (near Youngstorget), 22 69 phone: 22 54 05 90 E-mail: [email protected] U.S. State Department – Answers be watched and/or listened to at union with Sweden dissolved); 26 http://nettradio.nrk.no 22 14. Sunday worship at 11:00 www.rshoyskolen.no www.visitnorway.com www.state.gov to the Jumble www.c-span.org . October 1905 (Sweden agreed to the am.Website: Steinerskolene i Norge www.visitoslo.com The Whitehouse – (on page 33): NRK repeal of the union) Note: Norway was the first coun- www.osloanglicans.net (Waldorf Schools Norway) The Oslo Youth Information The www.whitehouse.gov All NRK TV and radio channels can try to turn off the FM radio and go St. Olav’s Church (Roman Catholic), phone: 22 54 25 40 Oslo Youth Information Centre, 1. Patriotic be watched/listened at NORWEGIAN LANGUAGE digital. As of 2017, 38 countries are Sunday Mass in English at 7:00 pm. www.steiner.no www.use-it.no Media & Reference 2. Fireworks www.nrk.no CLASSES running DAB services. The major- Address: Akersveien 5, Oslo, University of Oslo International ABC – www.abc.go.com NPR Adult immigrants in Norway have a ity of these services are using phone: 22 36 23 60. Summer School – www.uio.no/ USEFUL WEBSITES Arts and Letters Daily – 3. July All NPR content and public radio right and an obligation to complete a DAB+, with only Ireland, UK, New United Pentecostal Church summerschool NORWAY www.aldaily.com 4. Fourth content can be accessed via www. minimum of 300 hours of Norwegian Zealand, Romania and Brunei still International, Livets Tabernakel NaKuHel International Preschool Public sector information – BBC – www.news.bbc.co.uk 5. Freedom npr.org. language training. 50 of these hours using a significant number of DAB Address: Grefsenveien 26 Semsveien 152 www.norge.no, www.norway. CBS – www.cbs.com 6. America should be devoted to providing an services. Pastor: Gøran Andreassen Old Time Radio Shows 1384 Asker info, www.regjeringen.no CNN – www.cnn.com 7. Stripes Hundreds of vintage radio insight into Norwegian society in e-mail: [email protected] phone: 991 20 236 Norges Bank (central bank) – C-SPAN – www.cspan.org shows in mp3 format, all for free: the immigrant’s mother tongue. For a complete listing of both FM phone: 22151079 / 41203086 www.nakuhelpreschool.no www.norges-bank.no Chicago Tribune – 8. Stars www.radiolovers.com www.introengelsk.cappelendamm. and DAB stations in Norway, check Customs – www.toll.no www.chicagotribune.com 9. States no. Registration for Norwegian www.radiomap/eu/no/oslo. SATELLITE RADIO & TV For information of other interna- Directorate of Immigration – Drudge Report – 10. Celebrate NORWAY IN A NUTSHELL courses for immigrants can be found If you are interested in languages, tional schools in Norway, check www.udi.no www.drudgereport.com 11. Flag (Source: CIA World Factbook) on your local kommune’s nettside. RELIGIOUS SERVICES IN ENG- consider investing in satellite equip- www.lifeinnorway.net Health Board – (has many links to conservative and 12. Anthem Area LISH ment that will pick up the Hot Bird, www.helsetilsynet.no liberal columnists and newspapers) 13. Red Total: 323,802 sq km NORWEGIAN NEWS American Lutheran Church, Astra & Eurobird/Astra 2A /2B/2D SHOPPING BUS Laws translated into English – FOX – www.fox.com Land: 307,442 sq km & INFORMATION IN ENGLISH Fritznersgate 15, off Bygdøy allé signals. The over 600 unencrypted The free Ikea bus runs twice an www.ub.uio.no/ujur/ulov www.foxnews.com 14. Independence Water: 16,360 sq km The Foreigner - behind Frogner Kirke, 22 44 30 15. TV channels include around 80 Ger- hour from Jernbanetorget syd in Library stocks – Information Clearing House – 15. White Arable land: 2.7% http://theforeigner.no/ Sunday School for all ages at 11:00 man channels, the same number of Oslo. Top of the hour Mon. - Fri, www.bibsys.no www.informationclearinghouse. 16. Holiday Coastline Views and News from Norway – am. Worship at 11:00 am, Italian channels, plus a wide variety 10:00 am -10:00 pm, Sat. from Den Norske Turistforeningen – info 17. Blue 25,148 km (includes mainland 2,650 www.newsinenglish.no http://alcoslo.org of French, Spanish, Greek, Arabic, 10:00-8:00 pm to Furuseth, bot- www.turistforeningen.no International Herald Tribune – 18. Parade km, as well as long fjords, numerous Norway News – The Church of Jesus Christ of Chinese, Dutch, East European, tom of the hour M-F from 10:30 am Postal services – www.iht.com small islands, & minor indentations www.norwaynews.com/en Latter Day Saints, Russian, English, and Asian chan- to 9:30 pm, Sat. 9.30 am to 7:30 pm The Library Spot – 22,498 km; length of island coast- Hekkveien 9, 0571 Oslo, 22 71 76 24 nels. There are also around 475 un- Sandviksveien 206, Sandvika, encrypted radio channels including

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ACCN 2020 Members Organizations American Chamber of Commerce in Norway of NOK 100,000 to enable a Specialist to do advanced New America House (NAH) The American Coordinating Council of Norway (ACCN) (AmCham) study in the U.S. in a field which will benefit the health A non-profit, non-religious, non-political orga- is a non-profit council of Norwegian-American or- AmCham Norway is a professional business services, and/or wellbeing of women and/or children. The AWC nization founded in 1989 for the purpose of es- ganizations founded in 1985. Acting as an umbrella advocacy and event organization promoting the in- is a member of FAWCO, an international network tablishing a central meeting place for all Ameri- organization, the ACCN offers its member organiza- terests of 250 Norwegian, American and international of independent volunteer clubs (www.fawco.org.) cans and American organizations and compa- tions the ability to extend their horizons by providing member companies. AmCham, a non-profit association Contact: Box 3138 Elisenberg, 0207 Oslo, nies located in and around the greater Oslo area. an information network to American and Norwegian- of businesses, receives no subsidies from governmen- telephone: 400 42917 New America House, Kirkeveien 114E, 0361 Oslo American groups in Norway. The ACCN’s common tal agencies. As one of 117 AmChams around the world, e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] bond and main objective is an interest in furthering AmCham Norway is a part of the US Chamber Federa- website: www.awcoslo.org Norwegian-American relations in Norway through tion headquartered in Washington D.C. – the world's strengthening the bonds between Norway and the largest non-profit business association Address: Northern Lights Fund (NLF) United States. The cornerstone of the ACCN’s network Arbins gate 2, 0253 Oslo; telephone: 22 41 50 10 Christiania Lodge- Sons of Norway (SON) Was established as ACCN’s own charity in 1992 and was is its monthly meetings with delegates from member e-mail: [email protected] Sons of Norway is a mutual benefit society preserv- reorganized in 1999, to become an independent non- organizations, during which news about upcoming website: www.amcham.no ing and promoting Norwegian heritage, cultural profit fundraising foundation for special wishes/special events of mutual interest is exchanged. programs and family events throughout Norway, trips for young people (6-19) with life-threatening the United States, and Canada with approx. 65,000 diseases. The three major hospitals in Oslo are working Board of Directors 2020: American Lutheran Congregation (ALC) members with over 400 lodges worldwide. In Norway with us: Rikshospitalet, Radiumhospitalet, and Ullevål Honorary Chairman: The American Lutheran Congregation in Oslo is a we have 13 lodges. Our meetings are normally the sykehus. Telephone: 932 07 399; Ambassador Kenneth J. Braithwaite, U.S. Embassy congregation of many nationalities and denomina- third Wednesday of every month at the American website: www.nlfund.no Chairman: Bruce Allen tions pastored by the Rev. Joel Rova-Hegener. Sunday Lutheran Congregation. The church is located just off e-mail: [email protected] worship is at 11am, followed by coffee and a time of Bygdøy allé, 2 blocks up the hill directly behind Frog- Vice-Chair: Karin Mandeville fellowship. We offer Sunday School for 3-14 year olds, ner church. Fritznersgate 15, 0264 Oslo. Mail address: Norwegian Federation of American Sports (NAIF) e-mail: [email protected] nursery facilities for children under three and a variety Christiania Lodge, Box 5247 Majorstuen, 0303 Oslo. NAIF was founded January 1, 2010 as a merger between Treasurer: Karin Mandeville of programs and activities throughout the year. Do website: www.sonsofnorway.no/christiania Norwegian American Football and Cheerleading Fed- Secretary: Bjørnar Wehn visit us and consider making us your church home. e-mail: [email protected] eration and Norwegian Frisbee Federation. Lacrosse has e-mail: [email protected] We would love to connect with you. Our address is been included as a new sport. NAIF is a member of the Raffle Chairman Jeanette Førland Fritznersgate 15, 0264 Oslo, just off Bygdøy Alle and Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Democrats Abroad Norway (DAN) Advisors: Jan Søderstrøm, Chrys Hellem and Ole behind Frogner Church. telephone: 22 44 35 84, Sports, as well as the European and international feder- Democrats Abroad Norway is a non-profit organiza- Hillestad e-mail: [email protected] ations organizing American football, cheerleading, disc tion whose main goal is to reach out to the numerous Mailing Address: ACCN, Box 5064 website: www.alcoslo.org sport (Frisbee) and lacrosse. NAIF’s purpose is to orga- Americans living in Norway and help them register and Majorstuen, 0303 Oslo Facebook: www.facebook.com/alcoslo nize and develop the four sports in Norway. Our mem- vote in federal, state, and local elections. DAN works to website: www.accn.no ber clubs, from Kristiansand to Hammerfest, are grow- support the aims and principles of the US Democratic Twitter: twitter.com/accnorway ing in number and members. For more information: American Women’s Club of Oslo (AWC) Party by encouraging participation in the American Facebook: e-mail to: naï[email protected] The AWC is a social and philanthropic organization. political process. Along with organizing several local www.facebook.com/AmericanCoordinatingCoun- website: www.amerikanskeidretter.no It offers an opportunity for American women living events each year, DAN works closely with grassroots cilofNorway in the Oslo area, and women with some connection activist groups in Norway on marches, rallies, and to the United States, to become acquainted with other other campaigns. Democrats Abroad also has several The Norway-America Association / Norge-Amerika Americans, to participate in various special activity caucuses; join one or join all (Women’s Caucus, Progres- Foreningen (NORAM) groups and programs, to network within a large re- sive Caucus , Black Caucus, LGBT Caucus, Hispanic Cau- NORAM is a private, non-profit organization, founded source group, and to share the “Norwegian experience” cus, Youth Caucus, and Military and Veterans Caucus, in 1919, which mission is to promote educational and with American friends. With over 150 members, we are Asian-Pacific Caucus -under formation). The activities cultural exchange between Norway and North America. a diversified and dynamic group, ranging in age from of Democrats Abroad Norway are funded solely by the Annually NORAM awards approx 50-80 scholarships for 18 to 90 years and hailing from virtually every U.S. state voluntary contributions of its members. One does not study/research in Norway and North America. NORAM and many foreign countries. have to be a registered Democrat to be a member of can give unbiased guidance, and is a part of the Educa- The Club meets regularly on the second Tuesday of the Democrats Abroad. Membership is free. Follow DAN tionUSA network. Our aim is to help as many as possible month (Sept-June), maintains an extensive English- on Facebook: Norway, go to: www.democratsabroad. to achieve their educational dream, and we host educa- language library, and awards a biennial scholarship org/norway, Facebook: /DemocratsAbroadNorway tional events, visit high schools and attend education

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Have you noticed the Fourth of July celebrations in Frognerpark? Then you probably noticed that there is much organization behind the scenes.How organization have scholarships for undergraduate, Republicans Abroad Norway (RAN) can ACCN do this? Easy question, with advertising from our celebrated graduate, researchers, and professionals. Norgesskolen RAN is an independent organization established in sponsors in the Community Guide: Here are some of the sponsors from the is a three-week summer school in Norwegian language 1978 to represent Republicans living abroad. A service last 5 years. and culture for children 9-18 years old. and advocacy organization, its primary objectives are Address: Raadhusgaten 23B, 0158 Oslo; to assist U.S. citizens residing in Norway with both Alquema Fashion Halliburton O'Learys Bar telephone: 23 35 71 60 registering and voting in U.S. national elections, in Aker RGI Hard Rock Cafe Oluf Lorentzen AS e-mail: [email protected] addition to advocating for Republican principles. RAN website: www.noram.no organizes political programs and social activities to AMCAR Haugen Gruppen- Heinz Opland Steak & Burger network and communicate with members and others American College of Henning-Olsen Is Oracle interested in the U.S. political process. P.O. Box 3137, Norway Herregårdskroen Peppes Pizza Project Oslo Barnemuseum 0207 Elisenberg, Oslo Baseball Federation Hos Thea Petroleum Geo-Services Project Oslo Barnemuseum is working to establish a e-mail: [email protected] world-class, interactive children’s museum in Oslo. The website: www.republicansabroad.no Ben and Jerrys Hydro PriceWaterhouseCoopers non-profit project will fill a growing need for year-round Facebook: @RepublicansAbroadNorway Bilia Iceland Air Scandinavia Pringles educational and fun cultural activities for children Burger King International Summer Proctor and Gamble through diverse experiences. Oslo Barnemuseum will in- United States Embassy spire children’s creativity and self-confidence and build Under the leadership of the U.S. Ambassador to Både Og School Radisson Blu Scandinavian bridges between children with different backgrounds. Norway, the Embassy team works to protect and Cappelen Damm Johnny Rockets Røhneselmer e-mail: [email protected] promote U.S. interests in Norway through diplomatic Chrysler Jeep Kaffebrenneriet Scandic Victoria Hotel website: www.oslobarnemuseum.org relations with the Norwegian Government, com- mercial ties with the business community, through Circle K Kellogg`s Norge Christiania Lodge SON public diplomacy to provide Norwegian Cisco Leif Vidar Starbucks audiences with more information about Citibank Lund Gruppen Statoil U.S. policy and culture, and through provi- Coca-Cola Norge Manpower Stena Line BRINGING STUDENTS TOGETHER SINCE 1992, sion of consular services to U.S. citizens. ACN OFFERS AMERICAN UNIVERSITY e-mail: [email protected] ConocoPhillips Mars Norge AS Subway CURRICULUM TAUGHT BY website: norway.usembassy.gov Continental Hotel Mars Wrigley Norge Sundvolden Hotel AMERICAN FACULTY! Dale of Norway McDonald's Tess U.S.-Norway Fulbright Foundation for Educational Exchange (FF/N) Den Norske Opera og Microsoft The Dubliner The U.S.-Norway Fulbright Foundation for Ballett Mobikinesis AS The Nighthawk Diner Educational Exchange, founded in 1949, Dominos Pizza Mondelez Norge 3M is a bi-national Foundation established to Drew Marina Museum of Cultural Tine BA promote mutual understanding between the United States and Norway. The Founda- Exxon Mobil History Tine Merieri tion awards grants to Norwegian and U.S. Ferd Norgesgruppen: Trunken students at the Masters and PhD level, and Fjord Tours Ultra & Jacobs Tusenfryd to scholars and lecturers, to support study/ research in the U.S. and Norway respec- FMC Norsk Folkemuseum Universal Sony Pictures tively. Among these grants is one for Roving Ford Motor Norge Norwegian Air UPS Scholars – a unique program that brings Fred Oslen Norwegian Softball Fed. Vintage Wheels three experienced educators to Norway ev- Fursetgruppen NSB Weber Stephen Nordic ery year to hold presentations in American Grand Hotel, Oslo Nærbakst AS Wrigleys Scandinavia U.S. CREDITS Studies for teachers and students in lower PERSONAL ADVISING and upper secondary schools Arbinsgt. 2, AFFORDABLE TUITION 0253 Oslo; telephone: 22 01 40 10 SMALL, INTERACTIVE CLASSES AMERICANCOLLEGE.NO e-mail: [email protected] website: www.fulbright.no

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