UpdateEAB www.esperanto-gb.org ✩ Gisdateˆ An organ of the Esperanto Association of Britain Organo de Esperanto-Asocio de Britio No. 25, April–June 2004 ★ N-ro 25, aprilo–junio 2004 ISSN 1741-4679 International Communication without Discrimination ★ Human Rights in Practice Internacia Komunikado sen Diskriminacio ★ Homaj Rajtoj en la Praktiko Trustees’ Report Novaj for 2003 libroj he trustees are pleased to PO Box 738, London W6 9HY. present their report together Independent examiners: N.St.J. Twith the financial statements Brooks, Kingston Smith, Devonshire of the charity for the year ended House, 60 Goswell Road, London 31 October 2003 (see insert). The EC1M 7AD. Solicitors: Kerseys, 32 statements comply with current Lloyds Avenue, Ipswich IP1 3HD. statutory requirements, the Constitu- Investment Managers: CCLA: COIF tion and the Statement of Recom- Charity Investment Funds, 80 mended Practice (SORP 2000) Cheapside, London EC2V 6DZ. Accounting and Reporting by Charities. Charities Aid Foundation, Kings Hill, West Mailing ME19 4TA; Merrill Status Lynch, 33 King William Street, The Charity is an unincorporated London EC4R 9AS; Charities Property organisation governed by its Constitu- Fund, Cart Shepherds Crosthwaite, 2 tion, registered as a Charity in 1976. Gresham Street, London EC2V 7NQ; National Savings & Investments, Management Committee of EAB Blackpool FY3 9YP. The members of the Management Committee are the trustees of the Objects of the association charity. Those who served throughout To advance the education of the public the period from 1 November to the in the international language Esperanto. Ampleksa listo date of signing these accounts were: sur pagˆoj 14 Edmund Grimley Evans (President), Organisation, subcommittees, etc. kaj 15 … David Bisset (Vice-President), Eric The trustees are the members of the Walker (editor of EAB Update until Management Committee of EAB, May 2003), Frank Spilsbury (served elected at the Annual General Meeting young people which was relaunched until May 2003), Graham Blakey (AGM) to serve until the end of the in May 2003. Also Norwich Jubilee (until May 2003), Derek Tatton next AGM. Esperanto Foundation (NoJEF), which (elected May 2003), Geoffrey Sutton Sub-committees and individuals are makes grants to encourage young (Hon. Secretary and editor of EAB appointed by the Management Commit- people to attend Esperanto courses Update), Joyce Bunting (Hon. Treas- tee to carry out specific tasks. They and congresses, and the Scottish urer and Hon. Life Member), Helen must report back to the Committee. Esperanto Association. Fantom (Vice-President), Grahame Leon-Smith (Vice-President), Prof. Investment powers Review of activities John Wells (co-opted Sept. 2003). Under the Constitution the charity has and achievements Registered Office: Esperanto House, power to make investments as the • Education Station Road, Barlaston, Stoke-on- trustees see fit. Angela Tellier was appointed part time Trent ST12 9DE. Tel. 0845 230 1887; paid Co-ordinator of Education and e-mail: [email protected]. Related parties related services in March 2003. The charity has relations with several A full-colour leaflet detailing our Bankers: Alliance Business Banking other Esperanto organisations both in correspondence courses has been printed. (Girobank), 62 Hagley Road, Britain and abroad. These include A new beginner/intermediate Birmingham B16 8PE. Barclays Bank, Junularo Esperantista Brita (JEB) for course, Elementary...!, was piloted; Gˆ isdate • 1 JARRAPORTO 2003 ANNUAL REPORT 2003 REDAKTORA NOTO forty-three packs have been sold. This Course-You-Can, took place in involved much work by the education October. This is a new weekend course Kunlabori team and tutors. for beginners and post-beginners who The Free Postal Course has been had finished the Free Postal or are a çi-kuna Jarraporto koncize restructured with added support using the Elementary...! course; it prezentas la agadon dum la materials. received good support. Ldek du monatoj ¸is la fino de The Accelerated Course has been The educational website was oktobro, do ¸i estas pro oficiala developed as an improvement on the launched with details of all courses, neceso kelkmonate eksdata. Por la old Intensive Course. examinations and learning resources: plej lastaj okaza√oj vidu – kiel çiam – Postal Examinations have been www.esperantoeducation.co.uk or la ceterajn pa¸ojn de çi tiu bulteno, reformatted and reprinted as a www.esperantoeducation.com. inkluzive de nova√oj el la februara temporary measure, prior to eventual The Bendoteko is a lending kunveno de la estraro de EAB kaj la reworking. collection of sound cassettes in lastaj informoj pri la preparata Brita The Management Committee’s Esperanto on educational and cultural Kongreso en Felixstowe. thanks to both Rosalind Walter and topics, administered by Ben Gosling, Kune kun çi tiu numero venas Arnold Pitt who looked after examina- who took over from Eric Walker in pluraj enmeta√oj, inter kiuj la nova tions and courses for many years. August. A catalogue is available from Librolisto de EAB. La farintoj Urso-Kurso (for children): leaflets the HQ. Consideration is being given meritas nian dankon, same kiel la are being reprinted, the dialogues and to producing CDs. multaj aliaj, kiuj sindone faras tion songs have been put on CD, and the kaj alion por ke aferoj okazu – kaj parents’ book updated. The Butler Library aferoj ne okazas per si mem sed per A CD recording of La Junaj Trezor- Many people leave their collections of multa farado. Kaj tiu farado plej serçantoj with a word list is available. books, etc. to EAB. Any valuable efikas, kiam la homoj harmonias EAB now acts as the British section volumes are placed in the Butler inter si. Çi-rilate, eble rimarkinde of ILEI and accepts membership on Library. Others may be retained for estas, ke – almenaΩ dum mia dujara behalf of the international teachers’ lending or sale, and lists of saleable servo kiel sekretario – la Administra association. second-hand books will be published. Komitato de EAB, spite al foje akraj A new EAB Esperanto–English All previously stored materials are disputoj pri tio kaj jeno, neniam English–Esperanto Mini-dictionary, now at Barlaston, where sorting, listing bezonis eç formale voçdoni pri iu ajn suitable for beginners, has been and conservation work has begun. ero en la tagordo. Ili çiam venis al published. Binding of selected periodicals is in interkonsentita decido. Eble tio estas A consultant education advisory progress. des pli surpriza, se oni pripensas la team has been formed from active Retrospective purchases for the eblajn frustri¸ojn, kiujn nia movado Esperanto educationalists. Particular Butler collection is 50% complete. spertas, kaj la pasion por Esperanto. thanks to Bill Walker and Malcolm Storage space for archives, lending Longe daΩru tiu kunlaboremo de Jones for their stalwart help with many and second-hand books was negotiated la plimulto! of the educational projects. with Wedgwood College and called Geoffrey Sutton At Barlaston this year, teaching ‘The Houghton Room’. included Ni Festivalu weekend in Technical progress has been made • Material for the next issue of January, Esperanto Day in March, in getting the catalogue and listing on EAB Update should be with the Esperanto Workers’ Association to the internet. The library website has editor ideally no later than 1 June. (SATEB) weekend in May – which been set up: http://www.biblbut.org/. • Materialo por la venonta numero included classes for beginners – and Geoff King is the Hon. Librarian. de EAB-Gˆisdate atingu la redaktoron Somera Lernejo in August 2003. Continued opposite ideale plej laste la 1-an de junio. Update / Gˆisdate is a quarterly organ of the Esperanto ❏ EAB also publishes the review La Brita Esperantisto, Association of Britain / estas kvaronjara organo de wholly in Esperanto / EAB eldonas ankau˘ la revuon La Esperanto-Asocio de Britio, Esperanto House / Esperanto- Brita Esperantisto, tute en Esperanto. Domo, Station Road, Barlaston, Stoke-on-Trent ST12 9DE. ✰ Tel. 0845 230 1887 or +44 (0)1782 372141 Fax / fakso: +44 (0)1782 372229 ❏ EAB is a registered charity (No. 272676) and an E-mail / ret-adreso: [email protected] affiliated national association of the Universal Esperanto Website / ttt-pagˆ o: www.esperanto-gb.org Association, which has official relations with the United ❏ Membership of EAB costs £25 a year (£20 concession); Nations and Unesco / EAB estas legˆe registrita bonfara supporter £10 / Membrigˆi en EAB kostas £25 pundojn asocio kaj aligˆ inta landa asocio de Universala Esperanto- jare (£20 rabatite); subtenanto pagas £10. Asocio (Nieuwe Binnenweg 176, NL-3015 Rotterdam, ✰ Nederlando. Tel. 00 31 10 436 1044; fax / fakso: 00 31 436 ❏ Material for Update should be sent by 1751; e-mail / rete: [email protected]; www.uea.org), kiu havas e-mail, computer disk or hard copy to the editor / oficialajn rilatojn kun Unuigˆ intaj Nacioj kaj Unesko. ˆ Materialon por Gisdate oni sendu rete, diske au˘ papere al ✰ la redaktoro: Geoffrey Sutton, 7 Clover Road, Aylsham, Norwich NR11 6JW; e-mail / retposˆ te: gsutton@ ❏ The views expressed in EAB Update are not necessarily macunlimited.net. Material may be in Esperanto, English, those of the Management Committee of EAB / Welsh or Gaelic / Materialo rajtas esti en la lingvoj La opinioj esprimitaj en EAB-Gˆisdate ne nepre estas tiuj internacia, angla, kimra au˘ gaela. de la Administra Komitato de EAB. 2 • Update JARRAPORTO 2003 ANNUAL REPORT 2003 La arbaro de Anyksˇˇc iai de Antanas Baranauskas. El la litova. Vidu la detalojn Publicity the Scottish Congress in May. The pri elektitaj novaj libroj sur The Eastern Federation was featured organisation of this event was choreo- pa¸oj 14 kaj 15. in The Guardian, resulting in over 100 graphed by the Scottish Esperanto enquiries, and several new members Association, and was much appreci- and students for courses. ated by all who took part. Glasgow Detailed advice on activities for the and Edinburgh societies celebrated European Day of Languages were put their centenaries at the congress.