The Grapevine the Newsletter of the International Women’S Association, Georgia
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May, 2019 The Grapevine The Newsletter of the International Women’s Association, Georgia IWA Georgia strives to: welcome and assist newcomers to Georgia; foster goodwill and friendship among association members; build relationships between women of different cultures living in Georgia; provide the opportunity to socialize with each other; and enhance our members understanding of Georgia. Noteworthy Charity Concert Dear Ladies, There are many events and charities to go to these days but no one in our society is as vulnerable as the young and the old. Children with Leukemia undergo very painful procedures during treatment. Among the physical pain, children experience extreme anxiety, fear, and prolonged emotional stress. Art Therapy has shown to be a useful intervention that can prevent permanent trauma and support the children during these intrusive interventions. The International Women's Association, the Austrian Embassy, and the Royal Danish Consulate are organizing a Charity Concert on the International Children's Day on Saturday, 1 June 2019. The suggested entrance donation is GEL 50 which are 2 days of therapy. We would kindly like to invite you to support the concert by coming and donating and by spreading an encouraging word to your friends, business associates, colleagues. rsvp until May 28, 2019, to [email protected] Kind regards, Petra Benkö, IWA President 2018/19 Arad Benkö, Austrian Ambassador Summer Lunch Invitation International Women's Association Georgia Summer Lunch Invitation Date: 5th of June, 2019 Time: Registration will start at 11:00 am Venue: Sheraton Grand Tbilisi Metechi Palace Price for members is 35 gel Guest price is 70 gel Place is limited for 80 people Contact person: Special event co-chair Irina Kocak [email protected] Irina will start to take reservations and the payments on Wednesday coffee morning IWA GBM 15-05-2019 Elections-Auction IWA GBM 15-05-2019 Elections-Auction For more photos please follow the link https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipMSyw1UodrHJU8 O-4JHC- 5MMklSja8OJ37ivbnj8yrrjpITQcnkcZsZ8PW4oqCNSQ?key=d ElPcmJBejVFTG40aUs3Q2N4NHI1TVNCZzA5ODFB Notices Board meeting 14-05-2019 CPC Community Projects Committee IWA CPC at the EMMAUS Container Unveiling CPC participated last May 17, 2019 in the unveiling of the fifth collection container of EMMAUS in the Carrefour Market in Vekua Street. IWA made a contribution to this project that aims to support poor families. Our contribution will help 60 families in need. You can also drop off your donations (clothes, bags, shoes) at the collection containers found in Carrefour Tbilisi Mall, Eastpoint and Vekua Street, as well as the French School. . Feature Article Europe Day Europe Day is celebrated each year on 9th May, to commemorate the1950 Declaration of Robert Schuman, the French foreign minister at the time. He set out his idea for a new form of political cooperation in Europe, which would make war between Europe's nations unthinkable by asking them to share their coal and steel reserves. This idea was the beginning of what is now the European Union, which today unites 28 countries and 508 million citizens for over 60 years of peace and prosperity. On Sunday, 5 May, over 15,000 people came together in Tbilisi to celebrate Europe Day, highlighting the strong relations between the European Union and Georgia. On the occasion of Europe Day, the European Union together with Tbilisi City Hall hosted a public celebration in Tbilisi's Rike Park. Twenty Member States of the European Union presenting their countries and showcasing their cultures to visitors, and Tbilisians and their children were invited to participate in unique games and informative activities. Music, dances and songs were brought to a daytime stage from all over Europe, while young and old were competing in a streetball competition and sampling food from different European countries. This year's Europe Day was held under the motto "Stronger Together" to highlight the strong relations between Georgia and the European Union. 2019 is a double anniversary, marking 10 years of the Eastern Partnership and 5 years since the signature of the EU-Georgia Association Agreement. Feature Article Europe Day The notion of Europe is very old, but where does the name come from? Europe existed as a conceptual construct long before geographers began arguing whether there are seven continents or six (the latter model considers Europe and Asia to be a single continent). The ancient Greeks divided the world into three major units: Europe, Asia, and Libya, the last of which referred to the known northern portion of Africa. Those were the divisions that Ptolemy used when he laid out his map of the world in the Guide to Geography in the 2nd century CE. From a linguistic approach it is believed that Europe’s name is descriptive in origin. Those who look to the ancient Greek language to parse it roots combine eurys, meaning “wide,” and ops, meaning “face” or “eye,” to arrive at “wide-gazing” as an appropriate description of Europe’s broad shoreline as seen from the shipboard perspective of the maritime Greeks. By extension, it is also believed that this phrase connotes “mainland.” Adventurous travelers who got closer to the northern lands reported the existence of mountain systems and river basins that were much larger than those of the Mediterranean region, along with climates that were very different from those the Greeks experienced, not to mention expansive primeval forests and sweeping steppes. In Greek mythology, Europa was the mother of King Minos of Crete, a woman of Phoenician origin, after whom the continent Europe is named. The story of her abduction by Zeus in the form of a bull was a Cretan story . Noteworthy 2nd Second International Festival of Traditional Crafts Workshops The Second International Festival of Traditional Crafts Workshops will be held at 28-30 June, 2019 in Akhaltsikhe Fortress (Rabati). The event is organized by the Georgian State Museum of Folk and Applied Arts and Georgian Heritage Crafts Association with the support of the Georgian Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports, the USAID/Zrda Activity in Georgia and the Akhaltsikhe Municipality. The project is also supported by GIZ/IBIS Project in Georgia, The Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport of Adjara Autonomous Republic and Dusheti Municipality. Festival Activities will include: Open-Workshops - master-classes of different craft fields (ceramics, woodcarving, natural dies, carpet/rug weaving, felt making, jewelry, musical instrument making, etc.), Crafts Fair, Educational programs for Kids, Exhibition from Museum collections, and Special Info-Tour for Tourism agencies, Collaborative Installations by Artisans and Contemporary Artists, Public lectures on Traditional Crafts, Night show and concerts. Free buses for the visitors will be available during the festival days from The Rose Revolution Square. Interest Groups Movie Group Dear friends, I am very pleased to invite you to the event organized by European School - MYP IB students on 22 May 2019. Two lovers coming from different immigrant gangs face challenges to be with each other. Based on West side story musical. The event will start at 17:00 in the main hall of European school. Young adults from N(N)CE youth center will be selling their beautiful hand made product until 17:45 pm. At 18:00 the drama will start, staring MYP IB students. Sincerely, Gloria Ana Iacob Interest Groups Movie Group European school IB MYP class of 2018-2019 European school IB MYP class of 2018-2019 Runtime: 65 minutes Language: English Director: David Nadirashvili Choreographer: BekaKurashvili Composer: European school Plot: Two lovers coming from different immigrant gangs face challenges to be with each other. Based on West side story musical. The event will start at 17:00 in the main hall of European school. Young adults from N(N)CE youth center will be selling their beautiful hand made product until 17:45 pm. At 18:00 the drama will start, staring MYP IB students. *70% of the money gathered from the tickets will be dedicated to buy materials for the young adults in N(N)CE center. 22 May European School 22 May 2019 - 17:00 Interest Groups Workshop on conscious relationships based on IMAGO Therapy by Sille Jõgeva on 8th of May Noteworthy Batumi Music Fest Noteworthy 7th edition of Batumi Black Music and Art Festival from 1 to 10 of September 2019, Batumi-Georgia Classical Music on the Black Sea At the crossroad of Art For 7 years Batumi Black Sea Music and Art Festival has been exploring the affluence of music creation and development. As celebration of classical music, Batumi Black Sea Music and Art Festival, musical and artistic event will take place between 1-10 September 2019 in Batumi organized by UNESCO’s Ambassador and founder of the Charitable Foundation “Lyra”, pianist Elisso Bolkvadze. The Festival is an original event where the great artists and young talents of classical music come together to place music at the heart of culture. Since its creation in 2013, the festival’s mission has been to promote and support the young talents of today, to show all of their diversity, but also to make it accessible to as many people as possible. This is exactly what gives this event a different identity and importance to others. The Master classes given by the world Class artists during the Festival encourage new talents to broaden their knowledge and notions in music field by studying with new methods. Batumi Black Sea Music and Art Festival is accessible for everyone from all regions. Those who are the most talented will benefit to be invited abroad to deepen their knowledge and participate in concerts. This year, the festival proposes among other things the organization of an Art Camp for 300 young talents with the support of the Ministry of Education.