UpdateEAB www.esperanto-gb.org ✩ Gisdateˆ An organ of the Esperanto Association of Britain Organo de Esperanto-Asocio de Britio ★ No. 38, July–September 2007 N-ro 38, julio–septembro 2007 ISSN 1741-4679 International communication without discrimination ★ Respect for all cultures Internacia komunikado sen diskriminacio ★ Respekto por ˆiujc kulturoj Nobel Prize-winner champions Esperanto before the European Parliament
Professor Reinhardt Selten, Nobel Prize-winner for Economics in 1994 for his contributions to game theory, was among 13 Nobel laureates who were invited to the European Parliament on 9 May on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the European Union.
he assembled Nobel Prize- language’ but for everyone to winners were invited to learn Esperanto. He pleaded for T take part in a debate on the the teaching of Esperanto, which past, present and future of the EU, ‘would provide a neutral solu- focusing on its scientific, intellec- tion’. An easy-to-learn language tual and cultural achievements. like Esperanto can solve the Professor Reinhardt Selten, Nobel In his address to the assem- language problem in an easy way. Prize-winner for Economics in bled MEPs, Prof. Selten empha- He emphasised that those who 1994, who is a fluent Esperanto- sized that ‘economic integration have learnt a foreign language speaker and supporter of the Inter- has progressed in a remarkable find it easier to learn another. national Language way’ and that monetary union – Esperanto is thus also suitable as previously supposed to be a first foreign language, and he Professor Martinus Veltman, impossible – has been ‘a great proposed that it be taught in all who won the Nobel Prize for success’. He said the Europeans EU countries as the first foreign physics in 1999, said that he was must learn to feel themselves to language. He suggested that a few an enthusiastic supporter of be European. The language countries start with a pilot project Europe, citing the example of problem in the EU was a major in the schools and other coun- CERN. However, Prof. Veltman obstacle to this and it must be tries could follow on, just as the pointed out that CERN has only solved. The answer was not Schengen cooperation and two working languages, English ‘domination by one national monetary union have done. and French. He added that it was
EAB-Ìisdate • 1 Finnish, German, Swedish and Dutch versions, with a detailed REDAKTORA NOTO report in Esperanto on the French version (SAT, Paris; www. liberafolio.org/2007/selten parlamento). Kongrese! It is highly amusing to com- pare texts in several languages – Applause for the Nobel Prize- words with quite different i estas meze en ‘la kongres- winners from assembled MEPs meanings are used for the same Nsezono’. Ôus okazis la brita thing! For instance, according to kaj skota kongresoj, kaj baldaü the Dutch version, Prof. Veltman okazos la Universala Kongreso en a scandal that the EU has 23 called the EU’s language system Jokohamo, kien veturos kvardeko official languages. Masses of gek ‘mad, crazy’, while the Swed- da britoj. Ni esperas povi reporti money goes to waste on inter- ish version has it as ett skämt ‘a al vi koncizan raporton pri la UK preting, and translation leads to joke’. The Dutch version is en Japanio, kiu espereble kura©igos misunderstanding. He urged the possibly the best of the above. It ankoraü pli da britoj partopreni en EU to keeping working on its is also interesting what is ‘edited la UK en 2008. Ìi okazos multe pli language system, adding that the out’ in the various languages. proksime, en Roterdamo, por festi people who devised the euro The complete communiqué is la 100-jari©on de nia internacia ought be able to sort out the at: http://www.europarl.europa. asocio, UEA. language situation. eu/news/expert/infopress_page/ Se vi ne jam konas ‘la Centran 011-6466-129-05-19-902- Oficejon’ – kiel ©i tradicie The above text has been 20070507IPR06397-09-05-2007- nomi©as – vi profitus el antaü- compiled from the English, 2007-true/default_fr.htm. gustumo per partopreno en unu el la ‘Malfermaj Tagoj’ de UEA. Tiujn oni reklamas en revuo Esperanto, sed se vi ne jam estas New information CD! individua membro de UEA, kontaktu la Oficejon de EAB, Make sure every newsroom has one! kiu informos, kiam okazos la venonta tia tago. An ideal attachment to any media Cetere, ni pardonpetas, ke ne aperas pli da fotoj el la brita comment on Esperanto kongreso – sed tion, kion oni ne sendas, oni ne povas aperigi! A Journalist’s Guide to Esperanto. Barlaston: EAB, 2007. Geoffrey Sutton English-language CD. What journalists ought to • Material for the next issue of know about Esperanto. Adapted, the information is EAB Update should be with the useful in any context. editor no later than 1 September. • Materialo por la venonta numero Price: £2.50 plus p.&p. de EAB-Gˆisdate atingu la redaktoron plej laste la 1-an de septembro.
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2 • EAB Update BRITA KONGRESO DE ESPERANTO BRITISH ESPERANTO CONGRESS Report on the British Congress in Letchworth
his year the British Congress official from Letchworth City Ttook place in Letchworth, thanked JoMo and the local from 4 to 7 May. congress committee for staging this entertainment. Congratula- Fresh and green tions to the team who brought Not just the Esperanto flags flying the event to fruition and adver- over the entrance to Plinston tised Esperanto so joyfully! Hall, but Letchworth itself is green. The ‘Garden City’ concept Renewal was the idea of Ebenezer Renewal was the theme of the Howard, a fervent Esperantist, congress and a series of discus- who desired better living condi- sions was held during the week- tions for workers. Arthur Sly end. Sir Ebenezer Howard (1850– presented a short illustrated Oliver Heald, MP, welcomed 1928), founder of the garden city history of Letchworth since its the Congress to Letchworth with movement and fervent Esperantist. foundation in 1903. The Garden a short greeting in Esperanto and His proposal appeared in 1898 City has retained its green and mentioned the renewal of the (republished as Garden Cities of healthy atmosphere during the Garden City. To-Morrow, 1946). The Town and town’s recent renewal and Country Planning Association was modernisation of the shopping Buchanan Lecture – Esperanto formed to advance his ideas. centre. and language awareness Letchworth was founded in 1903. The Congress venue offered a The inaugural Buchanan Lecture fine large hall, equipped with – a real piece of renewal, after PowerPoint and a massive screen, much negotiation with Liverpool Personal view and plenty of space for the 80 or University – was presented by A lecture on ‘The Psychology of more participants, which in- Dr Renato Corsetti, president of Esperanto Information’ was a cluded several overseas visitors Universala Esperanto-Asocio. His complicated look backwards. Ian and a good contingent of young theme was ‘Learn your own Fantom expounded his con- people. language by learning another: spiracy theories to a full audience Upstairs, a well-lit room with Esperanto and language aware- for an hour and a half, but it was pleasing outlook over a wide ness’, given in Esperanto, and difficult to see how this fitted green space, was popular for explained how bilingualism into the ‘Renewal’ theme. small groups and individuals helped other studies. Free wine who could drop in for tea or and nibbles followed for every- Regional and local activities coffee. one. Regional and local activities were Renato spoke next day about discussed in an important but Guinness World Record broken parliamentary and non-parlia- poorly attended session (most In Letchworth shopping precinct mentary activity, and Brian people needed to eat). Let’s hope at lunchtime on Saturday, JoMo Barker presented plans to revive this item will appear on the (Jean-Marc Leclercq) the French Esperanto Lobby. In addition to programme again next year. It Esperanto singer, succeeded in promoting support for Esperanto was agreed that the nature of breaking the Guinness World among MPs and MEPs, there was federations and clubs had Record for the number of lan- talk of reintroducing Press Panel. changed over the last 50 years guages used in one concert. His This needs a team of volunteers from active – where courses were lively, amusing performance was willing to react to letters and held frequently – to quieter well received by locals (especially articles in the press, on language pursuits, such as coffee and chat. a group of young girls) and and education topics, preferably Suggestions for wider and looser kongresanoj. Many Esperanto by e-mail – a rapid-response geographical groups were noted leaflets were distributed. An technique. by Terry Page, along with the idea EAB-Ìisdate • 3 BRITA KONGRESO DE ESPERANTO BRITISH ESPERANTO CONGRESS that they need a sense of purpose. the subsequent Annual General the British Library, Klarita As always, volunteer organisers Meeting of the Esperanto Associa- Velikova spoke and demonstrated are required. tion of Britain, despite a few Korean kick-dancing, Paul Mensa Rolf Fantom led a vigorous lively contributions to debate, the reported on Esperanto in Africa, working session on forward- trustees were re-elected. Sally Philips in memory of looking strategy, with much William Auld, but the anticipated appreciative audience participa- Culture and more concert pianist did not turn up tion, especially from the young Specialist group meetings and a on Sunday evening. However, the people (JEB). pleasing variety of cultural items bar was open so people could interspersed the working ses- relax and chat. Professor Gong Official business sions. Anna Lowenstein lectured Xiaofeng filled the gap at short Time was allotted for members to about the hidden messages in notice with a well-illustrated question candidates for EAB’s children’s books, Olga Kerziouk presentation about her Esperanto Management Committee. During about the Esperanto Collection at work in China. JoMo also enlivened Friday Secrecy and confidentiality evening’s interkona vespero, and What’s the difference between secret matters and confidential matters? entertained kongresanoj again on Surely you don’t need it spelt out? Saturday evening. The workings of a secret society are never made public – not its The closing ceremony and membership nor its aims, methods, decisions or finances. singing of ‘La Espero’ was followed But you talk to your doctor in confidence, and don’t expect the by a disco for the young at heart – details of your embarrassing complaint to be made common knowl- a lively end to a successful congress. edge or the subject of ribaldry. The following policy on confidentiality is found in the Handbook In Zamenhof’s footsteps for Trustees, which is given to new trustees of EAB as part of the Monday morning was rather induction process: damp at the start of the excursion The discussions of the Management Committee are confidential. Only to Cambridge ‘in the footsteps of the decisions of the Committee are public property for the reason that all Zamenhof’, who visited must have the freedom to express themselves, agree, disagree, and change Letchworth with Ebenezer their minds without recrimination. Abuse, libel, slander, spreading other Howard while attending the 3rd misinformation or confidential matters on the web or elsewhere, that bring Universala Kongreso de Esperanto in the Management Committee, any of its members or those employed or Cambridge. Everyone had re- working with EAB, into disrepute constitute both a breach of generally ceived an illustrated leaflet accepted rules of reasonable conduct and a breach of collective responsibility containing a history of the 1907 and trust as a trustee. Such breach will entail sanctions by the Management visit with a map, prepared by Roy Committee, involving temporary suspension of the trustee, report to the Simmons. Terry and Anica Page Charity Commission, and/or public notification of the breach in EAB Update met 23 travellers at Cambridge and/or La Brita Esperantisto, as the Committee considers appropriate. station and guided them to the This is perfectly normal – the National Council of Voluntary places of interest which LLZ had Organisations (NCVO) suggests a contract for trustees, which they visited. The tour continued after should sign after reading the induction material, and … agree to respect lunch in brighter weather and the confidentiality of board matters and discussions. The same applies to concluded happily. Directors of Companies. The purpose is to encourage free and open JMB discussion. EAB Management Committee publishes the minutes soon after their meetings, holding back only matters which may be sensitive or British Esperanto in process of negotiation. Secretly recording a Committee Meeting and subsequently distrib- Congress 2008 uting it, or replaying it at a public meeting, is a breach of confidence. Subject to confirmation, the Publicly displaying sections of private e-mails between trustees British Esperanto Congress without their permission is breach of confidence. This has only ever in 2008 will take place in been done by one person, Ian Fantom, as at the British Congress in Southport, Merseyside, on Letchworth. The members of EAB choose the trustees, whom they entrust with the weekend of 9–11 May. the Association’s property, its good name, and the sometimes heavy The congress theme will be duty of pursuing the objects of the Charity. They de-select, with regret, linked to culture to reflect the those who are proven not trustworthy. status of Liverpool as Euro- Joyce Bunting pean city of culture.
4 • EAB Update BRITA KONGRESO DE ESPERANTO BRITISH ESPERANTO CONGRESS
JoMo and some of his appreciative audience on the street in Letchworth. His new 42-minute CD is called JoMo Friponas by Vinilkosmo.
AGM in Letchworth The AGM of the Association took place in Letchworth on Sunday, 6 May, during the British Esperanto Congress. Approx. 32 members attended; Dr John Wells, President of the Association, chaired the meeting. The Annual Report of the Trustees and the Financial Report were presented by the Hon. Treasurer, Joyce Bunting, and were accepted by the meeting. It was agreed to leave subscription rates unchanged. In the election for the Management Committee, the results (including postal votes and proxies) were as follows: Votes for Against Abstentions David Bisset 56 4 3 Jean Bisset 52 5 6 Joyce Bunting 60 2 1 Helen Fantom 45 11 7 Edmund Grimley Evans 54 2 7 David Kelso 60 3 0 Derek Tatton 58 2 3 John Wells 61 2 0
As the number of candidates was less than the number of vacancies, and all received more votes for than against, all 8 were declared elected. John Wells was the sole candidate for President and was declared elected. During the period for Comments and Suggestions from the members, which occurred while votes were being counted, issues raised included: standing orders and conduct of meetings, publicity and recruitment, language policy (Language Watch), Buchanan Lecture and Prize, attendance at AGMs, and considerable discussion of JEB activity. David Kelso, Hon. Secretary
EAB-Ìisdate • 5 SKOTA KONGRESO DE ESPERANTO SCOTTISH ESPERANTO CONGRESS Varma etoso spitis la veteron Sube: Mia Casey kaj David Kelso (karakterize vin-enmane), çef- organizintoj de la kongreso La 102-a Skota Kongreso de Espe- ranto okazis çi-jare de la 15-a ©is la 17-a de junio en Lanark.
vankam pluvegis dum la Kunuaj du tagoj de la skota kongreso, la etoso estis agrabla, kaj la aran©oj bone fluis. Partoprenis preskaü kvardek homoj, inkluzive de eksterland- anoj el Anglio, ÇeÕio, Çinio kaj Nederlando.
Bunta prelegaro Vlad’ka Chvátalová, profesia tradukistino en la çeÕlingva fako de Eüropa Unio, prelegis pri la efektiva, çiutaga lingva situacio ene de la eüropa burokratio. Estis interese ekscii, ekzemple, ke oni foje lotumas la eblecon paroli en iuj lingvoj – kompreneble la tiea pretan servon, ©i tamen trovi©as, pri sia hejmlando ÇeÕio. Ni nedemokratia traktado de la kio signifas, ke interpretistoj lernis interalie, ke ni dankas lingvoj postulas, ke tio okazas povas ricevi salajron por nenio- ÇeÕion pro la invento de la sole inter la malpli parolataj farado! prembutono! lingvoj. En aliaj okazoj, se En dua prelego Vlad’ka Girvan McKay mallonge delegacio ne malmendas inter- prezentis malpli konatajn faktojn prezentis informojn pri siaj angla kaj skota tradukoj de La infana raso de William Auld. Baldaü çi tiuj tekstoj konsulteblos en la interreto. La unuan li povis multe revizii helpe de István Ertl. Andrew Weir parolis pri ‘Lingvistiko por la perpleksitaj’. La temo neeviteble produktis multajn demandojn. Krome, John Francis deklamis.
Traduka kunlaboro petata Hju Rid parolis pri ‘La Projekto Wallström’. Temis pri la reta ‘blogo’ de la sveda vicestrino de Eüropa Komisiono, en kiu ßi prezentas siajn çiutagajn laboron kaj pensojn – kaj akceptas komentojn de eüropaj civitanoj. High Street, Lanark, kun maldekstre The Tollbooth, kie okazis la plimulto Ìi tamen estas limigita al la de la çi-jara Skota Kongreso de Esperanto. La montrofenestro ebligis afißi pri angla, franca kaj germana lingvoj, Esperanto, kio allogis kelkajn informpetojn de eksteruloj. do esperantistoj decidis ekmontri
6 • EAB Update SKOTA KONGRESO DE ESPERANTO SCOTTISH ESPERANTO CONGRESS
Supre kaj maldekstre: Prelegas Vlad’ka Chvátalová. Sube: Prelegas Andrew Weir. Plej sube: Prelegas Hju Rid.
la utilon de Esperanto per tuja tradukado el iu ajn eüropa lingvo. Hju serças kunlaborantojn, kiuj pretos rapide traduki mal- longajn tekstojn. Se vi povus helpi al Hju, bonvolu kontakti lin kiel eble plej baldaü per lia retadreso: [email protected].
Dimançe en New Lanark Aliaj programeroj inkluzivis urbopromenon de David Bisset en blove malvarma vetero, bankedo en agrabla loko kun varma etoso, kvankam la man©a∆oj ne çiam estis sam- nivelaj. La dimançon ni pasigis en New Lanark – la mondfama industri-revolucia ßpinejo, kie Robert Owen ekpraktikis siajn tiam ege progresintajn ideojn pri laborkondiçoj, sano kaj edukado. Ni kunvenis en la Vila©a Halo, kie okazis ankaü la jarkunveno de la skota asocio. Lundon pluraj partoprenintoj ekskuris ankaü al la rivervalo de Clyde kaj al Biggar.
Venontjare La venontjara Skota Kongreso okazos de la 6-a ©is la 8-a de junio tre norde, en Invershin, Sutherland. J
EAB-Ìisdate • 7 SOMERA FESTIVALO SUMMER FESTIVAL
tial basis). Details can be found Candid camera coming to on the EAB website (www. esperantoeducation.com/residen- Barlaston Summer Festival tial) or by telephoning the EAB office on 01782 372141. Whether a Barlaston ‘regular’, n preparation for a documen- intermediates; two programmes or someone wondering whether tary on Esperanto, a film crew from the middle of the week for I to take a first step into the world from an independent television intermediates and more ad- of Esperanto, you are assured of company is planning to spend a vanced users of Esperanto. As a warm welcome at the 2007 day at the Summer Festival in well as classroom teaching there summer festival. We look forward Barlaston (18–24 August). will be talks and other activities, to seeing you there. It is understood the film- a free afternoon to plan an Paul Gubbins makers will want to interview excursion, and an entertainments participants as well as shoot evening, plus Esperanto conversa- footage in Esperanto House and tion and chatter throughout the EDUCATION in the teaching rooms at Wedg- day (and into the night at the wood Memorial College. The village pub). All this fuelled, of ‘Esperanto raises completed film will be offered to course, by fabulous food from grammar hopes’ – national television networks. the college kitchens. Filming will add spice to an A few residential places Esperanto boon to already tasty programme: two remain for this year’s programme National Literacy programmes at the start of the (more participants can be ac- Strategy week for post-beginners and cepted on a day or non-residen- ‘Esperanto raises grammar hopes’ – that was the title of a Recovered money – a small success piece by Helen Ward with a large, attractractive photo- A kindly social worker contacted Esperanto House in April. She graph in the Times Educational had found a faded National Savings and Investments (NS&I) Supplement on 18 May. It calls passbook among the belongings of an old lady in her care. As it the Springboard project ‘an included the word ‘Esperanto’ in the title, she thought maybe we unexpected comeback’ for would like to know about it. Neither of us thought there was much Esperanto in primary class- chance of it being valid, but as the last balance shown was £1,223 rooms. it seemed worth following up. The only negative in the NS&I tracing service were most helpful. They found that the piece was a quotation of the account had not been closed and interest was due since the last DfES’s ignorant assertion that entry in 1988. They discovered a second unclosed account with Esperanto has no culture. Esperanto in the title, showing a small balance. A letter from the Aside from this were the president of EAB and several forms needed to be filed, with various positive assertions of the signatures. The result was that the total received was £4,065. teachers: “The benefits are The account had been for British Association for Blind Esperan- extraordinary,” Mrs White tists (BABE), and the passbook was among the effects of Miss said. “I hadn’t realised they Dorothy Lonsdale. She had suffered several strokes and is now in a would do so much grammar. home on the Isle of Wight. A debt of gratitude is owed to Cathy It has helped understanding Redmond who took the trouble to contact us and send the old in English and in French. passbook, as Miss Lonsdale was unable to do so. Things such as nouns, verbs, The trustees of EAB will decide where the money will go, but adjectives. They are so simple the treasurer recommends it should be sent to Ligo Internacia de in Esperanto that children Blindaj Esperantistoj, which publishes an international magazine in really understand about braille ten times a year. If there is still anyone connected to BABE them, it backs up what we do who does not agree, or has another proposal, perhaps they would with the National Literacy get in touch with the EAB office. Strategy.” This small success shows the possibility of recovering ‘lost’ The piece ended by giving money from groups or federations that are no longer active. But it the Springboard project’s also highlights the wisdom of having several signatories to any website address: www. account, any one (or two) of whom can sign. springboard2languages.org. JMB
8 • EAB Update EDUKADO / INFORMADO EDUCATION / PUBLICITY Be part of the action on 26 September European Day of Languages
The European Day of Languages is a Council of Europe initiative held annually on 26 September to celebrate language and cultural diversity. The day aims: • To alert the public to the importance of language learning • To increase awareness and appreciation of all languages EAB will provide all materials, • To encourage lifelong language tailored to suit primary or sec- learning ondary age children and for adult As you can see, these aims groups we can supply a ‘Present- neatly mirror ours. The Education ing Esperanto’ CD which holds a wing of EAB is therefore organis- several of you, so please forgive variety of resources. Printed ing a project – ‘Parrot Talk’ – to us, and let us know. materials will also be supplied. link as many schools, children As you know, our human Viv O’Dunne has set up a and adult groups as possible to resources are quite limited, so we closed Yahoo discussion group local Esperantists who are theo- would much appreciate it if you for all those interested who have retically willing to give a short could send us details of any local access to the internet; your e-mail talk/presentation on or around children and adult groups address is not disclosed. If you that day – a Wednesday, this (Woodcraft, U3A, Church, are willing to be included she will year. Scouts, etc) that we could ap- send you an ‘invitation’. The We have already contacted proach on your behalf; if you feel group will allow us to discuss many of you, especially those of able to approach groups yourself, ideas and swap experiences so you whom we think might be please do. that we can make as great a willing to visit local primary and You are under no obligation, success of the day as possible. secondary schools. It is likely we of course, to talk to any age- We look forward to hearing have unintentionally neglected group with which you do not feel from you. Contact the EAB office comfortable. on 0845 230 1887.
INFORMADO PUBLICITY Parolado cˆe la ‘Universitato de la Tria Agˆo’ organizi serion da paroladoj pri diversaj temoj (‘©eneralaj studoj a Universitato de la Tria A©o por grizharuloj’) por grupo da L(U3A) estas societo de membroj. Dum la plej lasta emeritoj, kiu organizas kursojn trimestro mi kontribuis per kaj libertempajn agadojn por siaj parolado pri ‘La serço por lingvo The CD-ROM Presenting Esperanto membroj. Volontuloj çion por internacia komprenado’. – Education Resources 1 that will be organizas kaj instruas. Unu mia La parolado komenci©is per la supplied to those who can take part rolo en la Congleton-a branço rolo de la latina lingvo ©is la frua in the action. dum la lastaj du vintroj estis 18-a jarcento, sed koncentri©is
EAB-Ìisdate • 9 INFORMADO PUBLICITY
çirkaü la planlingvoj, ekde la jaroj inter 1961 kaj 1974 mi estis profesieco de la eldona∆oj paperaj ‘filozofiaj lingvoj’ en la 18-a membro de BEA kaj membro kaj kaj elektronikaj de EAB. jarcento ©is Basic English en la fakdelegito de UEA. La kulmino El tiuj jaroj de mia aktiveco 20-a. Kompreneble, çefrolis de mia esperantista kariero estis mi ankoraü posedas plurajn Esperanto – ©iaj kreo, strukturo la honoro prelegi en la Internacia jarkolektojn de diversaj gazetoj kaj movado. Çi tiun parton de la Somera Universitato en Vieno (Esperanto de UEA, British parolado mi povis ilustri el mia (kaj la plezuro ricevi miajn Esperantist, Heroldo de Esperanto, malgranda kolekto da libroj, kaj elspezojn de miaj tiamaj dung- kaj aliaj). Çi tiujn mi volonte iom pli granda kolekto da antoj!). Kompreneble, preparante donacus al historiema esperant- gazetoj, el la ’60-aj kaj ’70-aj mian paroladon, mi klopodis isto por gajni iom da spaco. jaroj, kaj per ©isdataj gazetoj kaj konstati la nunan staton de la Kompreneble mi petus, ke la flugfolioj, kiujn kompleze kaj movado pere de la interreto. Estis ricevonto pagu la sendkostojn. helpeme pruntis al mi la oficejo plezure trovi ©in, en Britio kaj Por detaloj kontaktu: mike.falla de EAB. internacie, pli vigla ol mi atendis. @ukonline.co.uk. Preskaü çiu demando post la Menciinda ankaü estas la impona Mike Falla parolado koncernis Esperanton kaj ©ian movadon. Unu sinjoro volis scii, çu iu el la 76 internaciaj RETE KAJ LETERE BY LETTER AND E-MAIL fakaj asocioj okupi©as pri lia intereso – tutmonda varmi©o. Verßajne tio estis nur ekzemplo Enmigrinta renovi©o en Irlando is apparent both in EAB and in aü provo, ne ligita al intenco the voluntary sector’. Eble la utiligi Esperanton tiucele. Alia Estimata redaktoro, legantoj de Update interesi©os scii demandis kial oni ne aüdas pli Eble vi scias, ke Somhairle pri la sperto de EAI (Esperanto- multe pri Esperanto! Kompren- MacGhill-Eathain (Sorley Asocio de Irlando). eble nur tiuj, kiuj interesi©as pri Maclean) – same kiel William Dum lastaj jaroj, la membraro la temo venas al tia kunveno, sed Auld – estis nomumita por la de nia eta asocio ankaü konstante estas menciinde, ke la etoso estis Nobel-premio por literaturo. falis kaj plia©i©is. Ìis çi tiu jaro, ricevema – kvankam mi ne Bedaürinde, ambaü mortis kaj ne ni timis, ke ni baldaü tute mal- antaüvidas novajn esperantistojn. ricevis la premion. aperos. Tamen, dum lastaj Eble mi devus klarigi kial, Alia afero: mi ∆us ricevis la monatoj, subite aperis (el nenie!) kvankam ne membro de EAB, mi lastan numeron de EAB-Update, homoj el eksterlando, kiuj sentas min kapabla paroli pri la kaj mi legis en la aldonita interesi©as pri Esperanto. Pasint- Esperanto-movado. Dum pluraj raporto, ke ‘Falling membership sabaton ni organizis en nia hejmo renkonti©on de esperant- istoj, kaj je nia surprizo kaj Polish Radio Esperanto service kontento venis homoj (lo©antaj en Irlando kaj vizitantoj) el Happily it seems that our protests and those of the worldwide Rusio, Italio, Portugalio, kune Esperantists about the ending of the daily broadcasts have had kun lokuloj el Dublino kaj some success! Now, instead of the radio broadcasts, there are daily Galway – entute 12 personoj. ‘Podcasts’ which you can listen to whenever you like, provided that Antaü nelonge venis al niaj you have a computer with broadband and loudspeakers or head- kutimaj Dublinaj renkonti©oj phones. homoj el Rusio, Pollando, Italio/ Simply go to http://www.polskieradio.pl/eo/ and you will see Hispanio, Portugalio kaj juna the new Polish Radio Esperanto section’s home page. Just click on nova esperantisto duonirlanda the date (in red) to which you wish to listen, and it will start. It duonganaa. lasts 20 minutes, and the content is varied, and includes new and Mia konkludo estas tio, ke se repeated interviews which are especially interesting. Start now and niaj Esperantaj asocioj celus, ne listen to Barbara Pietrzak’s review of the spring edition of La Brita nur anglalingvanojn, sed ankaü Esperantisto of Tuesday, 20 March! (kaj precipe) la multajn homojn If you would like full instructions in Esperanto on how to el aliaj landoj de la Eüropa Unio arrange automatic daily downloading of these podcasts to your kaj ekster ©i, kiuj nun venas al computer, contact me at [email protected] or ian.mac. niaj landoj, tio povus renovigi kaj [email protected] revigligi niajn asociojn. Ian Mac Dowall, Girvan McKay / 20 March 2007 Garbhan MacAoidh 10 • EAB Update JEB-PAGˆO JEB PAGE JEB denove la oficiala junulara fako de EAB
a membraro de JEB nun estas Lçe 57, kaj ni gajnis pli ol 12 membrojn dum majo, sed tiu nivelo baldaü falos, çar inter- naciaj studentoj reiras hejmen. La plimulto nun ricevas nian gazeton, sed ©ia prepara sistemo ankoraü ne funkcias tute glate. Ìis nun ni faris tri numerojn, kaj Anoj de JEB çe la Brita Kongreso de çiu numero havis malsaman Kampara renkonti©o Esperanto en Letchworth redaktanton. en Hispanio Britaj gejunuloj lastatempe Mi finfine sukcesis Esperantigi instrui la unuan fojon, sed tio çeestis plurajn aran©ojn. amikinon Lauren! Mi klopodis estis pli malfacila tasko ol ßajnus. Aüdinte pri semajnfina aran©o okazonta en Madrido, mi Posteno por juna esperantisto de 18- gˆis 26-jara demandis al ßi, çu ßi ßatus iri kaj por la projekto ‘Ekkoni Esperanton en lernejo’ surprize ßi jesis. Tie ßi unue multe nervozi©is, sed poste ßi bone cˆe Eu˘ropa Volontula Servo amiki©is kun la aliaj partopren- antoj. Lauren multe lernis. Ni Estimataj! ofte eliris al la urbcentro, kaj La 10-an de majo 2007, nia projekto ‘Ekkoni Esperanton en reirante hejmen, ßi diris, ke ßi ja lernejo’, estis akceptita de nia nacia Agentejo por Eüropa Junulara akiris nekredeble bonegajn Programo. vivdaürajn geamikojn eç dum tiel Nia oferto estas konsultebla en la angla kaj franca sur la ret- mallonga tempo. pa©aro: http://ec.europa.eu/youth/program/sos/hei/hei_form_en. cfm?EID=14000557101 de la oficiala retejo de la Eüropa Junulara Internacia Junulara Programo (unu posteno). Festivalo, Italio Ni aprezus, ke kandidatoj estu rekomenditaj de sia landa Okazinte dum pasko, la festivalo asocio, kaj ilia scio de Esperanto estu atestita de diplomo aü de estis pli trankvila por mi, pro tio, Esperanta asocio. ke mi ne bezonis zorgi pri iu alia, Ni serças en EU-landoj taügajn kandidatojn por tiu posteno de çu tiu ©uas aü ne. Estis pli Eüropa Volontulo. trankvile, sed feliçe ne malpli Dankon pro via perado al junaj esperantistoj (18–26 jaraj) festeme. Çeestis bonaj homoj, koncernataj. kelkajn el kiuj mi jam renkontis. Kandidatoj devos turni sin al Nacia Agentejo por Eüropa Junulara Programo de la propra lando. Kun koraj salutoj, Jeanne-Marie Cash (Toulouse, Francio) Respondeca pri la projekto çe Esperanto-Kultur-centro de Tuluzo
La brita nacia agentejo estas: Connect Youth Education and Training Group, The British Council, 10 Spring Gardens, London SW1A 2BN. Tel. (020) 73 89 40 30 / 33; rete: [email protected]; retpa©o: www.britcoun.org/education/connectyouth/index. Gaja matenman©o
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Ni situis apud la bela strando kaj En Madrido la maro malvarmega. Çiuokaze multe sunis. Krome, la italaj man©a∆oj pli plaçis ol çe aliaj aran©oj. Mi vizitis Venecion dum kelkaj horoj – tre bela urbo, sed, laü mi, se oni vidis unu ponton, oni jam vidis çiujn! El Britio partoprenis ankaü Gabriel Corsetti.
Brita Kongreso, Letchworth Alta nombro da gejunuloj venis verßajne pro la proksimeco al la çefurbo; estis la samaj viza©oj, kelkaj novuloj, kelkaj internaciaj. Ni ∆us finis numeron 3 de nia gazeto, kiun ni vendis por allogi patronojn, kaj tie ni gajnis unu- du novajn membrojn. Neniu ßatis la lo©ejon menditan, sed mi sama komitato elekti©is kiel multe ßatis la kongreson. Prelegoj RETE KAJ LETERE kaj la kantisto JoMo interesis. antaüe, kun la aldono de Clare Bonaspekta kaj bone malgranda Hunter. Tim Owen restas la estis la urbo, sed ni pli ofte prezidanto, kaj mi estas la Correction to library history trovi©is ene de trinkejo ol ekstere sekretario. – nur pro la ebleco praktiki pli da Ni esperas organizi propran Dear Editor, Esperanto, kompreneble. JEBan aran©on dum la venonta I was bemused by the account somero, finfine fari JEBan of my role in the Butler library Jarkunsido de JEB flugfolion kaj prepari por la (EAB-Update 35, p.12). For the Ni voçdonis denove i©i la oficiala venonta ‘Course-You-Can (Speak record, I was not the Associa- junulara fako de EAB, kaj ni Esperanto)’ en Barlastono. tion’s librarian, I did not begin akceptos kiel membron çiun, kiu Daniel White work on an author catalogue, I havas malpli ol 30 jarojn. La Junularo Esperantista Brita / did not start a lending collection, Association for Young Esperan- and I did not resign … tists. Join for free / Anyone under In the early 1970s I compiled En Italio. Maldekstre: Daniel 30. Online at www.novajeb.org. a “union catalogue” of Esperanto White, rekonebla per la bierskatolo uk; e-mail: [email protected]. books in British public libraries, so that they could be borrowed through the interlibrary lending system. Cecil Capp and I also explored other forms of co- operation with the National Central Library (now part of the British Library), put out feelers to various funding agencies, etc. One of our conclusions was that Butler’s idiosyncratic catalogue was a serious obstacle to making the collection more widely used. In the mid-70s, when the Association became concerned about the long-term viability of its inner-London headquarters and was considering alternative provincial locations, my partner and I offered to provide accom- modation for the library in
12 • EAB Update RETE KAJ LETERE BY E-MAIL AND LETTER
Clapham, south London. This povi flue paroli ©in. pliaj informoj bv. eniri la pa©on would ensure that the collection Mi atendas vian respondon de Asocio Esperantista de Rio-de- remained available to researchers kun plezuro. Ôanejro: www.aerj.org.br. in London, and would also Abdel Karim, P.O. Box Mi gvidos rondan tablon pri facilitate the re-cataloguing 230671, Amman - 11123, turismo. La kialo de çi tiu letero project, including eventual Jordanio ([email protected]) estas peti vian helpon pri la temo computerisation. We undertook Turismo. Por riçigi nian kun- to fund the entire operation, venon kun informoj pri viaj including the provision of spertoj pri turismo kaj Esperanto premises, from our own re- Turismo dum Brazila Kongreso en via urbo, via lando, kaj sources. de Esperanto eksterlanden, bv. diri, de kiu urbo We put this offer to the kaj lando vi estas. La informojn Association’s then president. He Estimata samideano, kaj ideojn pri kiaj strategioj replied that the proposal made Mi estas Rosana Peixoto adopti por antaüenigi kaj dis- him “laugh out loud”. Quite so Caramez el Rio-de-Ôanejro, vastigi turismon pere de Espe- … Brazilo. Mi partoprenas en la ranto oni debatos inter ni, kaj Dermod Quirke Loka Organiza Komitato de la post la kongreso mi sendos al vi 42-a Brazila Kongreso de Espe- la koncernan raporton. Tia- ranto, kiu okazos de la 8-a ©is la maniere ni havas garantion pri 13-a de julio 2007 en nia urbo. via partopreno en nia kongreso, ‘Contradiction’ in book and La temo estas ‘Cent Jaroj de eç se vi eble ne çestos. film Gerda malaperis! Esperanto-Movado en Brazilo – Rosana P. Caramez Strategioj por la Estonteco’. Por [email protected] Dear Editor, I have had some correspond- ence with Claude Piron about the MALLONGE IN SHORT ‘contradiction’ at the end of Gerda malaperis! With his agree- ment, I would be grateful if you • ‘Infanoj el çiuj landoj: Unui©u!’ Kirkwallian Sandy Windwick, could put the following ‘PS’ to Infangrupo ‘Esperanto’ de la together with photos. my review (No. 36, p. 11) of the Socikultura Centro (CSC) en la film in the next edition of EAB- franca urbeto Quétigny kreis • Kontribua∆oj petataj por çina Ìisdate: propran ttt-ejon
EAB-Ìisdate • 13 MALLONGE IN SHORT Legacies The Association has received legacies from the estates of 2007 al la adreso: El Popola estas ©is nun anoncitaj en pli ol • Cyril George Love, £100 Çinio, P.O. Kesto 77, CN-100037 30 landoj de la kvin kontinentoj. • Margaret Tressider, £500 Pekino, Çinio; retpoßte: elpc@ En 2006 estis nur 25 landoj, kaj • Annette Sandford Timewell, china.com, [email protected]. 200 asocioj. La celoj de la £19,698.49 festivalo estas ßirmado de la • Eric McCanlis £3,500 • Foto-interesitoj planedo, interpopolaj solidareco Delegito de UEA en Çinio kaj kaj paco. Donations aktiva esperantisto s-ro Sun Invititaj partopreni estas ne Two separate anonymous Minghiao planas unuigi la nur unuopuloj sed ankaü asocioj, donations of £500 have been esperantistojn, kiuj interesi©as pri lernejoj, universitatoj, fonda∆oj, received this year, one of which fotado, kaj fondi Internacian kolektivoj, entreprenoj ks. Grupo is specifically for education. Esperantistan Foto-Asocion. da esperantistaj aktivuloj strebas Our thanks go to those gener- Interesitoj bonvolu sin turni al lia kunordigi Esperantan agadon ous members, with assurance ret-adreso: [email protected]. (Jeanne-Marie Cash tradukas la that the money will be well used. çarton, kiu aperos en la oficiala • Tutmonda Festivalo de la Tero ttt-ejo). En Esperanto kaj en la Gift Aid Esperanto jam trovis naturan franca, interesitoj sin turnu al £1,279 was reclaimed in April lokon en çi tiu festivalo, kies Émile Mas: espergala@wanadoo. 2007 plus £245 on a legacy. himno estas ©uste en la Inter- fr. Tel. 33 (0)1 08 75 20 71 95. Thanks to all who participate in nacia Lingvo. Tio konstateblas En Francio, tiu festivalo this scheme. Lower levels of per vizito per funkciigo de ricevas moralan subtenon de Income Tax will bring about a komputila laütparolilo çe www. famuloj, i.a. de la genetikisto reduction in the claim after festivaldelaterre.org. prof. Albert Jacquard, de la agro- 6 April 2008 for all charities. En 2007, la Tutmonda ekologo kaj verkisto Pierre Rabhi, Festivalo de la Tero okazos de la de la prezidanto de ‘France en UEA donations 18-a ©is la 24-a de junio en Action’, Jean-Marc Governatori, EAB can transfer gifts of money diversaj lokoj de la mondo kun la de la filozofo kaj sociologo Edgar to UEA to any of their specified temo: ‘La Solidarecoj’. Iniciatoj Morin (çiuj favoraj al Esperanto), funds, and several people have de la ekologo Jean Marie Pelt, de used this service recently. la eksministrino pri la medio Lord of the Rings Corinne Lepage k.a. Subteno in Esperanto estos bonvena ankaü per tradukoj • Konkurso de mallongaj filmoj al diversaj lingvoj. Triesta Esperanto-Asocio anoncis The first edition of The Lord of sian duan internacian konkurson the Rings sold out in record • Çe argentina lernejo pri kurtfilmoj. La filmo devas esti time. Now, Sezonoj, the por malavanta©uloj en formo de DVD aü VHS kaj ne Russian publishing house, Laü informo de Marcelo superi 15-minutan daüron. La which also produces La Ondo Casartelli, la retpa©o de Municipa limdato por alveno estas la 15-a de Esperanto, plans to publish Lernejo ‘José C. Paz‘, en provinco de decembro. Pliaj informoj pri a second edition soon. Buenos Aires, Argentino, nun la kondiçoj haveblas de: Espe- If EAB gets enough ad- havas resumon en Esperanto. La ranto Trieste, C.P.601 Trieste vance orders, we will be able celo de la lernejo estas instrui Centro, IT-34101 Trieste, Italio; to place a bigger order for lingvojn kaj metiojn al malriçuloj retpoßte: nored@tisca inet.it; this second edition and get a kaj handikapitoj. La direktoro, retpa©aro: www.blog.ialweb.it/ better discount to pass on to Carlos Víctor Zalazar, lernis esperantotrieste. you, our customers. The full Esperanton antaü multaj jaroj. La cost for the 3-volume set will aldono de tiu resumo estas • Prelegoj pri Nepalo be £51 plus postage and kontribuo por la disvastigo de Dank’ al Germana Esperanto- packing. If we have enough Esperanto en Argentino. La Asocio kaj ties nova komisiito pre-orders we could sell for pa©aro estas: www.emfp402.com. por rondvoja©oj, organizi©is £47.50 plus p.&p. ar. Bonvolu klaki sur ‘Historia’, rondvoja©o de nepala Esperanto- Please send your order kaj poste sur ‘Otros idiomas’ instruisto. La voja©plano iris tra by phone (0845 230 1887), (Aliaj lingvoj). Sendu volonte diversaj urboj en Germanio. La letter or e-mail (eab@ dankan kaj gratulan mesa©on al aktiva Esperanto-instruisto kaj esperanto-gb.org) to la urbestro kaj al s-ro Zalazar per sekretario de Nepala Esperanto- Esperanto House, Barlaston. la sekva retadreso: cavizar@ Asocio Bharat Kumar Ghimire el hotmail.com. Katmanduo restadis en la nova
14 • EAB Update MALLONGE IN SHORT Membership News New Members Esperanto-urbo Herzberg, vizitis utiligon kaj diskonigon de la Lorna Davies, Malvern la pri-Esperantan ekspozicion en riça∆oj de la kolektoj; iv) A.U. MacCalium, Glasgow la urba biblioteko, salutis la problemojn de modernigo i.a. Completed the urbestron Gerhard Walter kaj per uzo de novaj teknologioj. Free Postal Course plurloke varbis por Esperanto. Pliaj informoj haveblas de: Merle Adams, Great Dunmow Dum lia dutaga vizito en Internacia Esperanto-muzeo, Herzberg, li prelegis entute Palais Mollard, Herrengasse 9, Deceased kvarfoje sub la temo ‘Nepalo – A-1010 Wien, Aüstrio. Tel. (+43 John Rapley, Wissembourg, FR. krono de la mondo’ pri sia 1) 53 410 / 731 (730); retpoßte: R. Stockbridge, Westerham hejmlando kaj la tiea Esperanto- [email protected]; movado, ekzemple en la loka www.onb.ac.at/sammlungen/ gimnazio kaj al popolaltlernejaj plansprachen/index. la komunikado de la elitoj kaj la grupoj. Ankaü la regiona gazetaro disvastigo de la konoj (kaj sekve antaüanoncis la prelegon kaj • Socia forumo sen lingvaj baroj favoranta la progresivan sub- poste denove raportos pri ©i. La 80-a SAT-kongreso okazos en metadon de la popoloj malbone Dum pluraj jaroj EAB sensukcese Antony (suda Pariza çirkaüurbo) regantaj tiun ilon)’, kaj, aliflanke, serçadis personon pretan organizi de la 21-a ©is 28-a de julio 2007. de la obstaklo, ‘kiun konsistigas tiajn neoftajn rondvoja©ojn. Se vi Oni promesas allogan soci- la praktikado de dudeko da pretus, bonvolu anonci vin al la kulturan programon. Pliaj oficialaj lingvoj en Eüropo por EAB-oficejo. informoj çe: www.satesperanto. konstrui politikan enton, havanta org/-SAT-Kongreso-2007-Parizo. sumon da penso facile komunik- • Biblioteka kolokvo eblan inter çiuj kaj kapablan pro en oktobro en Vieno • Pledo por Esperanto tio kontraüstari al la detrua La 19-an kaj 20-an de oktobro La 15-an de majo aperis pledo penetrado de la tutmonda 2007 en Vieno okazos la Aüstria por Esperanto en la franca ‘turbokapitalismo’. Lia pledo por Nacia Biblioteka Kolokvo pri maldekstra reta gazeto Respublica: Esperanto montras, ke li estas Esperanto-bibliotekoj kaj arkivoj. www.gaucherepublicaine.org/ bone informita pri la Internacia Ìi funkcios sub teknike bonaj ,article,1349 …_La-nation-un- Lingvo. kondiçoj en la nova sidejo de la concept-republicain-egalite-des- Esperanto-muzeo. droits-communautes-et- • Turismi çe Havro, Francio La celo de la kolokvo estas communautarisme-langue- Informis Havra Esperantista prezenti la çefajn, solvendajn nationale-et-autres-suite-nd12 aü Grupo, ke ©i havas retpa©aron pri problemojn, kiujn frontas divers- mallonge: minilien.fr/a0kcdh. ‘Turismo kaj Esperanto’ çe tipaj planlingvaj bibliotekoj kaj La aütoro, Valentin Boudras- www.gvidilo.org, kiun eblas arkivoj. La programo inkluzivos Chapon, enkondukas sian pledon konsulti, se vi deziras ferii en i) prezenton de la aktuala por Esperanto per kritiko de ‘la norda Francio. situacio de la Esperanto-muzeo kreskanta hegemonio de la angla, kaj la kolekto; ii) informojn pri efika vehiklo de la penetrado de • Sir Ebenezer gets gravaj bibliotekoj kaj arkivoj; iii) la tutmondaj financaj fortoj por Esperanto on TV Jonathan Meades spoke a couple of sentences in Esperanto on the Obituaries evening of 30 May in his ‘Abroad Again’ programme on BBC2 We have heard that Hilda Tharme of Bognor passed away on when describing the history of 24 April 2007, aged 85. She was for many years the Welsh Re- Letchworth Garden City and the gional Secretary of the Society of British Esperanto Teachers. activities that took place there. Dorothea England of Letchworth died in April, aged 96. Her The word Esperanto appeared father was Russell Scott. She leaves two sons, Roland and Tristram quite large on the screen when he England, who both speak Esperanto. was introducing the subject. The John Rapley mortis en Wissembourg, Alzaco, la 9-an de junio, dek city’s founder was Esperantist Sir tagojn antaü sia 80-a datreveno. Li suferis de hepata kancero mal- Ebenezer Howard. frue diagnozita kaj mem decidis kontraü kemioterapio. Okazis kvieta ceremonio kaj kremacio. Helga Rapley • Blogo pri rusaj filmoj esperantigitaj EAB-Ìisdate aü La Brita Esperantisto volonte aperigus pli longan nekrologon pri Johano Rapley, kiu dum multaj jaroj kontribuis al la laboro kaj de BEA kaj de Rusa blogo pri malnovaj rusaj UEA, kaj en Britio, kie UEA antaüe havis sian sidejon, kaj en Nederlando. filmoj Esperante subtekstigitaj: http://kinejo.blogsome.com/. J
EAB-Ìisdate • 15 Course-you-can (speak Esperanto)! – an Esperanto course for beginners and post-beginners 19–21 October 2007 at Wedgwood Memorial College, Barlaston, Staffordshire
A joint initiative between EAB and Wedgwood Memorial College
This specially arranged course will help you read, write and speak Esperanto. We cordially invite all beginners and post-beginners and particularly Free Postal Course learners to attend and take advantage of the opportunity to practise speaking and learning in an Esperanto atmosphere. While there, take time to visit the on-site Esperanto Centre, meet our staff, pursue the Esperanto library shelves and buy from our range of new and second-hand books. Our weekend starts at 17:00 on the Friday with registration before dinner at 18:30. However, if you cannot make it Friday night, please come and join us on Saturday morning. We will be pleased to see you, and prices will be adjusted accordingly. We will finish after a short after-lunch session on Sunday. FEES Single bedroom £91 Shared bedroom £83 Non-resident £61 En-suite: single room for the weekend £10 extra; shared room for the weekend £16 extra (per room). Please note that en-suite bedrooms are allocated on a first-request-first-served basis. Do not, therefore, pay the en-suite supplement in advance. The college is well known for its good food – vegetarians and special diets catered for.
• Ask for an enrolment form from: Esperanto House, Station Road, Barlaston, Stoke-on-Trent ST12 9DE. Tel. 0845 230 1887; e-mail: [email protected]. • Check out our education website: www.esperantoeducation.co.uk • All Free Postal Course learners who complete the 12-lesson course this year and wish to attend will be entitled to a subsidy by EAB.
Lingvo kaj popolo: Aktualaj problemoj de la Esperanto-movado de Humphrey Tonkin
Çi tiu verko ekestis kiel prelegaro por la Interlingvistikaj Studoj çe Universitato Adam Mickiewicz en Poznano. Ìi estas inventaro kaj kritika ekzameno de la spertoj, kiujn prof. Tonkin akiris dum sia pli ol 50-jara aktivado por Esperanto. Ìia celo estas demandosigni kelkajn ricevitajn ideojn pri Esperanto kaj esperantismo, survoje al pli pro- funda pridemandado de nia movado, nia kulturo kaj niaj labormetodoj.
Prof. Humphrey Tonkin estas la plej elstara gvidanto de la Esperanto-movado de la lastaj jardekoj, i.a. prezidanto de TEJO (1969–71) kaj de UEA (1974–80, 1986–9).
Humphrey Tonkin: Lingvo kaj popolo: Aktualaj problemoj de la Esperanto-movado. Roterdamo [NL]: Universala Esperanto-Asocio, 2006. 159p. 21x15cm. ISBN 92-9017-093-X.
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