Update/No.48, 2010
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UpdateEAB www.esperanto-gb.org ✩ Gisdateˆ A quarterly organ of the Esperanto Association of Britain Kvaronjara organo de Esperanto-Asocio de Britio ★ No. 48, January–March 2010 N-ro 48, januaro–marto 2010 ISSN 1741-4679 International communication without discrimination ★ Respect for all cultures Internacia komunikado sen diskriminacio ★ Respekto por cˆiuj kulturoj New beginning for Bonegan cooperation with Novan Jaron! Liverpool University? • Next year’s n 19 November Prof. Wim Jansen – Special 50th anniver- OProfessor of Interlinguis- tics and Esperanto in the Univer- sity of Amsterdam – delivered sary of the this year’s Buchanan Lecture in the University of Liverpool. The Esperanto subject of the open lecture was “’Our Language’ – Why language- Good attendance ‘Somera users identify with a language: Esperanto-speakers from across the case of Esperanto”. It was the country attended the lecture. held in the university’s modern The question remained how Festivalo’ Management School, opened many other people would turn in 2003. up. In the event some twenty in Barlaston The event was jointly organ- members of the university came ised by the EAB and the Univer- to listen to the lecture, which is (see page 4) sity of Liverpool. The latter had a satisfactory number for such promoted the lecture through its an event. own channels. Continued overleaf • Surveillance of the Esperanto movement by the British secret services (see page 5) EAB-Ìisdate • 1 EDUKO KAJ ESPLORADO EDUCATION AND RESEARCH Erudite and interesting knowledge of linguistics but also Head of the School of Cultures, Prof. Jansen was introduced by knowledge from his long career Language and Area Studies, Prof. John Wells, President of in aerospace engineering to thanked Prof. Jansen on behalf EAB. The lecture began by illustrate his points. of Liverpool University and presenting some of Esperanto’s The lecture was well received presented him with a gift, and particular traits, illustrating that by all present. It fulfilled its twin John Wells thanked him on while it is not a ‘perfect’ lan- aims of being both academically behalf of EAB and also presented guage, that was also neither a interesting and appealing to a him with a book. goal Zamenhof sought to fulfil, more popular audience. Several nor is it necessary. Here, Wim questions followed. Successful reception Jansen drew not only on his Prof. Eve Rosenhaft, former After the lecture, the university had arranged a reception, which During the lecture. was held in the atrium of the Below: Discussion Management School. This was an after the lecture excellent idea as it gave a chance for the Esperanto-speakers and others to get to know each other. It was also successful in that most, if not all, who had at- tended the lecture stayed on to chat with others and find out more on aspects of Esperanto that interested them. An event to build on The British Esperanto movement can be well pleased with the initiative, which should bear fruit in the future, if conscien- tiously built on. An Esperanto version of the lecture will be published in due course. J • Material for the next issue of EAB Update should be with the editor no later than 22 February. • Materialo por la venonta numero de EAB-Gˆisdate atingu la redaktoron plej laste la 22an de februaro. EAB-Update / Gˆ isdate is a quarterly organ of the Esperanto Association ❏ EAB also publishes the review La Brita Esperantisto, wholly in Esperanto of Britain / estas kvaronjara organo de Esperanto-Asocio de Britio, / EAB eldonas ankau˘ la revuon La Brita Esperantisto, tute en Esperanto. 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Material may be in Esperanto, English, Welsh or Management Committee of EAB / La opinioj esprimitaj en EAB-Gˆ isdate ne Gaelic / Materialo rajtas esti en la lingvoj internacia, angla, kimra au˘ gaela. nepre estas tiuj de la Administra Komitato de EAB. 2 • EAB Update ADMINISTRA KOMITATO MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE Virtually doing the business … he Management Committee congress have, at long last, been Library Tof EAB had a meeting in finalised, involving a small David Bisset told us about a September. So what? deficit for the Association. The recent offer to the Butler Library Well, this was a little differ- value of some of our investments of a ‘most interesting’ book ent. Rather than ruin our neat has recovered somewhat in collection; the Library Commit- little carbon footprint, we recent months, after the precipi- tee are giving intense considera- thought we would try a ‘virtual tous fall in the stock market, but tion to how best to benefit from meeting’, by e-mail, as an experi- interest rates (for cash and fixed- this generous offer. Geoffrey ment. The truth is, we do far interest) remain low, so all in all, King, Honorary Librarian, also more business by e-mail nowa- we are still considerably worse enlightened us about the Li- days than over a table, so we off than a couple of years ago. brary’s policy on book acquisi- have to ask ourselves: how many Our policy of drip-feeding from tions and on binding of periodi- actual meetings do we need every cash to equity-based investments cals, topics which perhaps do year? This was an attempt to is working nicely, though. need a conventional meeting for answer that question … an adequate discussion. All the usual trappings: Education Edmund Grimley Evans agenda, reports, John Wells Angela Tellier delivered another raised the intriguing possibility presiding, yours truly scribbling Education report jammed with of digitising the contents of the notes, someone slumbering in a news. One of our Springboard Library, or at least starting with corner … but virtually. One pilot schools has dropped out, one part, perhaps a complete thing about a virtual meeting is but another, in Bradford, has periodical series, as an experi- that there are no apologies for recently joined, so we still have ment. He is in discussion with the absence: even Geoffrey Greatrex, four pilot schools. (If anyone has erstwhile editors of Fonto about in distant Ottawa, was as much good connections with local the possibility of digitising that. there as the rest of us. And, of Primary schools, please let course, if you lost your internet Angela know.) Our new ‘sole use’ Publications and website connection, you couldn’t tender agreement with Wedgwood Clare Hunter has been ‘liaising’ apologies anyway, could you? Memorial College (whereby we with the editors of La Brita Discuss. take over the College for a week Esperantisto (Paul Gubbins) and David Kelso, as Secretary, or weekend) proved a great EAB Update (Geoffrey Sutton), reported on ongoing business, of success at the Somera Festivalo and with Bill Walker, our ‘Web- which there is a surprising this year, so we shall repeat it for master’; one early result is a amount. The review of the other courses. That way, we can competition for the best contri- Constitution is moving forward actually reduce prices and have bution to either publication or to and (touch wood) should be the place to ourselves – but we the website in the course of the ready for the Annual General must fill the place, so if you year (which you no doubt read Meeting. There has been no haven’t been to Barlaston for a about in the last issue of Update). progress recently on our joint while, sign up now. She and Bill have also discussed project with Indian colleagues. A how the appearance of the £50 donation, to help someone Publicity website might be improved. learning Esperanto, to buy a Clare Hunter assured us that computer, has been sent on to preparations for the 2009 Lan- ‘Virtually it’ Africa, with a top-up from the guage Show in London were well And that was virtually it. It Association, through Hilary in hand, with Helen Fantom sounds rather like any other Chapman. Discussions with the once again at the helm. Tim Management Committee meet- European Esperanto Union Owen, Bill Walker and others ing, which must prove some- concerning a possible joint have put together a special thing. We shall be discussing, at congress in 2011 are continuing, freebie CD for the occasion. our next ‘real’ meeting in Febru- but proving somewhat laborious. Geoffrey Greatrex is reviewing ary, how well the virtual event our publicity arrangements, with worked and whether we might Finance a view to a ‘fresh start’ (anyone make it a regular part of our Joyce Bunting, Treasurer, up- who would like to get involved, activities.