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Job For Esperanto-Speaker in China

Jul
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July 3rd, 2008 by Tim

News reaches me of a job offer in Nanjing University, China.

The position is vice-president of a new programme that will prepare Chinese students to study in English-speaking universities and preference will be given to people who speak Esperanto. Unfortunately, I fear none of us will be able to apply, seeing as prospective employees will have gained a master’s degree or doctorate in teaching English to speakers of other languages, which somewhat limits the potential talent pool.

The original email is found behind the snip.

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Week-Long Visit To Italy … For Free!

Jul
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July 3rd, 2008 by Tim

Semajno De Kulturo Internacia

:uk: Most of this message will be in Esperanto, since people who will react to it must speak the language. For the sake of interest, I’ll summarise it very quickly in English. I won’t go into any of the details about time and so on, since if you can’t read it in Eo, you wouldn’t be able to apply anyway.

There’s scope for young Esperanto-speakers to spend a week in Pisa, all costs covered.  The mayors of six towns in the vicinity are offering twenty-five Esperanto-speakers (ten Italian, fifteen from elsewhere) accommodation and costs to visit the area and introduce the local middle-school children to Esperanto and aspects of their own cultures.

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Polish MPs Unanimously Back Eo For Nobel Prize

Jun
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June 18th, 2008 by Tim

The title gives a clear enough summary :)

The Polish Sejm (equivalent to our Parliament) has given its unanimous backing to the nomination of Esperanto for the Nobel Peace Price, 297 votes for and precisely 0 against.

Although Esperanto belongs to everyone, it was born in Poland, a country that boasts an MEP who is fluent in the language, Małgorzata Handzlik. She’s not the only one, either: The UK is represented by David Ferguson (Daffyd ap Fergus).

If you’ve chanced on this report and would like to know a little more about the birth of Esperanto, please feel free to avail yourself of our “About Esperanto” page.

And support for Esperanto isn’t localised merely to other lands: As of today, eight British MPs have also supported the nomination of Esperanto for the Nobel Peace Price. Gratulon al nia kara lingvo! :)

JEB summer meet-up

Jun
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June 13th, 2008 by Radio

It’s now official~! The JEB summer meetup will be taking place on the weekend of 19th and 20th July in Buxton, Derbyshire. For more information, please see the leaflet attached below. If you’re interested in coming, please get in touch with us as soon as possible so that we can help you find some suitably-priced accommodation.

JEB Summer Meet-up

Look forward to seeing you in Buxton :)

Brita Kongreso de Esperanto 2008 en Southport

May
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May 21st, 2008 by Kuoso

Kvankam mi unue aŭdis pri Esperanto antaŭ kelkaj jaroj, mi eniris la movadon nur pasintaŭguste, kiam mi aliĝis al JEB. La unuan fojon kiam mi renkontis aliajn Esperantistojn en oktobro, kiam kelkaj JEBanoj kunvenis en Leicester, sed la ĉi-jara BKE estas mia unua vera kongreso - kaj ankaŭ la unua fojo kiam mi fakte parolis esperantlingve (anstataŭ legi aŭ skribi). Mi iom timetis kiam mi alvenis en Southport, ne sciante kio okazos dum la semajnfino - sed mi baldaŭ renkontis Mikeo kaj dum la interkona vespero mi eksciis ke mi fakte bone komprenas la lingvon.

Miaj aliaj geamikoj de JEB bedaŭrinde devis alveni iom malfrue, kaj ili do maltrafis la interkonan vesperon. Je sia alveno, ili ankoraŭ ne estis manĝintaj, do iris ni al itala restoracio. La servado estis ege malbona, sed amuzis mi ke, pro nia krokodilado, la kelnero supozis ke ni estas ordinaraj britoj kiuj ne parolas iun ajn lingvon krom la anglan, kaj klopodis konvinki nin ke li estas italo… per paroli la hispanan! Post la manĝo jam malfruis, do ni revenis al nia hotelo kaj ekdormis.
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