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Ian Fantom
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ESPERANTO BRITAIN NEWSLETTER No 3 (28 Mar 2004)
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1. Esperanto in or out? MEPs to vote: March 29-31
2. London takes a breath of fresh air
3. Esperanto Britain Polls
4. Problems registering on Esperanto Britain?
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1. Esperanto in or out? MEPs to vote: March 29-31
MPs throughout the EU are being lobbied to support a petition
for the reinstatement of a reference to Esperanto in a
proposal to the European Parliament, which will be debated
during the coming week (March 29-31). The report concerns
multilingualism in the enlarged EU, and was produced by the
Parliament's Committee on Constitutional Affairs.
The original draft, written by the committee's rapporteur
Gianfranco Dell'Alba, included a clause mentioning Esperanto
as a possible pivot language in the European Parliament.
However, a subsequent amendment to remove this reference was
narrowly passed by 14 votes to 12. The lobbying of MEPs is now
aimed at reinstating this reference to Esperanto.
Supporters of Esperanto are now being urged to lobby their
MEPs by the European Esperanto Centre in Brussels, before the
crucial vote in Strassbourg.
The wording of the original proposal ... [Read more at
http://gxangalo.com/britio/modules/news/article.php?storyid=99
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2. London takes a breath of fresh air
When Flavio Rebelo arrived in London for his presentation of
international Television in Esperanto, he didn't expect a
turnout of more than about twenty from the 'quiet' Esperanto
movement in Britain. So when he was faced with an enthusiastic
audience of forty Esperanto speakers at the London Esperanto
Club on March 19, he realised that he had struck a chord with
the natives.
Flavio was coming to the end of his grand lecture tour of
Europe, promoting a project to set up international television
in Esperanto as a going commercial concern. He had arrived
directly from Rome, where he had been in talks with the
president of the Universal Esperanto Association, Professor
Renato Corsetti, and was yet to visit Portugal, via Rome, for
his final lecture of the trip.
The London audience was visibly ... [Read more at
http://gxangalo.com/britio/modules/news/article.php?storyid=100
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3. Esperanto Britain Polls
The current poll still has a few days to run. Here are the
results so far for the question "Do you think that the EU
should encourage the teaching of Esperanto in schools?"
Yes, in primary schools 19 % (19)
Yes, in secondary schools 15 % (15)
Yes, as an introduction to language learning 16 % (16)
Yes, as an introduction to multilingualism and multicultural
education 14 %(14)
Yes, with a view to producing fluent Esperanto speakers 14
%(14)
Yes, but as part of general studies 2 % (2)
The EU should provide funding for the teaching of Esperanto in
all member states 15
% (15)
Probably, but there should first be a feasibility study 3 %(3)
Possibly 0 % (0) No 0 % (0)
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4. Problems registering on Esperanto Britain?
The Editor has had one or two queries from users having
problems in entering their passwords with Esperanto Britain,
and so he has kept this newsletter going a bit longer for
those who haven't yet registered on the website. The advantage
in registering on the website rather than asking him to do it
is that you can then change your email address, for instance,
at any time.
It may be that a few problems are arising from not having
exited from the previous session. Most have occasionally
experienced this. The solution in this case is to click on the
'Logout' option in the user menu, then trying again. (An
alternative is the 'Eliru' option in the top line in
Esperanto).
To register with Esperanto Britain, point your browser at
http://www.esperantobritain.com , click on the 'Register
now!' link, under the logon boxes, and you will be prompted
for a username and password. To register for the newsletter,
click on 'Newsletter' in the menu, and then on 'Subscribe'.
If you prefer, do send an email, and the editor will register
you for the newsletter directly. Happy reading!
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