JANUARY 2020 NEWSLETTER
JANUARY – HAPPY NEW YEAR! MEDIA
LITERACY, CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE
ME? WINTER CLASSES. Online Registration
for Winter Session Classes is OPEN. Did
you renew your membership? Come on down
during our office hours. View the Newsletter
on the Blog in Text and in Calendar
Format. Forward the newsletter to a friend!
OFFICE:
OFFICE and LIBRARY HOURS
Mornings from 9-12: Tuesday and Thursday. Saturdays
Afternoons 4-7: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
We OPEN on
January 7th.
Ambassador
Visit! US Ambassador Eisenberg visited us
on December 10th. Between official
meetings, the Ambassador met with some of our volunteers and visited our space.
View
the RAI FVG interview by Giorgio Bearz,
RAI FVG journalist and son of the last Consular Agent in Trieste.
We are an association. In order to participate in members only
events, attend the American Film Series, take a course, check out library
materials, you MUST be a 2019/20 MEMBER.
Our 2019/20 Membership Year began on September 1st.
Here is the Membership
Form. If you have been a member in recent years, we
can quickly upload your data in the office.
Membership prices remain unchanged. Euro 25 – Ridotto for Students 16 and
over, Teachers and 65 and over. Euro 35 – Intero. Membership is valid until August 31, 2020. Questions? aia.fvg@gmail.com
FOR MEMBERS ONLY
39th AMERICAN FILM
SERIES
at Teatro dei Fabbri – Via dei Fabbri
-Shows at 1:30, 4, 6:30, 9 pm
You can
renew your Membership Cards at any time of the year. 9
great films including: Admission to
Films for Members Only. No single
tickets sold.
True story
of a celebrity biographer who was an expert spinner of "alternative
facts" and "fake news" decades before both became commonplace in
the digital age.
AIA FVG ENGLISH COURSES
2019/20 COURSES
WINTER ONLINE Registration is OPEN. Winter classes begin
on January 7th.
SPECIAL AMERICAN CORNER THEMATIC EVENTS
MEDIA
LITERACY is our Theme. Learn more about
Media Literacy and Improve your English with this FREE 5 week
MOOC
about MEDIA LITERACY for English Language Learners, organized by American English and supported by the US Department of State Bureau of
Educational and Cultural Affairs.
Special Events:
Considered
one of the GREATEST FILMS EVER MADE.
Nominated for 9 Academy Awards, but received only 1 due to heavy
lobbying against the film. Among the first 25 films inserted in the National Film Registry of the
Library of Congress.
Loosely
based on the life of William Randolph Hearst. Following the death of publishing
tycoon Charles Foster Kane, reporters scramble to uncover the meaning of his
final utterance; 'Rosebud'
REGULAR AMERICAN CORNER EVENTS
31/01, 5:00
pm – FAMILY FILM –SMALLFOOT
(2004) 90 min. Animation. Yeti is convinced that “humans”
exist.
REGULAR ACTIVITIES FOR ADULTS – FREE and OPEN to the
PUBLIC
Monday
& Friday mornings, 10-12 – Refugee Ladies’ Sewing Workshop with ICS. Do you sew? Want to learn or
teach? We’re starting on our Spring
Project. Join us!
21/01, 10 am – Tuesday Coffee Break – A cup of
coffee and great conversation in English.
28/01, 11 am
- Short Story Club – See Above in Media Literacy
24/01 – First Meeting of 2020. Details coming soon!
English Teachers,
remember to renew your 2020 TESOL membership with your Carta Docente. Get MIUR Credit and Free Professional
Development.
A call for guest speakers. Are you an English teacher who
would like to lead a seminar or workshop for the Trieste Local Group? Would you like to join us or be added to the
TESOL Local Group Mailing List? Send an email to tesolitalytrieste@gmail.com
REFUGEE BEAR PROJECT – Integration through
Entrepreneurship
Check out our Refugee
Bear Migration Map. Many bears got new homes over the holidays. Tell
us where your bear is and we’ll add your location to the map! Send us a picture and the location of your refugee
bear and we’ll add it to Instagram. Follow
the Refugee Bears on Instagram and Facebook . A call for fabric donations and large
buttons! Non-stretch materials
please.
NEWS FOR AMERICAN CITIZENS
2020 is a GENERAL ELECTION YEAR. Request your
Absentee Ballots now with your
Federal Post Card Application, so you will be set for the entire year. Let your voice be heard in the Presidential Primaries
and General Election. If you’re an
American Citizen, you can register to vote… even if you have never resided in
the United States. VOTING REGISTRATION INFO HERE.
VOLUNTEERS
We are a
Volunteer Run Non-Profit Association. Volunteers
run our Library, American Corner Programs and Activities. We are looking for Volunteers to Work at the Cinema, Help with Sewing and
with our Morning Activities at the Front Desk and in the Library, TESOL Speakers, Teen Maker
Space Mentors, Assistants for Nati per Leggere.
Send us an email and we’ll find a role for you. University of Trieste students in Humanities, P.R. and other majors can earn with us (CFU). We accept students with a minimum of 75 hours
(3 CFU). You'll have a great experience
and improve your English, while you also learn valuable life and people skills. Contact us! aia.fvg@gmail.com
AMERICAN CORNER TRIESTE – Since
2007, we have been part of the American
Spaces Network. Programs, consultation
of the library, public internet access computers, and Wi-Fi are always Free and
Open to the Public. A great place to
study, meet friends, bring your kids.
Specific sections of the library are dedicated to Educational Advising,
Children’s Corner Library and Women’s Space.
Consult our on line
catalog of Books and DVDs. The American Corner also
offers Life Skills in English Courses for Refugees and Case Workers thanks to a
U.S. Department of State Grant and the US Diplomatic Mission to Italy. The American Corner promotes the Refugee Bear
Integration through Entrepreneurship Project, encouraging professional
refugee tailors to use their skills to produce the beautifully unique teddy
bears, using recycled materials.