US Citizen Absentee Ballots

American Citizens.  PLEASE REQUEST your ABSENTEE BALLOTS EARLY.  

Primaries in the Spring and General Elections in November 2020. 

American can vote wherever they are.  

American citizens over 18 years of age at the time of the election, even those who never lived in the US, have the right to vote. 

Request your absentee ballots from your State / County, using the forms in the link below.  Depending on your state, you can receive your ballots by mail or email.  ATTN:  If you mail documents through Italian mail, you must apply Italian postage.   

 Go to this US Government Voting Website for full info:      www.fvap.gov

Corona Virus - Back after March 8, 2020

In linea con l’ordinanza ministeriale per la Regione FVG riguardante il Coronavirus, la ns. attività è SOSPESA fino al 8 MARZO.  

Riapriamo dopo l'8 MARZO   

EVENTI SOSPESI da essere RIPROGRAMMATI:

·       27/02: American Film Series a Teatro dei Fabbri - IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK.  - RIPROGRAMMATO per il 2/04

·       28/02 - SOCIAL SECURITY – A Trieste.

RIPRESA di LEZIONI ed attività dopo l'8 MARZO 2020. 

Speriamo vedervi presto!

In line with the regulations for the FVG Region regarding Coronavirus, our activity is SUSPENDED until MARCH 1^st.  We hope to start lessons on Monday, March 2^nd  (instead of on Saturday, Feb. 29th)  

EVENTS that are CANCELLED to be RESCHEDULED:

·       27/02: American Film Series at Teatro dei Fabbri - IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK.

·       28/02 - SOCIAL SECURITY – In Trieste.

UNLESS the ORDINANCE is Prolonged, we will BEGIN LESSONS and activities on MONDAY, MARCH 2, 2020. 

We hope to see you soon!

Women's History Month

100th Anniversary of the Women's Right to Vote in the USA - 1920 - 2020

The first Constitutional Amendment to secure votes for women was introduced to Congress in 1878. It failed. By 1919, suffragists get another amendment introduced to Congress that would secure women's right to vote. The 19th Amendment passed both the House and Senate. The states ratified the 19th Amendment in 1920, officially recognizing women’s right to vote.
Learn more here:  History of the 19th Amendment Giving Women the Right to Vote 

Special Events in Theme:

Cancelled 06/03 - 5:00 pm - TESOL Seminar for English Teachers - 100th Anniversary of the Women’s Right to Vote in the U.S. + ESL Resources and Opportunities from the U.S. Department of State - With Anne Johnson - US Dept. of State

10/03 - 10 am - Film: Iron Jawed Angels: Votes for Women (2004) 123 min.  Starring:  Hilary Swank, Margo Martindale, Anjelica Huston 
Defiant young activists in 1917 take the women's suffrage movement by storm, putting their lives at risk to help American women win the right to vote.

17/03 - 10 am - Documentary: I Am a Girl - Stories of Girls Around the World  (2014) 88 min. 
In I AM A GIRL, we meet 14-year-old Kimsey from Cambodia, forced to sell her virginity at 12; Aziza from Afghanistan, who will be shot if she goes to school; Breani, a teen living in a ghetto of NYC and dreaming of stardom; Katie from Australia, who is recovering from a suicide attempt; Habiba from Cameroon, betrothed to a man 20 years her senior; and Manu from Papua New Guinea, about to become a mother at 14 following her first sexual encounter. As they come of age in the way their culture dictates, we see remarkable heart-warming stories of resilience, bravery and humor. 

27/03, 5:00 pm – FAMILY FILM – LITTLE WOMEN (1994) 115 min.  Starring: Susan Sarandon, Winona Ryder, Kirsten Dunst 

Louisa May Alcott's autobiographical account of her life with her three sisters in Concord, Massachusetts in the 1860s. With their father fighting in the American Civil War, sisters Jo, Meg, Amy and Beth are at home with their mother, a very outspoken women for her time. The story tells of how the sisters grow up, find love and find their place in the world.

31/03, 10 am – Short Story Club – Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions (Women’s Rights) 1848 by Elizabeth Cady Stanton

CANCELLED - TESOL Trieste Seminar - Mar. 6, 2020

CANCELLED
TESOL ITALY TRIESTE Local Group

cordially invites you to the Free Seminar:

100th Anniversary of the Women’s Right to Vote in the U.S. + ESL Resources and Opportunities from the U.S. Department of State

hosted by

Associazione Italo Americana FVG / American Corner Trieste

Friday, March 6, 2020 - 17:00-18:30 

Piazza Sant’Antonio Nuovo, 6 – Trieste

This two-part presentation will look at a pivotal time in American history as we celebrate the 100^th Anniversary of women’s suffrage in the U.S.  Ms. Anne Johnson will discuss the issues leading up to the crucial vote allowing women the right to vote and show a short video on the drama in the state of Tennessee, the final state needed for ratification of the 19^th Amendment to the U.S. constitution.  Following this presentation, a brief look at the resources available from the Office of English Language in the U.S. Department of State.

Ms. Johnson joined the U.S. Foreign Service in 2006 as a regional Information Resource Officer (now Regional Public Engagement Specialist) and has served in Ghana, South Africa, Argentina, Washington D.C., Burma and Italy. Prior to joining the Foreign Service, she worked in legal, non-profit and public libraries in areas of administration, marketing and programming.  Currently based in Rome, Ms. Johnson works with American Spaces in nine European countries.  She has a master’s degree in library science from Emory University and a master’s in international Relations from Georgia State University. 

Register to Participate at this link: 

100th Anniversary of the Women’s Right to Vote in the U.S. + ESL Resources and Opportunities from the U.S. Department of State

The deadline for registration is: Friday, March 6, 2020

For additional information: 

Janine Sprague Zolle, Trieste local group coordinator tesolitalytrieste@gmail.com

March 2020 Newsletter

MARCH 2020 NEWSLETTER

American Corner Trieste / Associazione Italo Americana FVG

MARCH – WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH, CONFIRMATION for SPRING SESSION-SOFTBALL/BASEBALL   Hope to see you all back on March 8th after our prolonged Carnival Vacation. Looking for a book or DVD?  Consult our ONLINE LIBRARY CATALOG  View the Newsletter on the Blog in Text Format 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

Following the Coronavirus regulations, we hope to return on MONDAY, MARCH 9th 

WINTER WEATHER CLOSING POLICY- We close ONLY IF the city of Trieste closes public schools. Stay up to date on our BLOG. 

2019/20 - AIA FVG MEMBERSHIP

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 1^st. 

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

39^th 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.

 IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK, originally scheduled for 27/02, will be shown on 02/04 at Fabbri.

26/03: BOY ERASED. Dir. Joel Edgerton. Starring Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman, Russell Crowe. Biography, Drama. 115 minutes.

AIA FVG ENGLISH COURSES

NOTICE TO PARENTS - PreK, Elementary 123, 345, Native Speakers – YOU MUST COME UPSTAIRS TO PICK UP YOUR CHILDREN.  For safety reasons, children cannot leave the premises by themselves. 

SPRING 2019/20 COURSES

CURRENT STUDENTS, please CONFIRM your PARTICIPATION in the SPRING SESSION by MARCH 9^th VIA THIS LINK  or at the FRONT DESK during our office hours.

SPRING REGISTRATION for NEW STUDENTS, based on availability, WILL OPEN on MARCH 12^th.  Spring classes begin on MARCH 24^th.

CLICK HERE for INFO KIDS CLASSES 2019/20

CLICK HERE for INFO ADULT CLASSES 2019/20

SPECIAL AMERICAN CORNER THEMATIC EVENTS

WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH is our Theme.  2020 is the 100^th Anniversary of Women’s Voting Rights. 

Special Events:

10/03 - 10 am - Film: Iron Jawed Angels: Votes for Women (2004) 123 min.  Starring:  Hilary Swank, Margo Martindale, Anjelica Huston.  Defiant young activists in 1917 take the women's suffrage movement by storm, putting their lives at risk to help American women win the right to vote.

17/03 - 10 am - Documentary: I Am a Girl - Stories of Girls Around the World  (2014) 88 min. Six girls around the world, coming of age, ready to become something extraordinary.

27/03, 5:00 pm – FAMILY FILM – Little Women (1994) 115 min.  Starring: Susan Sarandon, Winona Ryder, Kirsten Dunst. Based on the novel by Louisa May Alcott. 

31/03, 10 am – Short Story Club – Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions (Women’s Rights) 1848 by Elizabeth Cady Stanton

SPRING SPORTS

26/ 03/ 5:30 pm – PRESENTATION: Past, Present and Future of BASEBALL / SOFTBALL in Trieste.  (In Italian) - Learn about the activities of Jr. Alpina. and the history of baseball in Trieste.  Now’s the time!  Spring training is just around the corner.   Baseball and Softball for Kids and Adults, Boys and Girls.

REGULAR AMERICAN CORNER EVENTS

TEEN MAKER SPACE – every Friday from 4:30 – 7 pm – Free for Tweens and Teens. Adult Mentor. 

26/03, 10:30 am - NATI per LEGGERE –Bilingual Reading English/Italian for ages 0-36 mo.

27/03, 5:00 pm – FAMILY FILM – LITTLE WOMEN (1994) 115 min.  Starring: Susan Sarandon, Winona Ryder, Kirsten Dunst

REGULAR ACTIVITIES FOR ADULTS – FREE and OPEN to the PUBLIC

Fridays, 9-12 – Project 28 – Female Asylum Seeker Sewing Project with ICS.  Do you sew? Want to learn or teach?  We’re working on our Spring Project.  Join us!

19/03, 7 pm - Women’s Book Club – Jane Austen at Home  by Lucy Worsley. Send an email to participate. 

24/03, 10 am – Tuesday Coffee Break – A cup of coffee and great conversation in English.

31/03, 10 am - Short Story Club – See Above in Women’s History Month

TESOL – Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages. 

06/03, 5 pm –   100th Anniversary of the Women’s Right to Vote in the U.S. + ESL Resources and Opportunities from the U.S. Department of State  Speaker: Anne Johnson – US Dept. of State

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  

PROJECT 28 - Project 28 participants are female asylum seekers, in Italy with their children, spouses or relatives, from various nations, and assisted by local mentor women.  Our sewing project is by women for young women.  Join us!  We’re looking for seamstresses, designers, sponsors, health care professionals.  

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

SOCIAL SECURITY – In Trieste. Presentation and Individual Appointments to be RESCHEDULED.

2020 is a GENERAL ELECTION YEAR. 

If you’re an American Citizen, you can register to vote… even if you have never resided in the United States 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.  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.

March 2020 Calendar

Women's History is our Theme in March.  Join us for an event!

Presentation: Baseball and Softball in Trieste

Presentation:  The Past, Present and Future of Baseball and Softball in Trieste -  Jr. Alpina 
Passato, Presente e Futuro di Baseball e Softball a Trieste

Thursday, March 26, 2020  5:30 pm.

at:  Associazione Italo Americana FVG / American Corner Trieste
Piazza Sant'Antonio Nuovo, 6 - Trieste

Free and Open to the Public.  Ingresso Libero

All you ever wanted to know about Baseball/Softball in Trieste, but were afraid to ask!

Opening day is just around the corner!  Learn about the activities of Jr. Alpina. and the history of baseball in Trieste.  Now’s the time!  Spring training is just around the corner.   Baseball and Softball for Kids and Adults at Soldier's Field in Opicina.   

The Week Ahead: Feb. 24-28, 2020

BECAUSE of the CORONA VIRUS regulation in FVG, our Carnival Vacation has been extended to March 1st.  ALL EVENTS and CLASSES are CANCELLED .

22/2 - 28/2  01/03- CLOSED for CARNIVAL VACATION - Lessons begin on Saturday 29/02.
Lessons begin on MONDAY, March 2nd.

CANCELLED to be rescheduled

Thursday, Feb. 27th 

American Film Series at Teatro dei Fabbri- Shows at 13:30, 16, 18:30, 21

If Beale Street Could Talk. Dir. Barry Jenkins. Starring Stephan James, Regina King. Drama. 119 minutes.
Based on the book by James Baldwin. 
A young woman embraces her pregnancy while she and her family set out to prove her childhood friend and lover innocent of a crime he didn't commit.

CANCELLED to be rescheduled
Friday, Feb. 28th 
Federal Benefits Unit / Social Security  in Trieste.  Individual Appointments and Presentation.  Details HERE

American Citizens.  PLEASE REQUEST your ABSENTEE BALLOTS.  Primaries and General Elections this year. Info here:  www.fvap.gov

CANCELLED - to be rescheduled
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