Associazione Italo Americana Friuli Venezia Giulia

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
Register ONLINE for 3 FREE COURSES in ITALIAN - Come diventare cittadino di Internet Become a digital citizen- 3 incontri di 2 ore ciascuno (totale 6 ore) per imparare a entrare in rete e vivere le tue giornate da cittadino digitale. (Organizzato da TIM ma corsi gratuiti presso AIA FVG). More INFO at this LINK.

US Federal Benefits Unit in Trieste - Feb. 28, 2020

Because of the Corona Virus Restrictions in FVG, this Appointment has been CANCELLED. It will be RESCHEDULED at a future date.

The U.S. Federal Benefits Unit (FBU) will be in Trieste on ~~Friday, FEBRUARY 28, 2020~~ for INDIVIDUAL APPOINTMENTS and a PRESENTATION.

The FBU provides services for the

Social Security Administration,
Department of Veterans Affairs,
Office of Personnel Management,
Railroad Retirement Board,
Medicare,
Department of Labor

Services to the public are:

applications for retirement,disability, widows and dependent benefits;
applications for Social Security cards;
processing of benefit changes (i.e., address, death, direct deposit, etc.).

The Federal Benefits Unit Staff will be available for INDIVIDUAL APPOINTMENTS by RESERVATION ONLY. RESERVATION LINK CLOSED.

~~Federal Benefits Unit Presentation - February 28, 11:30 a.m.~~

Free and Open to the Public

Overview of the Social Security System, filing procedures, benefits.

Do you need to APPLY for SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER (SSN/TIN)? Here is a LINK with the details of the documents that you will need to bring with you.

For additional information about the Federal Benefits Unit: https://it.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizen-services/fbu/

Closed for Carnival Break

We will be CLOSED for Carnival Break from:

Saturday, February 22, 2020

until

Friday, February 28, 2020

No Classes, No Library, No Administration

Buon Carnevale! See you on Saturday, February 29th.

We will be Open on the morning of February 28th, only for Social Security Appointments and Presentation and Project 28.

FREE Computer Courses - Become a Digital Citizen - Diventa un Cittadino Digitale

TIM will offer a session of 3 FREE Classes (In Italian) of 2 hours each on

How Internet Works,
How to use Email and Social Media
How to take Digital Photos and Share.

The Classes will be held at Associazione Italo Americana / American Corner on:
DATES to be DECIDED after the Corona Virus Alert.

Register ONLINE to partipate or CALL 800860860 to Reserve

The Week Ahead: Feb. 17-21

Women's Book Club, Princess and the Pea, CARNIVAL VACATION and more. All happening this week at Associazione Italo Americana FVG / American Corner Trieste. American Corner activities are FREE and Open to the PUBLIC.

Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020

7 pm - Women's Book Club - The Overstory by Richard Powers - Read the book and come to discuss. Want to participate? Send an email to aia.fvg@gmail.com

Friday, February 21, 2020

9-12 - Project 28 – Female Asylum Seeker Sewing Project with ICS. Do you sew? Want to learn or teach? We’re starting on our Spring Project. Join us! A project by Women for Little Women.

4:30 pm - Teen Maker Space - Make, Create, Innovate in English. For Middle School and High School Teens

5 pm - Family Film - The Princess and the Pea. In English with English subtitles. Free and Open to the Public.

22/2 - 28/2 - CLOSED for CARNIVAL VACATION - Lessons begin on Saturday, 29/2.

LOOKING AHEAD:
Save the Date: Feb. 28th. Federal Benefits Unit / Social Security will be 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

The Week Ahead: Feb 10-14, 2020

Short Story Club, Selma Film, Nati per Leggere, Women's Book Club, Project 28 Workshop and more. All happening this week at Associazione Italo Americana FVG / American Corner Trieste. American Corner activities are FREE and Open to the PUBLIC.

Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020

11/02, 10 am – Short Story Club – Liars Don’t Qualify by Junius Edwards.

The story of a black American Army Veteran who is refused the right to vote in Louisiana in 1961.

12/02, 10 am – Film SELMA (2014) Dir. Ava DuVernay, Starring: David Oyelowo, Carmen Ejogo, Tim Roth. Drama/ Bio 128 min. in English with English subtitles.

The unforgettable true story chronicles the tumultuous three-month period in 1965, when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led a dangerous campaign to secure equal voting rights in the face of violent opposition. The epic march from Selma to Montgomery culminated in President Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965, one of the most significant victories for the civil rights movement. Director Ava DuVernay's "Selma" tells the story of how the revered leader and visionary Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr and his brothers and sisters in the movement prompted change that forever altered history.

Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020
10:30 am - Nati per Leggere 0-36 months - Italian / English - Free and Open to the Public. No reservation required.

Friday, February 14, 2020