Refugee Relief - May 2022

 


Image by D. Thompson.  Permission from the U.S. Department of State



CALL FOR CELL PHONES, LAPTOPS, TABLETS (in working order) for REFUGEES

We have been asked to help collect the above items for refugees.  

  • Many women lost or broke their phones on their journeys and have no way to communicate with home.  
  • Children continue to follow their school from a distance, and need computers.


Drop off at the Associazione Italo Americana FVG / American Corner Trieste - piazza Sant'Antonio Nuovo, 6 - Trieste during our office hours:  Monday to Saturday 9-12.  Monday to Friday 4-7.  

Reset your device to factory settings to wipe your data from it  If you do not know how to do that, there is a technician who will.  


#United with Ukraine - Crafting Workshops 

Join us in MAY on Tuesdays and Thursdays 9-12 and 17-19.  

Mandatory first time registration HERE 

Together with the women we are making handmade objects to present at local craft markets.  We work in our Maker Space where we have sewing machines, yarn, needles, crafting materials.  

Sewing, Knitting, Crocheting, Crafting, Jewelry.  

Face Mask Required.  



American Corner Trieste offers FREE opportunities for refugees.  

Go to his LINK for information in Russian / Ukrainian / Italian / English

 

What is the Associazione Italo Americana FVG / American Corner Trieste doing?


The Associazione Italo Americana FVG / American Corner Trieste has been assisting displaced persons of all nationalities in the area for many years, thanks to the support of the US Embassy to Italy.
Currently: 
English - some Ukrainian students are in our English classes. 
Support activities - Craft workshop every Tuesday and Thursday morning and afternoon for Ukrainian women. Coming soon to Barbacan Produce.
Collection - Cell phones, laptops, tablets (used but in working order) are needed. 
To find other ways to help locally now, go to this LINK. 

The US Embassy to Italy is evaluating some of our proposals regarding ALL refugees in the Trieste area.  We will keep you posted on the progress.

  • English Classes for Refugee Mothers and Children (3-6 years - Pre-School)
  • English Classes for Refugee Adults
  • English Classes for Refugee Children
  • Integration Programs for Children during the Summer - pending proposal
  • Maker Space Programs for Refugee Teens - pending proposal
  • Workshops for Adults - pending proposal
  • Entrepreneurship and Integration - pending proposal
  • Film Projects - Digital Storytelling - pending proposal

Want to help now in other ways?  

The best donation that you can make is CASH.  Here are the reasons why.  Find an association, agency, GoFundMe or a person that you trust and give them the money.  

Web: TRIESTE - EMERGENZA UCRAINA  or the same info on  TELEGRAM:

Look at the above site that compiles information regarding refugees and refugee relief in our area in Italian, English, Ukrainian Russian.  There is also a local Go Fund Me for refugees.


US Department of State - United with Ukraine  #UnitedWithUkraine

U.S.S. Harry S. Truman - April 2022

Proud and Honored to Represent the Associazione Italo Americana FVG / American Corner Trieste on the U.S.S. Harry S. Truman in the Gulf of Trieste on April 23, 2022.  






World Press Freedom Month - May 2022

On World Press Freedom Day, we celebrate the fierce bravery of journalists everywhere. We recognize the integral role a free press plays in building prosperous, resilient and free societies. And we recommit to protecting and promoting free, independent, and diverse media around the world.

President Joseph Biden, May 3, 2021

May activities in Theme:

VISIT the World Press Freedom Exhibit at the American Corner and learn how to recognize Fake News.  Exhibit courtesy of  the Newseum 

READ:

-  an excerpt from Upton Sinclair's The Jungle (1906) denouncing the unsanitary conditions in the US Meat Packing Industry. and then 7 Things You Did Not Know about The Jungle 

- the April 2014 commentary about the 2014 Russian Invasion of Crimea  by  Matthew Kaminski for the Wall Street Journal - 2015 Pulitzer Prize Winner for Commentary.  

WATCH:

A Film about Press Freedom from the American Corner Library or look for it online.

Good Night and Good Luck -Broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow looks to bring down Senator Joseph McCarthy.

The Post - A cover-up spanning four U.S. Presidents pushes the country's first female newspaper publisher and her editor to join an unprecedented battle between press and government.

Citizen Kane - Following the death of publishing tycoon Charles Foster Kane, reporters scramble to uncover the meaning of his final utterance: 'Rosebud.'

All the President's Men - "The Washington Post" reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the details of the Watergate scandal that leads to President Richard Nixon's resignation.

The Front Page -A ruthless editor tries to get his top reporter to cover one more crime story before retirement.

Spotlight - The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core.

Broadcast News - Take two rival television reporters: one handsome, one talented, both male. Add one producer, female. Mix well, and watch the sparks fly.

Frost / Nixon - A dramatic retelling of the post-Watergate television interviews between British talk-show host David Frost and former president Richard Nixon.

The Killing Fields - A journalist is trapped in Cambodia during tyrant Pol Pot's bloody 'Year Zero' cleansing campaign, which claimed the lives of two million 'undesirable' civilians.

China Syndrome - A reporter finds what appears to be a cover-up of safety hazards at a nuclear power plant.

Updates - April 22-25



Le lezioni di sabato 23/4/2022 si svolgono regolarmente.  

Saremo chiuso per la festa nazionale lunedì 25/4/2022.  



La U.S.S. Harry S. Truman nel Golfo di Trieste per qualche giorno.  

Informiamo il pubblico, che NON SONO PREVISTE VISITE.  

Cancelled - Film The Terminal

The showing of The Terminal at the American Corner on April 22nd is cancelled.  



Workmen are sandblasting outside the windows of the program room and the noise and the dust make the projection impossible.  


Vacanze di Pasqua 2022

 

Saremo chiusi dal 14/4 al 19/4.  We will be closed from April 14 - 19.



Inoltre questa primavera la sede sarà chiusa il 25/4 e il 2/6.

Potrete contatattarci via email a aia.fvg@gmail.com Per favore includere anche il numero di telefono nel messaggio.  


We will also be closed on April 25th and June 2nd.  You can contact us via email at aia.fvg@gmail.com Please include your phone number in the message. 

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Refugee Relief April 2022

 

Image by D. Thompson.  Permission from the U.S. Department of State



CALL FOR CELL PHONES, LAPTOPS, TABLETS (in working order) for REFUGEES

We have been asked to help collect the above items for refugees.  

  • Many women lost or broke their phones on their journeys and have no way to communicate with home.  
  • Children continue to follow their school from a distance, and need computers.


Drop off at the Associazione Italo Americana FVG / American Corner Trieste - piazza Sant'Antonio Nuovo, 6 - Trieste during our office hours:  Monday to Saturday 9-12.  Monday to Friday 4-7.  

Reset your device to factory settings to wipe your data from it  If you do not know how to do that, there is a technician who will.  


American Corner Trieste offers FREE opportunities for refugees.  

Go to his LINK for information in Russian / Ukrainian


Want to help now in other ways?  

Web: TRIESTE - EMERGENZA UCRAINA  or the same info on  TELEGRAM:

Look at the above site that compiles information regarding refugees and refugee relief in our area in Italian, English, Ukrainian Russian.  There is also a local Go Fund Me for refugees.


What is the Associazione Italo Americana FVG / American Corner Trieste doing?

The US Embassy to Italy is evaluating some of our proposals regarding ALL refugees in the Trieste area.  We will keep you posted on the progress.

  • English Classes for Refugee Mothers and Children (3-6 years - Pre-School)
  • English Classes for Refugee Adults
  • English Classes for Refugee Children
  • Integration Programs for Children during the Summer
  • Maker Space Programs for Refugee Teens
  • Workshops for Adult
  • Entrepreneurship and Integration
  • Film Projects - Digital Storytelling

RELIABLE NEWS in ENGLISH from the UKRAINE (List compiled by America House Kyiv)

One of the biggest frontlines of the Russian-Ukrainian war is the informational one. Kremlin propaganda works hard, but our media and journalists work harder 💪 We collected a list of reliable Ukrainian media led entirely in English or with English language pages. Save and share with your friends and family abroad. And let the truth win! 🇺🇦
On this page of Suspilne media, the national public broadcaster in Ukraine, you will find the latest updates about the Russian-Ukrainian war.
English-language media outlet, created by journalists who were fired from the Kyiv Post for defending editorial independence.
This is the official website of Ukraine. The information is verified by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
UkraineWorld is an English-language multimedia project about Ukraine run by Internews Ukraine.
#UkraineVerified is created to connect foreign journalists with real stories on the ground and official contacts. It also collects the official sources of the Ukrainian government and works on verification of information.
🖋 We Are Ukraine— https://bit.ly/3j00O6M
A Ukrainian Emergency Collective of enthusiastic crisis management and communications professionals united by one single purpose of ensuring that all people around the globe understand: today, the future of humankind is being decided in Ukraine.
Media run by NGO Media Reforms Center, an educational platform founded by Mohyla School of Journalism at National University of “Kyiv­-Mohyla Academy”
Real-time chronicles of the Kremlin disinformation about the Russian invasion.
Online media that posts news about the situation in Ukraine in a short and clear way.


Questions?  

Write to:  aia.fvg@gmail.com    Include your phone number in the email.  

Call:  040 636301 in the mornings.  


#usembassytoitaly   #usmissiontoitaly #unitedwithukraine

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