The Week Ahead: Nov 5-11, 2018

Indian Time, Pilgrims, Conferences, GLOW, Coding and more!    

It's Native American Heritage Month at American Corner Trieste.  Come and join us!  All American Corner Events are FREE.  

Tuesday - 6/11 we propose 



10 am - Documentary - After the Mayflower - the Arrival of the Pilgrims at Plymouth Rock.  PBS - We Shall Remain Series... in English.    

10 am - Laboratory / Workshop Teddy Bear Project Integration through Entrepreneurship - Production of Teddy Bears by Migrant Tailors in the Teddy Boy Project.  Come and learn more about the project and the artisans behind it.  Take home a beautiful and unique Teddy Bear. This is a continuing event every Tuesday morning.

 10 am - Mom and Baby Playgroup in English.(every Tuesday and Thursday morning).  Come in and meet some other Moms and let your babies or toddlers play together (or Sleep) .  Informal.  Networking and Friendship for Moms and babies in our Baby Friendly environment.

8 pm - Western Indian Country - A Slide Show Tour - V. Matucci.. in Italian.    

Wednesday - 7/11
6 pm - Conference - US Midterms 2018 - Referendum on the Trump Presidency.  At SSLMIT - Via Filzi 14 - in Italian.  
Including Prof. Leonardo Buonomo as a speaker.
Free and Open to the Public.



Thursday - 18/10
10 am - Mom and Baby Playgroup in English. (see above)

Friday 9/11

4 pm - TEEN MAKER SPACE - Make, Create, Innovate in English.  
Free and Open to Middle School and High School Teens. Every Friday afternoon.
Under the guidance of a Super Cool Adult Expert, we are constructing a drone from scratch!      

An American Photographer will give us all the tips to the the best pictures of your favorite person!  You! RSVP Required.  For Middle School and High School Girls.  

Sunday 11/11
Coding Kids Workshops - Online Reservation Required.  Space is limited.  Free



LOOKING AHEAD 

24/11 - Thanksgiving Potluck Dinner - Reservations required.  Members Only.



November 2018 Newsletter



NOVEMBER 2018 NEWSLETTER
NOVEMBER = Indian Time, Thanksgiving, Coding, Conferences.   All the colors of Fall! Come and learn about Native Americans and celebrate Thanksgiving with us!  This month there are several evening events.  View the Newsletter on the Blog in Text and in Calendar Format.  Forward the newsletter to a friend!
OFFICE:
ADMINISTRATION HOURS
Tuesday and Thursday mornings:  9-12 and Wednesday afternoons: 5-7 pm
Pick up your IBAN Receipts, Membership Cards, Make Cash Payments, during our Administration Hours, listed above.  

LIBRARY and AMERICAN CORNER HOURS:
Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday mornings 9-12 and Monday to Friday afternoons from 4-7 pm.

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 2018/19 MEMBER. 
Our 2018/19 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, 2019.    Questions? aiafrontdesk@gmail.com

THANKSGIVING POTLUCK DINNER:  Saturday, November 24th at 7:30 pm.
Members Only. Another great reason to become a member!  Our favorite holiday! Turkey, music, fun.  Prepaid Reservations required. Limit: 70 people.  Everybody brings a Thanksgiving Dish or Beverage to Share. Details at this LINK.  Reserve early.  This event is ALWAYS SOLD OUT. You can reserve in person at the Front Desk starting on November 6th during our Office Hours.

38th AMERICAN FILM SERIES at Teatro dei Fabbri
The film series begins on Thursday, October 25th with shows at 1:30, 4, 6:30 and 9 pm.
Great American films in Original Version on the Big Screen (not on your PC or TV!)  You must be a Member to attend the films.
22/11- IDEAL HOME Dir. Andrew Fleming. Starring Steve Coogan, Paul Rudd. Comedy. 91 min.

AIA FVG ENGLISH COURSES
FALL 2018/19 REGISTRATION for KIDS and ADULTS is CLOSED. 
The Winter Session begins on January 7th.  If there is availability in the Winter Session, you are welcome to join a put your name on a waiting list for a class starting in January. 

INDIVIDUAL LESSONS are possible all year long.  Yes, you can! Schedule an appointment to discuss your needs.

American Corner EVENTS - FREE and OPEN to the PUBLIC

NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH -INDIAN TIME exhibits, documentaries, speakers, performances.  Here is the LINK to the Full Indian Time Program. 

REGULAR ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS and FAMILIES – FREE and OPEN to the PUBLIC
·       every Tuesday and Thursday, 10 am - Mom & Baby Playgroup
·       16/11, 5 pm - Family Film Festival POCAHONTAS (1995) 100 min.
·       22/11, 10:30 amNATI per LEGGERE –Bilingual Reading English/Italian for ages 0-36 mo.
·       Fridays at 4 pm - TEEN MAKER SPACE - Building a homemade drone with our expert Mentor!
·       9/11, 5:30 pm - GLOW Photography Workshop: Selfie vs Self Portrait - Girls Leading Our World

ACTIVITIES FOR ADULTS – FREE and OPEN to the PUBLIC
·       Every Tuesday 10-12 – Refugee Teddy Bear Workshop – Morning Maker Space
·       Every Tuesday morning and evening in November – Special Events for Indian Time.
·       7/11, 6 pm – Conference – US Midterm Elections 2018 – A Referendum on the Trump Presidency. In Italian at SSLMIT, via Filzi, with Leonardo Buonomo, Elisabetta Vezzosi, Ilaria Zamburlini.
·       15/11, 8 pm - Women’s Book Club -Reading around the World.  The Gathering by Anne Enright. Send an email to aia.fvg@gmail.com to participate.
·       21/11, 10 am & 6 pm – Reading & Book Presentation Half of What I Know by Christiana Langenberg.
·       23/11, 5 pm – Conference – Oral Traditions in Native American Literature and the role of Pulitzer Prize Winner N. Scott Momaday – Speaker: Prof. Leonardo Buonomo.
·       Tuesday Coffee Break – back in December.  Come to the Indian Time program!
·       Short Story Club – Back in December.  Come to the Book Presentation, Native American Literature Talk or the other Indian Time programs!

TESOL TRIESTE LOCAL GROUP the first TESOL Workshop of the school year. Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages Workshop. If you’re not on the TESOL Italy Trieste Mailing list, send an email to tesolitalytriestemail@gmail.com for details.  Teachers, bring your teacher friends and colleagues.  You receive MIUR Credit, enrich your C.V. and free get professional development! Two AIA FVG teachers were selected to make presentations at the November Annual National TESOL Italy Convention in Rome! 
30/11, 6 pm – TESOL Workshop

CODING
11/11 - CODING KIDS – Free Coding Box workshops for children age 4-7 – Online Registration Required.
12 & 13/11 - CODING GIRLS - Coding Training and Hackathon for Trieste High Schools A tremendous opportunity for local high schools and their female students in collaboration with the US Embassy to Italy, Mondo Digitale, University of Trieste.

TEDDY BEAR PROJECT – Integration through Entrepreneurship
A unique Teddy Bear would be a wonderful Christmas present!  Watch the RAI FVG feature about the project.  40 bears were sent to the US Embassy Rome for the Christmas market.  More bears are coming!  Take yours home today.  Follow the teddy bears on Instagram and send us a picture and the location of your teddy bear.  Join the tailors and the volunteers every Tuesday morning to stuff, cut, sew.  Do you have a working heavy duty sewing machine to donate?  Please contact us. 

HALLOWEEN is OVER and we had a fun time.  Did you catch this RAI FVG feature with us and how to make a Jack-o-Lantern?  Do you know the star of the clip?

VOLUNTEERS
We are a Volunteer Run Non-Profit Association.
We’re looking for:  A Knitter to head the Knit Wits group, American Film Series Volunteers, Expert sewers for Tuesday Maker Space – Teddy Bear Project, A donated Heavy Duty Sewing Machine.

Volunteers run our Library, American Corner Programs and Activities.  We are looking for Volunteers to Mentor and Manage the Teen Maker Club, Assist with the Nati per Leggere program, Work at the Cinema, Help with our Morning Activities at the Front Desk and in the Library. Send us an email.  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.  High School Students can also do Alternanza Scuola Lavoro.  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 thanks to a U.S. Department of State Grant and the US Diplomatic Mission to Italy. 
The American Corner promotes the Teddy Bear Integration through Entrepreneurship Project, encouraging professional refugee tailors to use their skills to produce the beautiful unique teddy bears, using recycled materials.  Select your bear and take it home with a donation.

November 2018 Calendar

🍁🍂🍃American Heritage Month - November 2018 at American Corner Trieste / Associazione Italo Americana FVG
All the Colors of Fall





GLOW - Photography: Selfie vs. Self Portrait

Friday, November 9th, 17:30-19:00 at American Corner Trieste, American photographer, Erin McKinney (www.erinmckinney.net), presents her workshop Selfie vs. Self Portrait.

We'll talk about self-expression, composition and lighting and practice some techniques for taking our own self-portrait photographs.

Only for Middle School and High School Girls

GLOW stands for Girls Leading Our World, an initiative sponsored by American Corners across the globe. GLOW promotes self-advocacy, friendship, leadership, life skills and community through meaningful lessons/activities for adolescent girls in a fun, safe and respectful environment.  Most appointments are in English.

We have another active year planned with exceptional women guest speakers from around our city who are looking forward to meeting and sharing their passions with all of you- our super-duper GLOW teens!



Here are the upcoming for this year's monthly GLOW meetings at American Corner Trieste so you can mark your calendars:



Friday, November 9th - Photography

Friday, December 14th - Yoga



Please note that we have changed the times of our meetings to 17:30-19:00.


 MANDATORY RSVP  HERE for November



Thanksgiving Potluck Dinner - November 24, 2018

Associazione Italo Americana FVG

2018/19 Members and their Families ONLY

  • Pre-Paid Reservation and Donation Required.
  • Reservations Accepted in the Office - During Office Hours.  
  • You are not reserved until you have made your donation.

RESERVE EARLY!  LIMITED to 70 PARTICIPANTS.  THE EVENT IS ALWAYS SOLD-OUT.  

Suggested *Donations:

  • €15 - Adults (over age 12)
  • €5 - Children (5-12)
  • Children under age 5 - Free

* This Event is an Annual Fund Raiser for the Associazione.  Once we have covered the costs of the Turkey, Music and SIAE, the proceeds go to finance new purchases for our Library.  


All participants bring:

  • A Traditional Side Dish or
  • A Traditional Dessert or
  • Wine or Beverages to Share


AIA FVG Provides:

  • Turkey!
  • Tableware, glasses, plates.
  • Live Music with 5 +1 

Indian Time by Sabrina Matucci

An explanation in Italian of Indian Time 2018 by Sabrina Matucci.

Dalle parole dell'artista Sabrina Matucci:” Indiani d'America”
Al solo pronunciarle queste parole rievocano in me immagini di immensi e sconfinati spazi, di sentieri millenari, di lotta per la sopravvivenza di uomini e donne contro i crudeli e spietati elementi della natura; di tradizioni, di riti sacri e profani per ringraziarsi gli spiriti soprannaturali e fondersi con essi.
Tutto ciò lascia in me emozioni indescrivibili come se gli antenati di questo popolo volessero legarmi indissolubilmente a loro riempiendomi il cuore e la mente di immagini senza tempo in un alone di fierezza, quiete, e silenzio.
Ed è come un sogno che si apre ai miei occhi....C'è qualcosa di magico nei colori del cielo azzurro, nella forma delle montagne, nelle rocce scolpite dal vento, che la natura ha trasformato in strane figure divenute parte di leggende.
Non certo un popolo di guerrieri, ma persone fiere, schive, e riservate, dotate di un animo profondo e contemplativo.
Una vita di silenzi e di rituali, non di un semplice vuoto spaziale, ma una quiete ed una dignità tumultuosa quasi assordante nella sua intensità, che colta può diventare un alternativa morale indimenticabile e un esplosione di colore.........

Da questi sentimenti intensi e marcati  e dopo aver studiato con Paolo Zanier ruota di medicina per ben 22 anni, nasce la voglia nel tempo di raccontare  e condividere la storia di questo popolo d'oltreoceano, non solo attraverso i miei quadri che esprimono emozioni e appunti di viaggio,  ma creando un  festival sullo spaccato di vita dei nativi ,in cui sono racchiuse tutte le sfaccettature e la storia degli indiani. Il sostegno e la collaborazione dell'Associazione Italo Americana FVG / American Corner Trieste e allora, Consolato Americano, e l'entusiasmo  e la determinazione dello studioso Paolo Zanier sono stati da collante per dar vita  al primo festival oltreoceano dei nativi. Indian Time infatti, nasce nel 2006 seguito con enorme successo  nel 2009 per frequenza di persone e scuole , fino al terzo ed ultimo nel novembre 2018.

Quest'ultimo, è stato creato per ricordare con onore e in bellezza e non dimenticare il medicine man Paolo Zanier che purtroppo è venuto a mancare nel 2016.Persona straordinaria e fuori dal comune, Paolo ha improntato il suo stile di vita allo studio e alla storia dei pellirosse portando a Trieste per la prima volta usi e costumi dei nativi e vivendo come loro.

Ruota di medicina , sacre leggi e  cerimonie , sono state insegnate con passione dedizione ,speranza e saggezza per molti anni , e per alcuni di noi ( me compresa) sono diventate  nel tempo uno stile di vita e una filosofia di pensiero.

Partecipare all'Indian Time oggi, significa immergersi in uno spazio e in un tempo a molti sconosciuti, di solito gli indiani hanno un ruolo marginale nella cultura mondiale e sono visti dal popolo occidentale come una razza ostile, povera, oppressa e senza futuro , la televisione inoltre negli anni li descrive come sanguinari predatori …... ma chi erano e chi sono oggi gli indiani? Qual'è la loro filosofia di vita? Come si sono adattati al territorio? Quali sono le loro cerimonie? Che usi e costumi hanno? Quali sono le loro leggi?  Perchè l'indiano si adorna di piume ,usa i tamburi, e vive a contatto con la natura? Che rapporto ha con essa? Chi sono stati i grandi capi e cosa hanno fatto?

Per capire tutto questo ed altro all'interno del festival ho inserito una serie di conferenze del professore Leonardo Buonomoprofessore Dabbeni  e di Giada Vitale che possono spiegare ampiamente il comportamento e le usanze del popolo rosso, mentre i documentari in lingua originale e la serata di diapositive dell'ovest americano mostrano i luoghi in cui si svolge tutto questo.

Costumi , volti, suppellettili, ambientazioni... sono invece racchiuse nella serie di fotografie storiche e poesie in bianco e nero raccolte e catalogate da Zanier, e saranno esposte all'Associazione Italo Americana FVG / American Corner Trieste in piazza Sant'Antonio Nuovo 6 per tutto il periodo del festival .

La parte più spirituale del percorso è lasciata alla conferenza di Pizzichillo dal titolo : camminare in armonia, che descriverà accuratamente come utilizzare le carte indiane  nel  nostro percorso della vita e al bellissimo spettacolo “Canyon di stelle” che vi farà immergere completamente nel mondo Navajo e Anazasi. Interpretato dai ragazzi dell'AMTT e con regia di Giada Vitale lo spettacolo vi aprirà il cuore e la mente in un altro tempo e in un altra dimensione facendovi rivivere emozioni primordiali legate al rapporto uomo natura perso da ormai molto tempo e  che ritroverete  infine  a chiusura del festival nella mia personale sulla cultura degli indiani d'America al New Age Center di via Nordio 4 che chiuderà il grande cerchio.

Onore, bellezza, saggezza, spiritualità e condivisione del percorso fin ora fatto con il cittadino attento, sono alla base e le fondamenta dell'Indian Time, mentre la conoscenza e la storia del popolo rosso sono il fulcro del programma.

Chiudo l'articolo con un canto Lakota in onore di Paolo Zanier, ringraziandolo per aver potuto camminare a fianco dei suoi mocassini per lungo tempo

Al centro dell' universo io sto.
Una radice di potere sacro posseggo.
Per questo io sto.
Al centro dell' universo io sto.

In modo sacro ora vivo.
Ho alzato gli occhi al cielo
e ho visto galoppare molti cavalli.
In modo sacro ora vivo.

Con volo travolgente allontanai le rondini
con volo travolgente le lasciai sfrecciare in cielo
prima che si accumulassero le nubi....
Con volo travolgente balzai sul mio cavallo
con volo travolgente inseguii una rondine nell'aria
prima che si accumulassero le nubi.

Il mio cavallo vola.
Sono ricoperto di terra azzurra e bruna.
Il mio cuore vola
mentre nel cielo ci accumulano le nubi....

Il festival Indian Time 3 si svolgerà in 2 sedi dal 6 al 30 novembre 2018 all'Associazione Italo Americana  American Corner via Sant'Antonio Nuovo 6  - Trieste e dal 22 novembre al 2 dicembre 2018 al New Age Center via Nordio 4 - Trieste.

SABRINA MATUCCI   
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Native American Events - Indian Time 2018


Exhibits, Conferences, Events, Documentaries for Indian Time 2018.


A month dedicated to Native Americans with Sabrina Matucci in collaboration with American Corner Trieste / Associazione Italo Americana FVG, New Age, AMTT. 






INDIAN TIME 2018 - PROGRAM
November 6, 2018 – December 2, 2018
EVENTS held at American Corner Trieste - P. Sant'Antonio Nuovo, 6 - Trieste
EVENTS held in other locations
DATE
TIME
EVENT
SPEAKER / PRESENTER
LOCATION
6/11 - 2/12
During Office Hours All Month
Photographic Exhibit "Sundancer" - The Indians and Us
Retrospect - Paolo Zanier
American Corner
22/11, 29/11, 2/12
9:30 am-1 pm, 4-8 pm
Sculpture and Painting Exhibit
Sabrina Matucci
New Age - Via Nordio 4
6/11 -
10:00 AM
PBS
American Corner
6/11 -
8:00 PM
Conference - Western Indian Country - A tour (in Italian)
V. Matucci
American Corner
13/11 -
10:00 AM
Conference -Birth of the Native American Rights Movement (in Italian)
Prof. Giampaolo Dabbeni
American Corner
13/11 -
8:00 PM
Documentary North American Tribes (in English)
Independent Films
American Corner
18/11 -
7:00 PM
Ceremonial Engagement Dance
by reservation
Location communicated upon reservation
20/11 -
10:00 AM
PBS
American Corner
20/11 -
8:00 PM
Walking in Harmony - Camminare in Armonia (in Italian)
Franca Pizzichillo
American Corner

23/11 -
5:00 PM
Native American Oral Culture and the Role of Pulitzer Prize Winner N. Scott Momaday (in English)
Prof. Leonardo Buonomo
American Corner
27/11 -
10:00 AM
Documentary - Geronimo (in English)
PBS
American Corner
27/11 -
8:30 PM
Giada Vitale - AMTT
American Corner
29/11 -
10:30 AM
Conference - Native American Woman:  Leader (in Italian)
Prof. Giampaolo Dabbeni
New Age - Via Nordio 4
2/12 -
10:30 AM
Origin of the Navajo People (in Italian)
Giada Vitale
New Age - Via Nordio 4