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
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


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

Black History Month 2020

Black History Month - Celebrating the 150th Anniversary of Black Voting Rights 1870-2020.

 Events - FREE and OPEN to the PUBLIC at American Corner Trieste:

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.

Project 28

Project 28 - By Women for Young Women
Project 28 participants are female asylum seekers, in Italy with their children, spouses or relatives, from various nations, and assisted by local mentor women.  

The project is hosted at the American Corner Trieste / Associazione Italo Americana FVG.

In January 2020 the “28” community service project for adolescent girls began to take shape.  The women created a discreet zipper bag for a 1st period kit called “28”, containing personal care supplies for a girl’s backpack or purse and ready for emergencies.  The project is in continuous evolution.  
At the time of writing, the objective is to produce and fill 50 “28” kits by March 6th for a mini-launch for International Women’s Day. 

We meet for a workshop every Friday morning from 9-12.  Dialogue, coffee and friendship are key to the success of the workshops. Refugee, Italian and American women work together to create a useful item to help young women.
Would you like to volunteer to join us?  Can you sew? Are you in women's health? Do you have experience as a Social Worker?  COME and JOIN US! 
The History of the Project: 

Starting with a November 2019 coffee break proposed by a social worker and hosted at the American Corner, with the objective of encouraging refugee women to venture outside the walls of their apartments to socialize and integrate, the project quickly developed into a weekly craft workshop and coffee.  We had been unsuccessful in involving refugee women in mixed gender English classes and activities for refugees.
Initially the women produced holiday decorations for an in-house Holiday Market in December.  
CURRENT SITUATION
We meet for a workshop every Friday morning from 9-12.  Dialogue, coffee and friendship are key to the success of the workshops. Refugee, Italian and American women work together to create a useful item to help young women.
We are reaching out to:
  • Potential sponsors for sanitary materials, brochures
  • Professional Health Care Workers and the Local Public Health Agency
  • Social Workers
  • Schools 
  • Women who sew
Project 28 is a "Sister" Project to the "Refugee Bear Project" in which Refugee Men produce unique Teddy Bears.  
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