The Uluru Statement from the Heart

From the Uluru Statement website. “ We, gathered at the 2017 National Constitutional Convention, coming from all points of the southern sky, make this statement from the heart: Our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander tribes were the first sovereign Nations of the Australian continent and its adjacent islands, and possessed it under our own laws and customs. This our ancestors did, according to the reckoning of our culture, from the Creation, according to the common law from ‘time immemorial’, and […]

AEA received a Diploma for Outstanding Performance

At the closing cremony of the 108th World Congress of Esperanto in Turin, the distribution of 12 diplomas – for Outstanding Performance or Outstanding Artistic Performance for the year 2023 – was announced. The diplomas for Outstanding Performance have been awarded by the Board of UEA since the year 2007. The Australian Esperanto Association received a Diploma of Outstanding Performance for its long-term holding of summer schools with participants and leaders from various countries and continents, and for its ongoing […]

CEFR Exams 2023

In 2023, AEA encourages Australian Esperantists to participate in CEFR exams. The CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) exam system was created to provide a common basis for describing levels of language proficiency and to improve the ease of comparison of language qualifications across different countries and educational systems. You can take exams at levels B1, B2, and C1, in written, oral, or both parts. This year, the exams will take place in June (online) or August (physically […]

Rompitaj Labirintoj / Bung Mazes

The Australian Esperanto Association (AEA) announces an exciting event for the Australian Esperanto movement: the launch of Rompitaj Labirintoj / Bung Mazes, a book of poetry in Esperanto and English, published by AEA, with the opening of an art exhibition by the author, the famous Australian poet, Kit Kelen. Sunday, 27 November, 2–5pm at Shop-Gallery, 112 Glebe Point Road, Glebe, NSW There will be two short launch speeches: • one in English (by Jonathan Shaw), and • one in Esperanto […]

Australian and New Zealand virtual congress and summer school

When? 8–12 January 2022 Specifically: Saturday, 8 January, 11am – Wednesday, 12 January, 9pm All times are NSW (UTC+11). How? Online, using Zoom Full program See the full program (mostly in Esperanto), with links to videos in YouTube. How much did it cost? AEA and NZEA members: free (however donations were much appreciated) Non-members: recommended donation of $75.00 for the whole congress, or $20.00 per day Summer school There were formal classes (with world-famous instructor Alexander Vaughn Miller) at an intermediate […]

New UEA board elected

In its first session during the 104th World Congress, the Committee of UEA (Universala Esperanto-Asocio = World Esperanto Association) elected a new Board to lead the Association for the next three-year period. In the presence of 35 members of Committee A, representing the affiliated national and specialist associations, and 5 members of Committee B, elected by the individual members, the Committee firstly completed itself by the election of 9 members of Committee C: Duncan Charters, Andreas Diemel, Mark Fettes, Trezoro […]

Comments on the Second Three-country Congress

At the end of the Second Three-country Congress in Bekasi, Indonesia, 2018, we asked participants to give us their comments. Here are the results: I liked the course and the performances, the dancing and the singing. I especially liked the presentation of Sandor, Heidi and Elstara. I can not speak Esperanto, so I’m sorry for English … I feel so blessed to be able to attend the congress. All of the people there were so kind and friendly. Too bad, […]