The Australian Esperanto congress and summer school in 2024 was held in Ballarat, 5–14 January. (For general information about congresses, see the main congress page.) Venue FEDERATION UNIVERSITY OF AUSTRALIA University Drive, Mt Helen, Ballarat VIC 3350 For Esperantists and learners The program included: Esperanto classes An evening of theatre and music Excursions Lectures on Esperanto and other topics Game night AGM Download the Program (PDF 151 KB) – containing the full program (in Esperanto). Participating virtually Some sessions were […]
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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 […]
Monthly lecture series via Zoom
The 3rd Sunday of each month, 5pm Sydney time (UTC+10) PLEASE NOTE: Sydney no longer follows summer-time. If you would like to attend, or to present something yourself, please write to: prezidanto@esperanto.org.au (NOTE: All lectures are in Esperanto.) > 2022 Lecture series > 2021 Lecture series Program 19 May 2024 (To be announced) Previous sessions 21 April 2024 Brassens in Esperanto: Long live Uncle Georges! – Marcel REDOULEZ (France) Georges Brassens (1921-1981) was a French songwriter, considered an eminent poet […]
Congress 2023, Melbourne Victoria
The Australian and New Zealand congress and summer school in 2023 was held in Melbourne, 6–15 January. (For information about the 2024 congress, see the main congress page.) Venue INTERNATIONAL HOUSE Melbourne University, 241 Royal Parade, Parkville, Vic 3052 For Esperantists and learners The program included: Esperanto classes An evening of theatre and music Excursions Lectures on Esperanto and other topics Game night AGM Download the Congress Book (PDF 167 KB) – containing the full program (in Esperanto). Participating virtually […]
Galerio de Esperantistoj en Aŭstralio
Are you interested in the Australian Esperanto movement, especially its history? Do you know – or have known – an important Esperantist worth mentioning in this country? (Maybe you actually are that kind of person.) If you answered yes, then this book, published by AEA, is for you. It has two main parts: The biographies in the first part were compiled, with a few exceptions, by Charles Stevenson. He dug into the very beginnings of Esperanto in Australia and followed […]
EventaServo for Australian events
Do you know the website EventaServo? There’s now a shortcut specifically for events in Australia: au.esperanto.events
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 […]
Monthly lecture series via Zoom 2022
The 3rd Sunday of each month 4–6pm Sydney time (UTC+11) PLEASE NOTE: Sydney now follows summer-time. If you would like to attend, or to present something yourself, please write to: prezidanto@esperanto.org.au (NOTE: All lectures are in Esperanto.) 2021 Lecture series Program (See current year.) Previous sessions 18 December 2022 Literatura Foiro closes the centenary of Literatura Mondo – Giorgio Silfer The famous cultural magazine Literatura Foiro has completed its 53rd annual collection, during which five essays by Giorgio Silfer and […]
Congress and summer school, Melbourne, January 2023
Dates 6 – 15 January 2023 Venue International House, Melbourne University, 241 Royal Parade, Parkville More Read more, and register