Saturday, February 6, 2010

33. Best Color Brochure on Esperanto

http://ikso.net/broshuro/pdf/malkovru_esperanton_en.pdf

I received a few paper copies at the World or Universal Congress of Esperanto in Bialystok, Poland, 2009. Young technologically savvy Esperantists are working on getting this translated and printed in over a dozen languages.

Friday, January 22, 2010

32.Google, National Geographic and James Fallows/Atlantic Monthly on Esperanto



Dec 15, 2009 LL Zamenhof's 150th Birthday
- Founder of Esperanto -
As a consequence of Google's memorial logo for Esperanto MILLIONS OF PEOPLE BROWSED ARTICLES ON ESPERANTO after clicking on the logo. Here is NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC'S RECENT ARTICLE ON ESPERANTO:
L.L. Zamenhof: Who He Was, Why He's on Google Dec 15, 2009 ... No, Google hasn't been taken over by a foreign country. The green-and-white flag over the Google logo today is the banner of the artificial ...
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/12/091215-ll-zamenhof-google-doodle-esperanto-150th-birthday.html

For a comparison of the Esperanto Doodle and others in 2009: http://www.google.com/logos/logos09-4.html


James Fallows is the most prominent American born journalist to write extensively on Esperanto and to write about it several times. To his credit he was speech-writer for President Jimmy Carter and Editor-in-chief of US News and World Report. During the Olympic Games in China he was the most sought after American-born journalist who lived several years in both China and Japan.

http://jamesfallows.theatlantic.com/archives/2009/12/esperabto.php
James also discusses Esperanto at the English language site on China:
http://www.thebeijinger.com/blog/2008/05/27/James-Fallows-at-the-Bookworm-tonight

And from a lesser known blog:
Thanks to The Son, who asked me to log in to Google.com today. And it turns out that today is the 150th birthday of L. L. Zamenhof, the man who created Esperanto—still the best bet for a stable, neutral, second language to serve as an interlanguage. But the world would rather spend billions up billions hiring simultaneous translators, wiring up all those headphones, paying translators and printing the same document 5 times in 5 different evolved languages. I don’t understand people, sometimes. Well, mostly.

The Google Search Engine with Esperanto interface is

In February 2012 Google Translate offered Esperanto as its 64th language.

Monday, January 4, 2010

31. Neil at Zamenhof Symposium 777 UN Plaza

Maki Sano's photos of December 2009's Zamenhof Symposium is at
http://picasaweb.google.com/makisano/ZamenhofSymposium#

All my labeled pictures of the December 15th conference near the UN are available at
at 1. www.picasaweb.google.com/neil.nachum/ZamenhofSymposiumParticipants # and
2. www.picasaweb.google.com/neil.nachum/ZamenhofSpeakers
Nearly 70 people participated.
The following picture is also in the middle of the two albums (1.Participants 2. Speakers) is the first frame of a video of me. I spoke for 2 minutes at the 2-7PM event. A few other videos are mixed into the albums.


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Thursday, December 31, 2009

30. Esperanto and Religions

Thousands of religious people advocate Esperanto but I can't find a seperate list of their websites and or discussion groups. This is an initial start. Contact me if there is a better one in English or Esperanto. I'm quoting the 2009 Yearbook of Universal Esperanto Association.

Bahai http://www.bel.bahai.de/

Budhist:  http://www.budhano.com/

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZcwpCgzMUk&feature=share
 ne plu valida: www.esperanto.us/budhana

Christian :
1.Catholic http://www.ikue.org/

2.Protestant/Evangelical www.chez.com/keli

3.Orthodox www.groups.yahoo.com/group/kristana-ortodoksa-rondo-esperantista
http://ortodoksio.org/

4. Mormons http://www.mvgcontact.org/esperanto.htm

5. Quaker http://www.kveker.no/ (left bottom to links in English and Esperanto)

6. Spiritism http://esperanto-spiritismo.org/

Islamic: http://www.arabujo.org/ and http://groups.google.com/group/islama-kulturo-en-la-monda-lingvo  The Kuran/Koran in Esperanto on-line. I own the paper version for several decades. http://www.lernado.it/kurano/

League of Good Will (Brazilian-based): http://www.boavontade.com/esperanto/

Oomoto http://www.epa.jp/

Unitarian Univesalists/Unitarian Universalist Esperanto Network
unitaraj-esperantistoj@googlegroups.com
http://www.grupoamikema.org/UUEN.html

Ateista Tutmonda Esperanto-Organizo (World Atheist Esperanto Organization) http://ateismo.iespana.es/ (Invalid April 2012)
2011 article:
http://gunnargallmo.hubpages.com/hub/Atheism-Buddhism-and-Religion


Atheist Esperantists (ATEO) publishes Ateismo in paper and on line.
http://www.gazetejo.org/eo/gazetoj/dato_2000/2002/2002-03 (Sample newsletter, scroll to midpage).

There is a recent book on Esperanto and Christianity. It has a few translations. The Portuguese translator hosted me in Brazil.
http://www.u-matthias.de/latino/latin_ru.htm

Esperanto, spoken by the today's (2012) German Pope, while Esperantists "demonstrate" nearby in support of Esperanto. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sahiIBTUcC4

Sunday, November 15, 2009

29. Neil on Cover of Esperanto/UEA Nov., 2009

With the collaboration of Martin Schaefer and several Mexican Esperanto speakers, I received the honor of a photo of myself going on the cover page of the paper monthly Esperanto/UEA, November 2009. A large group of mostly female volunteers of the Annual Convention of the UN Department of Public Information stand beside me. I received my copy courtesy of Martin on Oct. 21. In an inner page our group picture, taken in the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs, can also be seen.
Since I am technologically challenged here are my Mexican pictures: The second picture is similar (sans guitar) to the one on the UEA monthly: www.picasaweb.google.com/neil.nachum/MeksikoDPI

HERE IS THE ARTICLE IN THE ORIGINAL LANGUAGE.
UEA partoprenis la 62-an konferencon de neregistaraj organizoj en la urbo Meksiko, 09.09.09 – 11.09.09.
En la teamo estis Neil Blonstein (UEA- oficejo Nov- Jorko ) ,
Martha Cárdenas (estraranino de Esperanto-USA kaj de Meksika Esperanto-Federacio, MEF, Usono), Mallely Martínez Mateos (prezidantino de MEF, Meksiko), Daniel Moreno (ĝenerala sekretario de MEF, Meksiko), mi (Martin Schäffer, ĝenerala sekretario de Germana Esperanto-Asocio) kaj David López Rueda (estrarano de MEF, Meksiko).
La inaŭgura ceremonio okazis la 9-an de septembro en la bela malnova ekskonvento San Hipólito en la centro de Meksiko-urbo. La inaŭguron partoprenis altranguloj kiel Ban Ki-moon, la ĝenerala sekretario de UN, Patricia Espinosa Cantellano, ministrino pri eksteraj rilatoj de la meksika registaro, kaj Jody Williams, ricevinto de la Nobelpremio pri paco.
Por la kongreso ni preparis informfoliojn: La pozicio de UEA pri lingvaj rajtoj, Praga Manifesto kaj adreskartetojn.
Tuj ĉe la komenco ni komencis la laboron, informante la partoprenantojn individue pri la ekzisto de UEA kaj pri Esperanto.
Venis ĉirkaŭ 1300 delegitoj de diversaj neregistaraj organizoj el la tuta mondo.
La temo de la konferenco estis: "Malarmu nun! Ni laboru por paco kaj evoluigo".
Ĉiu el nia teamo havis proprajn spertojn kaj konversaciojn. Juna advokato de Kostariko, Roberto Zamora, sciigis ke li jam aŭdis pri Esperanto en la Monda Socia Forumo en Niĝerio. Li tre subtenis la ideon kaj miris ke ankaŭ en la universitato de Kostariko oni povas lerni Esperanton. Neil Blonstein kantis kune kun kelkaj meksikaj volontulinoj kantojn en Esperanto dum la junulara ekspozicio, kiu okazis en la parko Alameda, ni metis flugfoliojn sur oficialan informtabulon kaj malantaŭ ĝi deĵoris kvazaŭ temus pri nia tablo, ni partoprenis kun afiŝo la pacmarŝon, ekhavis kontakton kun multaj meksikaj organizaĵoj kaj informis la multnombrajn volontulojn. Ekestis ankaŭ kontakto kun lokaj ĵurnalistoj.
Dum la 3-taga konferenco ni babilis kun pli ol 400 personoj individue kaj plej verŝajne aliaj 400 eksciis pri ni pro la flugfolioj kaj informafiŝoj. Entute do tre bona sukceso! Laŭ mia sperto al du argumentoj la personoj estis speciale
perceptemaj: 1) Esperanto jam nun estas bone uzebla kiel dua lingvo post la angla; kaj 2) Esperanto estas bona alternativo kiel internacia lingvo, ĉar pli justa. Nune la malriĉaj landoj ne povas garantii al siaj ŝtatanoj lernadon de fremdaj lingvoj aŭ nur je malalta nivelo.
Internacia komunikado ne estu privilegio de la riĉaj landoj aŭ de riĉaj homoj.
La venontjaran konferencon invitis la registaro de Aŭstralio. Ni partoprenu; eble kun kelkaj novaj ideoj.
Post la konferenco mi havis la okazon partopreni la unuan internacian kongreson de WATUN (Monda Alianco por transformado de la UN). Ankaŭ tie mi parolis kun multaj homoj kaj neniam en mia vivo mi spertis tiom malferman
opinion pri la ideo de internacia lingvo.
La partopreno montras kiom gravaj estas tiaj eventoj kaj la laboro de Neil Blonstein en la novjorka oficejo de UEA. Ni subtenu tian agadon!
Martin Schäffer

In a message dated 10/21/2009 11:51:25 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, AMIKEMA writes:
Saluton,
Jen foto de la kovrilo de la novembra numero de la revuo Esperanto. En ĝi aperas la artikolo pri la kongreso de la Unuig'inta naciaro en la urbo de Meksiko. Neil Blonstein (reprezentanto de UEA en nov-Jorko) kaj David Lopez (estrarano de la Meksika Esperanto Federacio) estas bonŝanculoj. Ili eĉ aperas sur la titolpaĝo de la revuo.
Rimarku ankau la simbolo sur la saketo de David. G'i estas la simbolo de la venonta UK en Kubo.
Antauen!
Mar =)

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Friday, August 21, 2009

27. Historical Esperanto-Unitarian Connection

An early Unitarian-Esperanto connection may exist, perhaps ignored till today. It deals with an indirect relation with a leading Unitarian--Ralph Waldo Emerson and a leading Esperantist--Colonel George Brinton McClellan Harvey.The first literary journal in the United States was the North American Review, which ran regularly between 1815 to 1940. From 1818 onwards its main theme was public education.
The North American Review was initiated by the Anthology Society (or Club). The well-to-do members (of the Boston area) were led by Reverend William Emerson. Reverend Emerson was the father of Ralph Waldo Emerson, perhaps the most cited all-time Unitarian. (While living a year in Brazil, I noted numerous Esperantists and others with the name Emerson. Some acknowledged that the name was in respect for Ralph Waldo Emerson--some didn't know the history of the name.)
During the life of L.L. Zamenhof, perhaps the most famous U.S . citizen advocating Esperanto was Colonel George Brinton McClellan Harvey--sometimes called just George Harvey.
Here is a brief time-line in Harvey's life:
1. 1889 - He purchased the North American Review.
2. 1901- He purchased Harper's Weekly.
3. 1906-1908 - He advocated Esperanto regularly in the North American Review.
4. 1908-1909 - He was president of the Esperanto Association of North America.
5. 1921-1923 - He was the United States Ambassador to England.

Considering the Unitarian concerns for public education, the emphasis of the North American Review on education and eventually Esperanto, its relationship to the Emerson family and the more recent and conscious resurgence of Esperantism-Unitarianism (article # 17/"older article" below), I consider this one more historical link between the two movements.

The very well-known French Esperantist, Henri Mason, has linked friendship between Urban Planner-Esperantist, Howard Ebenezer and Unitarian Ralph Waldo Emerson. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=483587785019334&set=a.348332581878189.83013.100001043514223&type=1&theta

National Geographic once acknowledged Howard Ebenezer: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/print/2011/12/city-solutions/kunzig-text

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