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Come to the BSS Carol Service on 8th December!

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The BSS warmly invites you to our annual Christmas Carol Service on Friday 8th December 2023, at 6:30 pm. We will gather again in the Church of St Martin Ludgate, 40 Ludgate Hill, London EC4M 7DE.

Do come and join in our service of carols and readings in English and Slovene. Afterwards there will be a chance to catch up with friends over potica (offered by the Society) and Christmas drinks.

There is no charge but a collection is taken to support the work of the Barka charity in Slovenia.

Nearby stations are City Thameslink, Blackfriars and St Paul’s.

City Thameslink has very long platforms with exits at both ends.  For St Martin Ludgate, take the exit at the southern end of the platform  to avoid a long walk.


We are grateful to the Office for Slovenians Abroad for their financial support.

 

Pictures of our children exhibited in Slovenia

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A few months ago the National Museum of Contemporary History of Slovenia invited the children of Slovenians around the world to participate in the »This is Slovenia« art competition. The artworks of the participants (children aged between 6 and 14) are now included in the museum exhibition entitled »From Homeland to Homeland: The Return of Slovenian Emigrants and their Descendants to Slovenia after 1990«. The exhibition is dedicated to all Slovenians around the world and will be on display from 26 October 2023 at the National Museum of Contemporary History.

The British-Slovene Society contributed three paintings which now feature on the website of the Museum together with other contributions from around the world:

Anya, 8 years, painted the family dog Lottie; George, 10 years, drew Triglav; and Gal, 12 years, painted an accordeon:

Please see the exhibition on the website https://www.muzej-nz.si/si/razstave/2087

 

Slovenian Literature Evening with Erica Johnson Debeljak and Lukas Debeljak, 26 October 2023, 6pm, London

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Barbican Library
Silk Street, Barbican
London EC2Y 8DS

You are cordially invited to join an evening of literature from Slovenia, the Guest of Honour at this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair. Writer and translator Erica Johnson Debeljak and Lukas Debeljak, poet and translator, will talk about the joint creative process of translating the book Machine, Do You Know Your Duty? by Slovenian author Esad BabačićIn discussion with Dr Karen Saego, they will also share their insights and perspectives on writing their own work.

REGISTER or email rsvp.vlo@gov.si 

Erica Johnson Debeljak (1961, San Francisco) received degrees from Columbia and New York University. In 1993 she moved to Slovenia to marry the poet Aleš Debeljak. Her first book, Foreigner in the House of Natives, was published in 1999. In the decades that followed, she wrote many books in a range of genres, including the popular memoir Forbidden Bread in 2010. In 2018, she co-edited the book Just Passing Through: Postcards of Aleš Debeljak, a unique tribute in postcards to her husband, who died in 2016. Her most recent book Virgin, Wife, Widow, Whore published in 2021, became an instant bestseller and won the Book of the Year Award at the 37th Slovenian Bookfair. She writes in English and her work is translated into Slovenian, German, Croatian, and Serbian.

Lukas Debeljak (1999) studied in California and in Berlin. His poetry has been published in magazines in Slovenia (Dialogi, Idiot, Literatura, Zamenjave) and abroad (Enklava, Slavicum Press, Rukopisi), and translated into English, Czech, Serbian, Spanish, and other languages. In 2022, he published his debut poetry collection To Know Like Water. He translates contemporary Slovenian poetry and theory. He lives and works in Berlin and Ljubljana.

The event is organized in cooperation with the Barbican Library and the Slovene Writers’ Association. With the support of the European Union and the Slovenian Book Agency.
Co-founded by the Cultural Fund run jointly by the Slovenian Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs and aimed at promoting Slovenian culture abroad

Martinovanje v Cambridgeu 11. novembra od 14h dalje

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Člani lokalnega odbora društva VTIS Velika Britanija vabijo na Martinovanje v Cambridge-u!

Korenine martinovanja naj bi izhajale že iz keltskega praznika, ki se je poklonil rodovitnosti jesenskega časa na poljih in v vinogradih. Sv. Martin, škof iz francoskega Toursa z madžarskimi koreninami, se je zdel najprimernejši naslednik in zaščitnik tega pomembnega časa. Veselje, ko iz mošta nastane pravo vino, je v Sloveniji neprimerljivo s katerim koli drugim praznikom. Skoraj vsak sedmi Slovenec je namreč vinogradnik. Morda se sliši nenavadno, a tudi Velika Britanija postaja vse bolj prepoznavna vinorodna dežela!

Zato vabijo v soboto, 11. novembra 2023, od 14.00 dalje, da se jim pridružite v vaškem domu v kraju Stow cum Quy, Main St, Stow cum Quy, Cambridge CB25 9AB, kjer se bo kuhalo, jedlo in pilo.

KAKO DO STOW CUM QUY?
Iz železniške postaje Cambridge North vzamete taksi do lokacije dogodka (pribl. 15 £)
Iz železniške postaje Cambridge North vzamete avtobus (https://bustimes.org/localities/stow-cum-quy)
Tudi letos se nam bo na dogodku pridružilo Britansko – Slovensko združenje (British-Slovene Society).
Dogodek je brezplačen, je pa dobrodošlo, da gostje prinesete kakšno slovensko dobroto. Pijača je po principu BYOB (50m stran od kraja dogajanja je tudi pub in en mini village shop, kjer se lahko še naknadno kaj kupi).
*Prijave preko Eventbrite-a so obvezne. >> https://www.eventbrite.com/…/vtis-velika-britanija…
Lokalni odbor Društva VTIS v Veliki Britaniji (Jure Vrhunc (vodja), Ajda Pristavec, Staša Račnik, Marko Istenič, Eva Smrekar, Julij Fischer, Katja Obed, Matej Reich, Nežka Zupan in Miha Pipan)
*Dogodek omogoča Urad vlade za Slovence v zamejstvu in po svetu in partnerji društva.

ASEF Fellowship Program 2024 Visit Slovenia

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Here is information received from the Slovenian Embassy in London:

The ASEF Visit Slovenia scholarship program is a one-year initiative offering young individuals the opportunity for a 10-week working or research visit at a Slovenian university, company, or research institute within their field of study or expertise. Scholarship recipients will collaborate with Slovenian professors, project mentors, and fellow members of the professor’s research team. The program’s primary objective is to provide talented young individuals with Slovenian heritage a chance for professional growth while immersing themselves in the culture, language, and research environment of Slovenia. Additionally, scholarship recipients will engage with Slovenes and Slovenian communities and participate in events organized by ASEF.

Applications for the scholarship program are open to students enrolled in accredited higher education institutions, regardless of their field of study, as well as other young individuals with Slovenian roots residing abroad. Knowledge of the Slovenian language and familiarity with Slovenia is recommended but not mandatory. Typical applicants may include undergraduate, master’s, or doctoral students from the United States, Canada, Argentina, or any other country.

The call for applications for the 2024 ASEF Visit Slovenia scholarship program can be found at the following link:

https://asef.net/event/applications-are-now-open-for-the-2024-asef-fellowship-program-visit-slovenia/

Save the dates: 11th November, 8th December

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Dear Slovenes and British friends and families,

Here are two forthcoming events later this year:

  • VTIS (Slovenes educated abroad) and the British-Slovene Society are organizing Martinovanje in Stow Cum Quy Village Hall (CB25 9AB) near Cambridge in the afternoon of 11th November
  • The British-Slovene Society’s Christmas Carol Service will take place in London on 8th December at 6:30 pm.

More information will follow shortly.

Dopolnilni pouk slovenščine za otroke

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Tudi v šolskem letu 2023/24 bo potekal dopolnilni pouk slovenščine, katerega cilj je ohranjanje in razvijanje slovenščine pri Slovencih po svetu. Pouk je namenjen predšolskim in šoloobveznim otrokom (od 4. leta dalje) s slovenskimi koreninami.

Pouk začasno poteka na daljavo. Na spletu bo potekal pouk s starejšimi učenci ob ponedeljkih zvečer, z mlajšimi učenci pa ob sobotah dopoldne in zgodaj popoldne.

Za več informacij vas vabimo, da se obrnete na učiteljico slovenščine, Urško Rozman. E-naslov: u.rozman@gmail.com

Dopolnilni pouk slovenščine v tujini financira in organizira Ministrstvo za izobraževanje, znanost in šport RS, v sodelovanju z Zavodom RS za šolstvo, ki nudi strokovno podporo.

 

Štipendije za študij v Republiki Sloveniji za Slovence po svetu

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Javni štipendijski, razvojni, invalidski in preživninski sklad Republike Slovenije je objavil javni razpis za dodelitev štipendij za študij v Republiki Sloveniji za Slovence v zamejstvu in Slovence po svetu za študijsko leto 2023/2024. Rok prijave je do vključno 30. 9. 2023.

Besedilo razpisa je v priponki, vse informacije pa so dostopne tudi na spletni strani sklada: https://www.srips-rs.si/vsi-razpisi/razpis/stipendije-za-slovence-v-zamejstvu-slovence-po-svetu-za-studijsko-leto-20232024-339-jr

Slovene language evening courses

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Are you ready to start or continue studying Slovene? Join Slovene language evening courses starting in October 2023 at UCL School of Slavonic & East European Studies

These small interactive courses are designed for adults and develop conversation skills without losing sight of the fundamentals of grammar. They are ideal for anyone interested in the rich culture and unique language of Slovenia.

All courses are scheduled to run 6:30-8:30pm online and will start in the week commencing 9th of October.

This year we will be offering the following courses:
Beginners (Tuesdays)
Lower Intermediate (Thursdays)
Upper Intermediate (Wednesdays)
Advanced (Mondays)

More information about the Slovene courses can be found HERE

If you are interested, please enrol HERE

The courses will be taught by Maja Rančigaj Beneš (Lower Intermediate and Advanced course) and Romana Šuštar (Beginners and Upper Intermediate course). For more information contact Maja Rančigaj Beneš, Slovene language lector: m.rancigaj@ucl.ac.uk

Organized with support by: