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AUSTRALIAN LITHUANIAN COMMUNITY

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Australijos lietuvių bendruomenės veikla daugiausiai plėtojasi kultūros srityje. Išskirtiniu ir vienu iš didžiausių projektų galima laikyti Australijos Lietuvių Dienas. Jų programą sudaro Dainų šventė, Tautinių šokių šventė, teatro spektakliai, meno ir tautodailės parodos, įvairių atlikėjų koncertai. 

The activities of the Australian/Lithuanian community have most evolved in the field of culture. One of the largest projects are the Australian Lithuanian Days, occurring once every 2 years. The program consists of a Song Festival, a Folk Dance Festival, theatrical performances, art and folk art exhibitions along with various concert performances. Every year, we have a Sports Festival

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Our language descends from 4,000 years and our little nation has fought the complete annihilation of it from years of Russian oppression, we are proud of the heritage and have schools to ensure its ongoing survival. Read further >
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Scouting
a global phenomenon

Scouting became a wonderful way of gathering our children and teaching the principals of respect for nature, our heritage and for each other.

The Australian/Lithuanianscouting movement bases its principles on the worldwide scouting organisation instituted by Sir Baden Powell in 1908.

The mission of Lithuanian scouting is to provide children of Lithuanian descent a framework in which to build character and grow into responsible citizens through the philosophy of scouting.

With a focus on Lithuanian culture, traditions, and language, using physical as well as intellectual activities, scouting has been an integral part of our youth growing into responsible adults.

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Modern day emigres from Lithuania follow career paths and opportunities not always available back in Lithuania. They make up a new style of Australian, bringing with them new cultural connections for our local communities.

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Wedged in between Germany, Poland and Russia, Lithuania has a 99 km coastline along the South-Eastern elbow of the Baltic Sea.

Lithuania’s total land area is 65,200 sq km – not much different to that of Tasmania, yet is populated much more densely: its present population is about 3.2 million.

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We are third generation Australian Lithuanians and support both cultures with a passion,

Mano žmona, kuri yra lietuvė, o aš australas – bendruomenė padėjo užauginti mano vaikus

Dennis and Aldona, March 12-22, 2018

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As a first generation Australian Lithuanian, I am proud to say that both countries are better off having the wonderful dialogue that we now share with both our cultures.

Algis, September 04-16, 2018

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Geelong Writers – Azuria #10

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AZURIA #10

In this, the tenth edition of Azuria, writers from Geelong, elsewhere in Australia and overseas, have explored the theme ‘In War and In Peace’. We tremble on the brink of disaster; there is a very real possibility for the war being waged by the present Russian regime to trigger a nuclear disaster, diplomacy and persuasion may fail to avert catastrophe in the Taiwan Straits, and all the while fire, flood and famine afflict many parts of our planet. We fear for our children and grandchildren.
These fears are reflected in the essays by Tania Lestal and Paul Morgan, the poetry of Grant Fraser, Julija Musakovska and Chris. Ringrose, and in the art of Mindaugas Simankevičius and Pauline Butler. Past conflicts still cast their shadows across the poems of Angela Costi, Christopher Konrad and Mocco Wollert.
Yet, our writers remain hopeful…

Guenther Sahr

This edition is themed “In Peace and In War” and pays respect to the war in Ukraine.

Lithuanian writers in this edition include:

Juratė Sasnaitis, Jura Riley, Mindaugas Simankevičius, Lidija Šimkutė, Dr. Eve Podžiunaitė Wicks, Irena Praitis, and Donaldas Kajokas.

Take only what is most important.
Take the letters. Take only what you can carry. Take the icons and the embroidery, take the silver,
Take the wooden crucifix and the golden replicas.
Take some bread, the vegetables from the garden, then leave.

Serhij Žadan 

AZURIA is a publication published by the Geelong Writers group and features a theme each edition.
This edition focuses on the theme of Peace & War provoked recently by the shocking events thrust upon Ukraine.
The editor of AZURIA #10 is Ted Riley who has collected over 35 writers and poets contributions to this wonderful book.It includes poems, essays and short stories all surrounding the writers’ feelings about war in general and some specific to the current invasion of Ukraine.
The contributors are from Australia, many originating from overseas including Lithuania, Ukraine, Estonia, Latvia, Hungary, China, Canada and the USA.

Azuria#10

205 pp.

Price per copy: $20

Postage: For 1 copy, please add $10, each further copy, please add $2 per copy more.

Payments either

Cheque: ‘E. Reilly’, to:

E. Reilly, PO Box 6415, HIGHTON VIC 3216.

or

Direct Deposit 

Bank:               NAB
Name:              DR EDWARD REILLY
BSB:                083 646
Account No.    56852 6451

Ref. (ex.):        Your surname

When requesting supply, please let Ted know how many books are being ordered, and also supply a secure postal address.
He can be contacted either in a letter to: E. (Ted) Reilly, PO Box 6415, HIGHTON VIC 3216
or by email to: tedreilly100@hotmail.com.
To speak directly with Ted Riley, call: 0421 559 592

Thank you.

 

The Aggressor Next Door

Anti-Russian sentiment didn’t exist in Estonia prior to World War Two. In fact, many Russians like the Old Believers, sought refuge in Estonia to escape persecution in their homeland and they, like many other Russians lived peacefully in Estonia for generations. Estonia has always had a small Russian minority.

In 1939, eight percent of Estonia’s population were ethnic Russian and they lived normal lives in society, some of them serving in the Estonian armed forces and in public office. There was no inter-ethnic tension to speak of. It was only in 1940 when the Soviet Army invaded Estonia and began repressions that anti-Russian sentiment appeared.
For the past seventy-five years the words ‘never again’ referred to the civilized world’s vow never to allow the atrocities committed during World War Two to be repeated. Yet on 24 February 2022, Estonia’s Independence Day, the unthinkable happened, Russia invaded Ukrainia.

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