The library finally ready!

Books on shelvesWe are happy to inform you that the library at Esperanto House is finally ready to enable members to borrow from it. After 18 months of weekly work, all 2700+ books (and most of the periodicals) are catalogued, labelled, stamped and sorted on the shelves. The plan is to eventually set up an online loan system, but until then, there is a manual system, using a book. However, you can now see the catalogue as an online spreadsheet, at bit.ly/biblioteko-katalogo.

So, what will you find in the library? Well, what interests you? Is it biology? Maybe you would like the book Sekretoj de la marestaĵoj (Secrets of the sea creatures), by Petar Giunio. Cosmology? Davis Galadi-Enriquez and Amri Wandel wrote La kosmo kaj ni: Galaksio, planedoj kaj vivo en la universo (The cosmos and us: Galaxy, planets and life in the universe). There are also many books on geography, history and other specialist subjects. Of course, there are many books (in fact, more than 500) about Esperanto itself, including dictionaries, textbooks, and books about grammar, the history of Esperanto or the Esperanto movement, and studies about, and advice for, writing. There are even many books in English that argue for Esperanto. However, the largest main section of the library is literature, both original and translated, including novels, short stories, plays, poetry, songs, speeches and picture books.

There are several famous, important and worth-reading Esperanto writers whose works are in the collection, including:
William Auld
Julio Baghy
Marjorie Boulton
Jean Forge
Kalaman Kalocsay
István Nemere
Ivo Lapenna
Claude Piron / Johán Valano
Edmond Privat
Raymond Schwartz
Trevor Steele
Ferenc Szilágyi
Gaston Waringhien
and of course… LL Zamenhof

Less famous, but still worth reading, are writers personally known to Australian Esperantists (besides Trevor Steele). For example, our secretary Nicole Else wrote an English book for children, Mummy, why can’t we all speak the same language?, and her mother, Lilli Giloteaux, wrote a book of poems, Kalejdoskope (As a kaleidoscope), and a glossary about trees, both of which she illustrated. Bob Felby, from Adelaide, has written an autobiography, Malgrava historieto pri mia vivo (A trivial little history of my life). There are also books by Australians Ralph Harry, Donald Broadribb, Marcel Leereveld, Kenneth Linton, Penelope Vos and Kit Kelen, in addition to others. In fact, if you are interested in Esperanto in our country, you should borrow Galerio de esperantistoj en Aŭstralio (A gallery of Esperantists in Australia), by Charles Stevenson and Katarina Steele, or Esperanto en Aŭstralio (1905-1985) (Historio de AEA) (Esperanto in Australia (1905-1985) (A history of AEA)) by Ray Ross.

If you want to improve your knowledge of Esperanto, we recommend that you find a book that you already know, more or less, in your mother tongue. For example, I grew up in a Christian church, so I know a lot of the Bible, especially the New Testament. So, when I started learning Esperanto, I read the Bible in Esperanto, and often learned new words through context. I enjoyed reading long passages without the need to consult a dictionary.

Finally, one book particularly worth recommending probably has the most interesting and fun title: In the land of invented languages: Esperanto rock stars, Klingon poets, Loglan lovers, and the mad dreamers who tried to build a perfect language, by Arika Okrent (2009). It can be found in the interlinguistics section:

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– Jonathan Cooper, President

Myths and truths about the learning and teaching of Esperanto


Lecture and discussion by Katalin Kováts
Wednesday, 18 January 2023, 6pm, at Esperanto House

Katalin Kováts was invited by the Australian Esperanto Association to teach and lecture at the Australian and New Zealand Congress and Summer School in Melbourne. She will later visit Sydney, especially to speak at Esperanto House.
NOTE: The lecture and discussion will be in Esperanto.

For more information and to RSVP, visit Meetup.

The AGM 2022

On Saturday, 10 September 2022, 12 members of the Federation participated in the annual general meeting (AGM) – five at Esperanto House, and seven via Zoom (including Terry Manley from Armidale and Rainer Kurz from Germany).

Jonathan started the meeting with an “acknowledgment of country”.

After we approved the minutes of the last AGM (12 September 2021), Jonathan read the president’s report aloud. (See below.) Next, Dmitry read aloud a summary of the treasurer’s report for the 2021–22 financial year:

  • The monetary value of the entire property of the Federation on June 30, 2022 was $1,900,119.83 (however, this is based on an old and certainly too low estimate of the value of the two buildings).
  • The opening balance of the bank accounts was $684,108.89. The Federation earned $4,442.61 during the 12 months. So, the closing balance was $688,551.50.
  • The profit (revenues plus expenses) was $5,579.61.

Since the “new” (2017) constitution states that someone who has been a board member for at least nine years can only be re-elected by a special resolution, a vote was held on whether Alan Turvey, Nicole Else, Dmitry Lushnikov and Jonathan Cooper should be allowed to be re-elected as board members. The meeting unanimously voted in the affirmative.

All members of the previous board were re-elected unopposed. Later, those board members decided unanimously that the following seven people should have the following roles:

President: Jonathan Cooper
Vice-president: Andrew Spannenberg
Secretary: Nicole Else
Treasurer: Alan Turvey
Ordinary board members: Chris Betcher, Adam Levy, Dmitry Lushnikov

Finally, each member in the meeting had the opportunity to discuss the current state and future of the Federation. Terry Manley spoke about the rear studio and gallery, and about major problems with the roof and water ingress during rain. The board agreed that we should seek professional advice on how to resolve these issues.

After the official end of the AGM, the board decided to invite the head of edukado.net, Katalin Kováts (and hopefully also her husband, Sylvain Lelarge) to visit Sydney, spend the night in the guestroom and present something at a meeting at Esperanto House, on Wednesday, 18 January 2023. This would be shortly after the Australian and New Zealand Esperanto Congress in Melbourne, where Katalin will be a special guest.

President’s report

Members and associates

Three new members joined and were welcomed during this period: Andrea Dobles, Christopher (Kit) Kelen and Jurgen Barth.

Long-time Federation member, Volo Gueltling, died on 13 December 2021. His funeral service was held at Leura Memorial Gardens Crematorium on 22 December 2021. Jonathan Cooper attended and spoke on behalf of the Federation and the Australian Esperanto Association.

Unfortunately, the process of finalising Margaret Chaldecott’s bequest is still ongoing. Her apartment in a retirement village in Lindfield (from the sale of which the Federation was to be given 1/5 of the proceeds) has still not been sold. The complication is that the entire complex is on the market. It appears that there is nothing at this stage that can be done to expedite the process.

In response to the passing of Hazel Green, an active and much loved Esperantist from Toowoomba (23 August 2021), Jonathan wrote a letter of condolence to Hazel’s husband, Paul, on behalf of the Federation.

Events

Esperanto House opened to members and the public for the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, on Saturday, 18 December, for a celebration of Zamenhof Day. Jonathan Cooper bought a cake and made the icing. Chris Betcher organised an activity, which was well received, with boxes, locks and clues to find a “treasure”.

Saturday evening meetings (“Public Esperanto Learning”) recommenced on 29 January 2022. On 23 April, the name of these were changed to “Esperanto Book Club”.

Adam Levy has agreed to teach Esperanto to beginners on Saturday evenings at 6pm.

Manly Esperanto Club recommenced its fortnightly meetings, outdoors opposite Manly Beach at South Steyne, on 16 October 2021.

Central Coast and Newcastle Esperanto Clubs recommenced its monthly meetings, at Wyong Milk Factory, on 15 May 2022.

An Esperanto camping weekend, at Wyee, was held on 11–12 December 2021.

The Australian and New Zealand Esperanto congress and summer school, which was supposed to be held in Sydney (Sancta Sophia College, Camperdown) in January 2022 was entirely virtual, via Zoom.

A successful joint language festival (Sydney and Surabaya, Indonesia) was held on 19 February 2022. Jonathan Cooper presented Esperanto by Zoom. Ario Bimo Utomo from Indonesia wrote a thank-you message.

Teaching material

The Federation bought 20 copies of the new book Enjoy Esperanto. One copy was put into the library, another was given to director Nicole Else, and the remaining copies made available for sale.

Promoting Esperanto

There have been discussions about how to effectively promote Esperanto. Buying a block of land and creating a temporary (or permanent) “Esperanto village” was one idea, although this raises the question, how best to promote an Esperanto village. Another possibility was to buy a campervan, have it covered in signage promoting Esperanto, and hire it out.

In November 2021, the Federation bought 100 green pens, with “ESPERANTO NSW / Esperanto House, 143 Lawson St Redfern / esperantonsw.org.au” inscribed on them. One is to be given to each member and others donated as promotional gifts.

The chess club, which has been operating on Saturday evenings, at the same time as the weekly Esperanto event, had another tournament. This time, instead of a cash prize, the Federation bought a trophy and had it engraved with the name of the winner.

The board welcomed the idea of having some magnetic signs (60cm x 30cm) made to promote Esperanto, suitable for placing on a car door. Jonathan Cooper also presented this idea to AEA, the Australian Esperanto Association (in his role as vice-president). AEA ordered 3 signs at $29 each, as a test. These were delivered to the treasurer of AEA, Heather Heldzingen, in Melbourne, because Jonathan was going to be in Canada when they arrived.

In December 2021 Nicole Else contacted a Melbourne journalist about Marcel Leereveld, and subsequently an article, ‘Use your brain’: 103-year-old radio host still going strong, appeared in the newspaper The Age .
Nicole Else also joined a Facebook group for NSW language teachers, and has interacted with other members to present to idea of using Esperanto as a “springboard” language, as well as a valuable language in its own right. There has been limited interest so far.

Public communications

Two new domain names for the website have been added: “esperantohouse.au” and “esperantonsw.au”, mainly to stop them being hijacked and held for ransom. The Federation may change the website to one of these as the canonic address, once the public becomes more used to domain names without “.org”, “.com” etc.

Only one issue of Telopeo has been published since the 2021 Annual General Meeting, on 31 December 2021.

A styleguide, in Esperanto, Stilgvidilo por Telopeo kaj aliaj komunikiloj, was created by Jonathan Cooper and put onto Google Drive

Guest room

Two Ukrainians stayed in the guest room for two weeks. The board previously agreed to let them stay free of charge if they spent at least an hour a day studying Esperanto. Dmitry Lushnikov nevertheless thinks it should only be a suggestion as they have experienced many difficulties during the war in Ukraine. If future Ukrainians request accommodation, the Federation will just ask them to speak at one of our meetings, either in Ukrainian with translation provided by Dmitry Lushnikov, or in English.

Apart from these two, the guest room has not been used by overseas Esperantists, presumably because of the pandemic, but occasionally by members, including Terry Manley from Armidale, and Jonathan Cooper, en route to Canada.

Buildings

Work was carried out to the upper floor of Esperanto House, including fixing the locks on the balcony doors, painting, and the installation of LED lights. Three white bookcases were also bought and assembled for the library.

Jonathan arranged for a commercial real estate to give a market appraisal for the studio and gallery on Little Eveleigh Street. Alan Turvey wrote to the tenant, Hugh Ramage, and Hugh answered, listing things that should be fixed or renovated. It was discussed that it would be much better if the premises were vacant, so that the renovations could more easily take place. Chris Betcher suggested that a list of things to be done should be made with estimated cost. Chris also suggested that we hire a project manager. It was decided to give Alan authority to negotiate with Hugh.

Investment

Much discussion has occurred among board members about how best to invest the money in the Federation bank accounts ($686,480 as at 31 July 2022). Options include:

  • Buying a block of land, on the Central Coast or a similar distance from Sydney, and putting cabins on it, suitable for camping trips for Esperantists
  • Shares
  • A managed fund
  • Buying a home unit in regional NSW and renting it out

Several board members expressed doubt whether buying land would really be a wise decision. Chris Betcher contacted a friend for financial advice. The friend stressed the importance of considering the mission of the organisation. Maybe $50,000 could be invested in shares. Bank deposit is the safest. He pointed out that property prices will probably fall.

Two other matters

The Federation bought 20 copies of the new book Enjoy Esperanto. One copy was put into the library, another was given to committee member Nicole Else, and the rest made available for purchase.

Junulara Esperantista Burunda Organizo asked the Federation for a donation towards equipment for video-making. The amount of $1100 was paid shortly after 3 October 2021, via UEA (Universala Esperanto-Asocio).

Jonathan Cooper
10 September 2022

President’s report 2021

Presented at the Annual General Meeting Sunday, 12 September 2021, 11:00 am
By Andrew Spannenberg

Maitland RiverLights 2020 multicultural festival went ahead via a video stream. The Federation was represented in the Language Lounge section. President Andrew gave a lesson in Esperanto in front of a whiteboard and flag. It went OK and was well received.

Our Zamenhof Day celebration (13 December 2021) saw another “inclusion cake”: vegan, gluten-free, and decorated in the Esperanto flag. Yes, we went a little overboard and over budget. We gave it a damn good shot as a “we welcome our members!”

On the actual Zamenhof Day (15 December), Josh Szeps interviewed Jonathan Cooper on ABC Local Radio Sydney Breakfast, about the significance of Zamenhof Day and Esperanto.

In March 2021, a new Board member took over as editor of Telopeo. A styleguide for this and other forms of public communication was developed by Jonathan and uploaded to Google Drive for comments by the editor and other board members.

On 3 March 2021, Jonathan visited Newington College to talk to students in years 9 and 10 about Esperanto. Then, on 31 March, ten students from Newington College visited Esperanto House.

In a reminder that even Esperantists are mortal, we lost Professor Daniel Kane, linguist and expert on China. We have lost a voice of reason in these times of strained relations, as our politicians export unhelpful comments and innuendos. We need a new generation of Daniels.

With fewer language festivals happening, our exposure in the media was less than in previous years. Virtual meetings, coordinated with the MeetUp platform, occurred. In-person meetings were small by courtesy of COVID restrictions. A COVID-safety QR code was arranged for Esperanto House, with Service NSW.

The Manly and Central Coast/Newcastle clubs also maintained a presence on the MeetUp platform. Some physical meetings happened between lockdown times.

A small chess tournament was held at Esperanto House. Some small prizes were donated by Esperanto NSW, and partially offset by entry fees.

Due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, the awaited national congress did not materialise in Sydney in 2021. And, given more recent population dynamics and lockdowns imposed to bring infection numbers down, an Australian and New Zealand congress will happen as a hybrid event at Esperanto House in 2022, or perhaps totally virtually again. We are in a new world where virtual events are becoming the norm.

The bequest from Margaret Chaldecott is still not finalised, due to matters beyond our control. This was our largest source of income of recent times.

This year we continued the renewal of Esperanto House. Both toilets are now renovated and fully functional.

The guest room has a smoke detector. (The Esperanto language instructions to guests on what to do when the alarm sounds still have to be updated.)

Repairs to the commercial building at the rear of Esperanto House have been ongoing. We have investigated a possible termite presence. Leakage has been addressed, with the installation of two new windows.

We continue to receive requests for funding assistance, for Esperanto projects. Some international projects proved difficult to monitor for quality and efficacy. We continue, as this is part of the Esperanto culture – to have diverse input from many points of origin.

The Board has recognised a need for further skills development. I personally studied how to manage conflicts of interest. We have started a register of interests as a result, based on a template from the Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission. The conflict of interest policy is still in draft.

Financial report – 2020-21

Minimalism

Doris Chen, member of Esperanto NSW

(Originally published in Esperanto, in Telopeo, 57:01, January 2021, and 57:02, March 2021)

Minimalism is a way to get rid of non-essentials to pay attention to what really matters, what gives positive meaning to our lives, what gives us joy and value. Minimalists seek happiness not through things, but through life itself; thus, it is up to you what is necessary and what is unnecessary in your life.

I found out about the concept of minimalism through an acquaintance’s post. She said she has only useful things in her apartment instead of having a lot of things. In her post, she recommended a book on minimalism that changed her lifestyle. The reason I am deeply interested in this concept is that I have experienced relocation. At the time, I was really hoping that I might move more easily if I had fewer things.

Then I started checking out the concept online. The more I understood, the more interested I felt.

In modern culture, it is recognized that owning many things means a rich and good life. People believe that the more things we own, the better life we have. Because we’re in a world full of advertisements that brainwash us into buying things we don’t really need. Do you spend too much time thinking about what kind of clothes you need to wear every day? Have you bought several things, but never used them? Do you feel like you can’t save money and have to pay too many bills? Consider the questions, are you stressed about such a life? In that case, becoming a minimalist may help you!

What is minimalism? A common and simple answer is that minimalism is about the removal of unnecessary possessions. In fact, minimalism is not just about the removal of possessions, but also focuses more on creating more space for your belongings. The book, “Minimalism: Live a Meaningful Life” (by Joshua Fields MILLBURN and Ryan NICODEMUS, December 2011) noted five values that relate to a meaningful life, including health, relationship, passion, growth and contribution. When you remove things that are distracting and time-wasting, you will have more time and space for the five values.

How to become a minimalist? Everyone is different, it depends on your decision, because the thing you would get rid of might be the one I would need. Minimalists seek joy not through things, but through life itself. Therefore, it is up to you to decide what is necessary and what is unnecessary. I recommend the website theminimalists.com. The website was created by the authors of the book “Minimalism: Live a Meaningful Life”, and has several pieces of information and resources to support you if you are interested in becoming a minimalist.

A new way to have meetings: virtually

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, and the rules of social distancing, regular meetings of Esperanto clubs have had to stop. Instead, a new form has been set up: the virtual meeting – most often via the video group chat system, Zoom. While the older Skype system works like a telephone conversation (one person calls others, who already must be connected to the caller), Zoom works in a way like a traditional meeting place: Anyone with the link and password is allowed to enter. [1] In addition, Skype is free for conversations with no time limits, and theoretically no limit on the number of participants [2], while a free Zoom account allows meetings only up to 40 minutes. [3] The paid Zoom account removes that limitation and has other options that may be useful.

Before the pandemic, I used the Skype system (without video) for AEA board meetings, and the Zoom system for occasional NSW Esperanto board meetings, when one or two board members for some reason could not travel to Esperanto House. Currently, every Esperanto NSW board meeting takes place with Zoom for everyone.

Of course, a real, physical meeting has advantages over a virtual one: there are no “technical problems”, you can see and hear each other much better, you can more easily talk on the side to one or more others if you want, and, very importantly, people can eat and drink together! However, for me, a virtual meeting has two real benefits:

I live somewhat far from Sydney and Esperanto House. By public transport, the journey for me takes more than two hours in each direction. That’s why I didn’t often attend the Saturday evening meetings, “Public Esperanto Learning”. However, since the start of virtual meetings, I now just have to walk to my study and turn on my computer.

Second, meetings at Esperanto House usually have people who live quite close to Sydney, and from time to time, Esperanto speakers who visit Sydney from other countries or states. However, distance is not a limitation for a virtual meeting. For example, it was a pleasure to meet an Esperanto speaker from Orange (a NSW regional city) in some Zoom meetings in which I participated. In fact, during these meetings, it is not uncommon to have more people from overseas than from Australia.

Are there any other limitations or problems of virtual meetings, apart from those mentioned as advantages of real meetings? Yes:

Because people can come – and in fact do come – anytime, from anywhere in the world, there’s no opportunity to really meet new people. I was sometimes aware that some already knew others I didn’t know – perhaps during a UK or overseas trip. And often, during a two-hour meeting, there were even people who never spoke.

Another problem is that sometimes two or more people start talking at the same time, due to the inevitable time delay.

These two limitations are more or less natural results of the technology. However, another is more evident due to the other limitations: So far most of the ordinary (ie, non-board) meetings I have attended have been unstructured. Sometimes a topic is proposed for discussion, but this is not infrequently ignored, or the discussion/chat wanders off. During one meeting, to celebrate Trevor Steele’s 80th birthday (shown here), everyone had the opportunity to say a few words to Trevor, so there was some structure.

An interesting experiment like this will take place very soon: a virtual one-day Australian “congress”, on Sunday, 7 June 2020, from 8:30am to 8:00pm (NSW time zone). It will feature contributions from leading Esperantists from Australia and the world, including Duncan Charters (president of UEA), Renato Corsetti, jOmO, Katalin Kováts, Keyhan Sayadpour (president of the Iranian Esperanto Association) and our own Trevor Steele. There will also be some language sessions for beginners. You can participate in the whole day or individual sessions and it will be completely free. AEA is paying for a Zoom account that will enable unlimited sessions and other features. (Visit the AEA website for more information. This will be an interesting and useful experiment because, while we hope that the upcoming Australian and New Zealand Congress and Summer Course in Sydney (January 2021) will still take place at Sancta Sophia College, it is possible that people from overseas – and possibly residents of some Australian states – will not be allowed to travel to NSW then. That is why we are preparing to hold a “hybrid” congress: both physical and virtual.

– Jonathan Cooper, treasurer of Esperanto NSW and vice president of AEA

Notes:

1. Zoom also enables the organiser to allow each person in individually.

2. “Theoretically” because, in my experience, if more than a few participate with video, the quality of the connection noticeably degrades.

3. After 40 minutes, the meeting has to be restarted and everyone has to rejoin.

(This article originally appeared in the June 2020 issue of Telopeo.)

Letter from Bjelovar Esperantist Society

On Sunday, 1 March 2020, during the monthly meeting of Esperanto NSW, we had a special guest from Croatia: Damir Matašin, the great grand-nephew of John Matasin, whose hard work and generosity enabled the purchase of Esperanto House in the 1960s. Damir brought with him gifts, including a beautiful book on the history of the Esperanto movement in Bjelovar, Croatia, written by Josip Pleadin.

On the blank first page of the book was pasted a letter from the president of Bjelovar Esperantist Society, to Esperanto NSW.

Photo of the letter

The text, translated into English:

BJELOVAR ESPERANTIST DRUŠTVO
BJELOVARIAN EXPERANTIST SOCIETY
43000 BJELOVAR, Vlatka Mačeka 14, Croatia
Email: esperanto.bjelovar@gmail.com

To the esteemed
Esperanto Federation of New South Wales
143 Lawson St
Redfern, Sydney

Esteemed fellow-thinkers of Sydney,

   We greet you from a Croatian town, Bjelovar, located in the area from which Ivan Matašin, who is known in Sydney as John Matasin, emigrated over 90 years ago. The merits of our fellow countrymen for the Esperanto movement in Sydney and Australia are immeasurable, but the most important is the purchase and care of your Esperanto house in Redfern. Although Ivan Matašin has never been a member of our society, which celebrated its 110th jubilee last year, he hails from our area, and we consider him a Croatian Esperantist, just as he was an Australian for many years of his life. In collaboration with Nicole Else and our member Josip Pleadin, many details of Matašin’s life were explored and his bibliography completed.
   In 2019 we inaugurated the new house of Dokumenta Esperanto-Centro, the national Esperanto archive in our country, and ”the tradition of Esperanto in Croatia” has acquired the status of non-material cultural heritage. Several Australian Esperantists also contributed to the construction of the house of Dokumenta Esperanto-Centro, thus symbolically assisting the Croatian Esperanto movement in the same way that Matašin helped the Australian.
   For that occasion, we published a comprehensive monograph on our jubilee. Although written in Croatian, we send it to your Federation for free as a symbolic sign of the unbreakable bonds that Ivan Matašin has made between us.

   With sincere greetings,

      Franjo Forjan
      president

Bjelovar
30 January 2020

Maitland Riverlights multicultural festival 2019

During the afternoon and evening of Saturday, 12 October, four Esperantists (Andrew Spannenberg, Alan Turvey, Joanne Cho and Jonathan Cooper) travelled to Maitland, NSW, to participate in the multicultural Riverlights Festival of 2019. As before, Andrew worked diligently to set up a covered booth for the Esperanto Federation of NSW. On our table were several items (both for sale and free) and on both sides, a tall self-standing banner about Esperanto and Esperanto House. Several people stopped and asked what Esperanto was. Joanne was particularly effective as a propagandist. At 5:00 pm, in the nearby “Language Lounge”, Jonathan taught Esperanto to a small group of young people, using magnetic “radiko”-tiles that he created. At 8:15 pm, Joanne, Jonathan and his wife, Wanda, proudly walked with an Esperanto flag in the grand parade to the riverbank, where they watched a wonderful performance on and by the river. During this show, a slide with the word “Esperanto” and the Esperanto flag appeared in front of a simple map of Europe (see the photo, below). It seems that the creators thought Esperanto was a European country!

Interested person talking to Alan Turvey

Alan, Jonathan, Joanne and Andrew

Wanda and Jonathan marching with the Esperanto flag

Part of the audio-visual presentation, showing Esperanto

New brochure: Esperanto, the language for world citizens

Esperanto NSW have just printed a tri-fold DL brochure: Esperanto, the language for world citizens.

Limited copies are available at Esperanto House for people wishing to give them to curious friends and family members. You can also download it as a PDF (600 KB).

Please note: If you have a printer that automatically prints double-sided, you may need to flip the second page in a PDF program before printing.

If any Esperantists in other states (or countries) would like to print their own version, leave a Reply below.