December; 2010
Issue
77
In This
Issue:
*Consul General's message
*Tolerance Tram
*Photo Contest
*Photo Galleries
*New Year's Concert
*A Living Legacy
As we come to the end of the year and the holiday season, it is an appropriate time to say thank you to the many people we have worked with over the past year. As I reflect on the past year, I am struck not only by the adversities faced in the Consular district but also by the remarkable resiliency shown in responding to those challenges. A wonderful example is the new relationship that the Consulate General has developed with the Specjalny Ośrodek Szkolno-Wychowawczy dla Dzieci Niewidomych i Słabowidzących at Tyniecka Street in Krakow. The school was badly damaged during last spring's floods and the English-language materials of the school were destroyed. When the Consulate learned of this damage, we responded with a donation of books and the families and staff of the Consulate raised money to help the school. We have continued our partnership by bringing a clarinet quartet from the US Air Force in Europe band for a concert and workshop with the school's music students. My wife and I very much enjoyed hosting some of the students and teachers for an American Thanksgiving dinner with the quartet. The Polish-American Forum, along with the Polish Embassy in Washington, DC, is also hosting a fundraising event in Washington, DC. It has been tremendously gratifying during this season of giving to see so many different groups step forward to help.
Below, you’ll see some activities of interest this month and also some interesting chances to take a look back at the year that was for the Consulate General..
Sincerely,
Allen Greenberg
Consul
General
Allen Greenberg
Multimedia Tolerance Tram Invites on Board
On International Human Rights Day, the U.S. Consulate General will once again organize the multimedia Tolerance Tram in Krakow. Together with ON OFF Theatre, Jagiellonian University Students and Graduates Foundation “Bratniak”, as well as with several high schools, from Krakow and Zakopane, the U.S. Consulate will focus on the main theme of Human Rights Day 2010, highlighting and promoting the achievements of human rights defenders. We will also welcome aboard many representatives of foreign missions in Krakow.
The ride across Krakow will take place on Friday, December 10, 2010 at 12:00 p.m. The meeting place is Poczta Glowna tram stop, direction Railway Station. Several artistic events such as art exhibits, concerts, poetry readings, a multimedia installation and a press conference will fill the one hour ride bringing attention to International Human Rights Day and inspiring a new generation to speak up and take action to end discrimination in all of its forms whenever and wherever it is manifested.
Photo Contest Ends on December 22
We are still accepting entries to our photo contest
"USA in Your Camera Lens." If you haven't yet sent your photos to our contest
please remember that you can do that
until December 22. The best photos will be presented on an exhibit. The contest is organized by the American Embassy Warsaw, the American Consulate General Krakow and
the American Corners in Poland. Please read the Contest rules on our websites:
http://poland.usembassy.gov/
http://polish.krakow.usconsulate.gov/
http://www.amcorners.pl/wroclaw/index.html
Prizes include: a video camera, a telescope, a camera tripod, and various photographic accessories. Photos must be sent before or on December 22, 2010.
Photo galleries featuring the major events of 2010 will appear on the Consulate website in December. Please look for them in the multimedia section under photo galleries and share with us the memories of the past year. They include both sad and happy occurrences: the state funeral of President Lech Kaczynski and First Lady Maria Kaczynska, the 65th Anniversary of Auschwitz-Birkenau Camp Liberation, Feininger Photo Exhibit, the visits of Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and American astronauts as well as many others. Please share with us your comments on our Facebook.
A New Year's Concert featuring American composers will take place on December 31 at 6:00 p.m. at Cracow Philharmonic, Zwierzyniecka 1. The program includes: American in Paris by George Gershwin, West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein and Negro Spirituals. The orchestra will be conducted by Paweł Przytocki. More information about the tickets and program is available at Cracow Philharmonic's website: http://www.filharmonia.krakow.pl
A new publication by International Information Programs presents ways of preserving multicultural heritage of the United States. The cultural heritage of the United States is rich, diverse and grounded in the contributions of many peoples. It includes millennia-old indigenous Native American culture and tradition, and spans the customs, culture and art of the many immigrant groups who have settled in the United States over past centuries and generations.
Publication avaialble at: http://www.america.gov/publications/ejournalusa.html#1010
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