IONA

Spain´s rich resources

Last weekend there was a fair and all the associations of our town were invited to showcase their initiative. 

We had aprons for solidarity, mutual support, youth clubs, Iberian eco protection, neighbourhood social clubs, friends of immigrants, change the world initiatives, help for addictions, support for families who had a member with illness or special needs, performance arts, ground breaking initiatives.
 ‘Our performing  arts group has had tremendous success, filling the theatre to the brim twice in a row but the only thing they ever talk about in Spain is football and mass political rallies. There is no other news here.”

So my conclusion is that reporters and the media missed a good story here and that it is about time that they discovered associations!

SOLIDARITY WITH MEXICO

19th September 2017

Exactly 32 years after the devastating 1985 earthquake Mexico has been hit again by another earthquake.
A terrible coincidence. Impossible to explain. 
Mucha fuerza  Mucho ánimo y todo el amor del mundo.

Tequila rose, fragrant, beautiful and delicate

TheTrials of Oscar Wilde

Gross Indecency is the name of the play showing in El Teatro Fernán Gómez in Madrid from 18th September.
It is in Spanish and it deals with the three trials Oscar Wilde had under the accusation of gross indecency. Now that the transcripts of the trial are public it will be interesting to hear Oscar Wilde´s  own defence.
Tickets for groups of ten are at a reduced price  so please contact us at asedow@gmail.com if you want to come along and see a Moises Kaufman adaptation of this trial with us.
 Here are some pictures of his school in Northern Ireland where he received his formidable education and a link to the theatre show.

The trials of Oscar Wilde

Map in Enniskillen showing train routes boys took from all over Ireland to go to Portora School

View from Portora School in beautiful County Fermanagh

A view that could be  seen from this window of the school.

Roman Concrete

Aqueduct in Segovia

Alcántara Bridge in Cáceres

Talking Point for Sept 20th 2017

According to the links Audrey sent us there is great interest in discovering the exact composition of Roman concrete as, believe it or not, that knowledge has disappeared. Time has shown that Roman concrete sets hard under water and its durability surpasses modern day concrete.
Spain has a fine legacy to prove the point.
An important ingredient was volcanic ash and Rome had plenty of that.

Compare with the Kingdome stadium in Seattle, a concrete building which was demolished by implosion after only thirty years, It had outlived its use they said.

Come to our talks and tell us about the Roman structures you have visited and how well they stand the test of time.

Be prepared!

Write to us at  asedow@gmail.com  for the links where you can watch the demolition of the stadium and read about the durability of Roman concrete.

Universidad Popular
Wednesday  19h

Sala 1.1.

OUR TALKS

Dress code in the 21st century

The picture shows the way schoolboys in Britain this year protested about the fact that their school uniform does not allow for shorts. During the heatwave in June, they had to wear long trousers to school.So they decided to borrow the girls' uniform and wear skirts.

Contact us for the links and find out what happened next. Join the discussion: asedow@gmail.com

Wednesday 13thSept 19h

News

Today September 6th ASEDOW will recommence its activities. There will be a meeting this evening at 19h. to draw up a calendar and make suggestions   💭💬 .
Sala 1.1. U.P. 
Metro Baunatal.

Pictures

Thank you Josephine Patane from NYC for sharing pics of your fantastic night out with the girls
 (Good luck Patri Lo in OZ!)

The day time pictures are mine, (Biddy) These are just a sample of a holiday time that is so exciting to relive year after year if you were brought up in Sanse and definitely worth checking out, if you were not.

Julia sent us the ones of the concerts. Both big names here in Spain.

          I asked Josephine Olivia what she thought of the 'chupinazo'  and to describe the fiestas from a New York City point of view. Here's what she said,

             ' I loved the chupinazo, it's fun to have an event like the fiestas that everyone can come out and experience no matter how old they are or how much money they have. 
Because of the liquor laws and the amount of people the same types of events aren't really possible in New York where everyone out on the streets is there for the same reason.'

           

Sanse's fiestas 2017 by night and by day.

Off to party

Chupinazo

Run for your life!

The cutest clothes/ lots of stalls

Chocolate and churros mmmmm

Last of the summer wine;) tinto de verano

Lots of places to eat and drink. Thanks Audrey!

The last show at the bullring

What a sky!

The best rides

The best concerts - Rosario

Mago de Oz