Happily, we have just received confirmation that we will have the use of the same room on the first floor in La Universidad Popular, Av Bauatal 18, San Sebastián De Los Reyes, Metro Baunatal.
There we await you on Wednesdays at 18:30.
If you are looking for a place to have a conversation in English in a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere while improving your listening and speaking skills, please come along. Bring your ideas and we will be happy to accommodate them.
See you there.
“What's in a name? that which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet.”
We also use the adage: A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.
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| The Rainbow comes and goes, And lovely is the Rose |
A person who does not feel safe is not free. The world is very diverse, thank goodness and one day we will stop using labels but in the year 2023 the LGTBIQ+ community still has to struggle despite the enormous and invaluable contribution to to the arts, music, fun, literature, life and colour.
And so to celebrate gay pride day
here is the chance to listen and see this wonderful song from Queen to all
of us. I want to break free. 😊💝
Hi ,
We will be back in September 2023.
Enjoy the holidays!
Contact us at asedow@gmail.com
Here is a quote from Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice
'All that glisters is not gold.'
Over time the saying has been changed to 'All that glitters is not gold.'
But here is another version of the saying along with a message of hope eternal.
JANUARY 2021 Madrid
The big pine tree broke under the heavy snowfall and had to be cut down.
This baby pine stands near the fallen tree. It has been planted to replace its beautiful predecessor and role model
Today is
May 9th and it is European Day.
The French Minister of Foreign Affairs promoted the idea of bi lateral trade agreements between Germany and France in order to make the idea of war unrealistic and unlikely. It was basically a peace agreement.
Now we can
travel freely through the twenty seven countries of the E.U.
Detractors
say there is too much bureaucracy, too much red tape.
The E.U.
promotes social cohesion so that no country is left behind.
We have seen
that locally through the reforestation of wasteland here in San Sebastián De
Los Reyes thanks to European funds.
Cultural participation
and supporting the role of culture is declared by the European Commission to be
an ideal means of facilitating social cohesion.
The fifteen minute city.
Proponents
of the fifteen minute city suggest that people could have all the necessary
amenities in their neighbourhood within a fifteen minute walking or cycling distance. Each neighbourhood would be like a small village in a big city. Basically it reverses the tendency of
the supermalls and encourages neighbourhoods to go back to the days when you
could find a pharmacy, schools, cafés, shops, entertainment, sports and cultural
facilities all relatively close to your home.
This will
build a sense of community but will it work?
Will residential
areas benefit while poorer areas lose out because of lack of investment in their
neighbourhoods?
Will the economy
suffer downtown if people stay at home?
This is the talking point we have on Belino's suggestion for tomorrow.
First floor. Universidad Popular. Av Baunatal 18
26th April 2023 18:30h
There’s a chance peace will come
In your life,
please buy one.
There’s a chance
peace will come
In your life,
please buy one.
This chant was sung
a long time ago by a singer called Melanie.
Twenty five years
after the Good Friday Agreement GFA, and thanks to the tenacity of those
involved, we can celebrate normality, being able to live normal lives in Northern
Ireland. This is their greatest legacy and our greatest inheritance. Thanks to
the Good Friday Agreement and all those who took the chance. A million thanks.
A film has just
been released starring Brian Kennedy called So What If It Rains.
The film says it all.
Singer Brian Kennedy on celebrating
'multicultural Belfast' with film debut - The Irish News
Brian sang at the
SOMA Festival, a giant music and cultural festival bringing people together in
the beautiful town of Castlewellan under one banner – music.
Monnet, one of the founders of the European Union, was asked if, on looking back, there was anything he would change. His reply was .'Yes. I would begin with culture.'
In San Sebastián De Los Reyes La Universidad Popular did just that. They began with culture.
Last week our UNIVERSIDAD POPULAR paid tribute to one of its founders.
Thanks to people like Pepe and Pablo we have access to the best culture for free. A case in point are the concerts at Los Viernes De La Tradición which are held on Fridays at 19h .
DÜO KRUPOVES LOZANO brought us music and ballads from Eastern and Western Europe, from Ukraine to Cataluña, sung in Spanish, Polish, Breton, Catalán, Russian, French, Bosnian. Beautiful voices accompanied by a spell binding guitar and a wonderful chance to see and hear the incredible hurdy gurdy.
Our association has a space in La Universidad Popular too where we share books and thoughts.
You can find us at 18 Av Baunatal, Wednesdays18:30h.
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
The Second Act
SCENE: Garden at the Manor House. A flight of stone
steps leads up to the house. The garden, an old-fashioned one full of roses.
Time of year, July. Basket chairs, and a
table covered with books, are set under a large yew tree. MISS PRISM is
discovered seated at the table. CECILY is at the back watering flowers
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/844/844-h/844-h.htm#chap02
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdk2u0G-APE
Take time to read or view and enjoy the company!
