DO NOT miss this Great Event! THIS SUNDAY! June 6th, 2021
Proudly sharing another wonderful event organized and hosted by ATAA UN Committee.
Let’s celebrate World Environment Day together Live!
Our keynote speaker Dr. Mihri Ozkan is the climate change Champion and Change Maker.
Honorary speaker Erden Uruc who is the Ocean Ambassador and works for ocean recovery alliance. Mr. Uruc holds 15 times Guinness World Records.
Guest speaker: Dr. Ismail Saglam - Conservationist and Ecologist for Genomics.
We are welcoming 4 young bright students at the program.
Youth Science Project competition projects will be presented.
We are happy to announce that trees are being planted on behalf of Turkish American community by ATAA and ATAAUN Committee.
We will have our mini forest in Turkey.
As Turkish American Association of Alabama we are part of the organizing committee and also our members are acting as Coordinators, Mentors and Judges at this great event!
Mark your Calendars!
Here is how to register to this FREE event:
When: Jun 6, 2021
Time: 11:30 AM Central Time US and 19:30 in Türkiye
Topic: ATAA 2021 World Environment Day Science Project Competition
Register HERE in advance for this webinar
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
For more Information on the program details Click HERE
As Turkish American Association of Alabama we are part of the organizing committee and also our members are acting as Coordinators, Mentors and Judges at this great event!
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See you all LIVE this Sunday!
Support us by becoming a paid member by simply clicking the Membership tab above to become a member and support your community!
See you all LIVE this Sunday!
SUNDAY, MAY 23, 2021
12:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
9:00am-11:00am PDT, 19:00-21:00 TR
The webinar will take place online via zoom application.
Please register through the link below:
#CulturalDiversity #InterculturalDialogue #SourceOfResillience #TurkishCulture #TurkicCulture #ZülfüLivaneli #A_T_A_A #UNWihCivilSociety
Language: English
Assembly of Turkish American Associations (ATAA) and North American Turkish organizations invite you to the virtual showcase, “Cultural Diversity: A Source of Resilience in the Turkish Communities and Beyond”, which aims to contribute toward “World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development (May 21).”
Renowned Turkish composer, author and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador (1996-2016) Mr. Ömer Zülfü Livaneli, who has been a role model promoting cultural diversity for decades, will deliver a keynote speech at the Cultural Diversity virtual event.
Mr. Livaneli is known for his novels that interweave diverse social and historical backgrounds, figures, and incidents, such as ‘Bliss’ which won the Barnes & Noble's ‘Discovery of Great New Writers Award’ in 2006, and his critically acclaimed “Serenade for Nadia”, ‘Leyla's House’, and ‘My Brother's Story’, which were all translated into 37 languages and won numerous Turkish and International literary awards, and were highly praised by prominent literary critics around the world. His novels have been turned into theatrical movies, stage plays, and operas.
The Cultural Diversity showcase will emphasize culture as a way of “Resilience in the Turkish Communities and Beyond”. In this context, it will present a spectrum of cultural richness of Azerbaijan, Colombia, Canada, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, Portugal, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, the U.S. Native Americans, Uzbekistan with the help of Turkish American and Canadian Organizations’ cultural programs.
2021 Theme - Culture: A Source of Resilience
During this time of mass confinement, billions of people are turning to culture as a source of comfort, well-being and connection. There has been a surge in the creation of, and access to, cultural content online - from virtual visits to museums and galleries, streaming of films and even community choirs via social media - showing its fundamental role as a source of resilience for communities. Major crises throughout history have often given rise to a renaissance of culture and an explosion of new forms of creativity, so vital for human progress. Source: www.un.org/en/observances/
Equitable exchange and dialogue among civilizations, cultures and peoples, based on mutual understanding and respect and the equal dignity of all cultures is the essential prerequisite for constructing social cohesion, reconciliation among peoples and peace among nations.(1)
In 2001, the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) adopted the Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity and in December 2002, the UN General Assembly, in its resolution 57/249, declared 21 May to be the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development.
The day provides an opportunity to deepen understanding of the values of cultural diversity and to advance the four goals of the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, adopted on 20 October 2005. These include:
- Support sustainable systems of governance for culture;
- Achieve a balanced flow of cultural goods and services and increase mobility of artists and cultural professionals;
- Integrate culture in sustainable development frameworks; and
- Promote human rights and fundamental freedoms.
Keynote Speaker Ömer Zülfü Livaneli
Ömer Zülfü Livaneli, born in 1946, is a best- selling Turkish author and poet who is considered one of the most significant and influential authors and intellectuals of his time. His books have won numerous literary awards, both in his home country and abroad. Although his books are viewed as highly literary, Livaneli is considered the most selling contemporary author of Turkey today.
Livaneli was imprisoned several times during the coup of 1971 because of his political views and had to leave Turkey in 1972 and went on exile. He lived in Stockholm, Paris, Athens, and New York where he met and collaborated with artists and intellectuals such as Elia Kazan, Arthur Miller, James Baldwin, and Peter Ustinov among others. Livaneli returned to Turkey in 1984.
Livaneli’s works and cultural and political activities and contributions to world peace were recognized by UNESCO in 1995. From In 1996 to 2016, Livaneli served as the Goodwill Ambassador to UNESCO, and resigned from this position in 2016. Further, he served a term in the Turkish Parliament as well as in the Council of Europe.
Livaneli is well-accomplished as a writer as he is as a poet and a songwriter, cultural and political activist. Although he first became known for his contemporary music, Livaneli turned his focus to writing, in the last decades, when he realized that literature was closer to his heart. His first collection of short stories, 'A Child in Purgatory', published in 1978 was turned into a movie by Swedish and German TV.
The virtual event has been organized in correlation with ATAA Committee on UN Relations and ATAA Cultural Diversity Committee, which has brought in 11 Turkish and Canadian non-governmental and civil society organizations together for this very purpose. The Cultural Diversity Committee has been formed, particularly, for this virtual event.
Below is the list of the participating organizations along with
a brief description of the content of the programs:
We are proud to share the Proclamation signed by the Honorable William S. Stimpson, Mayor of the City of Mobile, Alabama
in Celebration of May 19th the Commemoration of Ataturk, Youth and Sports Day!
Turkish Americans have always contributed to America's diverse cultural fabric and its advancement in the field of business,
science, medicine, technology and arts and will continue to do so.
Thank you Mayor Sandy Stimpson!
Alabama'da yaşayan ve yaşamış olan Türkler ve Türk Dostları olarak Alabama'nın Mobile Şehri Belediye Reisimizin bizler için
büyük önemi olan Atatürk'ü Anma, Gençlik ve Spor Bayramımızı tanıyarak bizleri onure etmesini sizlerle büyük bir gururla paylaşıyoruz.
Sayın Mobile Şehri Belediye Başkanımız Sandy Stimpson'a, Mobile Alabama'da yaşayan ve şehrimize kültürel, ekonomik, bilim,
tıp, teknoloji, sanat gibi bir çok alanda katkıda bulunan Türk Toplumuna verdiği değerden ötürü çok teşekkür ediyoruz.
19 Mayıs Atatürk'ü Anma, Gençlik ve Spor Bayramımızı büyük bir coskuyla kutluyoruz!
We celebrate the 101st Anniversary of the National Sovereignty and Children's Day in 2021
ALABAMA TURKISH AMERICAN COMMUNITY NOW HAS A LIBRARY TO SHARE BOOKS!
YOU WILL BE ABLE TO BORROW A BOOK FROM TAAA'S LIBRARY AND SHARE YOUR KIDS' BOOKS WITH THE OTHER KIDS IN OUR COMMUNITY!
IT IS FREE FOR OUR MEMBERS! RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP NOW!
It is very easy to borrow a book from our library
Simply click on MEMBERS ONLY tab,
login with your TAAA Member ID and password to have access to information
and features available ONLY to our Members
Click TAAA LIBRARYtab to access and borrow from our Library and even rate it and leave your review
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If you currently live in the State of Alabama and not a member yet
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Here is a snapshot of available children's books in our library 
Alabama Türk Amerikan Derneği olarak Alabama ve Amerikadaki dostlarımızla gerçekleştirdiğimiz Alabama'da Çay Molası Söyleşimizde sevgili hayvan dostlarımızı ve çaylarımızı aldık ekran başına geldik ve hayvan sahiplenme ve kurtarma, barınaklar, uçuş gönüllüsü olma gibi konuları konuştuk, birbirimiz ile bilgi paylaşımı yaptık hem eğlendik hem de birşeyler öğrendik.
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