{"id":843,"date":"2024-07-23T09:47:09","date_gmt":"2024-07-23T07:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zdruzenje-sim.si\/rodnagruda\/?p=843"},"modified":"2024-07-23T09:47:10","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T07:47:10","slug":"english-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zdruzenje-sim.si\/rodnagruda\/2024\/07\/23\/english-10\/","title":{"rendered":"English"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

CURRENT EVENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The City of the Counts: At the center of the world for a day<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year as well, Slovenians \u2013 both locals and those who live abroad \u2013 met at the annual Welcome Home gathering. The main event took place on 29 June 2024 in Celje, which welcomed Slovenian compatriots with open arms. The Slovenian Emigrant Association planned the agenda of the Welcome Home event in cooperation with the Slovenian World Congress, Society of St. Raphael and Emigrant Association Slovenia in the World. The event was financed by the Government Office of the Republic of Slovenia for Slovenians Abroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The event opened on 27 June 2024 with a traditional pan-Slovenian gathering at the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia, which we have recounted in detail in another article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

GENERATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What young Slovenians living abroad need time, space and opportunities<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like previous years, the annual event for Slovenian compatriots living abroad took place at the National Assembly. This year marked the 20th<\/sup> anniversary of the first pan-Slovenian gathering. Dedicated to the youth, the gathering took the form of a series of interesting discussions dubbed \u201cYoung Slovenians Living Abroad: The Future Bearers of Slovenian Tradition Abroad.\u201d At the same time, attendees got the opportunity to exchange their views, learn about the reality and challenges of living abroad, as well as spark new connections and strengthen existing ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In his introductory keynote, Vice-President of the National Assembly Danijel Krivec explained that this year\u2019s pan-Slovenian gathering poses a number of questions exploring how fourth- and fifth-generation Slovenian emigrants see the homeland of their ancestors. As emphasized by Minister for Slovenians Abroad Matej Ar\u010don, there is no future without young people, which is why we need to empower them with our own optimism and courage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CULTURE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Artists\u2019 colony in Most na So\u010di: A setting that inspires and sparks connections<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Organized by the Slovenian Emigrant Association and the Tolmin Cultural Association of Fine Artists, this year\u2019s artist\u2019s colony for Slovenians living abroad that took place at the start of the summer was dubbed The Most Studio<\/em>. Participating were seven painters from all across the globe and three artists from the local Association. As explained for Rodna gruda <\/em>by Dare Trobec, the President of DLU Tolmin and Head of The Most Studio <\/em>artists\u2019 colony who also participated in the colony himself, the participants were \u201cStephanie Jakovac Bakaj from Australia, Martina Markich from the UK, Borka Joki\u0107 from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Radmila Jeremi\u0107 \u0106ur\u010din from Serbia, Stanka Novkovi\u0107 from Croatia, Ivana Kne\u017eevi\u0107 from Serbia, Dragan Ga\u010dnik from Bosnia and Herzegovina as well as local artists Jana Dolenc and Dea Volari\u010d.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Martina Markich from London shares her impressions of the artists\u2019 colony in Slovenia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among the artists participating in this year\u2019s artists\u2019 colony in Most na So\u010di was also Martina Markich \u2013 a Slovenian living in London, who shared her impressions: \u201cMy experience with the colony was wonderful. It was the first time I applied, so I did not know what to expect. Not only did I get to see the breathtaking piece of Slovenia that is Most na So\u010di\u2026 I was welcomed by a circle of artists who shared their very pleasant energy, engrossing stories and a warmth imbued with creativity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SLOVENIAN LANDSCAPE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Information center: Concrete help for Slovenian compatriots returning to their homeland<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This spring, the Government Office of the Republic of Slovenia for Slovenians Abroad established an information center for Slovenians who wish to return to their homeland. The center provides compatriots with all the necessary information and support that they need to return back home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For several years, associations all over the world that bring together Slovenian compatriots, have been warning Slovenian authorities that Slovenia should be more actively involved with Slovenian emigrants or their descendants who wish to return to their homeland. Minister Matej Ar\u010don has made it a priority of his term to encourage and facilitate their return and promote their contact with Slovenia. Thus, the Government Office has started the process of designing an action plan to address the issue. The first measure involves a so-called one-desk <\/em>approach, which entails the establishment of an information center where Slovenians living abroad can get all the necessary information and support for their return back home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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