From eb246 at columbia.edu  Fri Oct 18 19:16:28 2002
From: eb246 at columbia.edu (Erkanda Bujari)
Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2002 19:16:28 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [NYC-L] 
 FW: Ethnic Conflict in the Balkans: Short-term Research Fellowships
 (fwd)
Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.4.44.0210181916180.22717-100000@ciao.cc.columbia.edu>



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Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2002 09:49:30 -0400
From: Kevin Hallinan <kph2 at columbia.edu>
To: "Othereurope (othereurope)" <othereurope at columbia.edu>
Subject: FW: Ethnic Conflict in the Balkans: Short-term Research Fellowships



-----Original Message-----
From: Petra Ticha [mailto:ticha at ssrc.org]
Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2002 5:38 PM
To: Petra Ticha
Subject: Ethnic Conflict in the Balkans: Short-term Research Fellowships


Dear Colleague,

I am writing from the Social Science Research Council in Washington, DC,
with information about our brand-new research fellowship program.  I
wonder if you would be willing to disseminate this information among
your students or other eligible applicants who must be U.S. citizens.
The description follows and the deadline is short I am afraid. However,
any assistance you can provide in spreading the word will be greatly
appreciated.

Sincerely,

Petra Ticha
Program Coordinator
Program on Global Security and Cooperation
Social Science Research Council
2040 S St, NW
Washington, DC 20009
USA

Tel: (202) 332-5572, ext. 13
Fax: (202) 332-9051
E-mail: ticha at ssrc.org
Web: http://www.ssrc.org/programs/gsc

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Ethnic Conflict in the Balkans: Short-term Research Fellowships

Application deadline has been extended until October 25.
Applications due October 18, 2002

The Program on Global Security & Cooperation of the Social Science
Research Council (SSRC), in cooperation with the Ethnobarometer Program
of the Italian Social Science Council (CSS), will conduct an exchange of
young East European and American scholars.

Fellowships for 12 weeks of research in Southeast Europe are being
offered to Americans who are recent postdocs or Ph.D. candidates in the
social sciences, and who are pursuing research on issues of inter-ethnic
relations and ethnic conflict in Southeast Europe. The fellows will be
placed in institutions appropriate to their knowledge base and research
skills, starting in February or March 2003.

Each fellowship will cover the cost of trans-Atlantic travel and a per
diem adequate for living expenses.

The fellowships are intended to promote collaboration and cross-cultural
understanding. Fellows will be expected to work cooperatively with
others at their host institutions, with Ethnobarometer, and the SSRC.
Public presentations and other forms of involvement in the intellectual
life of the host countries are expected, and will be facilitated by the
organizers of the exchange. Tangible products of the research on ethnic
conflict are also expected, such as articles, speeches, and other
scholarly outputs.

Eligibility:

To be eligible for the exchange program, American candidates must:

1. Have attained a doctorate in the social sciences since 1997, or be
current Ph.D. candidates in the social sciences. 2. Be U.S. citizens. 3.
Show that they have been or are presently engaged in research on issues
of interethnic relations or ethnic conflict, including issues of human
rights, migration and democratization processes when relevant to
inter-ethnic relations.

Application Procedure

You should submit to SSRC by October 18, 2002:

1. A curriculum vitae.
2. A one-page statement describing the research interests you would like
to pursue during the 3-month tenure; research interests most relevant to
this exchange will reflect those of the Ethnobarometer Program, as
described in www.ethnobarometer.org. 3. Two reference letters, written
by scholars who are well acquainted with your work and potential. These
should be mailed separately from your application; if by email, the
email address must be the name of the referee and the name of his or her
institution (i.e., the email from Professor Jane Smith of Princeton must
be something like jsmith at princeton.edu). 4. A one-page personal
statement of how the fellowship would aid your career, and your
intention to pursue relevant work beyond the fellowship tenure.

Applications (or inquires) may be submitted to SSRC by email (which is
strongly preferred) at gsc at ssrc.org, or by post to:

Program on Global Security & Cooperation
Social Science Research Council
2040 S St., NW
Washington DC 20009

The fellowship commits awardees to submit, not later than 30 July 2003,
a report on the work done during their stay in Europe. Guidelines for
this report will be available at the time the awards are announced.

This exchange is funded by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural
Affairs of the U.S. Department of State (http://exchanges.state.gov),
and managed by the Social Science Research Council.


From mentor at alb-net.com  Thu Oct 17 17:15:47 2002
From: mentor at alb-net.com (Mentor Cana)
Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2002 17:15:47 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [NYC-L] [Kcc-News] 
 NEWS: CDHRF: urgent letter concerning missing persons (17 Oct 2002)
Message-ID: <Pine.GS4.4.44.0210171712460.3470-100000@alb-net.com>

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> READ  &  DISTRIBUTE FURTHER <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

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   Kosova Crisis Center (KCC) News Network: http://www.alb-net.com
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K?SHILLI P?R MBROJTJEN E T? DREJTAVE E T? LIRIVE T? NJERIUT
COUNCIL FOR THE DEFENCE OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS

Rr. Ylfete Humolli nr. 5, 38000 Prishtin?-Kosov?; tel&fax: 381 (0) 249
006  dhe 381 (0) 38 244 029
E-mail:office at cdhrf.org
http://www.cdhrf.org

To: Mr. Kofi Annan,
    Secretary-General of the United Nations
    NEW YORK

Your Excellency

Gathered in the Council for the Defence of Human Rights and Freedoms
office for a 24 hour hunger strike, we, the mothers, wives and other
family members of more than 3500 Kosovars, kidnapped by Serbian
military, paramilitary and police forces in the days of NATO Air Forces
intervention in Kosova, call on You once more demanding a vigorous
intervention to the state authorities in Serbia to shed light on the
fate of our loved ones and to release them 4 years after their
disappearance.

We are convinced the actual Serbian establishment must know the their
fate and circumstances. We believe it is also Your moral, human and
state obligation to use Your influence to the relevant authorities in
Serbia for them to fulfill their human obligation and release the people
the former regime kidnapped, from which derived the actual Serbian
establishment, respectively Yugoslavia.

We are free to ask You to use an energetic pressure over the Belgrade
Government, even conditioning every diplomatic or economical relation,
until the kidnapped issue is positively resolved. We believe it is not
necessary to remind You this issue was needed to be resolved earlier and
the kidnapped had to be released in parallel with the Serbian military,
paramilitary and police forces withdrawal from Kosova.

We hope You will not allow that even in the future to be manipulated
with the fate of the kidnapped who still are in the hands of the actual
Serbian establishment, for whose fate, we are sure, the Army and State
Intelligence organs know about, thus even their superiors in the Serbian
and Yugoslav Presidency.

Waiting for You to undertake anything under Your competencies as a
statesman and a human, we greet You and express our deepest respect.

The family members of the kidnapped Kosovars, gathered in the Council
for the Defence of Human Rights and Freedoms office for a 24 hour hunger
strike

Prishtin?, October 17th, 2002

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From besnik at alb-net.com  Sun Oct 20 21:42:47 2002
From: besnik at alb-net.com (Besnik Pula)
Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2002 21:42:47 -0400
Subject: [NYC-L] Buyrum HALLOWEEN PARTY - Saturday Oct. 26th
In-Reply-To: <F233GVHAlTWRk48oryE0000244e@hotmail.com>
Message-ID: <B9D8D3D7.AE14%besnik@alb-net.com>


Buyrum @ our HALLOWEEN PARTY

First we want to thank all of you who showed up to our last party.
The party was taken to a new level, that?s for sure! also, much thanks to
NAPPY G for the crazy percussions who really contributed to the vibe

On Saturday, October 26th we invite you all to come to our Albanian
Halloween Party, 10pm - 4am. It's Halloween, so we do encourage you to wear
costumes!! everybody will!! the best costume gets a special special prize...
check out what it is at www.buyrum.net ('the party' page)

This is a very special event, so make sure you?re there. Buyrum DJs, NAPPY G
on percussion and a special live performance by our friend ZEB (click on his
link at the party page)

new VISUALS by CACA

LOCATION: FLAMINGO - 219 second ave (btw 13th + 14th street)
$15 admission
18 to party, 21 to drink (Bring ID)

MORE NEWS: Our web site is now up and running: Party Info, Photos, Music,
etc

Check it! http://WWW.BUYRUM.NET


PEACE+LOVE,

the Buyrum crew


From eb246 at columbia.edu  Tue Oct 29 09:49:06 2002
From: eb246 at columbia.edu (Erkanda Bujari)
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2002 09:49:06 -0500 (EST)
Subject: [NYC-L] FW: Albanian translator needed for Law Firm (fwd)
Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.4.44.0210290949010.19789-100000@konichiwa.cc.columbia.edu>



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---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2002 10:55:51 -0400
From: Kevin Hallinan <kph2 at columbia.edu>
To: "Othereurope (othereurope)" <othereurope at columbia.edu>
Subject: FW: Albanian translator needed for Law Firm



-----Original Message-----
From: owner-harriman-news at columbia.edu
[mailto:owner-harriman-news at columbia.edu] On Behalf Of kevin eric laney
Sent: Friday, October 25, 2002 11:07 AM
To: harriman-news at columbia.edu
Subject: Albanian translator needed for Law Firm


Anna Mecagni, who works in the asylum program at the Lawyers Committee
for Human Rights conducts interviews with potential clients for their
asylum representation program.  She is going to interview a woman from
Albania whom they are considering for their program and they need a
volunteer to translate for an intake interview which will last
approximately 3 hours.  They would need Albanian -- English translation
for either Friday, October 25th or anytime during the next week.


Contact Info:

Anna Mecagni
Legal Assistant, Asylum Program
Lawyers Committee for Human Rights
333 Seventh Avenue, 13th Floor
New York, NY10001-5004
Tel: (212) 845-5231
Fax: (212) 845-5299
Email: mecagnia at lchr.org
http://www.lchr.org <http://www.lchr.org/>
http://www.probono.net <http://www.probono.net/>




From SimonVukel at aol.com  Tue Oct 29 16:19:06 2002
From: SimonVukel at aol.com (SimonVukel at aol.com)
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2002 16:19:06 -0500
Subject: [NYC-L] An Evening of Albanian Music
Message-ID: <70046EAF.666FC46D.0CBE2ECD@aol.com>



***************** THE 12TH ANNUAL ALBANIAN FESTIVAL *****************


Albanian Music.  Albanian Dancing.  Albanian Food.  And best of all, Albanian People -- over 2,000 of them!

FIND OUT MORE AT  http://www.festivali.com/

This is the largest Albanian event held each year in the United States, and the only event that has Albanian music, dance, (and food!) from ALL Albanian lands .. Albania (north and south, tosk and gheg), Kosova, Macedonia, Montenegro, and Chameria.  Whether you're from Vlore or from Vermosh, from Gjirokaster or from Ulqin,   from Elbasan or from Tetova, from Malsia Madhe or from Prishtina, from Tirana or from Peja... no matter where you call home, this event is for you.

The festival is November 10th at 6PM, at Lehman College in the Bronx.  For information and tickets, visit www.festivali.com.  

****  You can now buy tickets online through paypal on the festivali website. Buy them today!  ****

Of course they're also on sale at various locations in the NY area.  Visit http://www.festivali.com, or email us at albfest at albchurch.com.

:-)  :-)  :- )  See you at the festival!  :-)  :-)  :-)