Click here to buy a ticket to this one time only show. Klikit dagi akken a d-aɣem atiki ɣer tceqquft umezgun agi. Yiwet n tikelt kan ara tɛeddi dagi. Ma ur tt-twalam ara tura, dayen ičča-ken foks!  Tidak n Nna Fa
 In collaboration with the Théâtre du Renouveau Amazigh (TNA) and the Amazigh Cultural Association at Ottawa-Hull (ACAOH), the Amazigh Cultural Association in America (ACAA) presents "Tidak n Nna Fa" at The Westminster Arts Center on the Bloomfield College campus (corner of Franklin & Freemont Streets in Bloomfield, NJ on April 18, 2010 at 4:00 PMNna Fadma , an old kabyl woman, has a doctor’s visit. However, particular circumstances turn the physician into a confident, Nna Fa unwinds a thread of a whole life made up of a lot of love and self-abnegation but also frustration and revolt. She speaks her mind on issues that relate to the social life in Kabylia and people’s lives in general but women’s lives in particular. Come enjoy a one-time presentation of this first play in Tamazight in the USA. Let yourselves be transported by the language of Nna Fa to the heart of Kabylia but also in a journey to your hearts as her sons and daughters. Tickets: (ACAA & ACAOH Members/ Non-Members) Before March 1st: $30/ $40 After March 1st: $35/$45 At the door: $40/$50 To order tickets, please visit our " Events Tickets" page or send a check or money order to ACAA PO Box 1702 Bayonne, NJ 07002 Please note that SEATING IS LIMITED. Therefore you are advised to buy your tickets early.For more information call (908) 442-8572 or send an e-mail to acaa2010@gmail.comTo download the event flyer, click on the file icon below (Adobe Acrobat required)
As per ACAA bylaws, an annual meeting open to all members in good standing is to be held at the end of the year. Please join us for the ACAA annual meeting to take place on Sunday January 31st at 9 am. For those who can physically attend pls sign up so I can have an idea of the room capacity. The meeting location is Days Inn 1260 US Hwy 22 East, Bridgewater NJ 08807 www.bridgewaterdays inn.comTel : 908 526 9500Fax: 908 526 2538Please let us know if you need help with directions. Refreshments, coffee and cookies will be served. For for those who cannot attend, please join us via skype if possible. Use the name Dr Aomar Benslimane to connect. Agenda: - Introductory Remarks by Aomar - Membership Report by Aomar/Akli Gana - Financial Report by Rabah Seffal - Update on Current and Ongoing Projects (All board members) - Website Update (Hsen) - Amazigh Voice (Arezki) - Miscellaneous Items - Concluding Remarks We hope that you can join us and we look forward hearing from you
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Tamaziɣt
Tiddukla tadelsant tamaziɣt deg Marikan ad tegg tameɣra n Yennayer di teɣremt n Bridgewater di New Jersey as n 23 seg Yennayer n irumyen. Imaziɣen ak d imdukal nnsen ak ttwaɛrḍen ɣer temklilit-a n lferḥ d usirem. S tmeɣra n Yennayer ara nessaram aseggas-a d-iteddun d aseggas ara irefden taɛkemt f tmurt n imaziɣen. Ama di tmurt n Leqbayel ama anida niḍen imaziɣen maza-itel ttnaɣen akken ad ddren d imaziɣen. Ihi nekni dagi ilaq a d-nemlilet ak akken a nemyaɛqal d atmaten, akken a d-nessemlil tarwa nneɣ, akken ad asen-nesselmed d acuten, akken taftilt i s-d-nelḥa abrid nneɣ, a tt-refden, u nekni ad asen-negg afud akken ad bedden, acku d niti i d azekka, d nitni i asirem nneɣ.
Eddut akessar-a akken a d-tessesem ifayluten n Yennayer, afaylu n tuččit ara d-ittwaheggin, ak d wamek ara tizmiren a d-tasem ɣer Bridgewater. Ihi aseggas ameggaz. nessaram a ken-nemlil di Bridgewater, NJ.
English
ACAA is pleased to announce the celebration of Yennayer, the Amazigh New Year 2960. This will take place on the 23rd of January in Bridgewater, New Jersey. Please download the attached flier, menu and directions. Also, please make sure you reserve your spot. We would like to know how many people will be coming so that everyone will be served.
Come and join us to this yearly joyful event and share with us some very soecial moments. Moments during which we are together to celebrate and wish the best for the new year. We hope it will be a good year for our battered community. We are a community that is pushed hard these days. Let's come together to give each other strength and also teach our little ones about our culture. It is our way to pass the torch to them. We wish them the best, after all they are our future. Come and join us. We wish you a very happy new year. Aseggas ameggaz!
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 Tiddukla tadelsant tamaziɣt deg Marikan tessaram-awen aseggas amaynu ifulkin. Wid iqerben ɣer Boston, tettwaɛrḍem ɣer imensi n Yennayer. Tekkit ɛef tewlaft agi akken ad teɣrem d acu d-tenna Tiddukla.
Tekkit ɣef ubuṭun "Buy Now" swadda agi ma tram a d-taɣem atiki ($15/amdan) ɣer tmeɣra agi n Boston.
Tameɣra n Yennayer a d-tili deg kra n imeḍqan deg Marikan. Uɣalet-ed ɣer wesmel nneɣ ma yella tettnadim isallen ɣef tmeɣriwin agi. Isallen yellan a ten-id-nerr dagi.
The Amazigh Cultural Association in America wishes you a very happy new year. ACAA invites you to join it at the celebration of Yennayer in Boston. Please click on the "Buy Now" button below to purchase a ticket ($15/person).
Other celebrations will take place in other places all around the country. Information will be posted as soon as it becomes available.
Sorry, the event ticket sale is closed. If still plan to attend, you may still purchase a ticket at the door the day of the event.
 English version follows
Melmi: Ass n wis ssin deg Mayu 2959 (May 2nd, 2009) seg 6 n tmeddit alami d 11 n yiḍ.
Anida: Gustavus Adolphus Lutheran Church
155 East 22nd Street (corner of 3rd Avenue).
New York, NY 10128 (Entrance on 22nd street)
Tagburt n usmekti n Tefsut 2959:
6:00-7:00 n tmeddit: Anṣuf d temlilit n inebgiwen sɣur Aomar Bensliman.
7:00-8:00 n tmeddit: Tameslayt ɣef tlufa n Tmaziɣt/Tafsut. Tiddukla ad tefk alselkin n wesnimmer i yiselwayen izrin Ḥsen Larbi (2007-2008) d Kamal Hadidi (2006-2007) ɣef leqdic nssen imezgi deg ubrid usali n yedles Amaziɣ.
8:00-9:00 n tmeddit: Imensi n Tefsut.
9:00-11:00 n tmeddit: Ccna Amaziɣ sɣur tarbaɛt Gibraltar (http://www.gibraltarband.com ).
Takcumi: Arrac s ddaw 18 isegasen ulac. Imaslaḍen n Tiddukla imeqranen $10 i yal amdan. Widak ur nelli d imaslaḍen n Tiddukla $15 i yal amdan.
Txil-nnwen erret-d awal ɣer tilifun (201) 388 1586 neɣ (917) 346 6086 neɣ azent-ed izen aliktruni ɣer abensnyc@aol.com. Ilaq-aɣ leḥsab n inebgiwen ara d-yasen ɣer usmekti ɣef wakka txil nwen erret-ed awal qbel wis 30 deg Yibrir 2009. Nessarem aṭas degwen ara d-yasen ɣer usmekti n Tefsut 2959.
Date and time: May 2nd, 2009 from 6 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Place: Gustavus Adolphus Lutheran Church
155 East 22nd Street (corner of 3rd Avenue).
New York, NY 10128 (Entrance on 22nd street)
Directions: No 6 Subway train to 23rd Street, Walk East and make right on 3rd Avenue, make another right on 22nd street.
Program:
6:00-7:00PM: Welcome and opening remarks by ACAA president Aomar Benslimane.
7:00-8:00PM: Discussion on the meaning of Tafsut and its legacy for the generations to come.
Award ceremony: Certificates of recognition will be presented to Hsen Larbi and Kamal Hadidi for their leadership and dedication to the Amazigh cause while serving as ACAA presidents during the terms 2007-2008 and 2005-2006 respectively.
8:00- 9:00PM: Diner (Menu will be made available on the premises).
9:00-11:00PM: Celebrating the Amazigh culture. Music and Dance with the Gibraltar band, a North African band from Algeria and Morroco. Their music is inspired by the various ethnic groups that exist in the region. For further details, check http://www.gibraltarband.com
Entrance fee is: $10 for members and $15 for non-members (Free for everyone under 18).
To help us better plan for this event, please confirm your attendance by calling 201-388-1586 or 917-346-6086 or by sending email to abensnyc@aol.com for an early head count. Please confirm your reservation by April 30th, 2009.
Hope to see you on May 2nd, 2009.
English version follows
Asentel: Asmekti n Tefsut 2959
Melmi: Ass n wis 21 deg Yibrir 2957 (April 25, 2009)
Seg 3 n tmeddit alami d 9 n tmeddit.
Anida: Hub Restaurant
6325 120th Avenue
Kenosha, WI 53142
Phone: 262-857-9799
Azul ay imaslaḍen/tmaslaḍin, imdukkal/timdukkal n Imaziɣen
Tiddukla Tadelsant Tamaziɣt deg Marikan (ACAA) tera awen t-ssaweḍ isali belli aseggas-a Asmekti n Tafsut 2959 deg tama n Chicago ad-yilli ass wis 25 n Yibrir 2959 (April 25, 2009), deg Hub Restaurant, i yellan deg Kenosha, Wisconsin. Restaurant Hub izga azal n 30-40 iminuten s agafa n unafag O’Hare. At Hub’s ad fesren taxxamt n usmekti n tefsut. Ihi atan teereḍ merra imaslaḍen/timaslaḍin ines d imdukkal/temdukkalin n Tmaziɣt i wesmekti-ya. Nessarem aṭas degwen ara d-yasen.
Txil-nwen erret-d awal ɣer tensa taliktrunit n tiddukla acaa92@yahoo.com
Azal n tekcumi arrac s ddaw 12 usegasen $15, imeqranen $25 i yal amdan. ilaq a nefk leḥsab n inebgiwen ara d-yasen ɣer usmekti i Hub’s ɣef wakka txil nwen azent-d azal n tekcumi nwen ɣer tiddukla qbel n wis 19 deg Yibrir 2009.
Hatta teggeburt n usmekti n Tafsut 2959:
3:00-5:00 n tmeddit: Anṣuf d temlilit n inebgiwen
5:00-6:00 n tmeddit: tameslayt gef tlufa n Tmaziɣt /Tafsut
6:00-7:00 n tmeddit: Imensi n Tefsut
7:00-9:00 n tmeddit: Tigawin tidelsanin ɣef Tmaziɣt: tafsart ɣef tefsut neɣ Dda Lmulud, taɣuri n isefra d tmucuha, ccna Amaziɣ.
Nessaram aṭas degwen ara d-yasen ɣer usmekti n Tefsut 2959.
S wul zeddigen
Akli Gana
ɣef wudem n tama talemmast (5) n ACAA
Abrid ɣer Hub Restaurant
Seg unafag O’ Hare, ekcem 294 North ad tugal d 94 West, eddut ɣer tufɣaneɣ Highway 50 East, eddut azal n 100 iɣallen (50 meters) ad tezrem deg tama tazelmat “Shell Gas Station” ekcemt i tama tazelmat i webrid n zdat n “Shell Gas Station” (118th avenue, parallel to the Highway 94) eddut ad tafem deg tama tayeffust Woodman Shopping Center, Texas Road House Restaurant, Little Europe Restaurant, azal n 200 iɣalen (100 meters) seg Little Europe ad tafem Hub Restaurant deg tama tayeffust.
Ma tusamed seg 94 North effeɣt deg tufɣan Highway 50 East , eggt ama ayen I d-nenna iwsawen .
Ad ɣ-n-tafem dinna. Subject: Tafsut 2959 (Amazigh Spring) Commemoration
Date and time: April 25, 2009, from 3 p.m. to 9:00p.m.
Place: Hub’s Restaurant
6325 120th Avenue
Kenosha, WI 53142
Phone: 262-857-9799
Dear ACAA Member:
We would like to inform you that ACAA is commemorating Tafust 2959 on April 25, 2009. It will take place on April 25, 2009, at Hub’s Restaurant in Kenosha, Wisconsin. It is about 30-40 minutes North of the O’Hare airport. All members of ACAA and friends of Tamazight are invited and we hope that many of you will be able to attend.
Agenda:
3:00-5:00 p.m.: Welcome and reception
5:00-6:00 p.m.: Discussion on Tafsut
6:00-7:00 p.m.: Dinner
7:00-9:00 p.m. : Talk on Tafsut or Mouloud Mameri, Poetry reading, story telling, and Amazigh music.
The entrance fee is: $25 per person. (Children under 12 pay $15).
We hope that you can join us at this commemoration. To help us better plan for this event, please confirm your attendance by sending an email to acaa92@yahoo.com . Because we need to provide the number of guests to the Restaurant in advance, for this reason please confirm your reservation by April 19, 2009.
Note: if you confirm your attendance and you do not show up you will still have to pay. See you on April 25, 2009.
Thanks
Akli Gana
For ACAA Central Region (5)
Directions to the Hub Restaurant From O’Hare airport take 294 North, which becomes 94 West to exit 344 it is also the exit for Highway 50. Go East (right) on Highway 50. After about 50 meters you will see on your left a “Shell Gas Station” turn left into the street (avenue 118) in front of the “Shell Gas station” proceed on that street. You will see on your right the Woodman Shopping Center, the Texas Road House restaurant, then the Little Europe Restaurant and 100 meters after Little Europe you will find the Hub Restaurant on the right side.
If you come on 94 north proceed to exit Highway 50 and proceed East (left) and then follow the directions given above.
See you on April 25, 2009
Attan yewweḍ-ed lawan a negg tameγra n Yennayer di New York. A d-tuγal tafat γer temdint n New York ay atmaten! Ihi anṣuf yisswen γer tmeγra as n ssebt agi zdatneγ. Awit-d lwacul d imdukal nnwen. Siwelt i wid tessnem meṛṛa! Aseggas ameggaz!
Yennayer in NYC is finally back. Please join ACAA to mark the comeback of our New York community to the center of the action!
Here is the announcement for ACAA's NYC celebration of the Amazigh New Year.
Date and time: Evening of January 31st (see pic below).
Also I ask that our members and readers contribute as much as possible by informing friends and relatives about this event. Grab the phone and call and forward this email to your acquaintances.
Happy Yennayer!
 English Version Follows
Tiddukla tadelsant tamaziɣt deg Marikan tera ad tekmasi aselmed n tmaziɣt i imeẓyanen ak d imeqqranen. Am akken teẓram imaziɣen deg tmurt n Marikan bḍan am tasa n wuccen akken qqaren. Ihi, akken a nezmer a nessali kra hatta wacu nessaram a t-nexdem:
- Ilaq deg tal tamnaṭ ad ilin ddeqs n wid iran ad ɣren akken a d-nesbedd tarbaɛt n wid ara yeɣren.
- Ilaq a d-naf wid izemren ad slemden (ad izmiren a d-asen ɣer wemḍiq n temlilit n terbaɛt).
- Issefk yal/tal yiwen/yiwet ad yeqbel ad yeǧǧ kra seg lǧiha-s. Seg mi yal tamnaṭ ad yili yiwen kan n umḍiq, ihi ad ilin wid ara d-yeddun 15 min, ad ilin wid ara d-yeddun 60 min neɣ ugar.
- Nessaram ad ilint aṭas n yemdanen, akken a nesmed aṭas n trebbaɛ.
- Ilaq yal yiwen a d-yefk afus, aṭas aṭas deg wayen yerzan aselmed n imeẓyanen (ama deg tiɣtin n wayen ilaq I uselmed, ama deg lefḍur neɣ taɛessast n imeẓyanen, neɣ aɛiwen n wid isselmaden.
- Akken a d-nesbedd aɣerbaz agi n tmaziɣt, ilaq wid iran ad lemden, a ɣ-d-fken kra n telɣutin I waken a nheggi ayen ilaqen.
Wid iran s yiman nnsen ad ɣren, neɣ ran a d-awin arraw nnsen ad ɣren tamaziɣt, ilaq a d-ačaren takaramt-a icudden seddaw. Tella yiwen n tkaramt i imeẓyanen, tayeḍ i imeqranen. Ačaret-ed tikaramin, taznem-tent-id ɣer tensa n tiddukla (ẓer “Contact Us”). Tanemmirt
The Amazigh Cultural Association is in planning a pilot program for teaching Tamazight. Courses will be organized depending on needs for children and adults. However, as you know Imazighen in the US are scattered around the four corners of this vast country. This makes it hard to organize courses everywhere. So here is what we are planning:
- In each region there have to be enough people who wish to learn the Tamazight language so that we can organize the courses.
- We have to find enough teachers qualified enough to teach both adults and children.
- If we want this to succeed everyone is expected to sacrifice something. Some people may have to commute only 15 min. to take the course, but others maybe 60 min. or more.
- Everyone is expected to help in a way or another (school needs for kids, food and snacks, coordination, logistics, teaching material, teacher aides, etc.).
- To efficiently organize this program we need to collect enough information from those who are interested.
Those who are interested in this program are asked download (see below) and fill out the proper application forms (there are forms for children and adults). Please fill out the form completely and return to ACAA (see Contact Us for address). Thanks.
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