The Amazigh Cultural Association in America Celebrates the Amazigh New Year, Yennayer 2959/2009

Saturday, January 17th
6:00pm – 11:00pm

at

YWCA
7, Temple Street
Cambridge, MA 02139

The program includes: Dinner (traditional Couscous), Amazigh Live Music & more cultural programming.

Admission plus Dinner: $15 ($5 for children under 12)

Please help the organizers by purchasing your tickets in advance at:
The Moroccan Caravan Store
285 Washington St, Somerville, MA 02143

Or online at www.moroccancaravan.com under specials

For more info, please call Addi at 617-314-7002
Or email: azruhammar@gmail.com

Timlilit n useggas 2008 - ACAA 2008 Annual Meeting
Saturday, December 13th, 2008
Days Inn Bridgewater, NJ
1260 US Hwy 22 East
Bridgewater, NJ 08807
Hotel Tel: (908) 526-9500
For directions, please use mapquest or google maps.

Tagburt / Agenda

·         10:00-10:30 - Coffee
·         10:30-10:45 - Welcome
·         10:45-12:00 - Report by the executive team
  o    Financial Report by Rabah Seffal, Treasurer
  o    The state of ACAA current and future by Hsen Larbi,   President
·         12:00-1:00 – Break for Lunch
·         1:00-1:30 – Question/Answer
·         1:30–3:30 - Open forum / Discussion
·         3:30-4:00 – Elections

To our members:

The annual meeting is an opportunity to meet you fellow ACAA members and discuss issues related to our organization and the causes it defends. We also cast our ballots that day for the upcoming elections. Those who cannot attend can vote by proxy (via regular mail). Please note, this is a members only event. If you would like to bring a guest, please send us your request ahead of time.

English Version follows

Azul,

Ay atmaten d tissmatin yewweḍ-ed lawan i tefrent n imeqqranen n tiddukla.

D lawan deg yiwen/yiwet yezmer/tezmer a d-ixemel i iɣallen-is akken ad yeqdec ɣef tiddukla d iswiyen ɣef teswiri.

- Ara nessutur deg kra n imaslaḍen (3 ma aṭas) ad ilin di terbaɛt n tefrent (wid araq d-yeṭṭfen tibṛatin n tefrent). Ur tettut ara belli win/tin ara yilin deg tarbɛat n tefrent ur yezmir/tezmir ad d-ibedd ɣer tefrent.

Ttxil nnwen iliken d iɛerḍiyen akken ad xedmem ɣef tiddukla d yeswiyen ines. Nessutur deg imeẓyanen a d-kecmen akken ad ddmen amkan n iwessaren. D nutni i d imal n tiddukla d wayen tessalay.

Tanemmirt

Agraw n Tiddukla

It is that time again when ACAA has to renew its leadership. It is an opportunity for everyone to serve and perhaps right the wrongs of the previous administration, and take ACAA to the next level.

We would like to ask for volunteers to serve on the election committee. We need 3 people maximum. These will report to the Board of Directors. Please keep in mind that those who serve on the election committee cannot be candidates for any post in the new administration.

Please volunteer to serve ACAA and the causes it defends. We especially encourage the younger generation to step forward and "take the baton from the older one".

Thanks

The Board of Directors

The English Version Follows

Nekni s imaslaḍen n Tiddukla Tadelsant Tamaziɣt deg Marikan (ACAA), nenejmaɛ ass n lḥed, wis-29 deg Yunyu, deg Bridgewater, New Jersey akken a d-nesmekti lmut n Maɛṭub Lwennas d-yeḍran 10 iseggasen aya. Anejmaɛ agi yewwi-yaɣ a d-nini aya:

 1.      Ass-a a nefk tajmilt i Lwennas ɣef wayen issali, ama deg wemḍiq n ccna, neɣ n tmedyazt, ɣef umennuɣ-is ɣef izerfan d tagdut, neɣ ɣef wakken yella d amizwar nneɣ s umata.

2.       Tajmilt tameqqrant meṛṛa i nezmer a s-tt-negg i Lwennas ma yella nexdem akken asirem i d-yeslal deg ulawen n ilmeẓyen d telmeẓyin imaziɣen ad yeffeɣ. I waya, nger tiɣri i imaziɣen anida ma llan akken ad xemmlen i iɣallen nnsen akken ad sǧuǧǧgen tamagit d yedles nnsen. Tin tent-yugaren ak, akken ad dduklen zdat ucengu.

3.      Nessawal i telmeẓyin d ilmeẓyen akken ad suddesen, ad ssalin imal n weɣref amaziɣ ɣef llsas i d-yeǧǧa Lwennas.

4.      Neggul akken nella da, a nexdem akken tiddukla nneɣ ad tennerni, ad texdem ak d tiddukliwin tiyaḍ bac akken a nesnefli aɣref d yedles nneɣ.  Aya nezmer a t-naweḍ ma yella neḍfer amedya n Lwennas.

5.      Nekni s imalslaḍen n ACAA, neḥseb belli mači kan d amizwar i ɣ-yemmuten, d amddakel! Ur ntettu ara ayen ixdem Lwennas i tiddukla as mi d-yusa ɣer Marikan, icna di New York ak d San Francisco deg useggas n 1993.

6.      Deg wis 25 si Yunyu, adabu azzayri aqettal, ira ad iqmeḍ ṣṣut n Lwennas i labda. Maca 10 iseggasen ɣer zdat, Lwennas mazal-it idder deg ulawen nneɣ, ma d ṣṣut-is la yettbaɛziq, acku Lwennas d asirem d unadad n yilmeẓyen nneɣ.

Ɣef yisem n ACAA
Tarbaɛt i wesmekti n umulli wis-10 n lmut n Maɛṭub Lwennas
Bridgewater, New Jersey
Wis-29 seg Yunyu 2008

We, members of the Amazigh Cultural Association in America (ACAA), gathered this Sunday, June 29, in Bridgwater, New Jersey to observe the 10th anniversary of the death of Lounès Matoub, make the following statement:

1.  We pay tribute to the memory of Lounès Matoub for his artistic contribution, his fight and leadership, and in general for his contribution to the Amazigh cause and democracy.

2.  We consider that the most beautiful tribute that we can pay him is to work so that his hopes and those he instilled in the hearts of many Amazigh youth become reality.  For that we call upon all Imazighen wherever they may be, to gather their strength to ensure the prosperity of their identity and culture and especially to unite in the face of adversity.

3.  We invite the Amazigh youth to organize and build the future of the Amazigh people on the foundations and the sacrifice of Lounès Matoub.

4.  We commit ourselves to continuing to strengthen our association and collaborate with other associations to contribute to the development of our people and culture with Lounès Matoub as a role model.

5.  We, members of ACAA, consider that we lost not only a leader, but also a friend.  Lounès Matoub’s contribution to ACAA through two concerts in New York and San Francisco in 1993 will remain memorable.

6.  On June 25, 1998, the Algerian government’s assassins wanted to silence Lounès Matoub forever.  But 10 years later, Lounès Matoub is always alive in our hearts and his words still resound among us because Lounès Matoub represents hope and determination for the Amazighe youth.

For ACAA,

The Steering Committee for the Commemoration of the 10th Anniversary of the Assassination of Lounès Matoub

Bridgewater, New Jersey
June 29 2008

Tiddukla Tamaziɣt deg Marikan a d-tesmekti lmut n Lewnnas Maɛṭub. Timlilit ad tili di Days Inn, Bridgewater, NJ, as n lḥed wis 29 seg Yunyu 2008 seg 1:00 alamma d 6:00 n tmeddit.

Hatta wacu ara yilin di temlilit-a:

1 - Anṣuf - Asmekti n Lwennas: D acu lmaɛna isɛa Lwennas i yal yiwen.
2 - Ayen d-yeǧǧa Lwennas.
3 - Tarbaɛt i tira n yiwen walɣu ɣef Lwennas Maɛṭub
4 - Asaru ɣef Lwennas


ACAA will commemorate the tenth anniversary of the death of Amazigh icon Lounes Matoub. This gathering will take place at the Days Inn, Bridgewater, NJ, June 29, 2008 from 1:00 to 6:00 PM.

Agenda:

1 -Welcome - Remembering Matoub: what Matoub means to each of us
2 - Matoub's legacy: Discussion forum
3 - Working group to write a declaration
4 - Showing of video/cassette of some events (30 min to 1 hr)

Directions:

Use the following address to get your directions from the Internet.

Days Inn Bridgewater Conference Center Somerville Area

Web site: DAYSINN.COM

1260 US Rte 22 East
Bridgewater, NJ 08807 US

Phone: 908-526-9500
Fax: 908-526-2538  

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Azemz
As n 19 Yebrir, 2008
3:00 allama d 11:00 n yiḍ.

Amḍiq
Days Inn, Hillsborough, NJ
118 US Highway 206
Hillsborough NJ 08844
Tel.: 908 685 9000

Tagburt:
Tafsut tayeḍ i Imaziɣen
Tamdyazt
Aznuzu n yedlisen n tmaziɣt
Asaru Awezzlan: Ansi d-kkiɣ, anda tedduɣ  sɣur Ḥasen Zenya, a d-yili debat deffir-s akd Ḥasen Zenya. 
Tamsalt n tmaziɣt di tmurt n Lezzayer 
Imensi*
Aẓawan sɣur tarbaɛt Gibraltar

Aḥerri n imukan: 
$20/amdan, $10 i warrac n ugar 12 iseggasen (seddaw 12 ad kecmen baṭel).
Ttxil-nwen ḥerret imukan nnwen d umatu s usiwel ɣer: (215) 886-0563 neɣ aznet amayl i nasserhus@yahoo.com
Ma yella ur wen-d-yerra yiwen di tilifun, ǧǧet-ed izen anida ara ɣ-d-fkem isem nnwen d wacḥal inebgawen (imeqqranen d imeẓyanen).

* Tuččit tettwahegga sɣur imaslaḍen n tiddukla. Nessutur deg inebgawen ad d-rnun kra n tuččit (asegri, tiẓidanin, neɣ cclaḍa).

DATE:
Saturday, April 19, 2008
3:00 to 11:00 PM.
PLACE:
Days Inn, Hillsborough, NJ
118 US Highway 206
Hillsborough NJ 08844
Tel.: 908 685 9000

PROGRAM: 
Another Tafsut for Imazighen
Amazigh Poetry
Amazigh Book Sale 
Short Film: Ansi d-kkigh, anda teddugh (where I came from, where I am going) A short film by Hacene Zennia followed by a discussion with the author
Tamazight Issues in Algeria
Break for dinner*
Live music with the Gibraltar band 

RESERVATIONS: 
$20 Adults, $10 for Children 12 and over. Please reserve as soon as possible by calling (215) 886-0563 or emailing nasserhus@yahoo.com If you don't get an answer, please leave your name and number and the total number of guests (Please specify number of adults and kids).

* Food will be provided by ACAA members, but everyone is asked to bring a dish to share with others (dessert, cookies or a salad).

The English Version follows

If you wish to read Tamaziɣt, please make sure you have the font "Gentium" installed on your system.

Win iran ad iɣer iḍrisen s tmaziɣt, ilaq ad isɛu isekkilen n "Gentium" di tmacint-is.

Melmi: Ass n Sebt wis 19 deg Yebrir 2008
Seg 4 n tmeddit alami d 9 n yiḍ
Anida: Hub Restaurant
6325 120th Avenue
Kenosha, WI 53142
Phone: 262-857-9799

Ay imaslaḍen/tmaslaḍin , imdukkal/timdukkal n Imaziɣen, Tiddukla Tadelsant Tamaziɣt deg Marikan (ACAA) tera a wen d-ssaweḍ isali belli aseggas-a asmekti n tefsut imaziɣen 2008 deg tama n Chicago ad-yili ass wis 19 n Yebrir 2008 (April 19, 2008), deg Hub Restaurant, i yellan deg Kenosha, Wisconsin.

Restaurant Hub izga azal n 30-40 iminuten agafa n unafag O’Hare. At Hub ad fesren taxxamt n usmekti n tefsut, ihi atan, ACAA tɛereḍ meṛṛa imaslaḍen/timasladin ines d imdukkal/temdukkal n Tmaziɣt i wesmekti-ya n tefsut 2008. Nessarem aṭas degwen ara d-yasen. Txil-nwen erret-d awal s tačart n webform yellan di "Contact Us", neɣ azenet-ed amayl ɣur anatugana@comcast. net neɣ rabah_97@yahoo. com ma tram a d-tasem.

Azal n tekcumi $25 i yal amdan ameqran, arrac sddaw 12 iseggasen $15. Ilaq a nefk leḥsab n inebgiwen ara d-yasen ger wesmekti n tefsut i Hub ɣef wakka txil nwen azenet-d azal n tekcumi nwen ɣer tiddukla qbel n wis 12 deg Yebrir 2008.

Hatta tegburt n wesmekti n tefsut 2008:

4:00-5:00 n tmeddit: Ansuf d temlilit n inebgiwen
5:00-6:00 n tmeddit: tameslayt ɣef tlufa n Tmaziɣt, aznuzu n yedlisen, tafsart n tmudmin (photo)
6:00-7:00 n tmeddit: Imensi n tefsut
7:00-9:00 n tmeddit: Tigawin tidelsanin ɣef
Tmaziɣt: Awal ɣef tefsut, taɣuri n isefra d tmucuha.

Nessaram aṭas degwen ara d-yasen ɣer usmekti n tefsut 2008. Ihi s wul zeddigen tafsut yeǧǧuǧgen.

Akli Gana
Ɣef wudem n temnaṭ tis-5 (talemmast) n ACAA

Abrid ɣer Hub Restaurant

Seg unafag O’Hare, ekcem “294 North” ad tuɣal d “94 West”, eddut ɣer tufɣa tis-344 neɣ “Highway 50 East”, eddut azal n 100 iɣallen (50 meters) ad teẓrem deg tama tazelmat “Shell Gas Station” kcemt i tama tazelmat i webrid n zdat n “Shell Gas Station” (118th avenue, iteddun lewhi n 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 tufɣa tis-344  neɣ “Highway 50 East”, egget ama ayen i d-nenna iwsawen.

A ɣ-d-taffem dinna.

Commemoration of Tafsut 2008

Date and time: Saturday April 19 2008, from
4:00p.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 tafsut 2008 on Saturday April 19, 2008. It will take place on Saturday April 19 2008, at Hub’s Restaurant in Kenosha, Wisconsin. It is about 30-40 minutes North of the O’Hare airport. All members and friends of Tamazight are invited and we hope that many of you will be able to attend.

Agenda:
4:00-5:00 p.m.: Welcome and reception
5:00-6:00 p.m.: Discussion on Amazigh issues, book sale, photo exhibit.
6:00-7:00 p.m.: Dinner
7:00-9:00 p.m.: Short introduction on the significance of Tafsut for the Amazigh people, poetry reading, story telling, photo exhibit.

The entrance fee is: $25 per adult 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 filling out the webform in "Contact Us" or by sending email to anatugana@comcast. net or rabah_97@yahoo. com.

ACAA needs to provide the number of guests to the Restaurant in advance, for this reason, please confirm your reservation by Saturday April 12, 2008.

Note: if you confirm your attendance and you do not show up you will still have to pay.

See you on April 19, 2008.

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 Highwa y 50. Go East (right) on Highway 50. Afterabout 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 Saturday April 19, 2008.

Qimet deg talwit

ACAA will commemorate the Amazigh Spring for the East coast region on April 19th in Hillsborough New Jersey.

Date and time: April 19th 2008, 2:00PM-12:00PM
Place: Days Inn, Hillsborough
         118 Route 206, Hillsborough, NJ 08844
         Tel: 908-685-9000
         www.daysinnhillsborough.com

Everyone is invited. Participants are asked to bring their favorites dishes to share with everyone. Details of the commemoration will be provided as soon as available (please check back here or contact ACAA). If you wish to attend, please make a reservation by sending email to nasserhus@yahoo.com or use the web form under "Contact Us"

For directions to Days Inn Hillsborough NJ, please go to:
google.com/maps , mapquest.com, or www.daysinnhillsborough.com

The Amazigh new year was celebrated on the 19th of January, 2008 at the Cambridge YWCA. The attendance was fair (about 65 participants). A rich program was presented by the local Morrocan community that I would like to thank for its commitment. Credit is due to Mustapha Mahfoudi and Addi Ouadderrou who prepared the program for the evening.

The program included:
- A talk on the significance of Yennayer given by Mokhtar from Vermont,
- Ahwac, a traditional dance and songs from the the Atlas Mountains presented by a group led by Addi (Boston, MA),
- A fashion show of traditional Amazigh costumes from Algeria and Moroco. This show was presented by Addi,
- A Morrocan-Amazigh Rug was donated by Addi and auctioned for the benefit of ACAA,
-  Live Music by AZA, an Amazigh Morrocan group from California
-   A Morrocan couscous dinner 

Last but not least, the room was beautifully decorated with Amazigh arts and crafts. For this portion, our thanks go to Addi for his deidcation. Addi is a owner of a boutique of Morrocan craftsmanship in Somerville, MA. 

I would like to add that this event showed the possibility for our association to act truly as a Pan-Amazigh organization. It also showed the necessity to remobilize our community.   

Arezki Boudif