Quebec Esperanto Society
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The Quebec Esperanto Society (in Esperanto
Esperanto-Societo Kebekia [ESK]; in French
Société québécoise d'espéranto [SQE]) is the main association of speakers of the planned language Esperanto in the Canadian
province of Quebec
. Founded in 1982, its main goals are the advancement of knowledge about Esperanto in Quebec, the promotion of its use, and the organization of Esperanto language courses and activities where Esperanto may be used in a natural social context.
The Quebec Esperanto Society is active in publishing, not only putting out a quarterly newsletter La Riverego for most of the past twenty years, but also in publishing books, most notably an Esperanto translation of Robert Dutil
's Nanatasis (2005). The QES hosted the 7th Esperanto Congress of the Americas
(TAKE) in Montreal
from July 12 to 18, 2008.
Esperanto
is the most widely spoken constructed international auxiliary language. Its name derives from Doktoro Esperanto , the pseudonym under which L. L. Zamenhof published the first book detailing Esperanto, the Unua Libro, in 1887...
Esperanto-Societo Kebekia [ESK]; in French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
Société québécoise d'espéranto [SQE]) is the main association of speakers of the planned language Esperanto in the Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
province of Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
. Founded in 1982, its main goals are the advancement of knowledge about Esperanto in Quebec, the promotion of its use, and the organization of Esperanto language courses and activities where Esperanto may be used in a natural social context.
The Quebec Esperanto Society is active in publishing, not only putting out a quarterly newsletter La Riverego for most of the past twenty years, but also in publishing books, most notably an Esperanto translation of Robert Dutil
Robert Dutil
Robert Dutil is a Canadian businessman, a politician from Quebec and a two-term member of the National Assembly of Quebec.-Background:He was born in Saint-Georges, Quebec on April 16, 1950...
's Nanatasis (2005). The QES hosted the 7th Esperanto Congress of the Americas
Esperanto Congress of the Americas
The Panamerican Esperanto Congress was begun as an irregular meeting of Esperanto speakers in the Americas, and, starting with the third Congress, has been held approximately every third year under the aegis of the Committee for the Americas of the World Esperanto Association .The Congress aims to...
(TAKE) in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
from July 12 to 18, 2008.