Paneb kodu müüki!

Toronto eestluse uus tulevik tuleb KESKUSe avamisega. Innalt ootame kus meie ühiskond leiab uut jõudu ja kasvu. Arvan et KESKUSe projekt kindlustab et ainult kõige parim ja väärtuslikum meie seast püsib. Nagu vahel metsas, on vaja puhastavat tuld.

Meid eestlasi Torontos kaob mulla alla või integreerib teiste rahavastega. Glaasist maja parkla ääres meie tulevikku küll ei kindlusta, hoopis killustab. Oleks pidanud hakkama 10.aastat tagasi. Ja kes seda $40+ millionit ehitist tulevikus rahaga katab? Nii kahju. Nii kurb. Nii on.

Täpselt nii on. Võid oma virisemise jätta. On tüdiv.

the idea for a new centre came to Estonian House with English. Yes, there were a couple of people present who were not Estonians, but for them it could and should have been quietly translated, as was the custom in the past. From that evening on, all meetings of the new centre and Estonian House were in English. Very very sad. And then we wonder what brought about divisions and discord in the Estonian community in Toronto? Our community was founded for the survival of the Estonian language and Estonianness in Toronto, far away from Estonia.

Alas, this was the beginning of a spectacular English-language assault on the Estonian community in Toronto.

Yes, although the centre's representatives speak Estonian surprisingly well, most of their communication is in English, even though the same people are able to express themselves well in Estonian and do so with older people and visitors from Estonia.

Unfortunately, the people at the new centre in Toronto have not proved to the wider community that it is any kind of Estonian centre. Surely this is the main reason for the split.

There are still people here who care about the Estonian language and culture, who are not living in the past, as some are trying to label us.

One would hope that the visitors from Estonia and the people in Estonia would be able to restore or drive some sense back into the Estonians of Toronto. Estonian language and culture are important. You don't need to be ashamed of your ancestral language and culture.

For God's sake and in the name of God, keep Peter's Church! We all need St. Peter's Church to reduce our differences and divisions, just as Oskar Puhm, our venerable church leader, did.

Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version).

Yet another overly dramatic, armageddonish, conspiracy laden tirade by a member of the minority who didn't get their way. There was no 'assault on estonianness'. Whether or not there is an EM or KESKUS will not dictate whether people speak Estonian. Whether or not meetings are conducted in Estonian will not dictate whether Estonian is spoken. Language skills start in the home. With many mixed marriages, THIS is the reason for dwindling Estonian proficiency. To try to turn this into an argument that you need 'Building A' or 'Building B' to survive to maintain the language is a childishly naive viewpoint. No merit, no basis. In conclusion, jätke omma jonn ja kas liituge meiega uues hoones, või mitte. Kui mitte, võid vaikselt ära kaduda. Tsau!

When will KESKUS invite someone to educate its "members" and supporters on majority-minority relations in a democracy?

Väga raske on arutleda keskuste inimestega, sest nii palju tööd, tüli, tarkust ja tohutu raha on selle sisse pandud, et enam pidada tasakaalt või isegi teise inimese arvamust vastu võtta. Klaasimajast klaasikillud, pisarad ja paha õnn kestab kaua igavikku. Lootust on, kui keskus peatub. Meil on hoopis vaja Väliseestlaste muuseumit ja kirikut- ja kõige rohkem parklat! Elagu Läti Maja, kelle kaudu saame edasi kesta ühe rahvana! Kas kuuled, härra President??

Ei kuule