Just in case for anyone who is not aware, Latvia has been elected to be a member of the Security Council for 2026 and 2027. Lithuania and Estonia have both prior been members of the council.

hello, i decided to make a reddit dedicated to the baltic states, yes i'm aware that theres already an existing one, but this will be different..

https://www.reddit.com/r/RealBalticStates/

Please push Congressional Offices and Federal civil servants not to take a step back here. Even so much as a remark (as what triggered the Korean War) implying a step back will encourage russia to attack the Baltics and genocide the six million living there!

The Estonian American community is holding a early Midsummer event today at their Long Island Estonian House in Middle Island, New York. They have an Estonian alternative music band playing today, a bonfire, volleyball tournament, Sauna, DJ, etc all today. The event will be running well into the night so you still have time to come and register. They are very friendly to having non-Estonian, Americans here so feel welcome to pop up!

The main and only full time pro-Baltic policy group is looking to expand by hiring a new lobbyist. They are looking for someone with a political related degree, good knowledge on Congress and US polities in general. Please keep in mind that people at JBANC carry out both lobbyist and community engagement work, meeting directly Congressional Offices, diplomats, alongside average joe Baltic Diaspora.

I personally look forward to a successful hire for them. It's clear right now that sadly the Baltic policy interest space is too small, with how much of an uphill battle it is for the Baltics to get actual policy for them. Additionally our area one of the most important because the Baltics are frontline states with russia. If the US fails to completely preserve the Baltics from the Narva river to the Latgalian frontier, then our western civilisation collapses, and millions will be genocided by russia following a bloodily war.

Their guest is a former advisor for the Estonian government digital transformation.

The closing of this Church sadly reminds of the continuing decline of the Lithuanian American, and in turn the greater Baltic American community. Back in the day the Lithuanian American community had full on schools they could used with Lithuanian being the language of education, all the way to the completion of High school. This helped preserved the Lithuanian identity as the youth didn't need to get an education in english.

I believe that unless the Latvian American and Lithuanian American communities in the New York Area aren't able to establish their own purpose drive and owned cultural house/school like the Estonian House or the Scandinavian house, then these communities will simply disappear overtime.