I wanted to bring your attention to a rape trial that was to take place very soon here in Athens. However,

Everyone at the Public Prosecution Office - judges, officials, lawyers - would be working on the day the trial was scheduled to begin, except for ONE clerk. But, as it was explained to me, [...]

Quaker Dave has the cutest Friday Peace Blogging pictures up on his site. Go and see them and don’t forget to send in your own photos.

I was tagged by Ellasdevil for a meme that I did back in April. That was 7 quirks. This one is 5. I don’t want to repeat myself (and I’m not quirky enough to think of new ones), so here’s the original meme.
1. I always have about three different tubes of toothpaste on the [...]

UPDATE: Teacher Dude posted about this at Now Public where it has gained much interest (and disbelief) from readers.
Following on from my post yesterday, I want to point out that what is happening to me (threats from nationalists and obnoxious comments) is nothing compared to what is happening to Panayote Dimitras from the Greek Helsinki [...]

Apologies to all my regular readers here. I am really busy with real life and have not had a chance to research and write properly.
You’ll be pleased to know that I have been elevated (again) to “Enemy of the State”.
I have been linked to a Greek nationalist site (again) and have been flooded [...]

What’s on your mind ?
Here’s another chance to have a rant (politely please), start a discussion, ask a question or tell us what you are up to.

I will be out all day so I leave you with links to the Athens News.
Prejudice and racism continue in Greece. There have been some improvements over the last decade but as Jordian says

Let’s get real, there is a racism problem in Greece, and I can only imagine what people say about me behind my [...]

My friend, Quaker Dave, has a great project over at his blog. It’s called Friday Peace Blogging and features a series of photographs of fellow bloggers “doing the peace sign”. Why not send in yours ? I have the pleasure of being included in the latest batch.
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I am in the process of writing the petition for the campaign. Please read what I have so far and tell me what you think. I have never done this before and would really appreciate any advice you can offer.

We, the undersigned, urge the leaders of Greece and the EU to respond to the current [...]

What I wrote two years ago, still stands.
Seven years on
Several wars later
Countless lives lost and ruined
I have only one thing to say:
INCREASE THE PEACE
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UN Independent Expert on minority issues commences visit to Greece
08 September 2008
Geneva: At the invitation of the Government Greece, the United Nations Independent Expert on minority issues, Ms. Gay McDougall, will undertake a country visit to Greece from 08 to 16 September 2008,
The Independent Expert will consult with the senior Government officials, representatives [...]

Don’t count out the little people ! I am a community organiser.

Technorati Tags: community, organiser, activism, bloggers, campaign

The results are out.
Congratulations to everyone who won.
None of my favorites made it this year and some people are not happy with the results (see the comments) especially as one of the winners turns out not to be black.
But… this is blogging… not the end of the world.
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So holidays are over and I’m back to blogging (admittedly in a rather haphazard way). I am working in the background on the Less Than 1% campaign and catching up on a few things. I am hoping that we can revitalise DD live this autumn. I miss the chats and the laughs. I also miss [...]

This article by Sean Brander covers the story of Sahar Kamrani who is fighting for asylum in Greece. She fled Iran after being arrested.

When she was 19 and still living in Tehran, Iran, just eight years ago, the wind blew back her headscarf, revealing her hair, and the police stopped her on the street. They [...]