The Antinazi Initiative have launched a campaign to ask the Greek government to take a stand over the acquittal of Plevris. Please take some time to go to their website and read about the case and then send emails to the leaders of four main political parties.
Democrats in Greece and in Europe
On March 27 2009, [...]
I have so many things going on at the moment that need my offline attention (all good) that I am going to take a short break from blogging. Please feel free to explore my archives, check out my “Today in History” section in the sidebar or click on any of the amazing links in [...]
Please don’t forget that Rescue in Athens is tomorrow (Saturday 25th April).
What:
The Rescue is an international movement to acknowledge the consequences of 22-years of war in Northern Uganda: 3,000 child soldiers, +1.5 million Ugandans displaced in camps, hundreds dying each week of starvation, thirst, disease and violence.
The movement has people all over the world (10 [...]
Happy Birthday to the love of my life. It’s been almost fifteen years but feels like five minutes although I also feel like I’ve known you all my life. Here’s to fifteen more fierce loving years…
Following the acquittal of self-proclaimed Nazi, fascist, racist, anti-democratic, anti-Semite Plevris on appeal, there have been some angry reactions and concerned statements made in the press. There is one issue that still needs to be made clear to everyone. In a statement from the European Jewish Congress, it is alleged that
a Greek appeals court [...]
This is from my blog exactly three years ago but is still relevant to me.
It’s a beautiful sunny day and my garden is calling, so I leave you with this.
I am full of memories. I am drowning in images. Pictures and words have confused my eyes and ears. Songs and music have filled my life [...]
The Rescue in Athens campaign is in full swing. Amber (organiser and activist extraordinaire) is working flat out to make it a success. If you would like to help in any way, please contact her here.
Right now, I am putting together “The Rescue Pack, Athens” which is a complete guide to everything The Rescue in [...]
UPDATE: 12 days to go…
Please take a moment to Commit to the Rescue
Please see the Facebook page for this event
We need some serious help… Right now, there are 16 people committed to attending this event according to facebook. If we make it to 30 people – each one of us will represent 100 child soldiers [...]
I wonder if any of you can check some documents for The Rescue in Athens action. I have the documents in English with a Greek translation that needs looking at. Please email me if you have the time to take a look.
Thank you.
Today is World Roma Day. As usual, very little has been written about it. I sometimes feel overwhelmed by the responsibility I feel to keep the Roma communities here in Athens on the radar.
So I’m asking every single one of you who reads this post to do one of the following things today:
Read The Roma [...]
I have only just heard about this violent homophobic attack in central Athens that occurred two weeks ago! There are not many details about what happened but Gay Super Hero posted an outline. It seems that a group of thugs attacked people in a bar and then trashed the place while shouting homophobic slogans. The [...]
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