These days we are increasingly connected via social networks including Facebook, Twitter, Myspace, YouTube. We are no longer just visiting our favorite websites and blogs but connecting to them via third party applications that keep us informed of new articles and updates. As some of you know, I love tech stuff and I love trying [...]
Via Kathimerini I am not at all surprised that the racist chanting that occurred during the Independence Day march was condemned by all the political parties except LAOS. The extreme right-wing party is showing what lies behind the respectable suits and reasonable speeches. They have become popular by keeping their racist views out of the [...]
Via Kathimerini RACIST MARCHERS Coast guard suspends head of special forces over chants The coast guard yesterday suspended the head its special forces after some of its members were videotaped shouting racist slogans during Thursday’s Independence Day parade in the capital. The coast guard has ordered an internal investigation to determine exactly who was involved [...]
In March 2009, hundreds of millions of people took part in the third Earth Hour. Over 4000 cities in 88 countries officially switched off to pledge their support for the planet, making Earth Hour 2009 the world’s largest global climate change initiative. Earth Hour 2010 takes place on Saturday 27 March at 8.30pm (local time) [...]
As a result of the courage of Natalie Karneef and Dana, the two survivors in the rape trial fiasco and their supporters at GHM, the Greek media are picking up the story. These two women are not only honouring themselves but they honour all of us by standing up and speaking out against rape. I [...]
Devastating news in the rape trial here in Athens that I wrote about this morning. The trial has been postponed until January 2011! Why ? This happened for several reasons, none of which would ever have flown in a proper court of law. Firstly, the defendant’s lawyer claimed she was busy with another case. Which [...]
There is an update to the rape trial invoving Natalie Karneef who courageously wrote about her experience here and is pursing the case through the Greek courts. The pre-trial meeting has taken place and she and her team are awaiting the next step. I’ll wait until tomorrow, when we’ll know a lot more, to go [...]
Via Kathimerini Cretan pupils posed online with Nazi signs Cretan teachers are spearheading an anti-racism drive after photographs uploaded onto the social networking site Facebook showed pupils from a secondary school in Akrotiri posing under symbols of far-right organizations. According to Dimitris Loupasakis, the head of the school in Hania prefecture, the discovery came months [...]
I haven’t written anything personal here for a very long time. There are a few reasons for this that I am going to share with you today. I actually know quite a few regular readers of this blog personally and consider them to be friends. There are some of you that I don’t know in [...]
Via Kathimerini Residents of Hania as well as teachers and students staged a demonstration in the Cretan port yesterday to protest a string of racist attacks in the area in recent weeks, culminating at the end of last month in an attack on a teacher who had swastikas carved into her skin. “We are marching [...]
Via Kathimerini A bill granting second-generation immigrants the right to obtain Greek citizenship and vote in elections was voted through Parliament in principle yesterday. PASOK and the Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) voted in favor of the draft law. New Democracy and the Popular Orthodox Rally (LAOS) voted against. The Communist Party (KKE) said [...]
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