A petition has been started by the Ellas 2021 site calling for the reinstatement of the Greece 2021 committee:

Compatriots,

In 2021, we complete 200 years not following, but SINCE the start of the Revolution of 1821.

It is an anniversary of special significance, as this chapter in the long history of the Greek nation, is etched in the hearts of ALL of us.

We do not know which criteria were used to choose the President and the committee for the official celebrations, nor do we know what type of events and fiestas they have been commissioned, nor which audience these will be aimed at.

We know, however, that from the outset, they did not respect the sacredness and the symbolism of this anniversary, beginning with a logo that, despite reactions, was never removed.

We do not have separate memories, nor a different country, nor a different life, nor different dreams.

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We do not accept it when anyone distorts or ridicules events and protagonists, daring to even talk about the dictatorship of Kapodistrias.

Nor will we be silent any longer, as it is made clearer everyday that the lady at the helm as well as the rest of the participants, are using the duties offered to them in our name without any approval, to provoke with their every move, every publication, and insult our intellect as well as our collective memory and honour. Hence,

WE DEMAND
either their immediate resignation
or their removal

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Either way, we want their absence from every event relevant to the huge celebration of the Greek nation.
Because it is clear that they neither have the slightest relation to the nation nor its history.

Ellas 2021

To sign the petition for the removal of the committee, visit http://ellas2021.eu/