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Wanted: Visionary to revive ancient Greek amphitheatre. Melbourne applicants only.
Picture this. A Melbourne summer night spent by the river amidst trees, watching ancient Greek classics. Let’s make the scenario a bit more specific. You have the option for a …
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It takes courage – Remembering the Battle of Crete
As a former Australian soldier and a member of Telamon Force that went to Greece in 1991 and onto Crete to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the battles. Numerous battles …
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Ippothesis, the NGO trying to change the harsh reality of equine animal rights in Greece
A Established seven years ago, Ippothesis (Ιππόθεσις) in Attika, Greece, is the country’s only equine legislative advocacy body, and one of the few to investigate cases of horse and donkey …
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Museum Curator makes Ancient Greece come alive in Canberra
Ancient Greeks: Athletes, Warriors and Heroes explores competition in our world, in sports, education, and the arts. It reflects on our heroism in the face of invaders, and in wars …
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Greek Australian experience as a forty-year photo chronicle by Effy Alexakis
Effy Alexakis the photo-chronicler of the Greek Australian has been invited to exhibit at the Sydney Greek Festival now celebrating its 40 years. She selected one image to represent each …
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‘Griko is the sound of my parents and grandparents’, Dr Manuela Pellegrino says
Dr Manuela Pellegrino, a fellow at the Center for Hellenic Studies in Harvard University, is one of the youngest and most influential members of the Griko population of Apulia. Griko …
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The women that made us
Ι often wonder about the women portrayed in the old black and white photographs, trying to read in their eyes what they were thinking, as their portraits were snapped for …
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‘I will never set foot in Greece again…’
Using these simple yet harsh words, 66-year-old George confessed to me one afternoon, that despite my feelings of nostalgia towards our homeland and its people, he didn’t share the same …
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Remembering 1922 – New online videos bring to life the human stories of the Asia Minor Catastrophe
This year is the centenary of the Asia Minor catastrophe, with commemorations centering on the destruction of the great city of Smyrne in 1922. However the year commemorates the whole …
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“Building” the dream of a better life in Australia
Australia was seen as the land of opportunity by tens of thousands of Greeks who, after World War II, began to emigrate in masses to the other side of the …