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How Greek Australians from Sydney and Perth celebrated ‘OXI’ Day on Sunday
Sydney A special celebration of Ohi day took place in Sydney with a service at the Lady of the Annunciation Church. Though the global pandemic did not allow for a …
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New Research on the Greek Resistance in the Second World War
The popular resistance to the Axis occupation is one of the most important aspects of Greece’s experience of the Second World War. Emerging in northern Greece almost as soon as …
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St Dimitrios feast day: Happy Name Day to Dimitris, Dimitra, James, Jim and more
Today is the feast day of St Dimitrios, and the name day of Greeks bearing the name Dimitrios, Demetrius, Dimitri, Jim, Jimmy, James, Mitsos, Mitch, Mimi, Dimitra, Demetra, Demetria, Dimi, Dimmy, …
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Greek inspiration for Meghan and Harry’s venture on the spotlight
Avid fans of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will recall the first announcement about their non-profit in April. As of this week, Harry and Meghan, have taken a step …
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My Life in Lockdown: Q&A with Martha Tsamis
Inflation and Chasers nightclub owner-turned-mask and hand sanitiser supplier Martha Tsamis has always been a gutsy busy woman. From providing masks to standing for local council elections, and from taking …
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War, identity and peace through a camera lens: a few weeks before the war in Nagorno-Karabakh
Over the last three years I have worked to protect cultural heritage in zones of conflict and war in the Netherlands and Cyprus. On 20 July 2019, when Cyprus marked …
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What’s On 22 October – 29 October
ONLINE VIRTUAL OPEN LECTURE: MEMORY MAPPING AND THE HISTORIC GREEK COMMUNITIES OF ISTANBUL Leverhulme Research Fellow Dr Gönül Bozoğlu will delve into the ongoing work with communities whose cultural memory …
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Arcare volunteers keep spirits up in age care centres with daily newsletter
It is no mean feat to produce a newsletter every day but to do it for 200 consecutive days and in seven languages in the midst of a pandemic is …
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Greece 2021 committee release video clip: “Let the Dances Last”
The Greece 2021 Committee released a cheerful video clip ahead of the 200th anniversary of the 1821 Greek Revolution. The clip features Dionysis Savvopoulos song, “Let the Dances Last”, and …
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Tu parli Griko? – online seminar looks at the Greek spoken in Italy
In 1999, Italy passed Law 482 which recognised the two languages of Greek origin, Griko (spoken in Apulia) and Greko (Calabria), as being among the 12 minority languages that are …