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Rembetika Blues from Smyrna to Syria: How the music style became the soundtrack for displaced migrants
Sydney-based filmmaker Mary Zournazi’s upcoming documentary ‘Rembetika Blues’ traverses Australia, Egypt, Greece, Italy, the US and UK to chronicle how the haunting Greek rebel music become the soundtrack for forced …
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Adelaide’s Hellenic cultural festival Odyssey returns
Adelaide’s Hellenic cultural festival Odyssey is set to return next month for the 14th year, celebrating Greek culture in South Australia. Presented by the Greek Orthodox Community of South Australia, …
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Free lecture on the Oracular Tablets from Dodona
As part of the Greek History and Culture Seminars offered by the Greek Community of Melbourne (GCM), lecturer of Greek Language and Philosophy Emily Hulme Kozey is presenting a free …
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Kostas Faltaits’ ‘The Genocide of the Greeks in Turkey’, a powerful book about survivors
As any researcher will tell you, primary source material is an invaluable resource. A first-hand account of any event provides direct context, placing the reader right into the time and …
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Free lecture: A diverse history of Greek Australians in the workplace
Sydney-based historian Leonard Janiszewski and documentary photographer Effy Alexakis are heading to Melbourne this month to present a lecture on ‘Greek Enterprise – A Diverse History of Australian Greeks in …
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Anna Vissi releaseas ‘Iliotropia’, her latest music video clip
Anna Vissi’s latest music video release ‘Iliotropia’ (Sunflowers) was launched in Greece on 1 September. Panik Records’ YouTube channel first presented the impressive music video accompanying the song, with lyrics/composition …
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The Wild Olive launches Early Harvest
In Ancient Greece, concepts of ‘νοῦς ὑγιής ἐν σώματι ὑγιεῖ‘ (a healthy mind in a healthy body), ensured that the ancients were very specific when it came to the ‘fuel’ …
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Costa-Gavras’ film ‘Adults in the Room’ premieres at the Venice Film Festival
Greek director Costa-Gavras film, ‘Adults in the Room, made its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on 31 August. Adapted from Greek former finance minister Yanis Varoufakis book, ‘Adults …
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The legendary picnics of the early Greek Australians
At least once every couple of months on a Sunday, mainly during the spring and summer months, most Greek Australian families would get together with family and friends and head …
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Groundbreaking study finds one in three students in Australian schools experience racial discrimination
A first-of-its-kind study of racism in Australian schools by the Australian National University and Western Sydney University has revealed that one in three students report being the victim of racial …