Category: GREEK DIASPORA
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joins Greek Independence Day parade in Montreal
Trudeau quickly left the head of the procession to shake hands with members of the crowd lining the sidewalk. He later waved a Greek flag from the sidelines. The parade, which has been taking place in Montreal for about 40 years, featured brightly-dressed dancers and schoolchildren waving Greek, Quebec and Canadian flags. One float paid tribute to the…
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Lonsdale Greek Festival attracts over 100,000 people
Both Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten attended the Greek cultural event which attracted more than 100,000 people over the weekend as did Premier of Victoria Daniel Andrews and Victorian Opposition Leader Matthew Guy. “It was a huge success in every measure. Arguably the most attended Festival over the 2 days,” President…
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Speak Greek in March campaign spreads across Australia and overseas
This initiative was started in 2015 by individuals and representatives of literary and cultural organisations within the Greek community. The organising committee’s policy is to encourage the various stakeholders to initiate, develop and implement activities, appropriate to their own fields of endeavour, which promote the Greek language. For example, schools that teach Greek may organise…