Tag: Diaspora
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Greek-Canadian Cameraman Wins Rory Peck Trust Award for Migrant Coverage
Last Wednesday AFPTV freelance news cameraman Will Vassilopoulos was awarded the Rory Peck Trust award for his work on the migrant crisis gripping Greece. Filming from October 2015 to March 2016, Vassilopoulos focused his footage on following migrants on their journey as they arrived in Greece from Turkey and were settled in various camps such as…
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32nd Sister Cities Festival is on
Thessaloniki Association in Victoria ‘The White Tower’ at 27 of November held its annual conjunction this year at Federation Square, celebrating the 32-year-strong relationship uniting Melbourne and Greece’s second-largest city. “This year we’re celebrating 32 years of Sister-City relationships, and as Melburnians from Thessaloniki we are proud of our Melbourne and at the same time…
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The Federation of Hellenic Communities and Societies of South Africa Announce Elected Presidium of the Federation of Hellenes
The Federation of Hellenic Communities and Societies of South Africa recently announced in a press release that following Hellenes have been elected unanimously by the Hellenes of South Africa as the Presidium of the Federation of Hellenes: President: John Philippou 1ST Vice President: John Spyridis 2nd Vice President: Michael Scholiadis Secretary: Costa S. Kolatsis Treasurer: Dimitris Koutakis…
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The Greek-American Principal Who Established Greek as Second Language in Bronx School
It is no minor achievement to establish Greek as second language in a Bronx school. Yet, Greek-American Penny Panagiosoulis, principal at the Kappa International High School has done just that. The Kappa High School is a public school and offers the Greek language as the official foreign language course in the curriculum. Thanks to Penny Panagiosoulis. The vast…