The first major participatory exhibition in Greece is a fact, and it is about the 1980s. Besides, it is bilingual and, therefore, particularly friendly to foreign visitors of the city too. Photos, clothes, all kinds of souvenirs and memorabilia, toys, pieces of furniture, audiovisual records and anything you can imagine will be among the exhibits on the exhibition called “GR80s. The Greece of the Eighties at the Technopolis”, which is to open on 25 January. Until March, the exhibition that is hosted in the old industrial gas facilities in Athens will revive the history, the culture and the atmosphere of the ’80s, in a partnership between the “Technopolis of the City of Athens” and the “Onassis Cultural Centre”. The public and private life during the decade will be recomposed through 4,000 interactive exhibits, four subject areas, 13 kiosks, rare photos, extensive audio-visual material and more than 30 parallel events. The result is expected to be very realistic since a large part of the exhibits came from volunteers who lent authentic objects of the decade for the exhibition.
Tag: Greece
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“GR80s”: get to know the Greece of the’80s through an exhibition!
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Egyptian army chief of staff discusses military cooperation with Greece’s navy chief
Egypt’s army Chief of Staff Mahmoud Hegazi met on Monday in Cairo with the Chief of Greece’s Navy General Staff Nikolaos Tsounis for talks over means of expanding joint military cooperation, a statement by the Egyptian Armed Forces read.Egyptian army spokesman Tamer El-Rifaei said that the talks involved several issues of common interest, including an exchange of viewpoints towards developments taking place in the MENA region and their impact on the regional and international arenas.
Hejazi affirmed the depth of the ongoing partnership and cooperation between the Egyptian and Greek armed forces to support the efforts of security and stability in the Middle East.
Egyptian and Greek Armed Forces concluded in December the Medusa 2016 joint military drills in Greece.
During the training, Egyptian air and naval forces participated in the drills with Greek forces, which were held in the southeastern Aegean Sea and on the island of Crete.
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GCM to assist in promoting Greek medical tourism
Despite the economic crisis, Greece is continuing to make a name for itself in the health and medical fields, and is fast becoming a popular destination for medical tourism. On a recent trip Down Under, renowned Greek Australian fertility specialist and director of Greece’s largest fertility clinic Genesis, Dr Konstantinos Pantos met with members of the Greek Community of Melbourne (GCM) board to discuss potential ways to further the campaign to boost growth in the field.
A popular idea proposed was the prospect of organising and hosting a conference in Melbourne as a forum for Greece to exhibit its many achievements to the broader Australian community.
Amongst those joining Dr Pantos on the day were GCM president Bill Papastergiadis, general secretary Costas Markos, GCM treasurer and president of the Hellenic Medical Society of Australia, Associate Professor Marinis Pirpiris, and board members Michael Karamitos and Chris Sikavitsas.
Following on from the December 30 meeting, a follow-up Skype meeting took place on Tuesday between Dr Pantos and Orthopaedic Surgeon and Mayor of Amaroussion, Dr George Patoulis who is also leading the campaign, with Director of the Greek Centre Jorge Menidis and Mr Markos.
They reaffirmed their agreement that stronger medical, academic and trade networks, particularly in medical tourism, between Greece and the wider Diaspora would be a goal that all parties will actively work towards developing and nurturing.
“At the GCM we are happy and thrilled to cooperate with Dr Pantos and to organise the meeting in Melbourne later this year to show some of the medical achievements in Greece,” said Professor Pirpiris.
Dr Pantos was extremely satisfied by the enthusiastic and positive response he received in Melbourne, which came just after the successful conference the doctor held in New York for the further promotion of medical tourism in Greece.
If all goes to plan, the conference is expected to take place later this year in November.
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“Wise Greece”: growing big with social entrepreneurship
Social Enterprises do not aim to make profit but to create jobs– especially at local level- and to improve welfare services delivery. They intervene by taking actions of mild economic growth and contribute to inclusive and sustainable growth.“Wise Greece” operates in the field of social entrepreneurship and has been honoured with the Award for Sustainable Enterprise and Development, based on social responsibility, in the “Startup Greece Awards 2016”contest. In another contest organized in 2015 by the Citizens’ Movement and the Greek Guiding Association, “Wise Greece” was awarded by the President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos with the “Models of Excellence 2015″, for meeting social needs in an innovative way while serving the general interest and common good for the benefit of the community. These distinctions render “Wise Greece” a successful model of a start-up non-profit organization with a double mission: that of selling over 300 top quality Greek food products, as well as raising money for food to be donated to people in need.
Finding new ways to stimulate forms of active civic participation through an emphasis on social economy, “Wise Greece” aspires to raise awareness and support from responsive consumers around the world, so that they will embrace these high quality products, follow and integrate the healthy Mediterranean diet in their daily lives and, above all, support its cause. It is worth noting that the “Wise Greece” logo is inspired by the Athenian tetradrachm depicting an owl as a symbol of wisdom.
“Wise Greece” consists of a group of young people who wish to inspire consumers to embrace the beneficial values of the Mediterranean diet, to use Wise Greece products in their everyday lives and contribute to their non-profit mission. “Wise Greece” selects the best Greek products and places them in various retail points around Greece and abroad. The team is supported by specialists in various fields of expertise (Food Specialists, Chefs, Quality Maintenance, Marketing, Sales, etc.)so as to achieve the objectives set by “Wise Greece” and all products are available for purchase online: οlive oil from well known Greek regions, herbs and spices individually selected, jams and sweets made with care from traditional recipes, vinegar, coffee, honey, organic chocolates, wines from local varieties, tsipouro and ouzo, pasta, rusks and cosmetics are some of the “Wise Greece” products that buyers could find in Greece, the UK, Germany, Poland, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Sweden and in New York.
For every product sold with the “Wise Greece” sticker on it, the producer pays back a percentage of the profit to “Wise Greece”, in order to raise funds to buy food for people in need. The more “Wise Greece” products are sold, the more food products will be donated to Institutions and Organizations that support the homeless, children and the elderly.
Social innovation and social economy in Greece
Social innovation and social economy are relatively new concepts in the country, and it was due to the economic crisis that social innovation became a necessity. Social entrepreneurship was formally recognized through legislation in September 2011, when the law for Social Economy and Social Entrepreneurship was passed by parliament and the distinct legal form of Co-operative Social Enterprises was created. As of January 2015, over 700 Social Cooperative Enterprises have been established.
In its electoral programme, SYRIZA had highlighted the importance of reviving the co-op movement as a form of social and economic activity for the future, and suggested drawing up a strategy by looking at the most suitable sectors for co-operative development. On October 2016, the Greek Parliament adopted a new law that creates a supportive legal environment for the further development of Social and Solidarity Economy. According to Alternate Labour minister Rania Antonopoulos, the law provides solutions to issues like “funding, tax, social welfare and access to public procurement” and “clarifies the relationship between social economy operators and the public sector” with a view to establish this new type of economic activity and to combat unemployment.
In order to improve social economy studies, a new educational programme on social entrepreneurship has been offered by the Athens University of Economics since 2015. The course aims to teach students what Social Economy is, and how they can create their own viable and financially independent social enterprise. In addition, Athens University of Economics and Business is committed to developing socially responsible leaders who can recognize and link profit objectives with social impact opportunities. The Unit of Social Entrepreneurship (USE) is the first research and academic laboratory in Greece with particular emphasis on the advancement of social entrepreneurship nationally and worldwide. It applies managerial disciplines and innovative business practices to drive the entrepreneurial pursuit of sustained social impact.
