In a message on the 36th anniversary of the students’ uprising at the Polytechnic School in Athens in 1973, World Council of Hellenes Abroad (SAE) President Stefanos Tamvakis said: “The Polytechnic uprising defined notions and values, struggles and actions for a better future, setting in motion the process for the restoration of Democracy in the country where it was born. Thirty six years have passed since this heroic act and never ceased to inspire the Greeks worldwide, particularly the young.

Speaking about the new strategy that the World Council of Hellenes Abroad (SAE) should chart, the organisation’s secretary, Dr. Olga Sarantopoulos, said that SAE should become the best ambassador for promoting Greece, utilising the great power of Hellenes living abroad. “The SAE should embrace each Greek expatriate.

An informative event on the certification of Greek language learning, issued by the Greek Language Centre, will take place in Sydney on Thursday, December 3, according to an announcement by the Greek General Consulate’s press office.

Γενεύη - Η Διεθνής Εταιρεία Φίλων Νίκου Καζαντζάκη, οι Πρεσβείες της Ελλάδας, τα Γαλλικά Μορφωτικά Κέντρα και τα Πανεπιστήμια
διοργανώνουν στις πόλεις Vilnius (Λιθουανία), Tallinn & Tartu (Εσθονία) και Riga (Λετονία) στις 23, 25, 27 και 30 Νοεμβρίου σημαντικές εκδηλώσεις
προς τιμήν του μεγάλου Κρητικού.

Οι εκδηλώσεις περιλαμβάνουν παρουσίαση του έργου του,
και ιδιαίτερα του ποιητικού, των ταξιδιών του και της σκέψης του.

Melbourne – The row between the former president of the Hellenic Community in Melbourne, G. Fountas and the current president Bill Papastergiadis is continuing. Responding to statements and clarifications by Papastergiadis on the issue of the well known cheque from Greece, Fountas - in the “Neos Kosmos” newspaper – questioned if Papastergiadis will ever tell the truth on the matter.